An Update Months in the Making, Escaping Mental Prisons, Talkin' Privacy and Third-Party Data (and more)

A major app update spearheads our bi-weekly newsletter

Feb 8, 2022

Phew. Version 0.3.0 of the TIKI app is live! After months of hard work, a more robust version of our app has been made available for our beta users. Take a glimpse into the new features and what went into its creation.

Two TIKI Talk podcasts grace your ears, Shane delves into an inevitable Matrix comparison piece, Shannon uncovers some predatory practices aimed at pregnant women, and Shane provides a bonus song for your listening pleasure.

(New to this newsletter? Subscribe for bi-weekly updates on data ownership news and what’s happening at TIKI!)

Woo! The new and improved TIKI app goes LIVE!

TIKI

TIKI v0.3.0 is LIVE!

Disclaimer: This is a repository of very slightly edited text directly from the #development channel of our Discord server. This channel will be the primary place where Mike will provide updates about progress and releases of the TIKI App. This article serves the purpose of documenting the posts on a different medium for those who do not use Discord. If…

2 years ago · 1 like · 1 comment · Mike Audi

“Give yourself a virus scan and reclaim your own reality”

TIKI

Everything is Crazy and the Only Solution is You Owning Your Reality

This is going to be a short one. I will try to get as close to the point as possible. Owning your data is a first step to something much bigger. You need to own your data, because if you don’t, those who own your data own you. Think that it’s bad now? Wait for the Metaverse to…

2 years ago · Shane Faria

Can you put a price on pregnancy? Your health app thinks so.

TIKI

Your health app thinks you might be pregnant

A pregnant person’s data is five times more valuable than a non-pregnant person’s. Why? Advertisers know that, if you’re pregnant, you’re about to be spending a whole lot of money on things like diapers, baby lotion, car seats, cribs, baby clothes, baby food, and toys…

2 years ago · Shannon Bryan

TIKI Talk Ep. 5: Talkin’ Privacy

What does privacy mean to us? Two tech guys discuss.

TIKI

TIKI Talk Ep. 5 1/28/22

Listen now (43 min) | Shane and Mike were sick, but now they’re not! TIKI Talk is back for Episode 5 and the topic at hand is privacy. What is privacy, really? What does it mean to us? Are there limits to what we would share with companies? What do businesses really do with data and why…

2 years ago · 1 comment · Shane Faria and Mike Audi

TIKI Talk Ep. 6: Talkin’ Third-Party Data

Again, what is the hype? What is Apple up to? Does it matter? Who benefits most? What now for SMBs? What can you do to avoid a future where privacy is nonexistent?

TIKI

TIKI Talk Ep. 6 2/8/22

Listen now (49 min) | Mike and Shane are back and this time, they’re discussing third-party data. What is it? How has it been used historically? What’s the deal with companies like Apple moving to limit third-party data? Can we really “get rid” of it? If we could, would that even be a good thing…

2 years ago · Shane Faria and Mike Audi