Lesson plan
Idka
Idka AB was a collaborative platform headquartered in Sweden. Idka allowed a user to connect, share, store and share documents and files, while keeping user data safe. Idka was advertising-free, and fully encrypted. The solution combined all of the functionality of social media in one place. It promised it will never share or sell information. The user controlled the sharing. Idka, which was available as an HTML5 web service, required no IT knowledge or support, and no installation of any kind except for apps on iOS and Android. Idka announced on Twitter, on April 21, 2020, that they were shutting down. They also posted a notice to their users on idka.com, detailing data protection.
Article summary
Idka AB was a collaborative platform headquartered in Sweden. Idka allowed a user to connect, share, store and share documents and files, while keeping user data safe. Idka was advertising-free, and fully encrypted. The solution combined all of the functionality of social media in one place. It promised it will never share or sell information. The user controlled the sharing. Idka, which was available as an HTML5 web service, required no IT knowledge or support, and no installation of any kind except for apps on iOS and Android. Idka announced on Twitter, on April 21, 2020, that they were shutting down. They also posted a notice to their users on idka.com, detailing data protection.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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