Join planetnineisaspaceship as he takes you on a ride back through time on how we got from, "Mr. Watson come here" to a global network of spyware dehumanizing us all, and infiltrating all aspects of our every day life.

And what we can do about it.

leave it to planet to write a 15 part screed on digital identity--ain't nobody got time for that

I gaurantee you the parts are short and fun, but if you are indeed pressed for time, just read

part 12 - The First Charge,

and part 15 - You're invited

part 1 - You are not a number

An intro to the topic of digital identity, and how everyone has become just a set of eyeballs to market to.

part 2 - The twentieth century

AT&T does what gigantocorps do best

part 3 - Out of the ashes

The dotcom bubble bursting gives way to totally less risky ventures

part 4 - Looking for my space

The social media sites appear on the scene

part 5 - Aristophones was right

The cloud appears to make store your data in the same place where you do all your shopping

part 6 - It sure does rhyme

Seven years after the dotcom bubble, the banks muck it up even worse

part 7 - At least you've got the same rights as money

Sigh...Citizen's United

part 8 - The cell saga

Here's how they know where you are

part 9 - Are you entertained

How they got into your TV

part 10 - Data dreams by algorhythmics soundds pretty boring

Let's talk about "The Algorithm"

part 11 - Then there were nazis

Like Elwood and Jake, I hate nazis

part 12 - The First Charge

How we can start reclaiming ourselves online

part 13 - The third place

Community

part 14 - This part deals with internet denizens' proclivity for posting nudity online. If this makes you uncomfortable, feel free to skip it.

How to deal with bad actors

part 15 - You're invited

There's a boat...all you've got to do is hop aboard