Posts by paka@mastodon.scot
(DIR) Post #B4S3RO4TJO0cModsdE by paka@mastodon.scot
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No Palantir in #OurNHSAny company profiting from widespread #HumanRights violations has no place in our #NHS#Palantir is US software company whose tools are used by the Israeli military as they commit #genocide against #Palestinians in occupied #Gaza.In 2023 NHS England awarded a £330 million contract to Palantir to provide a new data platformDue to its role in human rights abuses including genocide, Amnesty’s message is clear: No Palantir in our NHShttps://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/international-crisis/no-palantir-in-our-nhs/?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse#BoycottUSA
(DIR) Post #B51VWw0e9fqUK0ssBk by paka@mastodon.scot
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Fury as #Scotland-based oil firm takes over #illegal #Gaza gas project#DanaPetroleum in #Aberdeen & owned by #Korean National Oil Crop, among several companies granted licences in 2023 to explore gas-rich seabed near Gaza just weeks after #Israel began it's bombing campaignThis sparked outrage among #HumanRights groups & climate campaigners in Scotland, who warned company could be profiting from #Israel’s #occupation & invasion of Gazahttps://www.thenational.scot/news/25997883.fury-scottish-oil-firm-takes-illegal-gaza-gas-project/#WarCrimes #IsraeliAggression
(DIR) Post #B65SORuug6BxFGosgi by paka@mastodon.scot
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@javier_salcedo @mullvadnet @protonprivacy See you've contacted both Mullvad and ProtonMail. Would be interested to hear their reply.
(DIR) Post #B7xUo2A3LUc9RodoA4 by paka@mastodon.scot
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@kibcol1049 Good info.Since I moved to /e/OS, a de-googled version of Android, thankfully the trackers and such are automagically handed by e.foundation's (free) /e/OS AnndriodHave been on /e/OS for some years now and am very pleased with the privacy it provides. Highly recommended.https://e.foundation/e-os/@e_mydata
(DIR) Post #B8Yk2qQvbtkaqfIsZk by paka@mastodon.scot
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Using #AI makes people less likely to be correctAccuracy collapsed when AI was available- Baseline: 27% gave correct answer- With AI advice, 9% gave #correct answerFact: Some would-be correct people got AI advice & became #wrongAI advice made people #confident there're correct- Baseline: 30%- With AI help, confidence rose to 76%People became worse, accuracy was only 1/3, but they were twice as confidenthttps://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/19/using-ai-makes-people-less-likely-to-admit-they-dont-know-something/5274567#digital #DumbedDown #DDD = Digitally Dumbed Down
(DIR) Post #B8cmZ97K4V62VC4Uoi by paka@mastodon.scot
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Andy Burnham: Kick Palantir out of our NHS!Rumours are Andy #Burnham wants to kick out Palantir from #OurNHSBut Palantir’s army of lobbyists won’t give up without a fight - like when they sued Mayor of London for blocking their £50mil #MetPolice deal#Petition textPut patients before #corporate #lobbyists End #Palantir’s contracts with #NHS & #police. Protect our #private #datahttps://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Kick-Out-Palantir-eoi?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse#CorporateTerrorism #privacy #medical #BigData #corruption #lobbying #DemocracyNOW
(DIR) Post #B8pzZ9eSSSDCWejSSm by paka@mastodon.scot
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Make performing Nazi salute #criminal offence in #UK#Nazi salute is widely recognised as symbol of Nazi ideology & #atrocities of #WWIIIts public use is reasonably understood to be #intimidation or endorsement of #extremist #ideologyWe believe a clear criminal offence is needed to address deliberate public use, provide legal clarity and deter its use, while protecting legitimate use, where the intent is not extremist.https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/772101#FarRight #violence #genocide #racism #fascist