Olives @olives@qoto.org
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
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https://reclaimthenet.org/avast-anti-virus-company-is-fined-for-tracking-and-selling-user-data
"Avast, a well-known cybersecurity firm, has been confronted with a $16.5 million penalty from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)."
"Contrary to the firm’s promise of guarding consumer data against tracking on the web, the FTC claimed that they’ve been acting against their word. They’ve allegedly been gathering and marketing user browsing data unbeknownst to the users, and additionally misleading them."
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Wondering where to stay during #LibrePlanet2024, where to eat, and how to get around Boston? Answers to all your questions can be found at https://libreplanet.org/2024/getting-around/
Finally, a real piece of copyright discourse which doesn't involve "AI".
https://reclaimthenet.org/court-confirms-reaction-videos-are-fair-use "A court has ruled that the reaction (in this case, YouTube) video “genre” re...
https://reclaimthenet.org/court-confirms-reaction-videos-are-fair-use
"A court has ruled that the reaction (in this case, YouTube) video “genre” represents fair use under #copyright rules"
An image of someone picking up a big gold star and tossing it at someone came to mind when thinking of that bit of functionality.
Short burst of 404s.
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https://ccla.org/press-release/ccla-urges-substantial-amendments-to-the-online-harms-act/
"This is a massive bill that we need to examine in greater detail. Our preliminary read raises several serious concerns. While the CCLA endorses the declared purposes of upholding public safety, protecting children, and supporting marginalized communities, our initial assessment reveals that the bill includes overbroad violations of expressive freedom, privacy, protest rights, and liberty."
Canadian Civil Liberties Association comments on why the new bill is bad. #canada
Huh, the site seemed to go down for a bit.
@glynmoody Hmm... From what I've heard of mental health services in the U.K., they seem to be doing badly since Brexit and Covid-19. Good general mental health would probably help in a number of ways when it comes to abuse.
Another snippet which shouldn't be there, and wasn't earlier o.O
https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/blog/fsc-meets-with-baroness-conducting-review-of-uk-pornography-laws The Free Speech Coalition (no, not the on...
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Don't know what is up with that snippet (which clearly doesn't match the link), looks like a bug.
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If you're curious about the sorts of people who push for these sorts of things, one who appeared before parliamentarians is the U.K.-based Vice-President of an American bunch of Christian fundamentalists known as NCOSE (formerly known as Morality in Media)*, Haley McNamara.
These politicians also voice "concern" about something, then they push for broader censorship than that. For instance, this "baroness" appears to be looking to censor vast swathes of content. It is an extreme attack on free expression.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_on_Sexual_Exploitation
#ukpol
When you see someone who hasn't done the slightest shred of due diligence parroting obviously (obviously over the top) sensationalistic nonsense.
The U.K. never ceases to have the vibes of a place overtaken by fascism.
@glynmoody In theory, something like that might be useful, although I have yet to see it being executed well, so I guess it is another "it depends on the execution" for me.
@mattburgess Unfortunately, or perhaps, fortunately, this claim is false.
First off, from the terms I've seen, many of these terms do not involve child abuse. Not even actual children.
They even appear to be treating adult women *as* children (with a few terms), or appear to be pursuing whatever the charity deems to be obscene.
They also appear to overly interpret descriptors as relevant when they really seem quite fuzzy.
It is probable that they're driving away just as many people who aren't interested in pursuing CSAM from their site as they are those who are.
@glynmoody I think that with this sort of thing, these sorts of messages can come off as overly accusatory, particularly when it isn't involving actual abuse.
They might not be useless, although that is one issue they tend to run into. Also, messaging that these are all "child abuse" searches is ripe for sensationalism and inaccurate.
@glynmoody On review, many of these do not appear to be CSAM keywords, but for content which is quite legal in the United States.
Another problem with this methodology is that a few people appeared to be using Pornhub as a "general purpose video hosting service" (or they appeared to be at some point prior to 2020), therefore overly inclusive keywords might not even correspond to sexual content.
You've been had. Again.
@freemo https://qoto.org/@olives/111996911052574668 For example, that post.
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24/7 GPS monitoring of migrants enabled the UK Home Office to collect vast amounts of personal data, invading people’s privacy and inflicting psychological burdens.
It’s a punitive and offensive measure that has rightly been found unlawful by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
#migrants #ukpolitics #surveillance #privacy #GPS #GDPR
https://www.wired.com/story/gps-ankle-tags-uk-privacy-illegal/
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
