Malaclypse
@malaclyps3.bsky.social
Internet Freedom Lobbyist, IT Security Pro, White Hat Hacker, against mass surveillance, TTIP/TAFTA, safe harbor, forward data retention, censorship and ███████
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The GDPR amendments are the worst thing the Commission has come up with in the last 10 years, even worse than ChatControl. If this is how they plan to (t)roll this mandate, I'd rather the Commission not do anything at all on digital.
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The GDPR amendments are the worst thing the Commission has come up with in the last 10 years, even worse than ChatControl. If this is how they plan to (t)roll this mandate, I'd rather the Commission not do anything at all on digital.
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“But it turns out that once you’ve built a massive distributed surveillance network, it’s hard to rein in its use.”
The Tech Company Bringing Surveillance Dystopia to Your Town
Flock claims that its technology will literally eliminate crime. But what it’s unleashing may be just as insidious.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“But it turns out that once you’ve built a massive distributed surveillance network, it’s hard to rein in its use.”
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⚖️📚 The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
EU Commission about to wreck core principles of the GDPR
The EU Commission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the GDPR. noybs first overview of the proposed changes.
noyb.eu
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
⚖️📚 The #EUCommission has secretly set in motion a potentially massive reform of the #GDPR. If internal drafts become reality, this would have significant impact on people's fundamental right to #privacy and data protection.
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
👀 Read more here 👉 noyb.eu/en/eu-commis...
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New American, Trump-ally, owners of notorious #spyware firm, #NSOGroup, say that they 'want to use NSO’s eavesdropping and surveillance technologies to “achieve a safer world.”' Sure, sure...
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...
Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Gets New Owners, Leadership and Seeks to Mend Reputation
Investors led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds have taken a controlling stake in the company behind Pegasus, and former Trump official David Friedman has been named executive chairman.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New American, Trump-ally, owners of notorious #spyware firm, #NSOGroup, say that they 'want to use NSO’s eavesdropping and surveillance technologies to “achieve a safer world.”' Sure, sure...
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...
www.wsj.com/tech/israeli...
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"What we do know...is that crypto and meme assets have already become what I consider to be a financial cesspool that is leveraged by many of the darkest actors on the planet.
My earlier testimony in European Parliament.
youtu.be/xJaJfROLs6Y
My earlier testimony in European Parliament.
youtu.be/xJaJfROLs6Y
Prof Jagolinzer testifies to EU Parliament about the dark uses of cryptocurrency
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"What we do know...is that crypto and meme assets have already become what I consider to be a financial cesspool that is leveraged by many of the darkest actors on the planet.
My earlier testimony in European Parliament.
youtu.be/xJaJfROLs6Y
My earlier testimony in European Parliament.
youtu.be/xJaJfROLs6Y
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frame: smart glasses are just like an iPhone
negation: no, they're different in important ways
kirby: THIS IS A SURVEILLANCE TOOL. THEY WANT TO NORMALIZE CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE. they are making a bad faith comparison bc they want to move the boundaries of acceptable behavior
negation: no, they're different in important ways
kirby: THIS IS A SURVEILLANCE TOOL. THEY WANT TO NORMALIZE CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE. they are making a bad faith comparison bc they want to move the boundaries of acceptable behavior
while i appreciate @404media.co explaining this, if you ever find yourself explaining to someone why smart glasses recording people is different from a smartphone, i think you have to consider that they're playing with you, and you're playing back in turn.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
frame: smart glasses are just like an iPhone
negation: no, they're different in important ways
kirby: THIS IS A SURVEILLANCE TOOL. THEY WANT TO NORMALIZE CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE. they are making a bad faith comparison bc they want to move the boundaries of acceptable behavior
negation: no, they're different in important ways
kirby: THIS IS A SURVEILLANCE TOOL. THEY WANT TO NORMALIZE CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE. they are making a bad faith comparison bc they want to move the boundaries of acceptable behavior
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The true mystery of the Louvre robbery now solved.
Wonderful piece.
Wonderful piece.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The true mystery of the Louvre robbery now solved.
Wonderful piece.
Wonderful piece.
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So, we wind up with “metacognitive laziness”, which is a nerd term for all of us slowly turning into the fat spaceship farers in Wall-E. Or the Pakleds from Star Trek.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
So, we wind up with “metacognitive laziness”, which is a nerd term for all of us slowly turning into the fat spaceship farers in Wall-E. Or the Pakleds from Star Trek.
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I’d add in the increasing research showing negative impacts of cognitive off-loading to GenAI. While Plato cited Thalmus bemoaning the advent of writing, and I struggle to remember any phone number since I got my first mobile - both off loading memory, GenAI allows the offloading of a lot more.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I’d add in the increasing research showing negative impacts of cognitive off-loading to GenAI. While Plato cited Thalmus bemoaning the advent of writing, and I struggle to remember any phone number since I got my first mobile - both off loading memory, GenAI allows the offloading of a lot more.
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“Every person using ChatGPT costs OpenAI more money then they pay them. Every free and paying user asking how to make a fluffy omelette or getting it to draft an email to their kid's teacher drains their resources.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
The Gist: AI, The Sound and Fury
We can calculate the amount of money flowing into AI. But what will the full cost be to society when the bubble pops? This is the Gist.
www.thegist.ie
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Every person using ChatGPT costs OpenAI more money then they pay them. Every free and paying user asking how to make a fluffy omelette or getting it to draft an email to their kid's teacher drains their resources.”
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-...
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Generative AI is ruining my motivation to teach. It is not a bold new era of information that I'm excited to see my students explore. It's a cheat that prevents them from thinking. It lets them avoid even a moment of confusion and struggle, necessary to process new ideas.
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Generative AI is ruining my motivation to teach. It is not a bold new era of information that I'm excited to see my students explore. It's a cheat that prevents them from thinking. It lets them avoid even a moment of confusion and struggle, necessary to process new ideas.
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OpenAI released its ChatGPT Atlas browser last month, sparking a fresh wave of research outlining the security problems with AI browsers.
Check out our latest digital security newsletter to learn about these security concerns and how you can stay safe.
Check out our latest digital security newsletter to learn about these security concerns and how you can stay safe.
AI browsers: the security headache nobody asked for
Despite their growing presence, AI-powered browsers aren’t ready for prime time when it comes to security
freedom.press
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
OpenAI released its ChatGPT Atlas browser last month, sparking a fresh wave of research outlining the security problems with AI browsers.
Check out our latest digital security newsletter to learn about these security concerns and how you can stay safe.
Check out our latest digital security newsletter to learn about these security concerns and how you can stay safe.
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“Every participant who was detained by authorities & had biometrics enabled, said they were violently forced to unlock their phone. […]”
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
"Research shows that features like Face ID and fingerprints enable violent, forced phone access by police and authorities" the-decenter.ghost.io/the-body-as-... by Afsaneh Rigot
The Body as a Password: The Cost of Face ID
Convenience is costing people their freedom. Research shows that features like Face ID and fingerprints enable violent, forced phone access by police and authorities, writes Afsaneh Rigot.
the-decenter.ghost.io
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
“Every participant who was detained by authorities & had biometrics enabled, said they were violently forced to unlock their phone. […]”
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
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A direct attack on our digital rights!
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A direct attack on our digital rights!
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The Commission is set to introduce the Digital Omnibus on November 19. www.linkedin.com/posts/luisal...
This text was shared by Max Schrems.
Text of the internal draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview based on previously “leaked” documents.t
This text was shared by Max Schrems.
Text of the internal draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview based on previously “leaked” documents.t
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Commission is set to introduce the Digital Omnibus on November 19. www.linkedin.com/posts/luisal...
This text was shared by Max Schrems.
Text of the internal draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview based on previously “leaked” documents.t
This text was shared by Max Schrems.
Text of the internal draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview based on previously “leaked” documents.t
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Ursprünglicher Beitrag: mastodon.social/@ennopark/11...
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ursprünglicher Beitrag: mastodon.social/@ennopark/11...
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“For decades, video footage was the gold standard for evidence that something had occurred. Now when there’s footage of a crime or government tyranny or a famous person, people aren’t going to believe it happened unless it’s corroborated by eyewitness testimony.”
open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
Artificial Intelligence Is Making Everything Dumber
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
“For decades, video footage was the gold standard for evidence that something had occurred. Now when there’s footage of a crime or government tyranny or a famous person, people aren’t going to believe it happened unless it’s corroborated by eyewitness testimony.”
open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
open.substack.com/pub/caitlinj...
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>> Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race
He also had strong opinions about people's
gizmodo.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
>> Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
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DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As a neuroscientist, I’d suggest there is a profound disconnect between what *some* computer scientists think is representative of “intelligence”, cognitive ability, or descriptions of consciousness from some in AI work.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
LLMs are not how neural systems process information, nor how brains function.
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"Every six months, Meta earns $3.5 billion from just the portion of scam ads that 'present higher legal risk,' the [Meta] document says, such as those falsely claiming to represent a consumer brand...That figure almost certainly exceeds 'the cost of any regulatory settlement involving scam ads.'”
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 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Every six months, Meta earns $3.5 billion from just the portion of scam ads that 'present higher legal risk,' the [Meta] document says, such as those falsely claiming to represent a consumer brand...That figure almost certainly exceeds 'the cost of any regulatory settlement involving scam ads.'”
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End of Japanese community at Mozilla due to use of AI. The community members have expressed disappointment and frustration that their long term volunteer efforts and local knowledge were being replaced by machine translation, which they felt did not match the quality of human provided support
Client Challenge
support.mozilla.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
End of Japanese community at Mozilla due to use of AI. The community members have expressed disappointment and frustration that their long term volunteer efforts and local knowledge were being replaced by machine translation, which they felt did not match the quality of human provided support
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Microsoft journey 2022-2027
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Microsoft journey 2022-2027
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The enshittification of Mozilla with AI slop and greed is a warning for various opensource projects and Linux distros not to become comfy with AI garbage. People and users will abandon your product, because being opensource doesn't mean you can get away with it. Users are tired of this garbage.
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The enshittification of Mozilla with AI slop and greed is a warning for various opensource projects and Linux distros not to become comfy with AI garbage. People and users will abandon your product, because being opensource doesn't mean you can get away with it. Users are tired of this garbage.