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My opinion pieces, articles, diary entries and rants on everything digital and humanitarian.

How Nir Eyal’s habit books are dangerous

Sep 17, 2019
Hired as a speaker throughout Silicon Valley and the international tech world, Nir Eyal’s appeal and influence cannot be ignored. He wrote the book that outlines a technique helping companies create products and services that tap into the psychology of…

Messages in WhatsApp are stopping immigrants

Aug 28, 2019
Information stored on phones is increasingly used in court cases and to determine the trustworthiness and honesty of people seeking to enter another country. So what happens when the source of the information is someone else entirely, and you had…

Hell Turdy

Aug 25, 2019
Worrying about the dystopian outcomes of many digital ventures these days can honestly be somewhat mood-dampening. I need to remember to find time to be silly and laugh more. One thread on Twitter the other day, started by David M…

Skolplattformen i Stockholm har stora säkerhetshål

Aug 21, 2019
Runt 10-tiden i morse skrev Måns Jonasson illavarslande på Twitter att han via skolplattformen lyckas komma åt personnummer och namn på alla lärare och elever i Stockholm, inklusive elevernas omdömen. Genom att mecka lite (ytterst lite) med anropen till backend…

Convert newsletters to Atom/RSS feeds

Aug 6, 2019
I found a useful tool allowing me to partake in the joy of well-written newsletters without having them fill up my inbox. The website Kill the Newsletter! (KTN) simply allows you to add them to your feed reader. Here’s how…

The harmful myth of mentally ill shooters in the USA

Aug 4, 2019
Another shooting in the USA, and yet another series of talking points about reasons. One of the most common is mental health. When this talking points ensues, it enforces stigmatisation of people with mental health issues, people who are actually…

Highlights from the Mueller hearing

Jul 25, 2019
On July 24, former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before two House committees. He had already in May – when announcing his retirement – said: “The report is my testimony.” This was an indication that nothing new would come forward…

First, design no harm

Jul 1, 2019
At the Adobe 99U conference there was an on-stage conversation between author Courtney E. Martin and Tim Brown, CEO of design firm IDEO. During the interview they touched upon the topic of ethics. Author and design consultant Kim Goodwin reacted…

Accessibility and the art of caring for humans

Nov 22, 2018
At the #t12t accessibility meetup I gave a talk on the sordid history of how people with disabilities have been treated in Sweden. On top of this, many of the tools and words we use actually make it harder to…

Hur mår du?

Oct 21, 2018
“Hur mår du?” Det är en fråga med många bottnar, och när vi frågar oss hur vi bättre kan arbeta med välmående – och att få andra att må bra i sin situation – finns flera nivåer som vi måste…

Hur långt är ett avstånd?

Oct 7, 2018
Syntolkning Två serierutor. Ruta ett. Person tilltalar ett ”kludd” med ögon på marken som betecknas som ”mitt tidigare beteende”. Personen säger: “Jag tar avstånd från mitt tidigare beteende.” Ruta två. Personen går höger i bild och ”kludden” följer efter. Personen…
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