Data Poisoning: The Fatal Flaw in Mass Surveillance
#Surveillance #technology #AI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJf4SNuDnoI

7 uncommon and easy privacy and security tips.
#privacy #technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDV07Anv6m0

A Super Bowl for the “kids picked last in gym class.” Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/HaLxEx

#Tech #SiliconValley #SuperBowl #Technology

New York state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose a moratorium of at least three years on permits tied to the construction and operation of new data centers. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/FbeYbH

#Tech #NewYork #DataCenters #Technology

Amazon's friendliness with the Trump administration is paying off, both to advance founder Jeff Bezos's personal projects and to advance the company's business interests. @brianmerchant says we need a consumer boycott, and for the company's white collar workers to step up.

https://flip.it/3YCmxG

#Amazon #ICE #Technology #Tech #TrumpAdministration

The Zine from 404media About ICE Surveillance Is Here!

https://www.404media.co/icezine/

"You are holding a zine about the surveillance tools used by ICE, and what we have learned so far about how you can resist this technology.

This zine was reported and written by 404 Media, a journalist-owned investigative website and now, we suppose, a print publication. Our status as a small outfit of reporters who own the means of production (a website), means that we have the freedom to report on the topics we believe are the most important. For the last year, that has been Donald Trumpʼs mass deportation
campaign, and the technology powering it."

PDF Zine: https://www.404media.co/content/files/2026/02/404ICEZINE.pdf

#Zine #Surveillance #USA #ICE #Tech #Technology

Santa Clara County may ditch camera vendor amid privacy issues

Santa Clara County officials signaled growing distrust with Flock Safety, a company that sells license plate reading cameras to cities across California, over concerns the cameras are being used by federal immigration authorities.

#SiliconValley #California #FlockSafety #surveillance #privacy #ice #technology #tech

https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-may-ditch-camera-vendor-amid-privacy-issues/

Pinterest has sacked two engineers for writing a script that tracked layoffs. The tracker created an alert for employee names in communications tools such as Slack being removed or deactivated. A spokesperson told @BBCNews this was "a clear violation of Pinterest policy and of their former colleagues' privacy." Pinterest recently laid off around 700 people, with chief executive Bill Ready saying he was "doubling down on an AI-forward approach."

https://flip.it/dvt09i

#Pinterest #Technology #Tech #Layoffs

As digital evidence becomes increasingly pivotal in court decisions, small and medium-sized businesses are facing a pressing concern: subpar encryption standards leave them vulnerable to costly litigation, regulatory fines, and reputational damage. Ensure robust protection for your data – the stakes are higher than you think.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/are-you-suing-yourselves-in-court-with-subpar-encryption

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/kb15gj

Google’s quarterly financial results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age.

@AssociatedPress reports: "Google’s successful evolution has helped drive up Alphabet’s stock price nearly 60% in the past five months, giving it a $4 trillion market value."

https://flip.it/7jfCfr

#Google #Alphabet #Tech #Search #AI #Technology

I have drafted an email critical of the #digitalomnibus proposal in #EU from a wide-reaching privacy, #technology sector protection and #geopolitical risk standpoint.

Read here:
https://nx82858.your-storageshare.de/s/sBFL5CxHY7Yf3XC

Send to EU representatives with this list of emails:
https://nx82858.your-storageshare.de/s/xQogH6dXKifXfS6

If you care about #souvereignty #security and #privacy, please boost and take part in this #campaign !

China is to ban hidden door handles on cars. Instead, vehicle doors must have a mechanical release function, inside and outside. The purpose is to make cars safer after electric vehicle accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to operate and trapped passengers inside. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/EpUcrc

#Automotive #Tesla #Technology #ElectricVehicles #EVs

Discover the dark side of end-to-end encryption. Think twice before relying on seemingly secure solutions for your client communications. Our latest blog post exposes the truth: some popular encryption methods may actually compromise security, not protect it. Learn how five leading solutions stack up in our unbiased analysis.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/forget-what-youve-heard-the-illusion-of-end-to-end-encryption-how-it-may-actually-make-client-communications-less-secure-than-you-think

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/7pq845

#lispyGopherClimate #lisp #technology #podcast #archive, #climate #haiku by @kentpitman
https://communitymedia.video/w/c3GdAXe7BQTbK3VrcXCm7E
& @ramin_hal9001
On the #climate I would like to talk about the company that found #curl and #openssl's #deeplearning many (10ish) 0-day vulns "using #ai ". (#llm s were involved).

This obviously relates to my #lisp #symbolic #DL https://screwlisp.small-web.org/conditions/symbolic-d-l/ (ffnn equiv). Thanks to everyone involved with that so far.

I implemented that using #commonLisp #condition handling viz KMP.

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LISPY GOPHER SHOW anonradio.net every 000UTC unix_surrealism; the gopher and lisp alien wade through flooded wreckage helped by two demons.

Back in 2020, tech companies expounded about how important it was to "bring your whole self to work." Now, they want you to leave that girl or guy at home, while you, of course, return to the office. What gives? @mmasnick writes for @techdirt.com about how it was always just a business decision — and that explains the rightward shift across Silicon Valley too.

https://flip.it/cNEF9F

#Technology #Tech #Politics #SiliconValley #DEI

Microsoft gave FBI a set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects’ laptops

Microsoft provided the FBI with the recovery keys to unlock encrypted data on the hard drives of three laptops as part of a federal investigation.

BitLocker recovery keys are uploaded to Microsoft’s cloud, allowing the tech giant — and by extension law enforcement — to access them.

#Microsoft #bitlocker #FBI #encryption #privacy #technology #tech

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/

"Freedom on the Net 2025: An Uncertain Future for the Global Internet"
"How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE"
"UK Lords vote to ban VPNs for children as pressure on the privacy tools increases"
"Data Privacy Week"

Here's some of the headlines I caught for the first month of 2026. Check out the complete list.

https://theprivacycloud.substack.com/p/january-2026-privacy-news-roundup

#privacy #dataprivacy #security #technology #news #newsletter

Tech leaders' names are all over the Epstein files. @WIRED breaks down who shows up most often in the 3 million documents and photos released so far, and what is revealed.

https://flip.it/n5OTJt

#Technology #Tech #Epstein #ElonMusk #PeterThiel

A coalition of nonprofits is demanding that the U.S. government block Grok — the chatbot that was accused of generating thousands of nonconsensual explicit images per hour, which were then disseminated on X — from being used in federal agencies. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/N_evnk

#Tech #X #Grok #AI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #ElonMusk

Simplify Cross-Border Data Transfers and Ensure Regulatory Compliance

Complex divorce cases pose a significant challenge for family law practitioners due to international privacy laws and domestic discovery obligations. The intersection of these laws creates vulnerabilities in cross-border data transfers. Effective solutions can simplify compliance by up to 90% in under six months. Learn how our proven solution harnesses key insights to address security implications, ensure regulatory adhere...

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/simplify-cross-border-data-transfers-by-90-ensure-regulatory-compliance-in-under-6-months-with-our-proven-solution

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

ICE’s New Surveillance Nightmare Exposed
#ice #privacy #surveillance #technology

https://substack.com/@legalaf/note/p-186554062?r=8jpw8

If your business had 1 billion users or customers, you’d think that was a good sign of overall satisfaction. Windows 11 has 1 billion users — but it seems like there are nearly as many DSATS. Read more from ZDNET.com:

https://flip.it/Xz6jHT

#Tech #Microsoft #Windows11 #Technology

AI assistant OpenClaw, briefly known as Moltbot and Clawbot before that, is building a social network where assistants can interact with each other. Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s former AI director, called it “genuinely the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing I have seen recently.” Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/xBxGhS

#Tech #AI #Technology #AIAssistants #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenClaw

How Richard Feynman Found the Root of the Challenger Disaster

The famed physicist’s persistence led him to uncover shocking failures

By Molly Glick

https://nautil.us/how-richard-feynman-found-the-root-of-the-challenger-disaster-1264270/

Spacecraft at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=spacecraft

#science #technology

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Plume on right SRB at T+58.788 seconds This image shows: Time: T+58.788 seconds into flight (just under one minute after launch) The fatal flaw: A large flame plume visible on the right Solid Rocket Booster, just above the exhaust nozzle The breach: Hot gases are escaping through a failed O-ring seal in the motor casing Camera: Taken by tracking camera E-207 Source: This image appears on pages 26-27 of the Rogers Commission Report investigating the disaster At 58.778 seconds into powered flight, a large flame plume is visible just above the SRB exhaust nozzle indicating a breach in the motor casing. This image was on page 26-27 of the report by the Rogers Commission regarding the en:Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was taken by camera E-207. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster#/media/File:Booster_Rocket_Breach_-_GPN-2000-001425.jpg

What in the world, someone created a personal website about AI and sign language? Not a chance. I'm against it, and that privacy policy is a mess! #technology #datacollection #ai

From @Techcrunch: SpaceX has filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission to launch a constellation of up to 1 million solar-powered satellites that it said will serve as data centers for artificial intelligence.

https://flip.it/ERl.g6

#Tech #SpaceX #Satellites #Technology

Anthropic’s secret to building a better AI assistant might be treating Claude like it has a soul. No one really believes it has a soul, though, right? @ArsTechnica explores:

https://flip.it/uClTSD

#Tech #AI #Anthropic #Claude #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

The French government is ditching U.S. videoconferencing services such as Zoom. Over the next year, civil servants will start using an open-source videoconferencing platform called Visio. This is part of a family of programs, Suite Numérique, designed to eventually replace all collaboration tools used by the French administration. Here's more from ZDNET.

https://flip.it/UfRUJD

#France #Technology #Tech #DigitalSovereignty

Wouldn't it be cool to say that your home was heated by the Large Hadron Collider? A new blogpost on CERN's website says that is exactly what's happening in the French town of Ferney-Voltaire. Here's how it works.

https://flip.it/o9j30C

#CERN #Science #Technology #LargeHadronCollider #France

Don't think you're safe just because your sensitive family files are in the cloud. Failure to implement robust access controls, audit logging, and encryption can lead to a breach of protected health information (PHI). Leave your door unlocked at home, but don't leave your data unsecured. Neglecting HIPAA compliance risks severe consequences.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/are-you-storing-secrets-in-a-cloud-thats-secretly-betraying-you

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

"IG is a drug." Documents that show Meta seemingly bragging that "teens can't switch off from Instagram even if they want to" may prove damning for the platform in a social media addiction trial that could cost them and YouTube — also a subject of the lawsuit — billions. Snapchat and TikTok were originally named too, but both have settled. Here's more from @arstechnica.

https://flip.it/pmcRQv

#SocialMedia #SocialMediaAddiction #Instagram #Meta #USLaw #Technology #Tech

"In the beginning, the Web was simple. When I first encountered it in early 1993 (working for O'Reilly's Global Network Navigator[...]), there was only one browser for viewing web pages and it ran exclusively on the Unix platform. There were about a dozen tags that made any difference. Designing a web page was a relatively simple task."

https://cybercultural.com/p/1993-global-network-navigator/

#internet #TheWeb #cyberculture #technology #essay

Even Starlink Wants Your Data for AI Model Training.

Starlink updated its privacy policy to say customer data can be used to train AI models, and subscribers appear to be opted in by default.

Also, the company might share personal information with third parties "for training artificial intelligence models, including for their own independent purposes,"

#privacy #surveillance #artificialintelligence #AI #trainingdata #spacex #starlnk #bigdata #data #technology #tech

https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-wants-your-data-for-ai-model-training-how-to-opt-out/

Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption

> As evidence, the lawsuit cites unnamed "courageous whistleblowers" who allege that WhatsApp and Meta employees can request to view a user's messages through a simple process, thus bypassing the app's end-to-end encryption.

https://m.slashdot.org/story/451834

#WhatsApp #Signal #technology #e2e #privacy #matrix #xmpp #meta

Xerox and Roll: The Corporate Machine and the Making of Punk

On the 85th anniversary of the first xerographic print, a collection of punk flyers from Cornell University provides an object lesson on (anti-)art in the age of mechanical reproduction.

By: Alex Houston

https://daily.jstor.org/xerox-and-roll-the-corporate-machine-and-the-making-of-punk/

Engineering & Technology at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/671

#art #technology

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The Xerox Model D copier, introduced in 1951. The photograph shows: The Xerox Processor Model D machine with its distinctive labeling "REPLACE PLATES HERE" instruction visible at the top The machine's simple, boxy design characteristic of early 1950s office equipment An explanatory placard below describing the machine's history and function https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/oh1541.photos.126771p

https://communitymedia.video/w/uxcaFqra6buSK955zsuUog #archive

#lispyGopherClimate live #lisp #technology #podcast

#climate #haiku by @kentpitman

Notes from Kent about #commonLisp conditions

- portable computing viz my new #sbc setup.

My #softwareIndividuals + #itchio #softwareDistribution theme

@ramin_hal9001 (maybe?)

#lambdaMOO as always

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New lispy gopher climate banner, with the times for anonradio (Tuesday night in the americas) and toobnix peertube (Sunday morning in europe)