Megan | Content Writer
@mediamadesilver.bsky.social
Technical #ContentWriter - Translation: I write words and simplify the complex for businesses of all shapes and sizes. #Technology #DigitalMarketing #Cybersecurity
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Missouri is scheduled to execute an innocent man in 48 days
The local prosecutor moved to vacate the conviction, but state Attorney General Andrew Bailey is fighting to kill Marcellus Williams anyway
I wrote about it for Balls and Strikes
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
The local prosecutor moved to vacate the conviction, but state Attorney General Andrew Bailey is fighting to kill Marcellus Williams anyway
I wrote about it for Balls and Strikes
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Is Trying to Execute an Innocent Man
Marcellus Williams did not kill Felicia Gaye. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is fighting to execute him anyway.
ballsandstrikes.org
August 7, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Missouri is scheduled to execute an innocent man in 48 days
The local prosecutor moved to vacate the conviction, but state Attorney General Andrew Bailey is fighting to kill Marcellus Williams anyway
I wrote about it for Balls and Strikes
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
The local prosecutor moved to vacate the conviction, but state Attorney General Andrew Bailey is fighting to kill Marcellus Williams anyway
I wrote about it for Balls and Strikes
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Bold of Disney to take the legal stance that if you watched one of their shows they can kill your spouse
Disney is arguing they can't be sued for a woman dying of nut allergies at their restaurant after promising it was safe, because her widower had a Disney+ trial 4 years before - with its terms meaning you can't take Disney or its partners to court:
lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/bord...
lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/bord...
August 14, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Bold of Disney to take the legal stance that if you watched one of their shows they can kill your spouse
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Wittgenstein Jr,
Lars Iyer
Lars Iyer
August 8, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Wittgenstein Jr,
Lars Iyer
Lars Iyer
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Not just his impossible wealth, but a McCarthy-style Congressional investigation. That's government powered censorship.
Free speech tourist Ben Shapiro celebrates Elon Musk's nuisance lawsuit against advertisers that didn't want to give him money as an "important win for free speech principles."
A rich, thin-skinned bully used his impossible wealth to shut down his critics — that's censorship, Ben.
A rich, thin-skinned bully used his impossible wealth to shut down his critics — that's censorship, Ben.
August 9, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Not just his impossible wealth, but a McCarthy-style Congressional investigation. That's government powered censorship.
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For my friends and family in Texas: Check your voter registration weekly up until you get to vote. The GOP is working overtime to purge voter rolls of anyone they think might vote against them. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
2.1 Million & Climbing Voter Suspension List In TX
From Raw Story per Dallas Morning News, haven’t seen it posted here yet apologies if it has been www.rawstory.com/… As the presidential contest draws nearer, Texas faces pivotal elections including a ...
www.dailykos.com
August 6, 2024 at 2:54 AM
For my friends and family in Texas: Check your voter registration weekly up until you get to vote. The GOP is working overtime to purge voter rolls of anyone they think might vote against them. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...
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Simone Biles is an extraordinary athlete, and an exceptional human being. From her respect and care for other women like Rebeca Andrade and Aly Raisman, to her courageous testimony against abuse in gymnastics, to her bravery and openness in talking about ADHD and mental health. She is the GOAT🐐
August 6, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Simone Biles is an extraordinary athlete, and an exceptional human being. From her respect and care for other women like Rebeca Andrade and Aly Raisman, to her courageous testimony against abuse in gymnastics, to her bravery and openness in talking about ADHD and mental health. She is the GOAT🐐
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Whatever went wrong at CrowdStrike was just a spark. Last month it ignited the powder keg of digital monocultures.
CrowdStrike, Antitrust, and the Digital Monoculture
Last month’s unprecedented global IT failure should be a wakeup call. Decades of antitrust inaction have made many industries dangerously reliant on the same tools, making such crises inevitable. We
www.eff.org
August 1, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Whatever went wrong at CrowdStrike was just a spark. Last month it ignited the powder keg of digital monocultures.
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Google Chrome introduces app-bound #encryption for better cookie protection.
This new layer of security aims to prevent information-stealing #malware from accessing cookies.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/goog...
#Cybersecurity
This new layer of security aims to prevent information-stealing #malware from accessing cookies.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/goog...
#Cybersecurity
Google Chrome Adds App-Bound Encryption to Protect Cookies from Malware
Google Chrome's latest update introduces app-bound encryption, enhancing cookie protection against malware on Windows.
thehackernews.com
August 2, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Google Chrome introduces app-bound #encryption for better cookie protection.
This new layer of security aims to prevent information-stealing #malware from accessing cookies.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/goog...
#Cybersecurity
This new layer of security aims to prevent information-stealing #malware from accessing cookies.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/goog...
#Cybersecurity
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⚠️ Developers beware: Stack Exchange exploited to push #malware-laden #Python packages targeting crypto wallets.
This attack steals sensitive data and #cryptocurrency, risking individual and organizational security.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/hack...
#cybersecurity
This attack steals sensitive data and #cryptocurrency, risking individual and organizational security.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/hack...
#cybersecurity
Hackers Distributing Malicious Python Packages via Popular Developer Q&A Platform
Malicious Python packages on PyPI, promoted through Stack Exchange, steal cryptocurrency and sensitive data.
thehackernews.com
August 2, 2024 at 12:52 AM
⚠️ Developers beware: Stack Exchange exploited to push #malware-laden #Python packages targeting crypto wallets.
This attack steals sensitive data and #cryptocurrency, risking individual and organizational security.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/hack...
#cybersecurity
This attack steals sensitive data and #cryptocurrency, risking individual and organizational security.
thehackernews.com/2024/08/hack...
#cybersecurity
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In case you missed it, check out this fantastic TechCrunch article about Openvibe from @sarahp.bsky.social !
techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/o...
techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/o...
Openvibe combines Mastodon, Bluesky and Nostr into one social app | TechCrunch
Ahead of these potential competitors comes Openvibe, a simple aggregator for the open social web.
techcrunch.com
July 18, 2024 at 7:16 PM
In case you missed it, check out this fantastic TechCrunch article about Openvibe from @sarahp.bsky.social !
techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/o...
techcrunch.com/2024/07/09/o...
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Oh no! The government of China has received far less data about me from TikTok than it did when it hacked Equifax! TikTok doesn't have my bank balances and credit score, for example. #GiftLink
US reveals security concerns around TikTok and ByteDance
Department of Justice alleges sensitive American user data was stored in China
on.ft.com
July 29, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Oh no! The government of China has received far less data about me from TikTok than it did when it hacked Equifax! TikTok doesn't have my bank balances and credit score, for example. #GiftLink
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Git 2.46 is here with new features like pseudo-merge bitmaps, more capable credential helpers, and a new git config command. Check out our coverage on some of the highlights here. #GitHub github.blog/open-source/...
Highlights from Git 2.46
Git 2.46 is here with new features like pseudo-merge bitmaps, more capable credential helpers, and a new git config command. Check out our coverage on some of the highlights here.
github.blog
July 30, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Git 2.46 is here with new features like pseudo-merge bitmaps, more capable credential helpers, and a new git config command. Check out our coverage on some of the highlights here. #GitHub github.blog/open-source/...
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State Department: UN cybercrime treaty must include human rights protections #cybersecurity #infosec #privacy #news therecord.media/stat...
State Department: UN cybercrime treaty must include human rights protections
With the final negotiations of the cybercrime treaty beginning this week, the U.S. and international partners warned of the potential for the current language to be “misused as a tool for acts of domestic and transnational repression and other human rights violations.”
therecord.media
July 30, 2024 at 11:38 AM
State Department: UN cybercrime treaty must include human rights protections #cybersecurity #infosec #privacy #news therecord.media/stat...
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Project 2025
The Plot Against America
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July 29, 2024 at 5:33 AM
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So many people see this and get a moment of amusement and surprise but never think more about it: This is all of ancient history and archaeology: All of the fatty nooks and crannies lost to the decay of time until we take what remains and reimagine it as a leaner, purpose-built, brutal existence.
June 25, 2024 at 6:16 PM
So many people see this and get a moment of amusement and surprise but never think more about it: This is all of ancient history and archaeology: All of the fatty nooks and crannies lost to the decay of time until we take what remains and reimagine it as a leaner, purpose-built, brutal existence.
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housing secure and landed full-time jobs.
www.yahoo.com
June 25, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental health.
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it's Chopped, basically
"your mystery ingredients today are: reddit shitpost, confidently wrong quora answer, propaganda article, and SEO farming AI-generated clickbait, please prepare a three course factual summary"
"your mystery ingredients today are: reddit shitpost, confidently wrong quora answer, propaganda article, and SEO farming AI-generated clickbait, please prepare a three course factual summary"
The current AI models are like if someone set fire to 2 rainforests to make a cake that tasted like rotten eggs and then wanted a culinary prize for it
June 11, 2024 at 5:57 PM
it's Chopped, basically
"your mystery ingredients today are: reddit shitpost, confidently wrong quora answer, propaganda article, and SEO farming AI-generated clickbait, please prepare a three course factual summary"
"your mystery ingredients today are: reddit shitpost, confidently wrong quora answer, propaganda article, and SEO farming AI-generated clickbait, please prepare a three course factual summary"
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Basically every person who thought about this for even 10 seconds warned google this was going to happen. Google's entire incentive structure is monetization-via-ranking-via-SEO-&-clicks. People are clicking "AI" porn, & people Making "AI" porn are manipulatively lying in their SEO to drive traffic
Google image search for basically any female celebrity returns AI results on the first page, some of them lead directly to nonconsensual porn:
www.404media.co/google-image...
www.404media.co/google-image...
AI Images in Google Search Results Have Opened a Portal to Hell
Google image search results are turning up AI-generated images of celebrities and leading users to sites that host AI-generated nudes celebrities made to look like children.
www.404media.co
June 17, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Basically every person who thought about this for even 10 seconds warned google this was going to happen. Google's entire incentive structure is monetization-via-ranking-via-SEO-&-clicks. People are clicking "AI" porn, & people Making "AI" porn are manipulatively lying in their SEO to drive traffic
I have feelings about this and I'm not sure what they are.
We spent $365 to build an AI news site that publishes 50 times a day, plagiarizes directly from our original reporting, uses services like Fiverr and popular WordPress plugins, is SEO optimized for Google and Adsense & breaks the rules of none of them
www.404media.co/i-paid-365-6...
www.404media.co/i-paid-365-6...
I Paid $365.63 to Replace 404 Media With AI
Paying a freelancer on Fiverr to create a plagiarizing ChatGPT-powered news site revealed an industry of middlemen and services trying to game Google Search.
www.404media.co
June 26, 2024 at 11:29 AM
I have feelings about this and I'm not sure what they are.
Well someone is in a whole lot of trouble today....
LockBit claims the hack of the US Federal Reserve
"The #Lockbit #ransomware group announced that it had breached the US #FederalReserve and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data."
securityaffairs.com/164873/cyber...
LockBit claims the hack of the US Federal Reserve
The Lockbit ransomware group announced that it had breached the US Federal Reserve and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data.
securityaffairs.com
June 26, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Well someone is in a whole lot of trouble today....
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The user asks about measures taken for Deepfake security awareness, noting the explosive rise of Deepfake and the lack of content about it in their current security awareness program.
r/cybersecurity
View discussion on Reddit.
reddit.com
June 26, 2024 at 12:42 AM
The user asks about measures taken for Deepfake security awareness, noting the explosive rise of Deepfake and the lack of content about it in their current security awareness program.
Nope. Hell no. Absolutely not.
Microsoft’s new “Recall” feature, meant to help users find things they’d seen or done earlier on their PCs, “will create a treasure trove of sensitive information for law enforcement, spies, or hackers,” EFF’s @cooperq.bsky.social warned GZero Media.
Mind your clicks — AI is watching
Privacy experts warn that new computers with built-in artificial intelligence technology means Big Tech is increasingly watching what you do.
www.gzeromedia.com
May 29, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Nope. Hell no. Absolutely not.
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Consider using various browsers for different purposes, EFF’s Daly Barnett told the Wall Street Journal. “Choosing a different browser based on the level of privacy one needs for a specific activity will do wonders for the overall risk their digital footprint carries.”
These Internet Browsers Promise Privacy. What Does That Actually Mean?
Some browsers are designed to thwart online trackers and targeted advertising, among other things. Here’s what you need to know.
www.wsj.com
May 28, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Consider using various browsers for different purposes, EFF’s Daly Barnett told the Wall Street Journal. “Choosing a different browser based on the level of privacy one needs for a specific activity will do wonders for the overall risk their digital footprint carries.”