Alex Russell

APRIL 29, 2021

Misdirections often derail the debate around browsers, the role of the web, and App Store policies on iOS. Lastly, while this post does measure the distance Safari lags, let nobody mistake that for the core concern: iOS App Store policies that prevent meaningful browser competition are at issue here. Steve & Tim's Close-up Magic.

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Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

Apple's Long-Standing Policies Are Anti-Diversity "WebKit couldn't compete if it had to." Apple's Long-Standing Policies Are Anti-Diversity #. A refresher on Apple's iOS browser policies: From iOS 2.0 A refresher on Apple's iOS browser policies: From iOS 2.0 A slightly different UI ? WebKit Is No Charity #.

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ScaleOut Software

JULY 11, 2020

In contrast to highly publicized, proximity-based contact tracing by using mobile devices, voluntary self-tracing avoids security and privacy issues that have threatened widespread adoption. Within the cloud service, the in-memory computing system maintains a software-based real-time digital twin for each employee.

Airlines 52

Airlines Retail Mobile Technology 52

ScaleOut Software

JULY 11, 2020

In contrast to highly publicized, proximity-based contact tracing using mobile devices, voluntary self-tracing avoids security and privacy issues that have threatened widespread adoption. Within the cloud service, the in-memory computing system maintains a software-based real-time digital twin for each employee.

Airlines 52

Airlines Retail Mobile Technology 52

ScaleOut Software

JULY 11, 2020

In contrast to highly publicized, proximity-based contact tracing by using mobile devices, voluntary self-tracing avoids security and privacy issues that have threatened widespread adoption. Within the cloud service, the in-memory computing system maintains a software-based real-time digital twin for each employee.

Airlines 52

Airlines Retail Mobile Technology 52

Alex Russell

JUNE 20, 2020

Suz Hinton's talks on WebUSB show the through-line: as the web gets more capable, whole classes of software suddenly benefit from frictionless deployment, increased safety, better privacy, and more meaningful user controls. Together, they make software better. We started down this path with Project Fizz in '14. 15] [16] [17].

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Alex Russell

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

If Apple succeeds in the next two weeks, it will cement a future in which the mobile web will never be permitted to grow beyond marketing pages for native apps. Deep in the sub-basement of Apple's tower of tomfoolery are APIs and policies that purport to enable browser engine choice. Removal of one would be a crisis.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Run performance experiments and measure outcomes — both on mobile and on desktop (for example, with Google Analytics ). On mobile, per session, users who experienced fast load times bring 17% more revenue than average. of all shipped mobile phones are Android devices. Impact of Web Performance , via Addy Osmani ).

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O'Reilly

JULY 20, 2021

Privacy: Are we exposing (or hiding) the right content for all of the people with access? As we consider the identities of all people with access to the device, and the identity of the place the device is to be part of, we start to consider what privacy expectations people may have given the context in which the device is used.

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O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In enterprises, we’ve seen everything from wholesale adoption to policies that severely restrict or even forbid the use of generative AI. Unexpected outcomes, security, safety, fairness and bias, and privacy are the biggest risks for which adopters are testing. Another piece of the same puzzle is the lack of a policy for AI use.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Run performance experiments and measure outcomes — both on mobile and on desktop (for example, with Google Analytics ). Study your main competitors, collect metrics on how they perform on mobile and desktop and set thresholds that would help you outpace them. It will help you build up a company-tailored case study with real data.

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