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Marc Dahan, Freelance Technology Writer


Marc Dahan is a freelance technology writer with over 15 years experience. He specializes in content related to emerging technologies, cybersecurity, Big Data, privacy, Artificial Intelligence and the politics of technology. He has written technical documents, marketing materials as well as blogs, articles and video tutorials (e-learning) for Autodesk, Sony and Deluxe Digital, among others.

His degrees in Literature and Philosophy confer an analytical clarity to his writing, packaged in an engaging style that is concise and easy to understand.

It is through his studies of Analytic Philosophy that Marc became interested in technology, as it became more and more intertwined with everyday life. He has since worked with and documented/written about every major operating system (macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android) and many of their associated software packages.

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    Missing: Mobile Firewalls


    In a world where data privacy has gone mainstream, one can wonder why we have so little control over how and when our mobile phones connect to the Internet.

    Computers that connect to the Internet need firewalls. That's a given to almost anyone who owns a computer. Firewalls are so ubiquitous to computer networks that they are, in one form or another, built-into every commercial router you can buy. Not only that, every major operating system has a native firewall built-in, with one notable exception: mobile operating systems. But a smartphone is nothing more than a computer that fits in your pocket and happens to make phone calls, right? So if smartphones are computers, why don't they have firewalls? It could have to do with the way mobile apps are monetized...

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    You've Been Driving a Lexus for Years and Didn't Know


    The Montreal Economic Institute released its telecommunications report this week, in which the author invites Canadians to be happy about the high prices we pay for telecom access, because we have the privilege of paying for some of the best quality service in the world. To cite the report's own awkward analogy:

    “Clearly, in terms of speed and service quality, Canadians are paying for a Lexus, not a Yaris”.

    Time to celebrate, we’ve been in the luxury market for years and didn’t even know about it...

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    The Debate Over Ad Blockers Asks the Wrong Questions


    Nobody likes paywalls and everyone understands that content creators on the Web need financial compensation. Ads can be seen as the perfect solution, giving "free" content to the consumer and money to the creator. Amazing. Now, we can access our favorite internet content for free, albeit alongside ads prompting us to CLICK HERE NOW. But we can put up with that in order to support the content creators we appreciate, right? It depends. Enter the ominous ad blockers...

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