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Tom Stoneham
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Academic philosopher at a UK university.

Likes: #Linux, #GrapheneOS and #e2ee

Cares about: #DataPrivacy #AIEthics #ClimateChange #DigitalDivide […]

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Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #digitalsovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation […]
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December 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
@troed @protonprivacy Thanks. Done that now.
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
@troed @protonprivacy Sure, but who is 'they' - presumably #allianz has a pretty large and high quality #cybersec #InfoSec team who must have implemented this new policy. It seems very unlikley to be simple ignorance.
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
@troed @protonprivacy Interesting - they assume it is ignorance. But this is a global financial institution and a change in policy in the past 12 months. Someone in their security made that decision.
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
How many teachers could you get for an investment of $850m (and that's just the upfront cost)?

#ai is capital. Governments need to spend on people. Because people in (good) work buy stuff and pay taxes and generally make your country better.
October 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM