[HN Gopher] Richard Stallman critiques AI, connected cars, smart...
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       Richard Stallman critiques AI, connected cars, smartphones, and DRM
        
       Author : MilnerRoute
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2026-01-25 19:38 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | Bender wrote:
       | I agree with everything he said and it will be PI going forward
       | _using FoxReplace_.
        
       | ciconia wrote:
       | Lecture video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4
        
       | kstrauser wrote:
       | > He says one medical site added updated terms saying users
       | agreed not to sue over mishandling of personal data, but instead
       | to resolve it in arbitration.
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       | Fortunately, HIPAA doesn't care about some dumb ToS. If a site I
       | used violated my healthcare privacy rights, I'm reporting it to
       | the feds for them to drop the hammer, and I couldn't care less
       | what the site's ToS says.
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       | You can't disclaim your legal obligations.
        
         | jqpabc123 wrote:
         | _You can't disclaim your legal obligations._
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         | HIPPA is a privacy obligation for healthcare providers.
         | 
         | Other service providers and professionals (legal, accounting,
         | medical, etc.) have obligations, duties and responsibilities to
         | maintain a reasonably competent level of service.
         | 
         | Using "pretend intelligence" opens the door to liability and
         | claims of negligence when (not if) things go wrong.
        
       | ChrisArchitect wrote:
       | Just post the source:
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       |  _Dr. Richard Stallman - Free /Libre Software And Our Freedom:
       | Our shield against many digital injustices - 01-23-2026 [video]_
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       | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4
        
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