Mazder
@mazder.bsky.social
I have no idea what the hell I am, what I am doing, or where I am going.
Why do you follow me?!
Anyone using/posting genAI content gets an insta-block.
Pick up a pencil and learn ya lazy fucks!
Why do you follow me?!
Anyone using/posting genAI content gets an insta-block.
Pick up a pencil and learn ya lazy fucks!
I mean, for one I am glad because it means I don't have to deal with Online Safety Act bullshit
But on the other hand it wouldn't go amiss/feel forced if they were in the game
But on the other hand it wouldn't go amiss/feel forced if they were in the game
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I mean, for one I am glad because it means I don't have to deal with Online Safety Act bullshit
But on the other hand it wouldn't go amiss/feel forced if they were in the game
But on the other hand it wouldn't go amiss/feel forced if they were in the game
The BBC should remain an independent and impartial news service.
I would encourage yourself, and your party, to increase and improve your media presence as much as you can. You don't have to be populist to be popular.
I would encourage yourself, and your party, to increase and improve your media presence as much as you can. You don't have to be populist to be popular.
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The BBC should remain an independent and impartial news service.
I would encourage yourself, and your party, to increase and improve your media presence as much as you can. You don't have to be populist to be popular.
I would encourage yourself, and your party, to increase and improve your media presence as much as you can. You don't have to be populist to be popular.
Let me guess, your MP is either Labour or Greens
Greens are hit and miss on criticism to the OSA, Labour outright just dismiss any concerns and align with Peter Kyle's disgusting claim.
Lib Dems seem to be against it, as does most of the right wing.
Greens are hit and miss on criticism to the OSA, Labour outright just dismiss any concerns and align with Peter Kyle's disgusting claim.
Lib Dems seem to be against it, as does most of the right wing.
November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Let me guess, your MP is either Labour or Greens
Greens are hit and miss on criticism to the OSA, Labour outright just dismiss any concerns and align with Peter Kyle's disgusting claim.
Lib Dems seem to be against it, as does most of the right wing.
Greens are hit and miss on criticism to the OSA, Labour outright just dismiss any concerns and align with Peter Kyle's disgusting claim.
Lib Dems seem to be against it, as does most of the right wing.
I mean you don't even NEED to bring VPN's into it.
Young teens/pre-teens have been sharing proxy sites since the early 2010's. The law is only as effective as the compliance.
I agree it's a regressive policy and the oppressive nature of it is going to cause more harm than good.
Young teens/pre-teens have been sharing proxy sites since the early 2010's. The law is only as effective as the compliance.
I agree it's a regressive policy and the oppressive nature of it is going to cause more harm than good.
October 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I mean you don't even NEED to bring VPN's into it.
Young teens/pre-teens have been sharing proxy sites since the early 2010's. The law is only as effective as the compliance.
I agree it's a regressive policy and the oppressive nature of it is going to cause more harm than good.
Young teens/pre-teens have been sharing proxy sites since the early 2010's. The law is only as effective as the compliance.
I agree it's a regressive policy and the oppressive nature of it is going to cause more harm than good.
Or we could stop pretending everyone online is definitely a "real" person.
By which I mean we should assume that people put in personas online and that being anonymous is not the same as not being human.
I think we should put less of our real selves online anyway
By which I mean we should assume that people put in personas online and that being anonymous is not the same as not being human.
I think we should put less of our real selves online anyway
October 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Or we could stop pretending everyone online is definitely a "real" person.
By which I mean we should assume that people put in personas online and that being anonymous is not the same as not being human.
I think we should put less of our real selves online anyway
By which I mean we should assume that people put in personas online and that being anonymous is not the same as not being human.
I think we should put less of our real selves online anyway
Instead of an oppressive over-bearing piece of legislation that demands UK citizens to give our private data to 3rd party companies who may be selling that data off, or have shoddy security themselves and end up leaking it.
Handing over private data shouldn't be normalised
Handing over private data shouldn't be normalised
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Instead of an oppressive over-bearing piece of legislation that demands UK citizens to give our private data to 3rd party companies who may be selling that data off, or have shoddy security themselves and end up leaking it.
Handing over private data shouldn't be normalised
Handing over private data shouldn't be normalised
Which is why I'd've loved to see a government class on how to easily put many of the protections you can do for kid's devices on.
If there are bad parents who do not wish to do that we need to have a societal ousting of those parents, they need to be publicly shamed as bad parents in those cases
If there are bad parents who do not wish to do that we need to have a societal ousting of those parents, they need to be publicly shamed as bad parents in those cases
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Which is why I'd've loved to see a government class on how to easily put many of the protections you can do for kid's devices on.
If there are bad parents who do not wish to do that we need to have a societal ousting of those parents, they need to be publicly shamed as bad parents in those cases
If there are bad parents who do not wish to do that we need to have a societal ousting of those parents, they need to be publicly shamed as bad parents in those cases
I mean they say that but we know that other data that "shouldn't be sold" has found it's way to the dark web
When companies and govs start acting trustworthy I'll trust them
Until then I'll have a heavy level of skepticism and opt-outs (even though it should be opt in, not mandatory)
When companies and govs start acting trustworthy I'll trust them
Until then I'll have a heavy level of skepticism and opt-outs (even though it should be opt in, not mandatory)
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I mean they say that but we know that other data that "shouldn't be sold" has found it's way to the dark web
When companies and govs start acting trustworthy I'll trust them
Until then I'll have a heavy level of skepticism and opt-outs (even though it should be opt in, not mandatory)
When companies and govs start acting trustworthy I'll trust them
Until then I'll have a heavy level of skepticism and opt-outs (even though it should be opt in, not mandatory)
I mean I am one to not use biometric sign ins on my phone because I don't want Google or my phone manufacturer that data either.
Needless to say I perceived the UK has a date weaker security system than even the cheapest Huawei phone
Needless to say I perceived the UK has a date weaker security system than even the cheapest Huawei phone
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I mean I am one to not use biometric sign ins on my phone because I don't want Google or my phone manufacturer that data either.
Needless to say I perceived the UK has a date weaker security system than even the cheapest Huawei phone
Needless to say I perceived the UK has a date weaker security system than even the cheapest Huawei phone
as one point of failure is less secure than many in the UK system.
And they may claim it is voluntary but if you link everything to it for the sake of convenience then all other methods will be dropped, leading to it being mandatory in practice, as well as intent
I don't trust the UK gov "security"
And they may claim it is voluntary but if you link everything to it for the sake of convenience then all other methods will be dropped, leading to it being mandatory in practice, as well as intent
I don't trust the UK gov "security"
October 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
as one point of failure is less secure than many in the UK system.
And they may claim it is voluntary but if you link everything to it for the sake of convenience then all other methods will be dropped, leading to it being mandatory in practice, as well as intent
I don't trust the UK gov "security"
And they may claim it is voluntary but if you link everything to it for the sake of convenience then all other methods will be dropped, leading to it being mandatory in practice, as well as intent
I don't trust the UK gov "security"
Okay that specific one, maybe, I don't know Estonian systems enough to know one way or the other, but if leaks like this are happening I still don't want to find the UK being subject to it, especially not in a mandatory capacity
If voluntary it'd still be a bad thing to put everything in one place
If voluntary it'd still be a bad thing to put everything in one place
October 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Okay that specific one, maybe, I don't know Estonian systems enough to know one way or the other, but if leaks like this are happening I still don't want to find the UK being subject to it, especially not in a mandatory capacity
If voluntary it'd still be a bad thing to put everything in one place
If voluntary it'd still be a bad thing to put everything in one place
I mean the UK govt can't seem to keep our id's safe at all.
The implementation of the OSA without prescribed restrictions on who can even do the ID checks alone shows that even if this digital ID is all done "in house" the UK is reckless with data security
The implementation of the OSA without prescribed restrictions on who can even do the ID checks alone shows that even if this digital ID is all done "in house" the UK is reckless with data security
October 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I mean the UK govt can't seem to keep our id's safe at all.
The implementation of the OSA without prescribed restrictions on who can even do the ID checks alone shows that even if this digital ID is all done "in house" the UK is reckless with data security
The implementation of the OSA without prescribed restrictions on who can even do the ID checks alone shows that even if this digital ID is all done "in house" the UK is reckless with data security
Hell according to this report Estonia had a 700,000 ID codes leak, and 400,000 email addresses.
Even if just the email addresses alone is taken as gospel it's still 28.57% of all of Estonians
How does this sound safe, to anyone?
Convenience over safety is folly
www.ria.ee/en/lessons-m...
Even if just the email addresses alone is taken as gospel it's still 28.57% of all of Estonians
How does this sound safe, to anyone?
Convenience over safety is folly
www.ria.ee/en/lessons-m...
Lessons from a massive data leak
At the beginning of 2024, criminals breached the server of Allium UPI, stealing data on the customers of Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and Pet City.
www.ria.ee
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hell according to this report Estonia had a 700,000 ID codes leak, and 400,000 email addresses.
Even if just the email addresses alone is taken as gospel it's still 28.57% of all of Estonians
How does this sound safe, to anyone?
Convenience over safety is folly
www.ria.ee/en/lessons-m...
Even if just the email addresses alone is taken as gospel it's still 28.57% of all of Estonians
How does this sound safe, to anyone?
Convenience over safety is folly
www.ria.ee/en/lessons-m...
That would be a catastrophic leak and not a risk I'd wish to impose upon the UK population. Especially when there has been rumour of having kids as young as 13 years old to have a mandatory ID...yeah it's not a great start to their life to have their ID leaked
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October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
That would be a catastrophic leak and not a risk I'd wish to impose upon the UK population. Especially when there has been rumour of having kids as young as 13 years old to have a mandatory ID...yeah it's not a great start to their life to have their ID leaked
2/3
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So in 2021 the Estonian Digital ID had a breach that led to 286,438 people's ID's being leaked. With rough maths from the current population it'd be 20.46% of all Estonian's ID's leaked
And we're going to model our ID on a similar system
To compare such a breach tot he UK population is 14,64,458 1/3
And we're going to model our ID on a similar system
To compare such a breach tot he UK population is 14,64,458 1/3
October 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So in 2021 the Estonian Digital ID had a breach that led to 286,438 people's ID's being leaked. With rough maths from the current population it'd be 20.46% of all Estonian's ID's leaked
And we're going to model our ID on a similar system
To compare such a breach tot he UK population is 14,64,458 1/3
And we're going to model our ID on a similar system
To compare such a breach tot he UK population is 14,64,458 1/3
If you have to vote tactically the LibDems are currently opposing digital id and are in the least looking to reform the OSA, I'd not actually repealing it.
October 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If you have to vote tactically the LibDems are currently opposing digital id and are in the least looking to reform the OSA, I'd not actually repealing it.
And if, and only if, they show some actual care for data security and privacy.
I mean if there is an MoD style leak, or worse, an Estonia styled hack then everyone on the system is at risk. And if 13 y/o are on that system we'd've essentially ruined their lives as you can't unleak that data.
I mean if there is an MoD style leak, or worse, an Estonia styled hack then everyone on the system is at risk. And if 13 y/o are on that system we'd've essentially ruined their lives as you can't unleak that data.
October 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
And if, and only if, they show some actual care for data security and privacy.
I mean if there is an MoD style leak, or worse, an Estonia styled hack then everyone on the system is at risk. And if 13 y/o are on that system we'd've essentially ruined their lives as you can't unleak that data.
I mean if there is an MoD style leak, or worse, an Estonia styled hack then everyone on the system is at risk. And if 13 y/o are on that system we'd've essentially ruined their lives as you can't unleak that data.
This is also not taking into consideration bad parents have been buying their kids non-age appropriate games for YEARS, hell I've seen with my own eyes parents openly buying GTA for their, like, 7 year old.
Government oversight causing platforms to over-restrict won't stop that, ever
Government oversight causing platforms to over-restrict won't stop that, ever
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is also not taking into consideration bad parents have been buying their kids non-age appropriate games for YEARS, hell I've seen with my own eyes parents openly buying GTA for their, like, 7 year old.
Government oversight causing platforms to over-restrict won't stop that, ever
Government oversight causing platforms to over-restrict won't stop that, ever
It's less "warning" and more "restriction via a form of payment many people don't have"
A similarly silly comparison would be moving sales of alcohol to a form of crypto that's linked to a Veteran's ID.
Any restriction is just a restriction on top of the existing moderation tools
A similarly silly comparison would be moving sales of alcohol to a form of crypto that's linked to a Veteran's ID.
Any restriction is just a restriction on top of the existing moderation tools
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It's less "warning" and more "restriction via a form of payment many people don't have"
A similarly silly comparison would be moving sales of alcohol to a form of crypto that's linked to a Veteran's ID.
Any restriction is just a restriction on top of the existing moderation tools
A similarly silly comparison would be moving sales of alcohol to a form of crypto that's linked to a Veteran's ID.
Any restriction is just a restriction on top of the existing moderation tools
It is really weird for the EU to have such a hardon for biometrics when they have so many tourism based economies within their nations.
Nothing says "don't come here" more than "we'll but your biometric data on file with no ability to remove it".
Nothing says "don't come here" more than "we'll but your biometric data on file with no ability to remove it".
October 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It is really weird for the EU to have such a hardon for biometrics when they have so many tourism based economies within their nations.
Nothing says "don't come here" more than "we'll but your biometric data on file with no ability to remove it".
Nothing says "don't come here" more than "we'll but your biometric data on file with no ability to remove it".
These things should be outlined before the announcement they're definitely going to do it, and as per the response to the petition they are doing it.
Personally we need a lot more reassurance of actual data security first before we even consider it
I mean the OSA has just had data leaks so...
Personally we need a lot more reassurance of actual data security first before we even consider it
I mean the OSA has just had data leaks so...
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
These things should be outlined before the announcement they're definitely going to do it, and as per the response to the petition they are doing it.
Personally we need a lot more reassurance of actual data security first before we even consider it
I mean the OSA has just had data leaks so...
Personally we need a lot more reassurance of actual data security first before we even consider it
I mean the OSA has just had data leaks so...
No, I'd also argue that with real names and faces that nuance would be further lost.
Americans don't "get" sarcasm as it is stereotypically, you want them coming for us with legal actions that can follow our real lives because they can't handle banter?
Americans don't "get" sarcasm as it is stereotypically, you want them coming for us with legal actions that can follow our real lives because they can't handle banter?
October 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
No, I'd also argue that with real names and faces that nuance would be further lost.
Americans don't "get" sarcasm as it is stereotypically, you want them coming for us with legal actions that can follow our real lives because they can't handle banter?
Americans don't "get" sarcasm as it is stereotypically, you want them coming for us with legal actions that can follow our real lives because they can't handle banter?
global system, who would, in this example, be the arbiters of what is/is not permitted to be said in the global eco-sphere where everyone is their real selves?
Are we going to have international warrants issued for a "crowd" of people protesting war crimes when that nation takes offense to it? 4/4
Are we going to have international warrants issued for a "crowd" of people protesting war crimes when that nation takes offense to it? 4/4
October 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
global system, who would, in this example, be the arbiters of what is/is not permitted to be said in the global eco-sphere where everyone is their real selves?
Are we going to have international warrants issued for a "crowd" of people protesting war crimes when that nation takes offense to it? 4/4
Are we going to have international warrants issued for a "crowd" of people protesting war crimes when that nation takes offense to it? 4/4
"I don't care if they burn the hotel down" it's going to go from fringe cases to common.
Hell I've said in public "Guy Fawkes had the right idea" to express my general distaste for government across 8 different prime ministers, does that class me as part of the problem?
Also the internet is a
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Hell I've said in public "Guy Fawkes had the right idea" to express my general distaste for government across 8 different prime ministers, does that class me as part of the problem?
Also the internet is a
3/?
October 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"I don't care if they burn the hotel down" it's going to go from fringe cases to common.
Hell I've said in public "Guy Fawkes had the right idea" to express my general distaste for government across 8 different prime ministers, does that class me as part of the problem?
Also the internet is a
3/?
Hell I've said in public "Guy Fawkes had the right idea" to express my general distaste for government across 8 different prime ministers, does that class me as part of the problem?
Also the internet is a
3/?
arrested over pretty minor stuff.
We've all seen videos of officers being sent to people's homes over a bad social media post. Even if fake with the laws currently set as they are it's inviting more of that if you simply express exasperation. Lucy Connoly went to prison for essentially saying 2/?
We've all seen videos of officers being sent to people's homes over a bad social media post. Even if fake with the laws currently set as they are it's inviting more of that if you simply express exasperation. Lucy Connoly went to prison for essentially saying 2/?
October 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
arrested over pretty minor stuff.
We've all seen videos of officers being sent to people's homes over a bad social media post. Even if fake with the laws currently set as they are it's inviting more of that if you simply express exasperation. Lucy Connoly went to prison for essentially saying 2/?
We've all seen videos of officers being sent to people's homes over a bad social media post. Even if fake with the laws currently set as they are it's inviting more of that if you simply express exasperation. Lucy Connoly went to prison for essentially saying 2/?