@fafasnaps.bsky.social
Photography, movies, law and technology PhD
Work, photography and rambling on pop culture on https://faridmahsouli.wordpress.com/
Work, photography and rambling on pop culture on https://faridmahsouli.wordpress.com/
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The latest evidence that broadcasting people’s movements and intimate data in the Real-Time Bidding online advertising system is truly dangerous.
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations
A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 AM
The latest evidence that broadcasting people’s movements and intimate data in the Real-Time Bidding online advertising system is truly dangerous.
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
www.wired.com/story/ice-as...
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Microsoft a accepté de livrer des clés de chiffrement Bitlocker stockés dans son cloud aux autorités américaines
techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/m...
techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/m...
Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops: Reports | TechCrunch
The FBI served Microsoft a warrant requesting encryption recovery keys to decrypt the hard drives of people involved in an alleged fraud case in Guam.
techcrunch.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Microsoft a accepté de livrer des clés de chiffrement Bitlocker stockés dans son cloud aux autorités américaines
techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/m...
techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/m...
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They say AI isn’t profitable. That’s not true.
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
They say AI isn’t profitable. That’s not true.
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
Twice just this past week, I’ve been contacted and paid to fix problems caused by developers who relied on AI to configure servers.
#ai
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🎁 Just before the holidays, the EU Commission granted Big Tech its Christmas wish-list: an unprecedented attack on our digital rights.
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU’s roll-back of digital rights | Corporate Europe Observatory
In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the ...
corporateeurope.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
🎁 Just before the holidays, the EU Commission granted Big Tech its Christmas wish-list: an unprecedented attack on our digital rights.
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
Together with @lobbycontrol.bsky.social we have mapped how the Digital Omnibus closely matches Big Tech lobby demands.
👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/01/a...
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The German government completely refuses to tell parliament whether German federal police uses unlawfully processed mass behavioral/location data from digital advertising for surveillance purposes or not.
Highly problematic in terms of democratic accountability.
netzpolitik.org/2025/sicherh...
Highly problematic in terms of democratic accountability.
netzpolitik.org/2025/sicherh...
Sicherheitsbehörden und Databroker: Bundesregierung macht Datenkauf zum Staatsgeheimnis
Die Bundesregierung verweigert Transparenz darüber, ob deutsche Sicherheitsbehörden bei Datenhändlern einkaufen. Die Frage ist brisant, denn für den Kauf gäbe es keine sichere Rechtsgrundlage. Das zei...
netzpolitik.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The German government completely refuses to tell parliament whether German federal police uses unlawfully processed mass behavioral/location data from digital advertising for surveillance purposes or not.
Highly problematic in terms of democratic accountability.
netzpolitik.org/2025/sicherh...
Highly problematic in terms of democratic accountability.
netzpolitik.org/2025/sicherh...
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"Le Monde was able to pinpoint the identities, home addresses and daily routines of several dozen people working for sensitive official entities" including French intel, military, nuclear weapon bases, power plants.
Digital advertising is a security threat, exhibit X.
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
Digital advertising is a security threat, exhibit X.
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
How French spies, police and military personnel are betrayed by advertising data
Using easily accessible advertising data, Le Monde was able to pinpoint the identities, home addresses and daily routines of several dozen people working for sensitive official entities.
www.lemonde.fr
December 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"Le Monde was able to pinpoint the identities, home addresses and daily routines of several dozen people working for sensitive official entities" including French intel, military, nuclear weapon bases, power plants.
Digital advertising is a security threat, exhibit X.
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
Digital advertising is a security threat, exhibit X.
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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@ombudsman.europa.eu has ruled that the Commission committed maladministration in preparing Omnibus I - confirming concerns raised by The Good Lobby and civil society. This is an important reminder that EU policymaking must respect the rule of law.
👉 More: thegoodlobby.eu/omnibus-i-fo...
👉 More: thegoodlobby.eu/omnibus-i-fo...
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
@ombudsman.europa.eu has ruled that the Commission committed maladministration in preparing Omnibus I - confirming concerns raised by The Good Lobby and civil society. This is an important reminder that EU policymaking must respect the rule of law.
👉 More: thegoodlobby.eu/omnibus-i-fo...
👉 More: thegoodlobby.eu/omnibus-i-fo...
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🚨The EU Commission wants to slash the pillar of our digital rights, all to prop up AI companies 🚨
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
No doubt the biggest winners will be US Big Tech that for years fought against our privacy rules and now stand to dominate AI development 👉 www.somo.nl/the-real-win...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
No doubt the biggest winners will be US Big Tech that for years fought against our privacy rules and now stand to dominate AI development 👉 www.somo.nl/the-real-win...
Brussels knifes privacy to feed the AI boom
Draft proposals obtained by POLITICO show EU is breaking sacred privacy regime to placate industry.
www.politico.eu
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🚨The EU Commission wants to slash the pillar of our digital rights, all to prop up AI companies 🚨
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
No doubt the biggest winners will be US Big Tech that for years fought against our privacy rules and now stand to dominate AI development 👉 www.somo.nl/the-real-win...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
No doubt the biggest winners will be US Big Tech that for years fought against our privacy rules and now stand to dominate AI development 👉 www.somo.nl/the-real-win...
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The European Commission uses ChatGPT outputs in public documents.
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
European Commission breaches own AI guidelines by using ChatGPT in public documents
ICCL has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman against the European Commission for its use of generative AI in public documents, which likely violates its own guidelines and its obligation under...
www.iccl.ie
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The European Commission uses ChatGPT outputs in public documents.
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
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“A recent response from the European Commission to our access to documents request not only revealed that the President of the Commission was repeating the words of tech CEOs, but it also accidentally divulged the Commission’s use of generative AI in public documents.”
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The European Commission uses ChatGPT outputs in public documents.
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
@iccl.bsky.social has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman as this use likely violates Commission's own guidelines and its obligation under EU treaties
www.iccl.ie/news/europea...
European Commission breaches own AI guidelines by using ChatGPT in public documents
ICCL has filed a complaint to the European Ombudsman against the European Commission for its use of generative AI in public documents, which likely violates its own guidelines and its obligation under...
www.iccl.ie
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“A recent response from the European Commission to our access to documents request not only revealed that the President of the Commission was repeating the words of tech CEOs, but it also accidentally divulged the Commission’s use of generative AI in public documents.”
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As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
Scientists call on the President of the European Commission to retract AI hype statement
Experts in AI call on the President of the European Commission to retract unscientific AI hype statement she made in the budget speech.
www.iccl.ie
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement.
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
@olivia.science
@abeba.bsky.social
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@alexhanna.bsky.social
@rocher.lc
@danmcquillan.bsky.social
@robin.berjon.com
& many others have signed
www.iccl.ie/press-releas...
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🇺🇸 Meta transforme la fraude en modèle économique. Des documents internes révélés par Reuters montrent que le géant de Menlo Park préfère ne pas trop supprimer les publicités frauduleuses sur ses plateformes car elles rapportent plus que toutes les amendes que les états pourraient leur infliger⬇️
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Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🇺🇸 Meta transforme la fraude en modèle économique. Des documents internes révélés par Reuters montrent que le géant de Menlo Park préfère ne pas trop supprimer les publicités frauduleuses sur ses plateformes car elles rapportent plus que toutes les amendes que les états pourraient leur infliger⬇️
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European Commission considering big cuts to the GDPR to boost Europe's tech sector. This would a mistake, aiding U.S. and Chinese tech giants at EU firms' expense.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Cutting GDPR will harm EU tech competitiveness
Grave cuts to the GDPR would aid U.S. and Chinese tech giants at Europe’s expense
www.iccl.ie
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
European Commission considering big cuts to the GDPR to boost Europe's tech sector. This would a mistake, aiding U.S. and Chinese tech giants at EU firms' expense.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
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Big story from Sky news. It is a mistake to think the DSA alone is going to fix this. This requires more, including and most particularly enforcement of GDPR Art 9 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Big story from Sky news. It is a mistake to think the DSA alone is going to fix this. This requires more, including and most particularly enforcement of GDPR Art 9 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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New report by @BEUC: Increased consumer choice after eighteen months of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) www.beuc.eu/news/first-b...
But the Commission needs to take enforcement to "the next level" to ensure that gatekeepers comply fully.
But the Commission needs to take enforcement to "the next level" to ensure that gatekeepers comply fully.
First bloom: new report shows increased consumer choice after eighteen months of the Digital Markets Act
In July 2025, the European Commission opened a consultation to gather feedback on the impact and effectiveness of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and its ability to face emerging challenges. Our review ...
www.beuc.eu
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
New report by @BEUC: Increased consumer choice after eighteen months of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) www.beuc.eu/news/first-b...
But the Commission needs to take enforcement to "the next level" to ensure that gatekeepers comply fully.
But the Commission needs to take enforcement to "the next level" to ensure that gatekeepers comply fully.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Another chilling investigation results regarding data brokers and real-time bidding highlighting how real-time bidding is not only a general data protection issue, but also poses serious national security threats. netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
Databroker Files: Targeting the EU
Precise locations and revealing movement patterns: the mobile phone location data of millions of people in the EU is up for sale. Collected supposedly only for advertising purposes, this data can also...
netzpolitik.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Another chilling investigation results regarding data brokers and real-time bidding highlighting how real-time bidding is not only a general data protection issue, but also poses serious national security threats. netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
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I have a new essay - on the emptiness of sovereignty rhetoric behind "sovereign AI" - in the November issue of Le Monde Diplomatique. English version, paywalled, is here mondediplo.com/2025/11/03tech
Sovereignty for sale
Subscribers // by Evgeny Morozov (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, November 2025)
mondediplo.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I have a new essay - on the emptiness of sovereignty rhetoric behind "sovereign AI" - in the November issue of Le Monde Diplomatique. English version, paywalled, is here mondediplo.com/2025/11/03tech
Working on the European health data space, it's hard not to notice the lenghts interest groups will go to have a seat at any table, including the legislator's. Great work from @lobbycontrol.bsky.social !!
Tech firms are spending more than ever on lobbying the European Union amid mounting opposition to the bloc’s digital rules, according to new analysis.
Big Tech ups lobbying firepower, €€ in Brussels
American tech companies have piled into EU capital with bigger budgets and beefed-up teams.
www.politico.eu
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Working on the European health data space, it's hard not to notice the lenghts interest groups will go to have a seat at any table, including the legislator's. Great work from @lobbycontrol.bsky.social !!
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Lobbying for tech is booming corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/b...
Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe Observatory
New figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower.
corporateeurope.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Lobbying for tech is booming corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/b...
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We filled a complaint against Ireland to the European Commission today.
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Complaint v Ireland to European Commission re process appointing ex-Meta lobbyist as Data Protection Commissioner
Ireland's appointment process lacked procedural safeguards against conflicts of interest and political interference and may be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity
www.iccl.ie
October 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
We filled a complaint against Ireland to the European Commission today.
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Ireland has appointed an ex-Meta lobbyist as its new Data Protection Commissioner.
This will be interpreted by the tech industry as a signal of impunity.
The European Commission must intervene.
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM