Connie
@notoracle.bsky.social
She/Her ⚧️ • #Pittsburgh
Developer • I care about online and offline privacy.
Developer • I care about online and offline privacy.
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The threats to digital civil liberties aren’t secret rooms in AT&T buildings anymore. They’re AI systems, data brokers, and privatized surveillance sold as products.
The EFF has spent 35 years fighting for rights and freedoms. Here’s my take on how it should evolve to fight back.
The EFF has spent 35 years fighting for rights and freedoms. Here’s my take on how it should evolve to fight back.
The EFF we need now
Why the next era of digital civil liberties requires a tighter mission, a bolder strategy, and a clearer view of how power works.
werd.io
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The threats to digital civil liberties aren’t secret rooms in AT&T buildings anymore. They’re AI systems, data brokers, and privatized surveillance sold as products.
The EFF has spent 35 years fighting for rights and freedoms. Here’s my take on how it should evolve to fight back.
The EFF has spent 35 years fighting for rights and freedoms. Here’s my take on how it should evolve to fight back.
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the devaluation of non-code contributions in OSS is a real problem that leaves the whole space vulnerable
the firefox heel turn is perhaps one of the saddest stories for the open web
doubling down on LLMs-for-everything now involves crowding out the translators support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums... imagine how many hours of painstaking human work have just been thrown out in favour of machine translation
doubling down on LLMs-for-everything now involves crowding out the translators support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums... imagine how many hours of painstaking human work have just been thrown out in favour of machine translation
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
the devaluation of non-code contributions in OSS is a real problem that leaves the whole space vulnerable
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Looks like X is juicing web visit numbers by opening a browser WebView in the background whether the user visits the link or not.
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
![Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not
247 points by stillatit 10 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 200 comments
Just saw the CEO of Substack celebrating traffic from X/Twitter shooting up thinking they stopped suppressing tweets with links[0]. Actually, this traffic is because now any time you open a tweet with a link, the in-app webview loads in the background, and displays when you press the link.
I run an ecom store that gets a lot of its customers from Twitter. I was also shocked to see my traffic double or triple overnight and thought the algorithm had blessed me and my business. Soon realized what was actually happening. Thought other traffic-monitors might appreciate this explanation.
Meanwhile Nikita Bier is pretending they never suppressed tweets with links to begin with, offering the alternative explanation: "a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser covers the post and people forget to Like or Reply. So X doesn't get a clear signal whether the content is any good"[1]. A bit of a rewriting of history since Elon and his mom both tweeted about how it wasn't fair to use his platform to promote other links/platforms, even banning people who shared profiles of other social networks (including Paul Graham for a period). They suppressed all links shortly after.
[0] https://x.com/cjgbest/status/1985464687350485092
[1] https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1979994223224209709](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tpg43qhh4lw4ksiffs4nbda3/bafkreia62cq7p2dn2o76cjuuzl5dpwaatnf5m5cl5bm7lmoprsavebgl4q@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Looks like X is juicing web visit numbers by opening a browser WebView in the background whether the user visits the link or not.
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
I forgot how many annoying Dodgers fans are on here, and no other baseball teams fan.
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I forgot how many annoying Dodgers fans are on here, and no other baseball teams fan.
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anonymous terezi halloween commission
October 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
anonymous terezi halloween commission
:has is an amazing thing when you need to block someone on a website you don't have an account on.
October 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
:has is an amazing thing when you need to block someone on a website you don't have an account on.
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As an experiment, we (the Firefox team) wanted to try a new way to get feedback on which Interop proposals matter most.
So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
Interop Feature Ranking
Rank the web platform features you care most about
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As an experiment, we (the Firefox team) wanted to try a new way to get feedback on which Interop proposals matter most.
So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.
interop-rank.jakearchibald.com
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📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
r/Pittsburgh is an awful place too many NIMBY's, and they're awfully loud about being NIMBY's too.
September 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
r/Pittsburgh is an awful place too many NIMBY's, and they're awfully loud about being NIMBY's too.
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FOLKS WE DID IT
✅ I'm typing this on @aviva.gay's deer.social
✅ which posted to @alnkq.bsky.social's AppViewLite
✅ which is listening to the @blacksky.app atproto.africa relay
✅ I'm typing this on @aviva.gay's deer.social
✅ which posted to @alnkq.bsky.social's AppViewLite
✅ which is listening to the @blacksky.app atproto.africa relay
May 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
FOLKS WE DID IT
✅ I'm typing this on @aviva.gay's deer.social
✅ which posted to @alnkq.bsky.social's AppViewLite
✅ which is listening to the @blacksky.app atproto.africa relay
✅ I'm typing this on @aviva.gay's deer.social
✅ which posted to @alnkq.bsky.social's AppViewLite
✅ which is listening to the @blacksky.app atproto.africa relay
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My cover for BIRDS OF PREY #22, out June 4!
March 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My cover for BIRDS OF PREY #22, out June 4!
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i have an interview! here’s hoping to me getting the job!
March 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
i have an interview! here’s hoping to me getting the job!
you know what, i'm going to make a mean grilled cheese this week.
simply need to research what cheese tastes amazing when paired with pepperjack, and melts good.
simply need to research what cheese tastes amazing when paired with pepperjack, and melts good.
March 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
you know what, i'm going to make a mean grilled cheese this week.
simply need to research what cheese tastes amazing when paired with pepperjack, and melts good.
simply need to research what cheese tastes amazing when paired with pepperjack, and melts good.
made a resume going over my experience and knowledge on cooking and foods.
locked myself into working for restaurants lol
locked myself into working for restaurants lol
March 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
made a resume going over my experience and knowledge on cooking and foods.
locked myself into working for restaurants lol
locked myself into working for restaurants lol
looking for work is hard.
hardest part is hearing back from these places.
hardest part is hearing back from these places.
March 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
looking for work is hard.
hardest part is hearing back from these places.
hardest part is hearing back from these places.
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