<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:21:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@verto0912/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Big Brother and implications for personal privacy - part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I wrote about the Chinese social credit system which raises a lot of questions about state surveillance and personal privacy. Despite of the recent attention given to the Chinese experiment there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@verto0912/chinese-big-brother-and-implications-for-personal-privacy-part-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@verto0912/chinese-big-brother-and-implications-for-personal-privacy-part-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[verto0912]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 22:25:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Big Brother and implications for personal privacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal data, privacy and cybersecurity were talked about extensively in Davos last week. In the current state of the world, governments can use troves of personal information to fuel state surveillance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cyber/@verto0912/chinese-big-brother-and-implications-for-personal-privacy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cyber/@verto0912/chinese-big-brother-and-implications-for-personal-privacy</guid><category><![CDATA[cyber]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[verto0912]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:15:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decentralization of the social contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social contract, in all honesty, sounds like a highly philosophical term with limited practical application and if you google it, you will end up reading about “origin of government” and “state protection”.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@verto0912/decentralization-of-the-social-contract</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@verto0912/decentralization-of-the-social-contract</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[verto0912]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWxBiGtw16futdQYzXYL886XhSzAYR6a89XkkGBdH7DDc4jrAzfUq8vBGSvE6TKJsYJRLBQH4bnTc7xA1z2dZRbKiFBCtibRCTsf4HQP7qGCw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact of technology on professional sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does technology give some athletes unfair advantage? I would argue that technology is sort of like doping. It gives those who have access a small advantage and very effectively blurs the line between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@verto0912/impact-of-technology-on-professional-sports</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@verto0912/impact-of-technology-on-professional-sports</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[verto0912]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:34:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A modern day anti-technology manifesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before I get into writing about things like social contracts, behavioural economics and good old corruption in politics I wanted to share my view on technology. I’m not a fan. I prefer a flip phone to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@verto0912/a-modern-day-anti-technology-manifesto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@verto0912/a-modern-day-anti-technology-manifesto</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[verto0912]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyUtWe4YtCwQGnYaZAaP2z1SyA3dgBU7aUmteYYgxjUKVXQLBuyomDo53JWAZAgBU5fUKnRRLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My story - from tennis to Wall Street, from USSR to the West]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the Steemit Community, I’ve been thinking about the idea of writing and sharing my thoughts with a community (or anyone who’s willing to listen, frankly) for quite a while. Despite that and, my college]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@verto0912/my-story-from-tennis-to-wall-street-from-ussr-to-the-west</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@verto0912/my-story-from-tennis-to-wall-street-from-ussr-to-the-west</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[verto0912]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 09:40:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>