https://lorenzo.farnararo.it/en/tags/bigtech/ Recent content in Bigtech on Baldarn's Hugo en Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lorenzo.farnararo.it/en/posts/tecnofeudalesimo/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://lorenzo.farnararo.it/en/posts/tecnofeudalesimo/ <p>A weekend in the countryside, feeling a bit tired, and some rambling thoughts. This time on technofeudalism.</p> <div class="video-embed"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Ec3h9hlk6hY" title="YouTube video" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <h2 id="the-fiefdoms">The fiefdoms</h2> <p>The idea is this: big tech companies have become fiefdoms. Google and Apple control the operating systems and the app stores, and those who live inside them (users and small developers) look a lot like serfs.</p> <p>Our devices track us and pile up data. And I&rsquo;m not just talking about phones: smart appliances collect information continuously too.</p>