Media Roots Radio - Occupy Silicon Valley & the Missing Outrage Over Private Sector Spying by Media Roots Radio published on 2014-07-11T10:03:57Z Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the potentiality of an ‘Occupy Silicon Valley’ protest movement in a similar mold to ‘Occupy Oakland’ taking place in California’s San Francisco Bay Area. They address the ethical issues revolving around tech-companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Soundcloud and debunk the notion that private corporations will install privacy safeguards on their own without the pressure of public consumer outrage. Robbie goes into the history of Silicon Valley’s roots, which tie directly to the Pentagon’s post-WWII defense industry private sector push. For more information visit http://www.mediaroots.org/media-roots-radio-occupy-silicon-valley-the-missing-outrage-over-private-sector-spying/ Genre Political Comment by MindShielder That's why decentralized platforms, hell even just good old IRC is the best way to coordinate protest and direct action without much scrutiny by bigtech 2019-05-13T01:07:34Z Comment by eljee It is hypocritical to use these services like FB, Google while also protesting them. BUT you also have to consider fact that they are virtual monopolies who gobble up their competition unimpeded by hook or by crook. We should protest the fact that these are monopolies that we are all dependent upon. Monolithic market capture is dangerous for democracy, and that is their goal. 2018-03-22T01:08:45Z Comment by eljee Shadowbanning? 2018-03-21T21:27:56Z Comment by Sean Arclight Many activists use false names and ID`s on FB .. err not mine obviously .. err Obviously I am first Nations Paddy tribe LOL SHH! 2017-03-31T20:53:28Z Comment by Sean Arclight MB are a sunbsidary company of WPP.. The covered up the BP Gulf Oil Spill and Sir Martin Sorrel "managed" the Fukushima Disaster for the Japanese Government and TEPCO.. BM particularly are known as the even more dodgy mob within WPPLLC .. I think they also handled the security companies that hastled local activists in Louisiana afer the BP Gulf Oil disaster 2017-03-31T20:26:16Z Comment by Ather I Really enjoy how you discuss ideas, compare notes, thoughts, and experiences without conflict. People rarely do that these days in my view. Appreciate the historical research. California fascinates me. 2015-03-21T16:30:33Z Comment by Nicholas Jenness sounds like how the Sardaukar from Frank Herbert's Dune were formed 2014-08-29T15:23:18Z Comment by Aurelije love the show 2014-07-17T19:26:56Z Comment by jerran2014 good midiaroots radio abby robbie 2014-07-13T18:50:42Z Comment by Barry Hamill no sure about that....do you really want your facebook friends to know that your watching porn 2014-07-13T01:29:58Z