Posts by olives@qoto.org
(DIR) Post #AcdGUGCzQxvLHizfiy by olives@qoto.org
2023-12-09T11:57:00Z
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We thought Superman was invincible but then he bought a smartphone and was overcome by the foul mouth of Trollman.
(DIR) Post #AdZ4X1GotoPU8OT2I4 by olives@qoto.org
2024-01-06T08:55:41Z
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https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-urges-pennsylvania-supreme-court-find-keyword-search-warrant-unconstitutional"Keyword warrants that let police indiscriminately sift through search engine databases are unconstitutional dragnets that target free speech, lack particularity and probable cause, and violate the privacy of countless innocent people, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other organizations argued in a brief filed today to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Everyone deserves to search online without police looking over their shoulder, yet millions of innocent Americans’ privacy rights are at risk in Commonwealth v. Kurtz—only the second case of its kind to reach a state’s highest court. The brief filed by EFF, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (PACDL) challenges the constitutionality of a keyword search warrant issued by the police to Google. The case involves a massive invasion of Google users’ privacy, and unless the lower court’s ruling is overturned, it could be applied to any user using any search engine. “Keyword search warrants are totally incompatible with constitutional protections for privacy and freedom of speech and expression,” said EFF Surveillance Litigation Director Andrew Crocker. “All keyword warrants—which target our speech when we seek information on a search engine—have the potential to implicate innocent people who just happen to be searching for something an officer believes is somehow linked to a crime. Dragnet warrants that target speech simply have no place in a democracy.”"#privacy
(DIR) Post #AdeX8Tg1EZr9jjhdia by olives@qoto.org
2024-01-08T23:59:36Z
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https://libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/police-secretly-conducting-facial-recognition-searches-of-passport-database/"Police forces have been secretly conducting hundreds of facial recognition searches using the UK’s database of 46 million British passport holders, it can be revealed.Policing minister Chris Philp sparked fresh alarm among privacy campaigners at the Conservative Party conference in October when he announced plans to instruct officers to use passport photos to identify suspects in all burglaries, thefts and shoplifting, as part of a Home Office drive to increase police use of facial recognition.However, Liberty Investigates can reveal the practice has been secretly taking place since at least 2019, according to a freedom of information (FOI) request – with searches dramatically ramping up in the months prior to Philp’s speech.Data obtained from the Home Office shows forces searched the UK passport database – which contains the images of all 46 million British passport holders – using facial recognition technology more than 300 times in the first nine months of 2023. Forces have also carried out searches of the UK immigration database, which holds information on foreign nationals."#privacy
(DIR) Post #Ai7G0iUHJPafHq0Xo0 by olives@qoto.org
2024-05-21T12:33:20Z
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Banning wearing a mask (even for medical purposes) is really stupid and single-minded.
(DIR) Post #AjYK8Cpsiw6qu9ECJM by olives@qoto.org
2024-07-03T11:43:11Z
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https://edri.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/EDRi_Summary.pdf I'm curious how someone manages to fight against the suppression of free expression when they don't have someone to deal with that. Is it a funding thing?QT: https://qoto.org/@olives/112722348338443433
(DIR) Post #AjwXB8bpr758UZfiAy by olives@qoto.org
2024-07-15T04:09:40Z
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If you know of anyone who likes AI art, I'd be curious to know what their thoughts on it are.
(DIR) Post #AjwXVM9rBvo4IwE4fI by olives@qoto.org
2024-07-15T04:12:53Z
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/07/15/music/hatsune-miku-vocaloid-shift/ Oh, yes, Hatsune Miku has been around a very long time.
(DIR) Post #Amp2FwwLDYmCiWIFO4 by olives@qoto.org
2024-10-09T06:54:25Z
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Remember that it's the DMCA (which shouldn't have been passed) which makes it harder for someone to launch a competitor to YouTube.
(DIR) Post #Aqb0DKmqoEJB80q7gO by olives@qoto.org
2025-01-29T10:16:43Z
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Looking at Nostr briefly (since I've been saying for a while that I'd like to look into it), it looks like there are quite a few relays.
(DIR) Post #Aqb0DRE0s9bJ5zatqy by olives@qoto.org
2025-01-29T10:17:52Z
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The same might be the same for Veilid, although the statistics there are inferred.
(DIR) Post #At76BoJ0K8wa0ljka8 by olives@qoto.org
2025-04-13T14:21:52Z
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A blog is one of the easiest things to self-host. I personally think Substack and Medium are overrated.
(DIR) Post #AwdyEZ0N73LxnAAGx6 by olives@qoto.org
2024-11-25T19:16:18Z
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Companies seem to like Singapore.
(DIR) Post #AwdyEaAgmBCTPS01fk by olives@qoto.org
2024-11-25T19:17:34Z
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When you hear of what Singapore is like though, you kind of think "why on earth would someone want to live there".
(DIR) Post #AwdylOB2OM2vlXo1bc by olives@qoto.org
2025-06-24T08:28:00Z
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https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2025-ws-133-platform-governance-and-duty-of-careA so-called "duty of care" would drive extreme censorship and stifle innovation. There is also a limit to what a platform can realistically do to deal with misuse. #FreeSpeech #IGF
(DIR) Post #Awdys0dwHwmOnuTtZo by olives@qoto.org
2025-06-23T10:35:59Z
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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/20/community-and-choice-are-not-bubbles/The contradictions in Bluesky run deep. A thread on #FreeSpeech, Bluesky, and promisesMike talks of a rosy ideology involving user freedom. However, the main media pitch wasn't that. It was about it not being Twitter.
(DIR) Post #Awdys1RvI6lJIvroUC by olives@qoto.org
2025-06-23T10:36:33Z
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They promised sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns. An unrealistic promise. Now, the media determined there are users who're too much, clobbering former NYTimes columnist, Jesse (and a newer pundit), and they are voicing their concerns, including a NYTimes journalist. #FreeSpeech
(DIR) Post #Awdys2OPmdYAELEWem by olives@qoto.org
2025-06-23T10:37:27Z
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This has less to do with the management of a site or technical architecture. It has much to do with hype cycles in the media. It curiously ignores Bluesky is not the only other platform. There's Threads, Reddit, Discord, but they present it as Twitter vs Bluesky. #FreeSpeech
(DIR) Post #Awdys313SySUABJNsu by olives@qoto.org
2025-06-23T12:48:07Z
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Likewise, these args like "the rigged system" seem to fall apart when you compare it to another site (I'm aware there may be ppl who don't like a recent FB policy change).Finally, as we've covered before, a lot of Bluesky's freedom is *illusory*. #FreeSpeech
(DIR) Post #Awdys3iIsB3MKJXvIO by olives@qoto.org
2025-06-23T12:48:27Z
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Bluesky has been known to remove sexual content they don't like. Content Twitter had no issue with in the past.Bluesky suffers from privacy issues, despite making nods towards digital rights.Stop mythologizing it. #FreeSpeech
(DIR) Post #Awdz3TpY6xWwVoNhsu by olives@qoto.org
2025-06-24T07:44:01Z
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https://bsky.app/profile/tamarhaspel.bsky.social/post/3lsbyk44jf22x I can't help but think these replies will only strengthen her conclusions of it being an echo chamber.