Smiles #7 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@7smiles.bsky.social
Peaceful advocate for a better world. Effect change through community centered discussions. I'm based in New York, and I post mostly about:
digital privacy | queerness | public policy
digital privacy | queerness | public policy
Automated hiring options existed before 'AI' and I'm unconvinced of its efficacy now. Moreover, I dislike agreements with tricky sentence structures.
If a candidate opts out of allowing 'AI' to analyze their application, will they be considered? This seems very masculine energy to me.
If a candidate opts out of allowing 'AI' to analyze their application, will they be considered? This seems very masculine energy to me.
June 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Automated hiring options existed before 'AI' and I'm unconvinced of its efficacy now. Moreover, I dislike agreements with tricky sentence structures.
If a candidate opts out of allowing 'AI' to analyze their application, will they be considered? This seems very masculine energy to me.
If a candidate opts out of allowing 'AI' to analyze their application, will they be considered? This seems very masculine energy to me.
Oh shit, Victoria's Secret is hacked 😂
May 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oh shit, Victoria's Secret is hacked 😂
“GenAI is being deployed in many ways during elections, ranging from the creation of deepfake video and audio messages, to sophisticated voter targeting. What are the implications of GenAI for election administration and voter participation around the world?”
May 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“GenAI is being deployed in many ways during elections, ranging from the creation of deepfake video and audio messages, to sophisticated voter targeting. What are the implications of GenAI for election administration and voter participation around the world?”
Glad Samsung takes password security so seriously🙄
I think Proton is an easy service to use for people new to encryption and self-owned data management.
This “clipboard loophole” happens on other password managers as well. In Bitwarden, go to Settings --> Autofill & change clear clipboard timing.
I think Proton is an easy service to use for people new to encryption and self-owned data management.
This “clipboard loophole” happens on other password managers as well. In Bitwarden, go to Settings --> Autofill & change clear clipboard timing.
May 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Glad Samsung takes password security so seriously🙄
I think Proton is an easy service to use for people new to encryption and self-owned data management.
This “clipboard loophole” happens on other password managers as well. In Bitwarden, go to Settings --> Autofill & change clear clipboard timing.
I think Proton is an easy service to use for people new to encryption and self-owned data management.
This “clipboard loophole” happens on other password managers as well. In Bitwarden, go to Settings --> Autofill & change clear clipboard timing.
Which map program do you use and why?
I've tried different methods for years in the pursuit of better privacy and tracking.
I will use satellite-based GPS often. Sometimes I'll put my phone in a black-out bag for data retention.
I've tried different methods for years in the pursuit of better privacy and tracking.
I will use satellite-based GPS often. Sometimes I'll put my phone in a black-out bag for data retention.
April 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Which map program do you use and why?
I've tried different methods for years in the pursuit of better privacy and tracking.
I will use satellite-based GPS often. Sometimes I'll put my phone in a black-out bag for data retention.
I've tried different methods for years in the pursuit of better privacy and tracking.
I will use satellite-based GPS often. Sometimes I'll put my phone in a black-out bag for data retention.
This is an audit of Zoom for Android in August 2022. The iOS version isn't nearly as risky looking. According to ISL, 19 companies were associated with network traffic, and 5 of them were data brokers. 25 risky subdomains and 8 of them were data brokers.
April 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This is an audit of Zoom for Android in August 2022. The iOS version isn't nearly as risky looking. According to ISL, 19 companies were associated with network traffic, and 5 of them were data brokers. 25 risky subdomains and 8 of them were data brokers.
You don't need to understand the technical aspects when comparing the differences. Consider what Threema provides to protect their user, compared to WhatsApp. WhatsApp centers their company and advertising model first, that's the difference. Some people call that surveillance capitalism.
March 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
You don't need to understand the technical aspects when comparing the differences. Consider what Threema provides to protect their user, compared to WhatsApp. WhatsApp centers their company and advertising model first, that's the difference. Some people call that surveillance capitalism.
Reading the Ars Technica article is revealing.
It prompts the question, what type of security and privacy do you expect from an app like WhatsApp?
It prompts the question, what type of security and privacy do you expect from an app like WhatsApp?
March 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reading the Ars Technica article is revealing.
It prompts the question, what type of security and privacy do you expect from an app like WhatsApp?
It prompts the question, what type of security and privacy do you expect from an app like WhatsApp?
Do you know about your social graph? Maintaining your privacy gives you power, protects your freedom, and saves you money. I like Simplex Messenger because it's quantum resistant, and it has no user IDs.
simplex.chat
simplex.chat
March 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Do you know about your social graph? Maintaining your privacy gives you power, protects your freedom, and saves you money. I like Simplex Messenger because it's quantum resistant, and it has no user IDs.
simplex.chat
simplex.chat
I found it curious these people appeared publicly. I think they did so with the consideration that despite public backlash, their companies and wealth would remain unaffected.
That's a radical statement. You can't give us up even if you don't like us.
Do we want these people to rule our lives?
That's a radical statement. You can't give us up even if you don't like us.
Do we want these people to rule our lives?
February 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I found it curious these people appeared publicly. I think they did so with the consideration that despite public backlash, their companies and wealth would remain unaffected.
That's a radical statement. You can't give us up even if you don't like us.
Do we want these people to rule our lives?
That's a radical statement. You can't give us up even if you don't like us.
Do we want these people to rule our lives?
Yes, I have examples, and I appreciate your reply! My original post was less detailed, and I think going forward I will use short form content in better ways to support and critique privacy-friendly projects.
Search results were less accurate in smaller cities with perhaps less common search terms.
Search results were less accurate in smaller cities with perhaps less common search terms.
January 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yes, I have examples, and I appreciate your reply! My original post was less detailed, and I think going forward I will use short form content in better ways to support and critique privacy-friendly projects.
Search results were less accurate in smaller cities with perhaps less common search terms.
Search results were less accurate in smaller cities with perhaps less common search terms.
Okay okay, finally reading this, and almost halfway through. Really good stuff here! I'm implementing some of the habit forming templates.
January 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Okay okay, finally reading this, and almost halfway through. Really good stuff here! I'm implementing some of the habit forming templates.
I freakin love this! 🤓
"Liberatory: your maturity as a leader is measured by the degree to which you help others activate their own agency and come out of domination-submission habits."
"Liberatory: your maturity as a leader is measured by the degree to which you help others activate their own agency and come out of domination-submission habits."
December 6, 2024 at 12:25 AM
I freakin love this! 🤓
"Liberatory: your maturity as a leader is measured by the degree to which you help others activate their own agency and come out of domination-submission habits."
"Liberatory: your maturity as a leader is measured by the degree to which you help others activate their own agency and come out of domination-submission habits."
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action by the Albert Einstein Institute. This is a great thought experiment, especially for those who are new to it.
I'm considering ways in which these might be decolonized.
www.aeinstein.org/198-methods-...
I'm considering ways in which these might be decolonized.
www.aeinstein.org/198-methods-...
November 27, 2024 at 8:54 PM
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action by the Albert Einstein Institute. This is a great thought experiment, especially for those who are new to it.
I'm considering ways in which these might be decolonized.
www.aeinstein.org/198-methods-...
I'm considering ways in which these might be decolonized.
www.aeinstein.org/198-methods-...
I changed my Venmo settings to be more private and secure.
November 27, 2024 at 1:36 AM
I changed my Venmo settings to be more private and secure.
"A 28-day journey using the phases of the moon to rewire negative self-talk and suffering into practices of soft self-love and beliefs of healing possibility."
www.meenadchi.com/courses/rewi...
This journey may be for you if:
www.meenadchi.com/courses/rewi...
This journey may be for you if:
November 26, 2024 at 7:27 AM
"A 28-day journey using the phases of the moon to rewire negative self-talk and suffering into practices of soft self-love and beliefs of healing possibility."
www.meenadchi.com/courses/rewi...
This journey may be for you if:
www.meenadchi.com/courses/rewi...
This journey may be for you if:
Looking through the AARP Bulletin and found a smart home guide. What! Robot mowers exist?!
November 18, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Looking through the AARP Bulletin and found a smart home guide. What! Robot mowers exist?!
Here are some common ways in which white Americans use white fragility to avoid facing their unhealed trauma.
From My Grandmothers Hands, by Resmaa Menakem.
From My Grandmothers Hands, by Resmaa Menakem.
October 13, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Here are some common ways in which white Americans use white fragility to avoid facing their unhealed trauma.
From My Grandmothers Hands, by Resmaa Menakem.
From My Grandmothers Hands, by Resmaa Menakem.
I stand by Face Off as one of the greatest movies ever made 😄
October 4, 2024 at 6:59 PM
I stand by Face Off as one of the greatest movies ever made 😄
I've had this book for years and finally read the first 50 pages, and I'm really enjoying it!
We need to focus on systems, not goals. Goals are good, but we must understand that forming habits are about identity shifts.
We need to focus on systems, not goals. Goals are good, but we must understand that forming habits are about identity shifts.
October 2, 2024 at 8:32 PM
I've had this book for years and finally read the first 50 pages, and I'm really enjoying it!
We need to focus on systems, not goals. Goals are good, but we must understand that forming habits are about identity shifts.
We need to focus on systems, not goals. Goals are good, but we must understand that forming habits are about identity shifts.
I'm making soup stock and it smells so good! 😍
September 28, 2024 at 3:25 AM
I'm making soup stock and it smells so good! 😍
Sometimes I feel like a kid drinking their first yoohoo
September 27, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Sometimes I feel like a kid drinking their first yoohoo
Oh wow, every time I use this I'm touched with the profoundness of humanity a high score demonstrates.
September 20, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Oh wow, every time I use this I'm touched with the profoundness of humanity a high score demonstrates.
Reading the new Microsoft Privacy Policy.
I don't always understand these things, though I think it's important to read what I agree to. The part about who and how Microsoft can share my personal data, seems to include practically everyone in any situation 🤷♀️
I don't always understand these things, though I think it's important to read what I agree to. The part about who and how Microsoft can share my personal data, seems to include practically everyone in any situation 🤷♀️
August 29, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Reading the new Microsoft Privacy Policy.
I don't always understand these things, though I think it's important to read what I agree to. The part about who and how Microsoft can share my personal data, seems to include practically everyone in any situation 🤷♀️
I don't always understand these things, though I think it's important to read what I agree to. The part about who and how Microsoft can share my personal data, seems to include practically everyone in any situation 🤷♀️