Robin Monks
@robinmonks.com
EVP, Technology at Praia Health. Working on making healthcare usable, approachable, better. Lover of nature, living in PNW. Profile: https://rpm.sh Newsletter: https://robinmonks.com
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Robin Monks
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· Nov 8
Robin Monks (@robin@monks.city)
555 Posts, 337 Following, 82 Followers · EVP, Technology at Praia Health
I share about technical leadership, new technology, and cool things that distract my brain.
Located in the PNW.
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Waited until after things died down to get back on social media. I’m over from Twitter, and also on Mastodon at monks.city/@robin
The best way to avoid the surveillance state being used by terrible people is to never build (and/or work hard to deconstruct) the surveillance state.
https://infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb/115537728891351280
https://infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb/115537728891351280
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The best way to avoid the surveillance state being used by terrible people is to never build (and/or work hard to deconstruct) the surveillance state.
https://infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb/115537728891351280
https://infosec.exchange/@lorenzofb/115537728891351280
I'm so envious of those who had clear skies last night. The photos look amazing!
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
I'm so envious of those who had clear skies last night. The photos look amazing!
If you're in the EU, you need to keep pressure on your officials that wanting to read everyone's most private messages isn't cool.
https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/115536122879973034
https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/115536122879973034
Fight Chat Control (@chatcontrol@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image 🚨 Denmark is attempting to force #ChatControl 2.0 through the back door TODAY! Take action now! https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
mastodon.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
If you're in the EU, you need to keep pressure on your officials that wanting to read everyone's most private messages isn't cool.
https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/115536122879973034
https://mastodon.social/@chatcontrol/115536122879973034
Sounds like I'll be making some public records requests tonight.
https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115537679789560082
https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115537679789560082
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Sounds like I'll be making some public records requests tonight.
https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115537679789560082
https://infosec.exchange/@josephcox/115537679789560082
Reposted by Robin Monks
Woodinville Police chief says the quiet part out loud. License plate readers like Flock are not about decreasing crime.
License Plate Readers won't decrease crime
youtu.be/7ooaJSuoD8Y
License Plate Readers won't decrease crime
youtu.be/7ooaJSuoD8Y
License Plate Readers won't decrease crime
YouTube video by OneWoodinville
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Woodinville Police chief says the quiet part out loud. License plate readers like Flock are not about decreasing crime.
License Plate Readers won't decrease crime
youtu.be/7ooaJSuoD8Y
License Plate Readers won't decrease crime
youtu.be/7ooaJSuoD8Y
Maybe ensuring every child has food should be a national mandate. #uspoli https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/115514170052159474
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Maybe ensuring every child has food should be a national mandate. #uspoli https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/115514170052159474
Looks like there's a political ideology that has embraced “people should stave in camps" as a “solution” for the poor, homeless, and non-whites. If only there was a word and historical context for that. #uspoli
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Looks like there's a political ideology that has embraced “people should stave in camps" as a “solution” for the poor, homeless, and non-whites. If only there was a word and historical context for that. #uspoli
Reposted by Robin Monks
It's not just Flock. Any surveillance vendor storing data outside its home city (cloud or private datacenter) is a risk.
In Woodinville last May, councilmembers Best-Campbell tried to warn the city and colleagues but was ignored. youtu.be/TacThB9iCRA
In Woodinville last May, councilmembers Best-Campbell tried to warn the city and colleagues but was ignored. youtu.be/TacThB9iCRA
20250506 Rachel Best-Campbell questions ICE accessing cameras
YouTube video by Rachel Best-Campbell for the People
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's not just Flock. Any surveillance vendor storing data outside its home city (cloud or private datacenter) is a risk.
In Woodinville last May, councilmembers Best-Campbell tried to warn the city and colleagues but was ignored. youtu.be/TacThB9iCRA
In Woodinville last May, councilmembers Best-Campbell tried to warn the city and colleagues but was ignored. youtu.be/TacThB9iCRA
Perfect title, no notes.
https://kind.social/@amelie/115496012792833842
https://kind.social/@amelie/115496012792833842
Amelie Wikström (@amelie@kind.social)
Attached: 1 image Congrats New York.
kind.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Perfect title, no notes.
https://kind.social/@amelie/115496012792833842
https://kind.social/@amelie/115496012792833842
Every camera needs to be pulled nationwide; but let's start in WA. Snohomish delayed Flock until next year, Redmond just shut it down. It's time for everyone to walk away. https://haveibeenflocked.com
https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/115497500740386926
https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/115497500740386926
Have I Been Flocked? - License Plate Privacy Check
Check if your license plate has been searched in the Flock mass surveillance database
haveibeenflocked.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Every camera needs to be pulled nationwide; but let's start in WA. Snohomish delayed Flock until next year, Redmond just shut it down. It's time for everyone to walk away. https://haveibeenflocked.com
https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/115497500740386926
https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/115497500740386926
Every one of these cameras, and others like them, need to be taken down nation-wide and we need strong privacy laws that outlaw this kind of technology that is - by it's nature - designed for abuse.
https://mastodon.social/@eff/115488015426105123
https://mastodon.social/@eff/115488015426105123
November 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Every one of these cameras, and others like them, need to be taken down nation-wide and we need strong privacy laws that outlaw this kind of technology that is - by it's nature - designed for abuse.
https://mastodon.social/@eff/115488015426105123
https://mastodon.social/@eff/115488015426105123
I sit wrapped in my warm blanket by the fire, stilled against the bitter cold and dark. I write to you by firelight, as it is the mournfully dark hour of 5 o'clock in Seattle.
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I sit wrapped in my warm blanket by the fire, stilled against the bitter cold and dark. I write to you by firelight, as it is the mournfully dark hour of 5 o'clock in Seattle.
You can go to https://haveibeenflocked.com right now and see if your license plate was scanned and then searched using the #privacy -invading #Flock neighborhood cameras. If you see your plate there, tell your story!
Have I Been Flocked? - License Plate Privacy Check
Check if your license plate has been searched in the Flock mass surveillance database
haveibeenflocked.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
You can go to https://haveibeenflocked.com right now and see if your license plate was scanned and then searched using the #privacy -invading #Flock neighborhood cameras. If you see your plate there, tell your story!
Upsetting, no good, time change.
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Upsetting, no good, time change.
Content warning:Food photos
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So that was an unreasonable amount of good. Thankfully a lot of protein with that much chicken.
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So that was an unreasonable amount of good. Thankfully a lot of protein with that much chicken.
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Content warning:Food photos
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So that was an unreasonable amount of good. Thankfully a lot of protein with that much chicken.
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So that was an unreasonable amount of good. Thankfully a lot of protein with that much chicken.
This is my shocked face. https://newsie.social/@servelan/115470936821152884
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is my shocked face. https://newsie.social/@servelan/115470936821152884
The city of Snohomish has decided to delay installation of #Flock cameras a year; it's time to turn that delay into an outright cancellation of the ill-conceived project: https://www.snoho.com/news/2025/oct/29/snohomish-news-from-around-the-city/ #privacy
October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The city of Snohomish has decided to delay installation of #Flock cameras a year; it's time to turn that delay into an outright cancellation of the ill-conceived project: https://www.snoho.com/news/2025/oct/29/snohomish-news-from-around-the-city/ #privacy
Example in miniature of American healthcare issues. 1/3 of OhioHealth exec compensation is tied to making extensive use of Epic, a single vendor, with a near monopoly on the EMR market. https://www.epicshare.org/perspectives/investing-in-technological-transformation-of-healthcare-delivery #healthcar
Personalized Healthcare at Scale: A CEO’s Perspective on Digital-First Healthcare
"Digital transformation at this level is often framed as the work of IT or operations teams, but I believe it begins with leadership at the very top. As CEO, I set the vision, establish priorities, and signal to our organizations that this work matters. I worked to update our long-term incentive plan for executives, so now, one-third is tied to optimizing Epic. That decision wasn’t symbolic; it was structural accountability for making technology an engine of strategy, not a side project."
www.epicshare.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Example in miniature of American healthcare issues. 1/3 of OhioHealth exec compensation is tied to making extensive use of Epic, a single vendor, with a near monopoly on the EMR market. https://www.epicshare.org/perspectives/investing-in-technological-transformation-of-healthcare-delivery #healthcar
My tiny colo hosted server managed to stay up during both the AWS and Azure outage, and costs me under $40/mth.
October 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My tiny colo hosted server managed to stay up during both the AWS and Azure outage, and costs me under $40/mth.
Given the incredibly high failure rate of facial recognition, this is completely insane. https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/115458616461243983
October 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Given the incredibly high failure rate of facial recognition, this is completely insane. https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/115458616461243983
These bans need to spread to every state, we've seen the abuse of this technology.
https://mastodon.social/@histoftech/115454847031770128
https://mastodon.social/@histoftech/115454847031770128
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
These bans need to spread to every state, we've seen the abuse of this technology.
https://mastodon.social/@histoftech/115454847031770128
https://mastodon.social/@histoftech/115454847031770128
Azure having a major outage impacting many/all services... caused by DNS.
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Azure having a major outage impacting many/all services... caused by DNS.
Yep, because I use voip as well every time one of these happens keeping my home lab running takes more effort. https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack/115454713851006240
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Yep, because I use voip as well every time one of these happens keeping my home lab running takes more effort. https://infosec.exchange/@adamshostack/115454713851006240
Every flock camera and drone needs to come down. Flock enables bad police work. https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun/115452412003491560
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Every flock camera and drone needs to come down. Flock enables bad police work. https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun/115452412003491560