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Sandy Skelaney
@sandividin.bsky.social
Building human-centered AI. Writing a dissertation on DAO governance. ~PhD Public Affairs | Tech Policy. Anti-trafficking OG since before the Palermo Protocol. #ParasolCooperative #Tech2Protect #PawsUp 🐾 #Miami 🏝️✌️
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The silent tech abuse goes viral - attacks via smartphones, smart homes, and smart watches spread
YouTube video by Declan Dunn - The AI Optimist Project
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By leaving insecure tracking devices on the open internet, “police have not only breached public trust but created a bounty of location data for everyone who drives by which can be abused by stalkers & other criminals,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @wired.com.
License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data
Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.

Last week, HRW published a report on labor abuses and sexual exploitation in Colombian webcam studios.

Learn more about the impact of this research and advocacy ⤵️
“I Kept Saying, ‘I Don't Want To.’"
People creating adult content in Colombian webcam studios are subject to a wide range of labor rights abuses and sexual exploitation. Researcher Erin Kilbride speaks about the surprising findings in t...
www.hrw.org
December 17, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Prosecutors are charging Luigi with terrorism, which is an “intent to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or a government unit.”

Why don’t these mass murdering incels with anti-women manifestos like Elliot Rogers get called terrorists? Intent to intimidate all women doesn’t count?
December 18, 2024 at 1:10 AM
The revolution will be commercialized.
December 17, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Gaslighters keep trying to convince us we all are on equal footing now. Democracy for the people by the people indeed.
This is why I support DEI. The existing system operates to exclude women and minorities. Period.
December 15, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Impressive work! #Techforgood
Read about the incredible work of @nighatdad.bsky.social

"In 2012, Dad established the Digital Rights Foundation, an NGO that aims to address the digital divide and fight online abuse of women and other gender minorities in Pakistan."
www.wired.com/story/nighat...
She Escaped an Abusive Marriage—Now She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment
Inspired by her own experience of abuse, Nighat Dad fights for women’s social and digital rights in Pakistan and beyond.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:32 AM
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CANADIAN Version of this series would have been boring. Man gets cancer... Man goes to Dr. because they have universal healthcare. The End.
December 8, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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IQuick Thread: I really love people who work to take care of the spaces we share online. Because Bluesky is less centralized, more of that work falls to us.

As in all things…look for the helpers.
December 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is on the list of programs the DOGE wants to cut. This funds domestic violence and human trafficking hotlines, programs, and shelters across the nation. @grantstern.bsky.social

www.barrons.com/articles/mus...
DOGE: A Look at the Programs Musk, Ramaswamy Want to Cut Billions From
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-heads of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE for short, have repeatedly said they will cut more than $500 billion in what they call government overspendi...
www.barrons.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:07 PM
A sneak peek at what we’ve been building at Parasol Cooperative.

youtu.be/hQmJquDcDTA?...
The silent tech abuse goes viral - attacks via smartphones, smart homes, and smart watches spread
YouTube video by Declan Dunn - The AI Optimist Project
youtu.be
December 5, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Choose survivor-centered AI that doesn’t collect, use, or sell any user data. #MeetRuth

Question the business models in platforms we use. Tech nonprofits like Parasol Cooperative prioritize social impact goals, not profits.
epic.org EPIC @epic.org · Nov 25
In collaboration with @nnedv.bsky.social, EPIC published a breakdown of how data brokers harm domestic violence survivors. This is part of EPIC's ongoing series of resources about the CFPB's Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking process & data brokers.

epic.org/documents/da...
December 5, 2024 at 3:34 PM