Posts by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
(DIR) Post #AYSU3d2Im8CVYhOYfQ by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-08-06T15:24:22Z
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Government in defensive mode about the #DPDIBill, claiming that it 'enshrines a new right' for individuals to complain to an organisation. In practice it makes this an obligation, and enshines the right for the regulator to refuse (even more than it currently does) to consider cases when the data subject has not found a way to contact often unresponsive organisations about data rights which data controllers often misrepresent the scope of. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/06/uk-data-bill-favours-big-business-and-shady-tech-firms-rights-group-claims?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
(DIR) Post #AYUXH66OhxNzeHLQxc by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-08-07T15:17:10Z
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lots of people talking about Zoom training AI on audio/video/messages without opt-in — bear in mind that legallly this is a definite no-no because of the way the European Electronic Communications Code (#EECC) modified the #ePrivacy Directive in 2020 to apply confidentiality duties to over-the-top services like #Zoom.
(DIR) Post #AZ37ocSSL39eQ3hT60 by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-08-24T07:38:07Z
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Several journos leaving VICE Motherboard have set up a new reader-supported news site, https://404media.co (eg @josephcox @jasonkoebler @samleecole). I constantly use @josephcox's work in teaching and updating my Privacy, Data and Surveillance course at UCL Laws & looking forward to learning from them at 404 too. Most importantly — you can support them for just $100 a year https://www.404media.co/about/. (cool Ghost theme too)
(DIR) Post #AZxIN4WBrJFxMYCTLs by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-09-20T09:53:48Z
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note for all, Rallly is an open source and modern alternative to Doodle without illegal tracking... https://rallly.co(others include Nextcloud polls, which is great if you have it, and Framadate which is cool but a bit clunky, and dudle which is old school German web code)
(DIR) Post #AaExbUY94U0usTUekS by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-09-28T17:01:44Z
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Microsoft Stream claims that the latest version of Firefox is not a 'modern browser'...
(DIR) Post #AaKtuxYgCyQpTpWxFY by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-10-01T18:34:42Z
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Rightsholders/anti-#piracy lobby have now moved from "it's morally wrong" to "your #privacy is at risk from the adtech on streaming sites". Feat. scary hybrid pseudo HTML-command prompt syntax C:/> ... </ #IP #copyright
(DIR) Post #AaLx10WMbGpxQVyySu by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-10-02T07:48:31Z
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@djoerd link doesn’t load for me (makes me wonder if the search engine actually exists)
(DIR) Post #AaWrVSkkIZXQkJGWVE by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-10-07T14:00:42Z
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The 'Anyone But Richard M Stallman' license serves a minor but important role in the rapidly changing story of complex, specific and potentially invalid or unenforceable #SoftwareLicenses. #copyleft
(DIR) Post #AbxxTHwkjCjTAzcjwW by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-11-19T13:07:13Z
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uh ok microsoft
(DIR) Post #AcZ6oz6zWZXJZHLnOa by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-12-07T10:19:05Z
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#Firefox has a new hidden setting auto-rejecting #cookie banners (not just hiding them eg Brave). Piloting in 🇩🇪 in Private Browsing but anyone can enable:Go to the URL about:configSet cookiebanners.ui.desktop.enabled ->TrueGo to Settings->Privacy, turn on Cookie Banner Blocker.
(DIR) Post #Ad1cFJlKs5ExrYEjhI by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-12-21T01:53:09Z
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legally, anyone who has the LAION database on their hard drives is breaching CSAM laws in many, many jurisdictions. great reporting from @samleecole @404mediaco https://www.404media.co/laion-datasets-removed-stanford-csam-child-abuse/
(DIR) Post #Ad1cFM5yCKvz67uF8a by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2023-12-21T01:56:13Z
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@samleecole @404mediaco it looks like LAION have disabled downloads (of their 2b dataset among many others) on @HuggingFace, but not before thousands of downloads on this site alone. mostly, laion 5b accessed by URLs which people download directly from. https://huggingface.co/datasets/laion/laion2B-en
(DIR) Post #Am1YwPYZpLFc0f5FYW by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2024-09-13T23:11:15Z
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Apple unexpectedly drops its civil suit against #spyware vendor NSOGroup as it claims discovery against it might disclose information that would benefit… spyware vendors. https://www.securityweek.com/apple-suddenly-drops-nso-group-spyware-lawsuit/
(DIR) Post #AoKdXQQUB58QGiFMzQ by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2024-11-23T09:38:39Z
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Swiss church creates virtual ‘AI Jesus’ talking booth, says 2/3 visiting have a spiritual experience. eJesus starts off each time: "Do not disclose personal information under any circumstances, use this service at your own risk. Press the button if you accept."https://www.dw.com/en/switzerlands-ai-jesus-answers-questions-of-faith/video-70737962
(DIR) Post #AoQqagkfgte7OppWk4 by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2024-11-26T10:34:03Z
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Extremely valuable plug-in.
(DIR) Post #ApRdjLXZR7l7YGSERU by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2024-12-26T16:00:55Z
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Hewlett Packard report that they are spotting AI-generated malware in the wild, not through complex analysis or watermarking, but because… it is weirdly well-commented. https://threatresearch.ext.hp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/HP_Wolf_Security_Threat_Insights_Report_September_2024.pdf
(DIR) Post #Aqiq8BF6dKJsQX1E8G by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2025-02-02T18:11:19Z
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“Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads” - a very interesting hands-on blog post about contemporary location data flows and sales https://timsh.org/tracking-myself-down-through-in-app-ads/
(DIR) Post #AqwfHxUzyEE9BGQcUK by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2025-02-09T10:56:17Z
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Microsoft Research: GenAI can inhibit critical engagement with work and can potentially lead to long-term overreliance on the tool and diminished skill for independent problem-solving.Microsoft: *sells GenAI aggressively into the Education 365 packages*Hao-Ping (Hank) Lee and others, ‘The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers’ (ACM CHI 2025). https://advait.org/files/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf
(DIR) Post #Ax6BrxlxhU3ljOQ6Ai by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2025-08-12T15:32:43Z
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In a new digital twist to environmental individualisation of responsibility, the UK government is now advising people to “[d]elete old emails and pictures” in data centres to help with the current drought. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-to-address-nationally-significant-water-shortfall
(DIR) Post #Ayl0tegLVs1EX7kbIm by mikarv@someone.elses.computer
2025-10-01T05:21:15Z
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Either real-time bidding data or app SDK data is being bought and used by ICE to seize people from the streets. If you didn’t believe that the adtech stack is a human rights concern, I’m not sure what more evidence you need. https://www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-tool-that-tracks-locations-of-hundreds-of-millions-of-phones-every-day/