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Linux sysadmin. I try to learn as much as I can
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EFF's @maassive.bsky.social told @wired.com in 2022 that ALPR data regs should be reviewed to protect abortion rights.
Now EFF's @evacide.bsky.social tells @404media.co that police using ALPRs to track women who have abortions "does not make me feel any better about this kind of surveillance.”
Now EFF's @evacide.bsky.social tells @404media.co that police using ALPRs to track women who have abortions "does not make me feel any better about this kind of surveillance.”
Great reporting from @josephcox.bsky.social and @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here. And it confirms @thorbenson.bsky.social's prediction from nearly 3 years ago: www.wired.com/story/licens...
May 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
EFF's @maassive.bsky.social told @wired.com in 2022 that ALPR data regs should be reviewed to protect abortion rights.
Now EFF's @evacide.bsky.social tells @404media.co that police using ALPRs to track women who have abortions "does not make me feel any better about this kind of surveillance.”
Now EFF's @evacide.bsky.social tells @404media.co that police using ALPRs to track women who have abortions "does not make me feel any better about this kind of surveillance.”
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🎙️Daniel Innerarity (@daniel-innerarity.bsky.social): «El aceleracionismo tecnológico representa una amenaza para nuestra tradición democrática». #EntrevistasEthic ✍️@7silverio.bsky.social
Daniel Innerarity: «No deberíamos plantear esto como un combate entre humanos y máquinas» | Ethic
El filósofo Daniel Innerarity disecciona la naturaleza del razonamiento humano y del pensamiento mecánico, obligados a coexistir.
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April 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🎙️Daniel Innerarity (@daniel-innerarity.bsky.social): «El aceleracionismo tecnológico representa una amenaza para nuestra tradición democrática». #EntrevistasEthic ✍️@7silverio.bsky.social
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You don’t need big tech know-how to take some small, simple steps to better protect your privacy, and to build an online space that feels as free and safe as speaking with those closest to you IRL, EFF’s Paige Collings writes for @teenvogue.com.
Are You Revealing Too Much Personal Info on Social Media? Here's How to Stay Safe
We can work to reclaim technology for us.
www.teenvogue.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
You don’t need big tech know-how to take some small, simple steps to better protect your privacy, and to build an online space that feels as free and safe as speaking with those closest to you IRL, EFF’s Paige Collings writes for @teenvogue.com.
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La injusta y politizada acusación contra Ola Bini debe terminar. Las autoridades judiciales ecuatorianas deben afirmar su inocencia y rechazar la insinuación de que usar Tor es indicativo de actividad criminal sospechosa.
Seis años de peligrosos conceptos erróneos contra Ola Bini y los derechos digitales en Ecuador
Hace seis años, las autoridades ecuatorianas detuvieron por primera vez a Ola Bini en el aeropuerto de Quito, lo etiquetaron como "hacker ruso" y lo acusaron de “presunta participación en el delito de...
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April 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
La injusta y politizada acusación contra Ola Bini debe terminar. Las autoridades judiciales ecuatorianas deben afirmar su inocencia y rechazar la insinuación de que usar Tor es indicativo de actividad criminal sospechosa.
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EFF joined the ACLU and other legal advocacy organizations today in filing an amicus brief in support of Susman Godfrey LLP, another law firm targeted by President Donald Trump. This is the fourth such brief we’ve filed so far. www.eff.org/document/04-...
04-25-2025 Susman Godfrey amicus brief
susman_amicus_stamped.pdf
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April 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
EFF joined the ACLU and other legal advocacy organizations today in filing an amicus brief in support of Susman Godfrey LLP, another law firm targeted by President Donald Trump. This is the fourth such brief we’ve filed so far. www.eff.org/document/04-...
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We hear people are introducing themselves, and thought we'd give it a go! LibraryThing was founded in 2005, and is a book cataloging and social networking site. We offer detailed cataloging options, as well as a lively social atmosphere and lots of fun programs. www.librarything.com 💙📚🧵
November 20, 2024 at 5:02 PM
We hear people are introducing themselves, and thought we'd give it a go! LibraryThing was founded in 2005, and is a book cataloging and social networking site. We offer detailed cataloging options, as well as a lively social atmosphere and lots of fun programs. www.librarything.com 💙📚🧵
youtu.be/vHH-KI2yk8s?... What didn't said #Trump at his first speech? What the #democraticparty must focus on? Video with #berniesanders proposal (7 min)
I attended Trump’s inauguration yesterday. Here are my thoughts.
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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January 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
youtu.be/vHH-KI2yk8s?... What didn't said #Trump at his first speech? What the #democraticparty must focus on? Video with #berniesanders proposal (7 min)
I suggest to read what the @eff.org points about RedNote as an alternative to TikTok
#privacy #security
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#privacy #security
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EFF's Cooper Quintin spoke with NBC News about what Rednote users should consider, and how "people who are thirsty for platforms that aren’t controlled by the same few oligarchs wil...
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January 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I suggest to read what the @eff.org points about RedNote as an alternative to TikTok
#privacy #security
mastodon.social/@eff/1138458...
#privacy #security
mastodon.social/@eff/1138458...
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
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January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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We applaud Meta’s efforts to try to fix its over-censorship problem but will watch closely to make sure it is a good-faith effort and rolled out fairly and not merely a political maneuver to accommodate the upcoming U.S. administration change.
EFF Statement on Meta's Announcement of Revisions to Its Content Moderation Processes
In general, EFF supports moves that bring more freedom of expression and transparency to platforms—regardless of their political motivation. We’re encouraged by Meta's recognition that automated flagg...
www.eff.org
January 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We applaud Meta’s efforts to try to fix its over-censorship problem but will watch closely to make sure it is a good-faith effort and rolled out fairly and not merely a political maneuver to accommodate the upcoming U.S. administration change.
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By leaving insecure tracking devices on the open internet, “police have not only breached public trust but created a bounty of location data for everyone who drives by which can be abused by stalkers & other criminals,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @wired.com.
License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data
Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
By leaving insecure tracking devices on the open internet, “police have not only breached public trust but created a bounty of location data for everyone who drives by which can be abused by stalkers & other criminals,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @wired.com.
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Introducing The Breachies: our look back on the year in stupid, damaging, weird, and impactful data breaches.
The Breachies 2024: The Worst, Weirdest, Most Impactful Data Breaches of the Year
Every year, countless emails hit our inboxes telling us that our personal information was accessed, shared, or stolen in a data breach. In many cases, there is little we can do. Most of us can assume ...
www.eff.org
December 19, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Introducing The Breachies: our look back on the year in stupid, damaging, weird, and impactful data breaches.
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Need a quick rundown of your digital rights? We've got you covered. This issue of EFFector covers an analysis on Apple's announcement to support RCS, a call for San Francisco voters to vote no on Proposition E on the March 5, 2024 ballot, and more!
Voting Against the Surveillance State | EFFector 36.2
EFF is here to keep you up-to-date with the latest news about your digital rights! EFFector 36.2 is out now and covers a ton of the latest news, including: a victory, as Amazon's Ring will no longer
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February 12, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Need a quick rundown of your digital rights? We've got you covered. This issue of EFFector covers an analysis on Apple's announcement to support RCS, a call for San Francisco voters to vote no on Proposition E on the March 5, 2024 ballot, and more!
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Tomorrow, virtually at 6pm ET! Our very own Research Director Eleni Manis will be joining @carnegiecouncil.bsky.social's Arthur Holland Michel and Kennedy School's Chris Gilliard in a discussion on the ethics of data fusion. Register using this link: info.carnegiecouncil.org/impact-of-da...
February 12, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Tomorrow, virtually at 6pm ET! Our very own Research Director Eleni Manis will be joining @carnegiecouncil.bsky.social's Arthur Holland Michel and Kennedy School's Chris Gilliard in a discussion on the ethics of data fusion. Register using this link: info.carnegiecouncil.org/impact-of-da...
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Structural inequalities affect whose data is purchased by governments. And when government agencies have access to the vast reservoir of personal data that businesses have collected from us, bias is a likely outcome.
Corporate Spy Tech and Inequality: 2023 Year in Review
Our personal data and the ways private companies harvest and monetize it plays an increasingly powerful role in modern life. Throughout 2023, corporations have continued to collect our personal data,
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December 24, 2023 at 11:15 PM
Structural inequalities affect whose data is purchased by governments. And when government agencies have access to the vast reservoir of personal data that businesses have collected from us, bias is a likely outcome.
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Arbitrary surveillance revelations in Latin America during 2023 have deep roots in legal and institutional shortcomings. Drawing attention and looking into these cases are essential to build change. And we’ve been on it.
Recent Surveillance Revelations, Enduring Latin American Issues: 2023
The challenges in ensuring strong privacy safeguards, proper oversight of surveillance powers, and effective remedy for those arbitrarily affected continued during 2023 in Latin America. Let’s take ...
www.eff.org
December 25, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Arbitrary surveillance revelations in Latin America during 2023 have deep roots in legal and institutional shortcomings. Drawing attention and looking into these cases are essential to build change. And we’ve been on it.
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Everything good that happened in my writing career happened because someone, normally another writer, helped me. Suggested me for something, put in a good word, and so on. The idea was always that you help others and they help others in their turn. It's not a win or lose game.
December 12, 2023 at 4:01 AM
Everything good that happened in my writing career happened because someone, normally another writer, helped me. Suggested me for something, put in a good word, and so on. The idea was always that you help others and they help others in their turn. It's not a win or lose game.
One of the most encouraging words I ever heard to re-start my abandoned writing attempts. I just can say, thank you, very much, indeed
A wee kick up the bum by @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com youtube.com/shorts/P4OHg...
Neil Gaiman explains PERFECTLY why you should follow your dream job #shorts
No matter how many people follow a career path, Neil Gaiman believes you still have something unique to bring to the table. Share this video with someone who...
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November 7, 2023 at 4:43 AM
One of the most encouraging words I ever heard to re-start my abandoned writing attempts. I just can say, thank you, very much, indeed
Can I feel myself more deeply close to that feeling? Obviously, I'm not comparing myself with @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com I'm just talking about a "warm" feeling of feel yourself as a "complete unknown"… sometimes, even for myself
Most people don't know who I am and I'm very good with that.
November 7, 2023 at 4:35 AM
Can I feel myself more deeply close to that feeling? Obviously, I'm not comparing myself with @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com I'm just talking about a "warm" feeling of feel yourself as a "complete unknown"… sometimes, even for myself
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“For me, freedom of speech, along with all civil liberties and human rights, are intrinsic rights, inherent rights, to which all of us are entitled by virtue of our common humanity” - Nadine Strossen
Speaking Freely: Nadine Strossen
Nadine Strossen is a leading voice for freedom of speech as a scholar and an activist in the US and globally. She is a constitutional law professor at New York Law School, a Senior Fellow with FIRE,
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October 24, 2023 at 11:02 PM
“For me, freedom of speech, along with all civil liberties and human rights, are intrinsic rights, inherent rights, to which all of us are entitled by virtue of our common humanity” - Nadine Strossen
Sacrilegio, "penitenziagite"! !!
... versiones imposibles que ni @pbenavent.bsky.social sería capaz de imaginar 🤣
October 24, 2023 at 5:57 AM
Sacrilegio, "penitenziagite"! !!
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... versiones imposibles que ni @pbenavent.bsky.social sería capaz de imaginar 🤣
October 14, 2023 at 9:06 PM
... versiones imposibles que ni @pbenavent.bsky.social sería capaz de imaginar 🤣
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BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Concerned Over NY Social Media Legislation, Warns ‘Age Verification Doesn’t Work’ www.stopspying.org/latest-news/...
S.T.O.P. Concerned Over NY Social Media Legislation, Warns ‘Age Verification Doesn’t Work’ —...
www.stopspying.org
October 11, 2023 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: S.T.O.P. Concerned Over NY Social Media Legislation, Warns ‘Age Verification Doesn’t Work’ www.stopspying.org/latest-news/...
Hace 2 días volví a escuchar "Cuando tu psicólogo es un chamán" #escepticosEnElPubValencia
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Esta tarde las posesiones demoniacas y los exorcismos volverán durante unos minutos a la tele. ¡Atentos a sus pantallas!
Doce años después, he visto el episodio de ‘Escépticos’ sobre el demonio y las ciencias ocultas, y ha aguantado el paso del tiempo más que bien.
October 9, 2023 at 3:25 AM
Hace 2 días volví a escuchar "Cuando tu psicólogo es un chamán" #escepticosEnElPubValencia
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