Jennifer L. in Ontario 🇨🇦
@jennifer295.bsky.social
Gen X Canadian🙋♀️ Digital civil rights. Tax billionaires. Social safety nets = civilized. Right to read 📚 Less war, more dialogue. Fascinated by potential of the RCC ⛪ Cultural narrative as social fabric. Follow / RP ≠ agree 🍃
~All beings want to be happy.
~All beings want to be happy.
Thanks, L.
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thanks, L.
Argh. That sucks. Wouldn’t wish that on anyone. 😡😨
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Argh. That sucks. Wouldn’t wish that on anyone. 😡😨
Reposted by Jennifer L. in Ontario 🇨🇦
These are used locally too. Some towns and counties are shutting them off.
www.columbian.com/news/2025/no...
www.columbian.com/news/2025/no...
Skamania County Sheriff’s Office disables license plate reading cameras over privacy concerns
Skamania County has shut off its automated license plate reader cameras after a judge ruled images captured by them must be released under Washington’s public records law.
www.columbian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
These are used locally too. Some towns and counties are shutting them off.
www.columbian.com/news/2025/no...
www.columbian.com/news/2025/no...
Been following EFF for years. Also good is @iccl.bsky.social and @johnnyryan.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Been following EFF for years. Also good is @iccl.bsky.social and @johnnyryan.bsky.social
I “knew something” in 2018. I tried to “do something” but Boomers said “why do you want privacy if you haven’t done anything wrong” and “I don’t use social media and I don’t care” and “ This (being stalked) is YOUR problem.”
Platforms label complaints as harassment so reporting is criminalized.
Platforms label complaints as harassment so reporting is criminalized.
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I “knew something” in 2018. I tried to “do something” but Boomers said “why do you want privacy if you haven’t done anything wrong” and “I don’t use social media and I don’t care” and “ This (being stalked) is YOUR problem.”
Platforms label complaints as harassment so reporting is criminalized.
Platforms label complaints as harassment so reporting is criminalized.
And it has been in place since at least 2016, in Canada re: browsing history. Be careful what you read about of which documentaries you consume, it can b re associated with you in ways you don’t want. Reading about ADHD can mean you will considered to have ADHD.
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
And it has been in place since at least 2016, in Canada re: browsing history. Be careful what you read about of which documentaries you consume, it can b re associated with you in ways you don’t want. Reading about ADHD can mean you will considered to have ADHD.
Reposted by Jennifer L. in Ontario 🇨🇦
The U.S. Border Patrol is quietly operating a nationwide monitoring program that tracks the movements of millions of American drivers, far beyond the border itself.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
The U.S. Border Patrol is quietly operating a nationwide monitoring program that tracks the movements of millions of American drivers, far beyond the border itself.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
This “predictive intelligence” system uses a vast network of license-plate-scanning cameras positioned across the country.
Reposted by Jennifer L. in Ontario 🇨🇦
11/ LaBore explained to Bruckelmyer that he and others could be charged criminally if “somebody that they already know about” were to keep abusing children and they failed to report it.
She read him the mandated reporter law over the phone, line by line, then texted it.
She read him the mandated reporter law over the phone, line by line, then texted it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
11/ LaBore explained to Bruckelmyer that he and others could be charged criminally if “somebody that they already know about” were to keep abusing children and they failed to report it.
She read him the mandated reporter law over the phone, line by line, then texted it.
She read him the mandated reporter law over the phone, line by line, then texted it.
Do First Past The Post electoral systems lead to polarization?
Source: Fair Vote Canada share.google/w7uiwbRzkmT3...
Source: Fair Vote Canada share.google/w7uiwbRzkmT3...
Proportional representation decreases political polarization
Growing political polarization - "us vs them" - is a concern in Canada. Research shows proportional representation can decrease partisan hostility.
share.google
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Do First Past The Post electoral systems lead to polarization?
Source: Fair Vote Canada share.google/w7uiwbRzkmT3...
Source: Fair Vote Canada share.google/w7uiwbRzkmT3...
I am afraid the Ontario government is going to move ahead with AI in education while “aware of the risks”.
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I am afraid the Ontario government is going to move ahead with AI in education while “aware of the risks”.
Reposted by Jennifer L. in Ontario 🇨🇦
If you can't build your product without stealing, maybe you shouldn't be building it.
August 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you can't build your product without stealing, maybe you shouldn't be building it.