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This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“Flock wants to shut down the Flock Surveillance Map, a detailed map of its surveillance devices․ The database not only shows the scope of Flock's reach, but also its vulnerability to data leaks․
Read Nikita Mazurov's …”
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I'm certain many people will not share my perspective here. Nevertheless, it feels so good, each day, to be off the technology gravy train, and just use what I have.
📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“Join us tomorrow for the ISP Speaker Series!
First Amendment Pathology
With Jeremy Kessler (Columbia Law School), and Nelson Tebbe (Cornell Law School)․
📅 Tuesday, October 6 | 12:10–1:30 PM ET
📍 SLB 128
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“'Surveillance is booming with the Trump administration’s unprecedented spending on spyware․․․ This has led to a surge in spyware firms looking to cash in on the erosion of our civil rights and privacy․' -William Owen, S…”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“'The outrage is reaching beyond Flock now to other license plate reader companies․․․ There are lots of alternatives waiting to fill Flock’s shoes․ And they’re already deployed by the hundreds of thousands․' -STOP Resear…”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“'The outstanding question is, was the NYPD knowingly using Flock?․․․ It’s just completely unclear what the NYPD relationship with Flock is and we had assumed, until we saw this data, that it simply wasn’t using Flock․' …”
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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“New from ISP Fellow Yuval Erez: 'Supermajority in Supreme Courts: An Old Promise or a New Threat?' published in Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy
jlepp․org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/5․Erez_FINAL․pdf”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“'Faith leaders across the Twin Cities say they're still dealing with fallout from the surge, whether it's lingering fear among migrants, tensions over government surveillance, or persistent financial assistance requests…”
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The next Wikidata & Wikibase office hour is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7.
At the Wikidata & Wikibase online office hour, the development teams present what they’ve been working on over the past quarter. Attendees can ask questions and discuss the development of Wikidata and Wikibase. It’s a great opportunity to connect with fellow community members and discover what everyone’s been working on.
Event details can be found here:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Events#Office_hours
@Futurism recently published an investigative report on Brown Brothers Media, a company that was buying struggling news sites and turning them into AI-powered content mills rife with plagiarism, fabulism, and “the use of fake authors identified as journalists and subject matter experts with fraudulent credentials.” Futurism’s probe may have resulted in heavy suppression (worse placement) on Google’s platforms:
📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“A big thank you to ﹫cehaupt․bsky․social for joining us at the ISP today for a fascinating Ideas Lunch on 'AI’s Professional Advice․'
We’re grateful for the thoughtful discussion and for the opportunity to engage with C…”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“'From small towns to cities as large as Los Angeles, communities across the country are canceling their contracts with Flock and condemning mass surveillance․' - STOP Advocacy & Community Engagement Manager Corinne Wort…”
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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“Join us tomorrow for the ISP Ideas Lunch!
AI's Professional Advice
Claudia Haupt (Northeastern University School of Law)
Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 12:00–1:30 PM ET
Baker Hall 405
Zoom available for ISP Fellows”
https://bsky.app/profile/yaleisp.bsky.social/post/3mwqwdjib3s2x
🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“The tide is turning nationally against Flock cameras․ President Trump’s response? 'I like them․' Read more here: washingtonpost․com/technology/2026/09/14/trump-expresses-support-flock-license-plate-surveillance-technolo…”
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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“A big thank you to Zina Makar for joining us at today’s ISP Speaker Series and sharing her work on 'The Datafication of Incarceration․'”
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Yesterday I was invited onto the @BBCNews channel to discuss the news that OpenAI has chosen not to release its highly-anticipated new AI model GPT-6.1 Astra over concerns it does not meet the company's safety standards 📺
Was great to work with Matthew Amroliwala and Cheryl Kalau. I shared latest insights from the tech industry, including an impassioned defence of cybersecurity engineers working for OpenAI, who have been critiqued by the global tech community online for failing to prevent AI agents from accessing the internet to break into other companies' and governments' servers 🤖
I also highlighted a powerful new report published this week by University of Cambridge's Programme for AI Science & Policy on the risks of automated AI research & development, which is authored by a slew of AI bigwigs across the industry from OpenAI, Anthropic and Microsoft etc, as well as world-leading computer scientists including Geoffrey Hinton.
For further reading, I highly recommend checking out:
1) OpenAI cybersecurity engineer Joe's blog on X, which has been viewed 1 million times:
https://x.com/joedaroo/status/2104335929293127851
2) Cambridge University's paper "What if automating AI R&D triggers an intelligence explosion?"
https://casp.ac/reports/intelligence-explosion
#OpenAI #AI #AIregulation #AIsafety #Anthropic #Astra #GPT-6.1 #technology #technews #BBCNews #CambridgeUniversity #Geoffrey Hinton #Jakub Pachocki #Andrew Barto #Eric Horvitz #cybersecurity
🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“BREAKING: NYPD Ran 1,710 Flock Searches Despite Publicly Denying Contract․
Read the full press release here: stopspying․org/content-input/nypd-ran-1710-flock-searches-despite-publicly-denying-contract”
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Fourteen years ago, a group of twelve people in Berlin laid the foundation for what is now the world's largest free knowledge graph.
(Think you know your Wikidata history? Take a look at the photo below and see how many of these twelve people you can name in the comments! 👀)
Today, Wikidata has over 123 million data entities and counting. It's time to celebrate!
Join the party by hosting an event for Wikidata's 14th birthday:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Fourteenth_Birthday/Calendar
#opendata #wikidata #technology
📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“Join us tomorrow for the next ISP Speaker Series!
'The Datafication of Incarceration'
Zina Makar (University of Baltimore School of Law)
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
12:10–1:30 PM ET
SLB 128
Cosponsored by ﹫Yale Journ…”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“State Senator Sabrina Cervantes cited our 2024 research report 'Deportation Data Centers' to request an audit of California's five fusion centers․ These federally funded intelligence hubs raise many privacy concerns ove…”
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‚Auf der Suche nach Minderjährigen will Meta Nutzer*innen auf #Facebook und #Instagram umfassend durchleuchten. Der Konzern will sogar die Knochenstruktur von Menschen auf Fotos auswerten. Wie gefährlich ist das? ….‘
Analyse von @sebmeineck
https://netzpolitik.org/2026/du-siehst-aber-jung-aus-meta-will-uns-bis-auf-die-knochen-ueberwachen/
#Netzpolitik #Überachung #Meta #Instagram #Altersverifikation #Datenschutz #Privacy #Technology #BigTech
📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“New from ISP Executive Director ﹫chinmayiarun․bsky․social: Restricting Platform Creep, published in the Hofstra Law Review․
hofstralawreview․org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AA․2․Arun_․pdf”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“BREAKING: NYPD Ran 1,710 Flock Searches Despite Publicly Denying Contract
S․T․O․P․ and LatinoJustice PRLDEF Demand Records Related to Their Findings
﹫latinojustice․bsky․social ⌗Flock ⌗NYPD
stopspying․org/content-inpu…”
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These tech bros are so fucking BORING, aren't they?
And we're all so thoroughly sick of them and their shitty technology
@rl_dane Many people online report their employers are forcing them to use said #technology in their day to day jobs. The decision has been made from the top to essentially abandon #thinking and use #AI. My employer, OTOH, has taken a different approach. Yes it's being used not to replace humans but as a force multiplier and it's optional. One needs to request access and justify a #business reason for it.
Yes, these tools are powerful and I recognize the potential they offer but I am still holding out. Not that I enjoy repetitive work but I enjoy using my #brain. At home I do use it but largely after other options have been exhausted.
One area where I can see myself leveraging it is #coding and #scripting. I've struggled with it for years. Besides not something I do nearly enough but after years of trying to learn I am just not getting it. And it's *utterly* frustrating. My brain does not learn the way it's taught. It's not hyperbole that I am "The Antichrist of Math and Coding." While it may sound contradictory because I said I enjoy using my brain, coding is also flat out not enjoyable. And for that, AI is a useful tool.
If it were any different, then I'd have the ability to code (and do other things) like Herbie Hancock can sit at the piano, improvise something jaw-dropping on the first take, and then walk away.
🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“'AirTags and Ring doorbells are in fact similar to Flock in that they also come with myriad privacy threats․' — S․T․O․P․ Communications Director Will Owen
'But Flock’s massive, nationwide dragnet is on an entirely diff…”
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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“Read ISP Fellow Madhavi Singh’s new opinion piece in ﹫thewallstreet․bsky․social: 'An AI Antitrust Exemption Would Invite Collusion․'
wsj․com/opinion/an-ai-antitrust-exemption-would-invite-collusion-68bee8aa?st=nNtoQM&r…”
https://bsky.app/profile/yaleisp.bsky.social/post/3mwe3spjfws26
🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“TODAY, 3 PM ET! Register here:
us02web․zoom․us/webinar/register/WN_TLx8xk2gQxCYaI7s1r3N3A⌗/registration
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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“Join us tomorrow for Ideas Lunch!
'Tertiary Meaning' with Sari Mazzurco, Assistant Professor at SMU Dedman School of Law
Thursday, September 24
12:00–1:30 PM ET
Baker Hall 405
Zoom is available for ISP Fellows․”
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The EU vows to defend its stand against X after the U.S. backs a court challenge from Elon Musk.
@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/ZKZb1_
🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“S․T․O․P․'s latest blog post explains how new legislation threatens Fourth Amendment rights and privacy protections more than ever before in America's 250 years․
Read here: stopspying․org/content-input/at-250-america-is…”
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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“Thank you to Adam Littlestone-Luria for a thoughtful and engaging talk in today’s ISP Speaker Series on 'Judicial Crisis Power in the AI Age․' Thanks to everyone who joined us for the conversation!”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“' Sept․ 11 really accelerated the infrastructure development and kind of opened that Pandora's box that we no longer can go back to what things were like before,' -Michelle Dahl, executive director of STOP․
Read more …”
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📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“ISP Founder and Director Prof․ ﹫jackbalkin․bsky․social delivered a Constitution Day talk at Stanford Law School, 'Technology and Constitutional Rot,' hosted by Stanford’s Constitutional Law Center․
Watch the talk: yout…”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“Protect your rights on and off campus with STOP’s Power Down Surveillance webinar on September 16, 3–4 PM․
Register here: us02web․zoom․us/webinar/register/WN_TLx8xk2gQxCYaI7s1r3N3A⌗/registration”
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🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC
“Flock's founder is ready to make mass surveillance impossible to avoid, regardless of what that means for your privacy․
Read ﹫bradybricknerwood․bsky․social's report about how companies are weaponizing safety concerns t…”
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Polizei Hamburg will #KI mit Videos von Passant*innen trainieren
"Ab dem 1. September will die Polizei Hamburg eine künstliche Intelligenz (KI) mit Videos von Passanten an zwei öffentlichen Orten trainieren. Manche dieser Aufnahmen sollen monatelang gespeichert werden - das hat die# Polizei jetzt bestätigt.
Das neue polizeiliche KI-Überwachungssystem soll Gewalttaten schneller erkennen. Dafür muss es beispielsweise Faustschläge von normalen Armbewegungen unterscheiden können.
Aufzeichnungen von Hansaplatz und Hachmannplatz
Das lernt die KI laut der Polizei aber nur mithilfe von Aufzeichnungen echter Menschen. Die sollen von den Kameras am Hansaplatz und Hachmannplatz kommen. Jetzt hat die Polizei NDR 90,3 auf Anfrage mitgeteilt, dass die KI ab Anfang September mit den Aufnahmen gefüttert werden soll...."
#Überwachung #Hamburg #KI #Technology #Digitalisierung #Massenüberwachung #Privacy #BiometrischeDaten
Das Überwachungsimperium #Palantir
Wie sich die deutsche Polizei von Peter Thiels Palantir-Software abhängig macht
https://www.blaetter.de/ausgabe/2025/august/das-ueberwachungsimperium via @blaetter
Watching you – Die Welt von Palantir und Alex Karp
"Erstmals schaut ein Dokumentarfilm auf den US-Milliardär Alex Karp und seine so mysteriöse wie abgeschottete Firma #Palantir. Neben Elon Musk, seinem Mitgründer #PeterThiel und Sam Altman gilt der CEO von Palantir als einer der bedeutendsten Digital Leader. Wie sie profitiert Alex Karp von der Wahl Donald Trumps zum Präsidenten der USA. Doch hierzulande ist er noch recht unbekannt – und das obwohl auch deutsche Polizeibehörden mit der Palantir-Software “Gotham” arbeiten: Das erfolgreiche und gleichzeitig umstrittene Datenanalyse-Programm ist darauf spezialisiert, große Mengen an Daten zu bündeln und zu visualisieren, mit dem Ziel der Informationsgewinnung und Überwachung. “Gotham” kann über digitale Datenanalysen weltweit Profile einzelner Menschen erstellen. Die Software unterstützt Geheimdienste, Militär und Polizeibehörden bei der Terrorbekämpfung."
ARD #Doku:
#Überwachung #Deutschland #Polizei #TechnoFascism #Faschismus #USA #DonaldTrump #Tech #Technology #AlexKarp #ARD
German police expands use of Palantir surveillance software
Police and spy agencies are keen to combat criminality and terrorism with artificial intelligence. But critics say the CIA-funded Palantir surveillance software enables "predictive policing."
https://www.dw.com/en/german-police-expands-use-of-palantir-surveillance-software/a-73497117
#Surveillance #Tech #Technology #Germany #Palantir #USA #Antireport
„Schaufenster in die Zukunft der Polizeiarbeit“
An Passant*innen trainierte KI-Kameras in #Hamburg
'Ein Forschungsprojekt soll zeigen, wie sich soziale Beziehungen durch KI-gestützte Videoüberwachung verändern. In einem Zwischenstand berichten die Wissenschaftler*innen über Diskriminierung, Verdrängung und wie KI-basierte Überwachung automatisch zu ihrer Ausweitung führt.….'
https://netzpolitik.org/2025/ki-kameras-in-hamburg-schaufenster-in-die-zukunft-der-polizeiarbeit/
'In Hamburg sollen ab dem 1. September die Bewegungen von Menschen auf dem Hansa- und dem Hachmannplatz zum KI-Training genutzt werden. Dazu werden ihre Abbilder in eine Art Strichmännchen umgewandelt. Angeblich sind die personenbezogenen Daten so vollumfänglich geschützt. Dabei können tatsächlich auch nicht-anonymisierte Daten zum KI-Training weitergegeben werden.
Am Hamburger Hansaplatz war das System in 2023 bereits drei Monate in Betrieb. Im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts, das noch bis Februar 2026 läuft, wurde offenkundig, dass die Technologie zu ihrer eigenen Ausweitung drängt. Gleichzeitig ist unklar, wie sie am Ende tatsächlich eingesetzt werden soll.'
#Überwachung #KI #Technology #Tech #Netzpolitik #Deutschland
Zeige mir, wie du gehst, und ich sage dir, wer du bist
Biometrische Gangerkennung soll Menschen aus der Ferne identifizieren können, selbst wenn sie ihr Gesicht verhüllen. Unser Überblick zeigt, wie die Technologie funktioniert und wo sie bereits eingesetzt wird. Menschenrechtler*innen fordern ein Verbot……
‚ Unser Gang ist besonders. Wir unterscheiden uns zum Beispiel darin, wie wir unsere Füße aufsetzen, unsere Arme beim Gehen schlenkern lassen oder wie lange unsere Schritte dauern. Solche Merkmale sind individuell und potenziell auch verräterisch, denn sie werden wie beiläufig bei der Videoüberwachung mit aufgezeichnet. Und anders als bei der biometrischen Gesichtserkennung kann man nicht einfach eine Maske aufsetzen, um den eigenen Gang zu verschleiern.‘
Berliner Senat will Verhaltenscanner gegen Bevölkerung einsetzen #Polizeigesetz #Berlin
‚Siegeszug eines futuristischen Überwachungswerkzeugs: Die Überwachungs-KI, die in Mannheim und Hamburg das Verhalten von Passant*innen scannt, soll jetzt auch in Berlin zum Einsatz kommen. Das bestätigte der Berliner Senat heute in einer Anhörung im Innenausschuss.‘
#Überwachung #Repression #Tech #Technology #KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz
‚Telekommunikationsüberwachungsgesetz, Vorratsdatenspeicherungsgesetz, Staatstrojaner, biometrische Überwachung: Was bei manchen Erinnerungen an Science Fiction, George Orwells Big Brother, Stasi-Horror oder NSA-Affäre wecken mag, sind tatsächlich ein Teil der Maßnahmen und Gesetzesvorschläge der über 3.200 Überwachungsbefugnisse in Deutschland.‘
Überwachungsstaat #Deutschland
https://perspektive-online.net/2025/10/ueberwachungsstaat-deutschland/
Ein Gutachten von Algorithm Watch zeigt, dass polizeiliche Foto-Fahndung im Internet nur mit illegalen Datenbanken funktionieren kann.
Polizeiliche #Gesichtserkennung
https://taz.de/Polizeiliche-Gesichtserkennung/!6120871/
'Innenminister Alexander #Dobrindt (CSU) will mit Gesichtserkennung im Internet nach unbekannten oder untergetauchten Straftäter:innen fahnden. Dazu müsste er eine gigantische Datenbank aufbauen, erläutert nun ein Gutachten im Auftrag der Organisation „Algorithm Watch“ (AW). „Eine solche Datenbank mit allen frei verfügbaren Fotos aus dem Internet wäre jedoch eindeutig rechtswidrig“, sagt AW-Geschäftsführer Matthias Spielkamp.
Die #Bundesregierung arbeitet an zwei Gesetzen „zur Stärkung digitaler Ermittlungsbefugnisse in der Polizeiarbeit“. Bekannt wurden sie im Sommer auch als Dobrindts „Sicherheitspaket“. Ein zentraler Punkt ist die Foto-Fahndung mit Gesichtserkennung. Anhand eines Fotos soll im Internet nach weiteren Fotos der gleichen Person gesucht werden. So könnten unbekannte Verdächtige oder untergetauchte Straftäter:innen gefunden werden, hofft Dobrindt.
„Biometrischer Abgleich mit öffentlich zugänglichen Daten aus dem Internet“ nennt sich die Methode in den Gesetzentwürfen.'
#Überwachung #FaceRecognition #KI #Palantir #Gotham #Polizei #Repression #Tech #Technology
"Viele deutsche Städte wünschen sich Videoüberwachung mit KI-gestützter Verhaltenserkennung. Die wird seit sieben Jahren in Mannheim getestet. Ein Besuch der überwachten Orte zeigt, was diese Form der Überwachung mit den Menschen in einer Stadt macht – und wie schlecht die Technologie funktioniert."
Verhaltensscanner im Mannheim: Hier wird die Überwachung getestet, die so viele Städte wollen
#KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Überwachung #Videoüberwachung #Tech #Technology #Netzpolitilk #Privacy #Daten #Datenschutz
Die Regierungschefs der Länder fordern ein "Sicherheitspaket" mit einer "unterschiedslosen Speicherungspflicht" und "möglichst umfassender" Beschattung mit KI......
#Überwachung #KI #Tech #Technology #Repression #Deutschland #Germany
"Viele Demonstrationen in #Mannheim starten oder enden auf dem Alten Messplatz. Am Rand des Platzes, an der Alten Feuerwache, hängen acht Überwachungskameras, weitere sind über den Platz verteilt. Insgesamt filmen 70 Kameras die Innenstadt, 46 davon sind an eine #KI-Verhaltenserkennung gekoppelt.
Das ist spätestens dann ein Problem, wenn Menschen hier demonstrieren wollen. David Werdermann, Jurist bei der Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte, sagt: „Die Versammlungsfreiheit lebt davon, dass Menschen ohne Angst und Einschüchterung ihre Meinung auf der Straße kundtun können.“ Videoüberwachung und KI-gestützte Auswertung könne Menschen von der Versammlungsteilnahme abhalten, „zumal sie sich wegen des Vermummungsverbots nicht gegen eine mögliche Erfassung wehren können“....."
Videoüberwachung: Stadt Mannheim bedroht die Versammlungsfreiheit
https://netzpolitik.org/2025/videoueberwachung-stadt-mannheim-bedroht-die-versammlungsfreiheit/
#Netzpolitik #Überwachung #Tech #Technology #KI #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Privacy #Datenschutz #Versammlungsfreiheit
Wie Europol mit Microsoft, Palantir, Clearview & Co. auf Kuschelkurs geht
‚Statewatch beklagt eine unheilige Allianz zwischen #Europol und US-Tech-Unternehmen, die massive Interessenkonflikte und Transparenzprobleme mit sich bringe…..‘
#Palantir #Microsoft #Clearview #Überwachung #EU #Europe #Tech #Technology
📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“We’re pleased to host Adam Littlestone-Luria, YLS Senior Research Scholar, to the ISP Speaker Series tomorrow for a talk on:
Judicial Crisis Power in the AI Age
📅 Tuesday, September 22
🕛 12:10–1:30 PM ET
📍 SLB 128
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“Anthropic is establishing a system to spy on activists calling for a slowdown of AI development, with a goal of stopping protests before they happen: a clear effort to surveil speech․
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“'This is really alarming․ Hospitals must scrutinize the platforms they work with in their data collection to minimize information that can be weaponized․' - STOP Communications Director Will Owen ⌗Qgenda ⌗surveillance
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The transformation and future of IVF treatment
https://lucirerouge.com/2026/09/20/the-transformation-and-future-of-ivf-treatment/ #IVF #science #technology #health #LaJolla #California #USA
+KAOS: Ten Years of Hacking and Media Activism! #AutisticiInventati
If you are interested to know more about Autistici Inventati, we can highly recommend their book!
English Version:
https://archive.org/details/KaosTenYearsOfHackingAndMediaActivismAutisticiInventati
@cavallette
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“A big thank you to Jessica Sklarsky for a wonderful ISP Ideas Lunch yesterday on 'Unraveling the Fallacy: Resisting ‘Constitutional Evasion․’'”
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“'The last thing ICE needs is a camera-equipped canine that can open doors․․․Congress must step in and put ICE’s spending on a leash․' - S․T․O․P․ Communications Director Will Owen ⌗ICE ⌗BostonRobotics
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“ICE reportedly placed a $2 million order for Boston Robotics' robotic dogs, a policing technology that S․T․O․P․ has long condemned․ Placing this dystopian machinery in the hands of immigration agents marks a dangerous s…”
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14 years. Over 120 million data items connected. Over 560,000 editors. Are you ready to celebrate?
Wikidata turns 14 on October 29!🎂
You can join the party by hosting a celebration event for Wikidata's 14th birthday. Over 20 events are in planning already. Add yours too:
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Fourteenth_Birthday/Calendar
It’s also the perfect time to prepare a birthday present. Gifts can be anything that celebrates Wikidata and its amazing community.
📰 #Law & #Technology updates from https://law.yale.edu/isp
“Join us tomorrow for Ideas Lunch with Jessica Sklarsky, Visiting Fellow with the Democracy Initiative and the PSRJ․
Unraveling the Fallacy: Resisting 'Constitutional Evasion'
📅 Thursday, September 17, 2026
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“Flock is 'putting a name to people’s fears․'
'People have woken up to the harms of ALPRs' but 'that’s the problem with targeting specifically the vendor, not the technology as a whole․' — Corinne Worthington, S․T․O․P․ …”
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Here's another chapter in the Matt Mullenweg/Automattic saga: In the brief period when Mullenweg was out as CEO (he was ousted for 33 hours), two key execs signed off on generous exit packages for each other. Chief Legal Officer Andy Missan and CFO/interim CEO Mark Davies' golden parachute agreements stand to cost the company $8.15M, now that both execs have been fired. Here's more from @Techcrunch's @Sarahp.
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“Thank you to Professor David Pozen for joining the ISP today for a wonderful talk on 'In Search of University Democracy․' We’re grateful to Professor Pozen and everyone who joined us for such a thoughtful and engaging d…”
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Keep on going! 🖤 #Sabotage
Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying #Flock surveillance cameras!
Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage….
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"The public commons is a place people stop at on their way somewhere else. Everyone eats the same value meal because there’s nothing else to eat."
An excerpt from Gabe Bullard’s new book, AGAINST CONVENIENCE:
https://longreads.com/2026/09/15/convenience-friction-eating-alone/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
How Did Gutenberg's Printing Press Work?
It's one of the most famous inventions of all time: Johannes' Gutenberg's printing press, which birthed the Gutenberg Bible and inspired book-makers around the world. But how did it work?
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“'The more that people are aware, the more you can join in efforts to exert legislative pressure' — S․T․O․P․ Executive Director Michelle Dahl spoke with
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“Join us tomorrow for the next ISP Speaker Series talk: 'In Search of University Democracy'
David Pozen ’07
Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law, ﹫columbialawschool․bsky․social
📅 Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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“Modern food delivery promises to make any food into something you can eat at home. But not every dish, and not every restaurant, is built for this.”
An excerpt from Gabe Bullard’s new book, AGAINST CONVENIENCE, out now from Hanover Square Press: https://longreads.com/2026/09/15/convenience-friction-eating-alone/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
#Longreads #Reading #Books #Technology #Apps #Convenience #Food
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“'ICE and DHS have no regard for Americans’ First Amendment rights, let alone concern about the inaccuracy of their spyware․' - STOP Executive Director Michelle Dahl ⌗ClearviewAI ⌗FacialRecognition
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“New paper from ISP Fellow Madhavi Singh!
Read 'Cartels with a Conscience: The Case for Rule of Reason in Mixed-Motive Boycotts,' forthcoming in UC Law Journal․
🔗 papers․ssrn․com/sol3/papers․cfm?abstract_id=7336818”
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“Americans are fed up with ⌗Flock and other AI-powered license-plate readers — and new polling shows opposition is now outpacing support amid growing concerns over privacy, surveillance and police abuse․
Read here: wash…”
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We’ve all probably watched a foreign-language film and couldn’t help but notice, maybe even get distracted by, the audio not being in sync with the actors’ mouths. Prime Video has an answer to that with AI-powered lip syncing that will be available on the English dub of the German series “Maxton Hall.” Read more from @Futurism, which is sure the dubbing “won’t result in nightmarish hallucinations of facial disfigurement.”
Search Usenet newsgroup archives — text posts from 1981 to present…
#usenet #internet #online #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #RetroTech #VintageComputing #retro #history #commodore #amiga #IT #1980s #1990s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital
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“Thank you to Prof․ Anat Lior for joining us at today’s ISP Ideas Lunch and for a fascinating conversation about AI liability and the challenges of adapting legal frameworks to emerging technologies․
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Some of my Donkey Kong works over the years, in different styles. 🐵
#DonkeyKong #DK #nintendo #mario #GameDev #gaming #games #game #gamer #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #RetroGames #VintageComputing #retro #history #1980s #tech #technology #vintage #nostalgia #digital #DigitalArt #graphics #CharacterDesign #design #artwork #art #artist #arte #arts #GraphicDesign #MastoArt #FediArt #CreativeToots #ArtistsOnMastodon
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“We are honored to welcome Justice Daphne Barak-Erez of the Supreme Court of Israel to the ISP for a talk about 'JI (Judicial Intelligence) and AI: Reflections from the Bench․'
📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
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NEW BOOK: "End Times Fascism" by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/12/naomi-klein-extreme-wealth-has-a-deranging-effect-it-turns-you-into-a-supremacist
#book #news #fascism #broligarchy #NerdReich #technology #PeteThiel #DarkEnlightenment #NeoReactionary #NRx #cameralism #NeoFascism #TechnoFeudalism #apocalypse #NaomiKlein #AstraTaylor
Communication Has Taken Flight Since The Days of Carrier Pigeons
Science and technology have transformed the world with a global network that relays information at the speed of light.
by Joe Schwarcz
There is an interesting book on this subject (The Homing Pigeon by United States. Army. Signal Corps et al.) at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55084
Are #AI smart glasses the future, or have they gone too far? #BBC News
> #Meta has already sold millions of pairs, with supporters claiming they could become the next major computing platform, helping people make calls, translate languages, identify objects and navigate the world hands-free. #Privacy campaigners warn they could enable covert #surveillance and lawsuits have raised concerns about consent and data collection, and some venues have banned them altogether. Some critics have labelled them "spy glasses" and "pervert glasses". So are smart glasses a new surveillance threat? Or are we in danger of demonising a #technology with the potential to benefit millions?
The news item focuses on the harms and dangers, but also highlights the #accessibility aspects that can benefit many people with disabilities.
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“Flock’s camera network was used to search for a woman who self-managed an abortion․ Now its CEO is denying the documented facts․ Flock has built a sweeping, nationwide dragnet enabling the Trump administration's extremi…”
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🏰 8,131 castles. 149 countries. One epic interactive map built on open data!
Castlemap pulls the data straight from Wikidata, adds photos from Wikimedia Commons and stories from Wikipedia, and lays it all over a basemap built on OpenStreetMap data.
Spot a castle that's missing? Level up its Wikidata entry and watch it show up in the next refresh. 🗺️
Go explore: https://thecastlemap.com/
#wikidata #opendata #technology
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“DHS agents infiltrated community meetings, recorded license plates, and compiled dossiers on people not accused of crimes․ Government surveillance interrupts community and threatens our First Amendment rights․
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A quotation from Douglas Adams
Generally, old media don’t die. They just have to grow old gracefully. Guess what, we still have stone masons. They haven’t been the primary purveyors of the written word for a while now of course, but they still have a role because you wouldn’t want a TV screen on your headstone.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Broadcast (2010-10-11), Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Future, ep. 2, “Publishing,” BBC Radio 4
More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/6001/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #change #invention #media #progress #technology
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“Thank you to Professor ﹫vivekdotca․bsky․social for joining the ISP and sharing his work on 'The Internet and the Lost Law of Transit․' We’re so grateful for the talk and thoughtful conversation!”
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“In our latest op-ed, STOP's Katelyn DeKeersgieter writes about the use of automated license plate readers like ⌗Flock and ⌗ThomsonReuters to determine children's school enrollment․
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“🚨 NEW ZOOM LINK—DM ME FOR IT!
Join us for the first ISP Speaker Series event of the year—happening now!
The Internet and the Lost Law of Transit
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Technology wars are generally unproductive and unconstructive. At the same time there's undeniably competition - #ActivityPub vs #ATProto - or coopetition - ActivityPub vs #XMPP - between different technologies. Because success and popular uptake of one technology can lead to the demise of another.
Instead of diminishing the other #technology and engage in endless heated fights and conflicts, it is better to consider the technology one is most passionate about, and look for all those aspects and factors that are important for its uptake and widespread #adoption. Stand strong in your own shoes. Other #technologies then become input to learn from. What are weaknesses, what can be copied, and what can be done better? And also, where can there be unison, interoperability, collaboration, cross-pollination with other technology ecosystems?
Technology doesn't "win". It's people who stand to win or loose, depending on how well the tech supports their needs.
@mayel @Bonfire @benpate @fedify
Yes, totally. I 'blame' #FOSS culture here. Most FOSS starts as hobby projects, when some dev starts to code. When the project grows and sees popular uptake suddenly countless different factors become important, requiring skills beyond coding. These are often badly accounted for. Product development, documentation, organization, PR. Here FOSS might take more example from how the business world operates and sustains, albeit generally not on the values that FOSS holds dear.
For #SX I defined the #FSDL here, the Free software development lifecycle, or #Fediverse solution delivery lifecycle, depending on context. It has different stages, where different roles and activities become important to be addressed. There are countless facets that need to be accounted for, for a project to become self-sustainable.
The challenge is even much tougher, when scaling it to encompass entire grassroots ecosystems, where everyone relies on robust #technology foundations.
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“BREAKING: S․T․O․P․, LatinoJustice PRLDEF Report Finds NY Police Search Flock for ICE
The report release coincides with New York’s deadline to terminate formal and informal 287(g) agreements with ICE․
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The Australian government has proposed new legislation that would force tech companies to allow users to opt out of algorithmic social media feeds. Here's more from CNBC.
What is Alpha School? Here's a story from Scientific American explaining the thinking behind the AI-based private-school network. At the second link, find journalist Benjamin Riley's blogpost about a bizarre boot camp that Alpha students are currently participating in.
I watched the 2hr video this morning. Things are *so so so bad*, it is unbelievable. #LG is just exemplaric of what happens all over the place. In the video a whole network of complicit corporations is exposed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KA
CC @EUCommission See toot above ☝️ .. Speed up regulation and enforcement please, before it is too late.
#Freedom #Democracy #technology #privacy #security #SurveillanceCapitalism #TechnoFascism
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“STOP's Eleni Manis spoke with The Washington Post on the growing backlash against Flock--and even contributed a photo of a vandalized Flock camera on Long Island․
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You haven’t lived until you’ve talked on a push button phone, watched an instant photograph develop and walked to the store with a boombox on your shoulder. @Techcrunch tells us more about the blending of nostalgic tech design with modern functionality:
Finding yourself continually paying to get your phone repaired? Now might be a good time to go big and buy a new one. But it can be difficult to know when it’s worth it to give up your old, cracked device. @Engadget helps you out with the decision:
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