Life as a remote worker often means going from home office to fast-food joint, doctor’s office to coffee shop and then back to home office. PC World tech writer Gabriela Vatu knows this routine as well as anyone, and she shares the items she always keeps in her laptop bag. An important read because you never know where you could be zooming from next:

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#Tech #RemoteWork #Technology

Microsoft used to grant special licenses to smaller nonprofits so they could get Office apps like Word, Excel and OneDrive at no charge. Last year they announced they were winding down the program. Then, without warning according to former users, they terminated the licenses, leading to thousands of organizations having all their data deleted. Here's @Slate with more.

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#Microsoft #Nonprofits #Technology

Can Meta make its Ray Ban smart glasses not so, you know, pervy? In a recent post, VP of Wearables Alex Himel announced a software update that will prevent filming or image-taking if the glasses detect the wearer covering the LED light that signals to others that the camera is on. Read more from @TechRadar:

https://flip.it/EqRCTz

#Tech #Wearables #Technology

Signal Introduces Automatic Key Verification. This will further prevent MITM attacks

https://signal.org/blog/automatic-key-verification/

#tech #technology #news #technews #security #privacy #signal #messaging

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'AI surveillance technology is creepy for anyone going to a show or a club, but it’s particularly dangerous for members of the LGBTQ+ community who are facing increased attacks on our rights and safety' - ﹫evangreer․bsk…”

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Guys, MAJOR update for PH4NTXM...
I've been working long for this one, using all the technical knowledge can be found offline/online, with specialized tools, automations and more.

PH4NTXM now is on v2.0.0

A lot of things changed, from UI, to fail-closed mechanisms, and strict boot verification pilot.

Philosophy remained as always THE SAME.

It's a big step, cause we filled so many gaps, and automated things to be adaptive, like the purpose of the Operating System.

Go try it, build it, break it, repeat.

Thank you, as usual, PH4NTXM.

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'Police officers wearing Meta smart glasses and secretly recording the public is a direct threat to Floridians’ right to free speech and protest' - S․T․O․P․ Communications Director Will Owen․

miaminewtimes․com/news/fl…”

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Why is Nvidia buying Hugging Face (for $12.9 billion, no less)? The appeal of gaining a strong foothold in the world of open source AI is one reason. @Techcrunch has more:

https://flip.it/bb5ue-

#Tech #AI #Technology

#patreon aggregation thread.

Since it basically increased daily viewership by something like 1% by posting one video once to go fishing on Patreon, I'm making adding #lispyGopherClimate #technology #podcast episodes-classic a regular thing over there.

The intent is to fish for #lisp ( #curl ?) users over there and bring them into the weekly shows (and #lambdaMOO #VR !) rather than send you over there. Boosts welcome for this thread.

@bagder and @kentpitman episode.

https://www.patreon.com/screwlisp/posts/interview-daniel-167798555?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

🚨 BOOK BUNDLE DEAL

Fulfill your curiosity in homebrew tech in this book bundle deal while supporting Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Get all 21 books DRM free in EPUB/PDF plus ESP32 kit and manual..

📚️ https://www.humblebundle.com/books/microcontroller-classics-and-more-make-books

#books #bookstodon #linux #tech #technology @eff

‚Beim Verifizieren des eigenen Profils oder Alters auf vertrauten Plattformen geben Nutzende sensible biometrische Informationen an dritte Unternehmen weiter. Eines dieser Unternehmen ist das US-amerikanische Persona, dessen Prüfungen weit über bloße Identitätskontrollen hinausgehen….

Wer dein Gesicht scannt, wenn du dich online verifizierst #LinkedIn #Etsy #Roblox

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/linkedin-etsy-roblox-wer-dein-gesicht-scannt-wenn-du-dich-online-verifizierst/

#Persona #USA #Technology #Gesichtserkennung #Biometrie #Datenschutz #Privacy #Netzpolitik

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with American states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/z_lckK

#Meta #SocialMedia #Technology

My take from this @cybernews article about an Android toolkit to trick KYC verification significantly differs from theirs!

Them: "...the existence of such tools puts users and organizations at imminent risk."

"Not a tool for the masses"

Me: "Where can I find this amazing #Privacy tool?"

"A tool the masses everywhere need access to ASAP"

https://cybernews.com/security/android-toolkit-live-identity-verification-camera-bypass/

#Tech #News #Technology #Android #App #digitalprivacy #rights #Software #verification #internet #identity #article #online

‚Die Pläne der Bundesregierung, die Befugnisse für Sicherheitsbehörden bei der digitalen Fahndung auszuweiten, gefährden Grundrechte. Zu diesem Schluss kommen mehrere zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen in ihrer gemeinsamen Stellungnahme zu den Gesetzentwürfen aus dem Bundesjustiz- und Bundesinnenministerium.

„Wir betonen, dass eine grundrechtskonforme Ausgestaltung dieser Befugnisse auch durch Nachbesserungen im Verfahrensrecht nicht erreichbar wäre“, heißt es in der Stellungnahme: „Die genannten Mängel sind keine bloßen Ausgestaltungsfehler, sondern symptomatisch für das strukturelle Defizit des gesamten Regelungsvorhabens.“.…‘

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/keine-verfassungskonforme-ausgestaltung-moeglich-zivilgesellschaft-warnt-vor-plaenen-fuer-ki-fahndung/

#Gesichtserkennung #Biometrie #Überwachung #Datenschutz #Deutschland #Repression #Netzpolitik #KI #Tech #Technology

#lispyGopherClimate #live NOW at 0UTC Wednesday "Tuesday night in the Americas", every week since 2022 #lisp #technology #climateCrisis #podcast !

https://toobnix.org/w/kSbsFxarX8FAb8c55BsZVt

Join in live on #lambdaMOO . https://lambda.moo.mud.org/ !

- It is yduJ's halfbirthday @nosrednayduj https://hachyderm.io/@nosrednayduj/117153529001379734

- #haiku by @kentpitman

Pursuant to great moomail I got from slak, I want to talk about postscarcity lambdamoo virtual reality, UBI, and #VR and #lisp.

+ being impactful.

@ramin_hal9001

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Lispy gopher climate unix_surrealism LISPY GOPHER SHOW banner featuring the gopher in interlisp shirt and lisp cthuluian alien. Sunday 8UTC toobnix.org, Wednesday 0UTC anonradio.net

Apple refreshes Mac mini and Mac Studio with new M6 and M5 Ultra chips. "They're faster but much more expensive than previous generations," @Engadget reports.

https://flip.it/cxs04P

#Apple #Mac #Technology

Not just in public places: factory workers appear to have been recorded without their consent by smart glasses they were working on. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/camera-glasses-contain-footage-of-chinese-factory-workers/107057934 #tech #technology #bigtech #smartglasses #technews #privacy #privacymatters #workers #consent #consumer

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'Police officers across the country are increasingly tapping flock for all sorts of misuse, including stalking and intimate partner violence on top of all sorts of other abuses of the technology․' - S․T․O․P․ Communicat…”

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Humanoid robot runs 100-meter race in 9.39 seconds, outperforming Usain Bolt’s 2009 world record. Read more from @CBSNews:

https://flip.it/.TIvr9

#Tech #Robots #Technology

#lispyGopherClimate Sharpsign Sunday morning in Europe 800UTC every week since 2022. #technology #podcast #weekly

Trying harder viz https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/117119197753424870 !

#lisp stuff.

Most importantly, Nosredna yduJ @nosrednayduj has shared her moo.el ! #historic #emacs #lambdaMOO #VR #virtualReality

https://toobnix.org/w/m4AdkbJgRQ1prjSvSrirQG

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“BREAKING: S․T․O․P․ Defends California’s AI Transparency Law

⌗Surveillance

Read the full press release here: stopspying․org/content-input/stop-defends-californias-ai-transparency-lawnbsp”

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Can a startup called Outer Biosciences figure out how to keep living human tissue alive outside the body? Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/F-ZN2H

#Tech #AI #Technology

‘Darth Vader’ comes out in favor of Flock cameras at San Diego city council meeting
By Uwa Ede-Osifo

The dark lord – or someone dressed like him – said the technology would aid the empire in tracking ‘rebel scum’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/darth-vader-flock-cameras-san-diego

#SanDiego #Surveillance #StarWars #California #Technology #WestCoast #USnews #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'The public conversation comes last, not first—and only much later do we start to fully understand the damage these technologies can do․'

Thank you, ﹫lastweektonight․com for sounding the alarm on ⌗MassSurveillance․

Wa…”

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Signal expands privacy and control with linked Android phones/tablets and iPhones, plus end-to-end encrypted message syncing. 🔐
Automatic key verification adds key transparency, while phone-number-free signup is being developed with an anti-abuse barrier. 🛡️

@signalapp

🔗 https://signal.org/blog/

#TechNews #Signal #Privacy #Encryption #KeyTransparency #OpenSource #FOSS #Security #Messaging #E2EE #Linux #Technology #DigitalRights

"Silicon Valley has long had its own dialect. But lately, tech vernacular has taken a peculiar turn — people have started describing themselves as if they were chatbots."

@TheAtlantic explores the trend wherein people describe themselves as if they were large language models.

https://flip.it/UgGAX1

#AI #Language #Technology

American schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbots’ flaws, @AssociatedPress reports.

https://flip.it/iqCIfa

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“ICE reportedly used surveillance tools and subpoenas to identify online critics—often without filing charges․

'All of this is about people saying naughty things about ICE… Nothing that comes close to true threats․'

Re…”

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According to Pew Research Center, around 10 percent of 500,000 English-language webpages from the last five years were written or substantially edited by AI. The organization determined this using a tool called Open Pangram, which checks text for language patterns, identifying words, phrases and linguistic quirks that are considered typically of AI. When their data is filtered for content published after the release of ChatGPT, signs of AI authorship can be found in over one-third of pages. Here's the full story.

https://flip.it/hrgkQr

#Technology #AI #Writing

Just in, in "water-is-wet"-type news, a study from journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that X's algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it. Here's the full story from @404mediaco.

https://flip.it/wtOlNf

#Technology #SocialMedia #ElonMusk

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“TODAY! Register here:
us02web․zoom․us/webinar/register/WN_MqiksRc3SaCspzfry439_g⌗/registration

[contains quote post or other embedded content]”

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Inside Flock: The Surveillance System Watching America
#news #technology #flock #surveillance #proton #privacy

https://youtu.be/8npTivf23y8?si=z-3ZeKl2ZAEzUNdN

Police officer used Flock cameras to track estranged wife 717 times

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/affidavit-police-officer-used-flock-cameras-track-estranged-wife-717-times/5DVBYU2XTJEVDJR7LPZCBR7M5M/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365733

#HackerNews #policebrutality #privacyrights #domesticviolence #surveillance #technology #ethics

OpenAI has launched a "teen" version of ChatGPT. @MikeElgan writes for Machine Society about what that means. "It knows which features and attributes cause brain rot, addiction, and attachment — and ... it knows how to turn them off."

https://flip.it/QZdLV5

#Technology #AI #OpenAI

Divine, the Vine reboot, is now open to everyone. While not officially affiliated with the beloved six-second-looping app, it's restored more than two million original Vine videos. Behind the scenes, it is decentralized and powered by the open-source nostr protocol, and has built-in technology to minimize AI content. It's funded by Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder, who is also involved with nostr. Here's more from @Engadget.

https://flip.it/j83ckS

#Vine #Technology #OpenSource

Meta Files Patent for Facial Recognition, Automatic Recording of People

https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/08/17/meta-files-patent-for-facial-recognition-automatic-recording-of-people/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49344654

#HackerNews #Meta #FacialRecognition #Privacy #Technology #Patent #News

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“'It’s really alarming the number of loopholes that law enforcement, at both the local and federal levels, have to gain access to license plate reader data,' - Will Owen, S․T․O․P, Communication Director․

Read full story…”

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For years, the FBI pushed for ways around encryption, not more of it.

Then a massive breach of the US phone network flipped that stance almost overnight.

https://shortlivedage.substack.com/p/the-fbis-own-advice-changed-yours?r=8uodfo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#digitalsafety #encryption #privacy #practicaltech #tech #technology

@spraoi @gumnos @evan

I feel the hidden question of the #poll is: Given the #technology base exists, can you just code against it at will? I.e. the tech #ethics question is asked. Where on one end of the spectrum we find the techbro / fossbro, and on the other end of the spectrum we are still learning what we should have there as an alternative to make a social web be social and keep it that way. As "social web" technology by itself offers zero guarantee of that.

#SX #SocialWeb #ActivityPub

Hello, I just pushed something new for users want extra privacy.

PH4NTXM AI LockGuard is a local AI-powered camera monitor for Linux.

It uses your webcam to detect whether you’re still present in front of your machine. If you leave or another person appears in the frame, it can automatically lock the session.

Everything runs locally. No cloud. No telemetry. No remote image processing.

Built for privacy, physical security, and people who want their workstation to lock itself when something looks wrong.

https://github.com/PH4NTXMOFFICIAL/PH4NTXM-AI-LOCKGUARD

#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology

USB is everyone's friend. Civilisation at its best really. Got peripherals from 20 years ago that I just plug in and they work. The boffins did a great job with this one!

#technology

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A usb-a and usb-c connector

We’ve all been there before — waiting in the lobby for your dentist appointment and thinking “I’ll just log in to my banking app real quick.” Well, think twice. Hackers are targeting Wi-Fi networks at hotels and other places in ever sneakier ways. PC World has more, including tips to avoid getting hacked on public Wi-Fi:

https://flip.it/ByjdML

#Tech #Security #Technology

A five-man team of Russian soldiers were confident that Ukrainian forces were unaware of their presence when they snuck behind enemy lines. But opposing soldiers weren’t the Russians’ problem. It was the unmanned aerial and ground vehicles that killed them. @sciencefocus has more on the drones, robots and remote-controlled instruments revolutionising warfare:

https://flip.it/PURqv3

#Science #Technology #War

Prata Potpourri: How to speak the truth in love, Did tongues cease or not?, Pocket Discernment Guide; Hazel, more

By Elizabeth Prata

As summer wanes, the beachgoers drift away, routines gear back up…and now we have a Prata Potpourri of links for you!

EPrata photo

Do you like to imagine the reunions occurring in heaven? I do. Of course we are excited to meet Jesus in person. We also like to think of our joy when meeting departed loved ones. Mothers who have lost babies. Parents with grown children once again. MacArthur and Sproul. I love to think of John MacArthur’s meeting with his hero Apostle Paul. Imagine, we will meet and be with all the Bible people! I want to meet Dorcas, Lydia, the Woman at the Well…

Meanwhile here I am on earth repeating this verse from Galatians 6:9 more and more as I get older,

“Let us not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.”

Friends, trust that if you are serving Jesus, you ARE doing good. Refresh yourself with His word when you do become weary, and think on the goodness and greatness of our blessed future in heaven!

On to some encouraging and helpful links-

Image source: ACBC website Susan Heck’s article

ACBC counselor Susan Heck with a good article about “How to Speak the Truth in Love”. I know I have a hard time finding both the courage to do it and the balance between being firm on truth and gentle on love. Here’s Susan: How to Speak the Truth in Love

Phil Johnson is a strong defender of the faith, an excellent writer, a pastor of his GraceLife class where he regularly preaches, and has buckets of discernment. Here is Phil on the doctrine of cessationism in an article titled Did Tongues Cease or Not?
by Phil Johnson, “Time to face honestly the reality that contemporary charismata aren’t anything like the original Pentecostal miracles. Let’s not be too quick to write off cessationism.”

False teachings and false teachers are as common as sand on the beach nowadays. How can you be safe from falling into error or drawn into thinking wrongly? Here is Sharon Lareau at CHapter 3 Ministries with a Discernment Pocket Guide. She writes:

Going to church, a Bible study, or a Christian conference? About to start a Christian book, listen to a Christian podcast, or read a Christian blog post? Whatever Christian content you are about to take in, don’t forget your Bible, discernment, and this guide. They can help you to avoid or escape the snare of false teachings.

Technology, eh? It’s everywhere. It existed in the Israelite days of the Exodus too. Here is Tony Reinke with an essay about that and how we can learn from the warnings given to the wandering Hebrews back then. He wrote in Tech in the Promised Land,

In this we behold the generosity of the Creator’s covenantal love and the spring of human innovation, his created order, a globe stuffed with elements he invented, created, and distributed throughout the earth at his pre-determined scale, depth, and location — a sort of bait to lure discovery and invention from us, to behold God’s ancient generosity to us in the new, shiny things we make today.

The Gospel Coalition produced its own AI statement, and takes use of AI to task. They also outlined their expectations for contributors. It’s their “Line in the Sand“, saying-

“But it’s not writing. Even when it’s created at the behest of a human’s creative prompt and detailed parameters, and even when it’s just assisting a human who has real writing chops, AI-fashioned content doesn’t deserve to be called writing.”

If you prefer to listen rather than read, here are a few worthy podcasts for you.

The Women’s Hope podcast just finished a 2 part series on Esther’s Steadfast Courage Amid Fear. Dr. Shelbi Cullen and Kimberly Cummings have produced a series of episodes inspired by Shelbi’s new book, “Steadfast in Every Season: Seeing God’s Faithfulness in the Lives of Women of the Bible.”

In this episode, Kim and Shelbi look at the story of Esther and her example of courageous trust in the Lord’s providence.

You can listen at their website, Spotify, Apple, or the other usual locations.

Amy Spreeman and Michelle Lesley at A Word Fitly Spoken offer some insights about Aging with Grace for Godly Women. It’s a 3-part series. We are all getting up there, aren’t we. One day I was 24, had limitless energy, and was starting a teaching career. Now I’m worn out, looking a retirement, and living at the pointy end of the spear with the verse ‘life is a vapor’ ringing in my ears. If you are young and reading this, someday you will be where I am and you will be acknowledging life’s rapid progression. The ladies wrote:

Tonight, in part 1, we’re going to take a look at what Scripture says about aging. What does Scripture tell us to think about aging and to do as we age? Grab your Bible and let’s study these passages together.

In the entertainment arenas we have World Magazine with a list of coming attractions this fall in TV and movies. This past summer I started a loyalty program at the movie theater. I’d wanted to see The Sheep Detectives. I joined so I could get points and a reduced matinee ticket. Since I wasn’t working during the summer I thought a matinee would be a fun thing to do on some hot summer days. Well, that was the only movie I went to! I thought I’d be going every Tuesday. But there simply aren’t movies I am interested in. So many entertainments are too gruesome for me. Maybe some of these upcoming productions will tickle your fancy- World: Coming Soon. One of the listings caught my eye- an updated version of Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence.

I saw on Amazon Prime video that they offer the 1961 TV show Hazel. Shirley Booth was so terrific in this show, where she works as a maid/housekeeper for the Baxters. Hazel is optimistic, irrepressible, spunky, and ever watchable. Black and white in the early seasons, and totally family friendly. Sad to say that often the term ‘family friendly’ also means boring or childish, but this show is not either of those. If you’re looking for a good show to watch, I’d try Hazel.

At Apartment Therapy we learn “They removed the brick fireplace- and they don’t regret it” Dun dun dun! LOL, I love design and decor. I also love ‘before and afters’- take a gander at how this couple re-designed their space before and after.

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“A new Mother Jones article examines how Homeland Security agents reportedly tracked peaceful ICE protesters’ cars, identities, and whereabouts—without alleging any wrongdoing․ An important read on surveillance and First…”

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A quick look at zero-knowledge proofs

https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/zkp/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49303776

#HackerNews #zero-knowledge-proofs #cryptography #privacy #security #technology

How A Cotton Bandage Shortage During World War I Led To The Invention Of The Maxi Pad

During World War I, the Kimberly-Clark paper company began making bandages from a newly-developed cotton alternative known as Cellucotton — and frontline nurses started using the highly absorbent product during their periods.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/maxi-pad-invention

#technology #history

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This black-and-white ad from the 1920s features a drawing of a woman in a historical dress standing behind a box of Kotex sanitary pads. The ad reads: KOTEX A list of the wardrobe essentials of Her Royal Daintiness, the modern woman, would be incomplete without at least one package of Kotex. Kotex is the new sanitary pad made from cellucotton. Cheap enough to throw away—satisfactory beyond description. Just ask for Kotex at any store or shop that caters to women. Cellucotton Products Company Chicago, Illinois 5c Each 12 for 60c INEXPENSIVE, COMFORTABLE, HYGIENIC and SAFE—KOTEX

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“Research Director Eleni Manis spoke with ABC 33/40: 'There is no federal legislation over automated license plate readers, Flock or otherwise․'

Read more:
abc3340․com/news/local/flock-camera-misuse-cases-renew-debate-o…”

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AI is watching you: tracking, traps and surveillance.

From AI-powered trafficking scams to workplace monitoring and government scrutiny, AI is changing who can find, profile and watch you. Where's the line between safety, privacy, and surveillance?
Good video from DW
#privacy #survelliance #AI #technology

https://youtu.be/vYZ4d3biLDU?si=Uvt-SNsLWY-D9DmL

Could you lovely people spam this link on LinkedIn? I do not have an account otherwise I would. More of those types should hear this rant, anyway. https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/disability-dongle/ #Technology #Disability #LinkedIn

Are you on Instagzam? The social platform has redesigned its wordmark logo — supposedly after exploring hundreds of options — and the internet doesn't like it. Here's more from @Mashable.

https://flip.it/DurD4I

#Technology #SocialMedia #Instagram

My new YT video is up!

This week's video is about the NoRecognition project and its adversarial design and learning model, which creates visual patterns that fool Flock cameras.

It's an exceedingly neat story. If you give it a watch, please tap the like button. That engagement helps a small creator out in a big way. Thank you.

https://youtu.be/y9jXa6V72mk

#YouTube #Tech #Technology #AdversarialDesign #Flock #Privacy #MassSurveillance

What can we learn from Australia’s social media ban for teens?

@KnowableMag reports: "The Aussie experiment comes amid a lack of clear evidence that the apps harm the majority of adolescents. It may take a dramatic research pivot to finally reveal what’s going on and how to fix it."

https://flip.it/EAH6Vq

#SocialMedia #Technology #Australia

@therealitynetwork Well kind of...

You do need ask for #cooperation and this is the trouble I think you're also having:

People today don't like to talk to people or quickly feel threatened, territorial etc
It's normal but too fast is a point of 'no return'.

I have to ask to talk with those only interested in #technology 'development' and NOT #social 'development'.

Our Top 5:

ㆍTriplets, unclaimed (New York)
ㆍDeath, unreported (Science/Retraction Watch)
ㆍDe-extinction, disputed (MIT Technology Review)
ㆍChildren, ferried (Fernando Pinho)
ㆍButterflies, tracked (The Atlantic)

https://longreads.com/2026/08/14/top-5-621/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=t5-2026-08-14

#Longreads #Reading #Journalism #Nonfiction #Science #Medicine #Technology

Ferguson said he’s been surprised to see the “growing community backlash” against #Flock specifically, given that the #technology isn’t new & other companies sell it as well. But Flock & the movement against it have “captured people’s sense that maybe they don’t want to be surveilled all the time,” he said.

#law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #MassSurveillance #tech #AbuseOfPower #deflock

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, a professor at the George Washington University Law School whose scholarship has focused on #policing, #BigData #surveillance & the #FourthAmendment, said Thursday’s shifts were “better than the opposite” but called for further scrutiny of the #technology in the form of “sustained democratic engagement with the rules & judicial checks on access at a minimum.”

#Flock #law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #MassSurveillance #tech #AbuseOfPower #deflock

#Flock Safety, the #surveillance #technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates & citizens across the #US, announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell #privacy concerns & address documented abuses of its system by some members of #LawEnforcement.

#law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #MassSurveillance #AbuseOfPower #deflock
https://apnews.com/article/flock-license-plate-cameras-surveillance-deflock-2a93bc075e2f7ffcca9e04a35d75a3fe?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

Surveillance tech company Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners and others. CEO Garrett Langley is delivering a mea culpa, and in an interview with @verge says he’s changed his mind on what responsibility Flock bears for how law enforcement uses it.

https://flip.it/NAJ0ZP

#Flock #Privacy #Technology

Old Reddit is making people log in now to use that platform.

Let's get it clear, when they all force you to log in, they get your email, perhaps phone number, and other information they can sell.

Almost every platform forces you to make an account. And I see this as a "precursor" to the age (ID) verification that came after.

I rant about this pet peeve of mine below:
https://theforesthiker.github.io/ThoughtForest/Blogs/loginRant.html

#internet #freeinternet #reddit #blog #technology #writing #rant #privacy

Chrome really pisses me off. I have to use it to pay certain bills, but it's always aggressively trying to get me to make it my default browser. And it WON'T just let me say "No" and be done with it. The closest thing it allows me to say is that I'll set it as the default "later".

I really hate Google!

#Google #GoogleSucks #Chrome #ChromeSucks #Tech #Technology

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NEW: General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking.

Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a real-life dumpster fire.
https://www.propublica.org/article/general-dynamics-artillery-factory-failed?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Defense #Military #Ukraine #Government #Technology #Tech

Every street looks the same and every hit song is interchangeable with the next. Lauren Leek writes for her newsletter about how algorithms are flattening everything into sameness, and how they could be regulated.

https://flip.it/Ky1VGJ

#Culture #Algorithms #Technology

The Enlightenment has driven the West down a dead-end alley, but they haven't quite yet sussed this out.
https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/post-survival-same-road?r=pvxh5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#enlightenment #psychology #philosophy #history #society #artificialintelligence #economics #ecomomy #scarcity #society #culture #humanity #technology #automation #healthcare #survival

I'm done using AI – Brett Codes

https://brettcodes.com/im-done-using-ai/

> Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

#technology #programming #webdev #gamedev

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Flock cameras are everywhere, and police are using them for all the wrong reasons․

Mother Jones reports that dozens of cops have been fired for stalking exes, partners and romantic interests with the surveillance tech…”

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I work in #infosec and consider myself pretty well educated on what’s happening with #AI.

But I’m about 33% of the way through @emilymbender and Alex Hanna’s book, “The AI Con”, and I’ve really learned a lot more.

If you’re skeptical or curious about AI, this is a must-read. I’m recommending it to everyone I know.

“The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want”, by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

Edit: Added text in this post with the title and authors. It's also in the image's ALT text. Sorry!

#books #bookstodon #reading #AI #technology #nonfiction

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“The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want”, by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

Companies are hiring philosophers, and that's a good thing, right?

https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/the-philosophers-are-here-which-philosophers

#ai #ethics #philosophy #aiethics #governance #utilitarianism #selectionbias #technology #criticism #moralphilosophy #analyticalphilosophy #power #institutions #hiring #employment #perspectives #blog #substack #podcast

As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growing.

From @AssociatedPress: "Where others see junk, [some] people see artifacts of computer history that are worthy of attention and respect."

https://flip.it/mdDAMm

#Computers #Vintage #Technology

Flock CEO wants privacy. #DeFlock #Privacy #Technology #TaxBillionairesOutofExistence

https://www.reddit.com/r/chaoticgood/comments/1vkxn34/a_private_investigator_followed_the_ceo_of_flock/

A cybersecurity researcher covered a Toyota in an AI-generated pattern to confuse Flock cameras

https://www.techspot.com/news/113418-cybersecurity-researcher-covered-toyota-ai-generated-pattern-confuse.html

#news #tech #technology #AI #flock #aislop #nvidia #AIPsychosis #security #privacy

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Facial recognition at Madison Square Garden is back in the spotlight․

POLITICO highlights STOP-supported legislation that would ban companies from using facial recognition and other biometric technologies to surveil pe…”

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Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don't

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/flock-cameras-can-track-every-car-in-america-police-love-them-citizens-dont.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49251978

#HackerNews #FlockCameras #CarTracking #PrivacyConcerns #Surveillance #Technology #LawEnforcement

If you just woke up from a 10-year coma, you’d likely be stunned by how many surveillance cameras have popped up across the U.S. Cybersecurity expert Bill Swearingen has run some 31 million tests to find a computer-generated pattern that can scramble cameras' ability to identify objects, people and faces. @Techcrunch has more on Swearingen’s noRecognition movement intent on allowing people to “opt out of being tracked.”

https://flip.it/F_ZtMX

#Technology #Survellience #Privacy

Former Japanese AV actress Natsuki Hikaru has announced her retirement from the industry to start a new life as a software developer.

After leaving the industry, she said her former agency kept control of the account where she had 20,000 followers, forcing her to start over.

Today, she makes a living building websites and AI-powered automations and works as a technology consultant.

#AI #Technology #Gaming

Myspace eyes comeback as an "antidote" to social media fatigue — but it may be a long shot.

CNBC reports: "The early 2000s platform would capitalize on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience."

https://flip.it/Y.rZ4D

#SocialMedia #Tech #Technology

Good morning, all.

Around my socials I've seen more than a few people asking about Flock cameras, what they are and why people are so angry, so I thought I'd re-share the video I made on Flock and Jeff Sovern, the alleged vigilante who destroyed 13 Flock cameras in his small town.

Please tap the like button if you enjoy the video or learn something new.

https://youtu.be/Y2A66tDGwFo

#Flock #Tech #Technology #MsasSurveillance #Privacy #Video #JeffSovern

"There are a lot of other ways we might think about progress, but what dominates today is this 19th-century notion of technological progress as the only kind of progress, and therefore all technological change is progress, as opposed to — objectively, it’s only progress if things are getting better."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/historian-jill-lepore-says-the-tech-industry-is-led-by-bad-readers-who-are-undermining-democracy/

#progress #Technology

There was once a time when seeking information on a search engine meant scrolling and clicking through to page after page. It’s not that pre-Google search engines like Lycos, AltaVista and Ask Jeeves were inferior. The web was just a lot different back then. @ArsTechnica reminds us:

https://flip.it/ZQdZcs

#Tech #Google #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Meta's AI glasses aren't just changing how we use technology—they're changing what privacy looks like in public․

As Fast Company asks: 'Do bystanders meaningfully consent to being recorded?'

The answer shouldn't be an…”

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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerized by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our tech columnist

https://www.thenerve.news/p/cory-doctorow-ai-business-incentive-to-lie-useless-chatbots-report-nikhil-suresh

#news #tech #technology #AI #aislop #nvidia #AIPsychosis

Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles
#flock #news #surveillance #privacy #technology

https://www.404media.co/flock-pitched-a-plan-to-turn-uber-and-lyft-drivers-into-roaming-surveillance-vehicles/

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/NReo8v

#Meta #SocialMedia #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“A concert or game shouldn't come with a surveillance file․ New reporting alleges Madison Square Garden maintained records identifying LGBTQ+ public figures in an internal database․ Read more at the link below․
them․us/n…”

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Cities Are Ditching Flock, Replacing It with Axon License Plate Readers

https://www.404media.co/cities-are-ditching-flock-immediately-replacing-it-with-axon-license-plate-readers/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49199308

#HackerNews #cities #technology #publicsafety #surveillance #Axon #licenseplatereaders

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“New York just became the first state to ban smart glasses in every courthouse․ As wearable surveillance becomes more common, protecting privacy in sensitive spaces matters more than ever․ Read more via Engadget: engadge…”

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