Olives @olives@qoto.org

https://www.efa.org.au/get-involved/lobbying/
Contacting elected figures in territorial, state, and federal governments is another avenue to push against censorship. #auspol #anime #FreeExpression

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/stop-working-ban-scan-new-york
"Ban the Scan is a campaign and coalition built around passing two packages of bills that would ban facial recognition in a variety of contexts in New York City and #NewYork State."

"The City and State packages are largely similar. The main differences are that the State package contains a bill banning law enforcement use of facial recognition, whereas the City package has a bill that bans all government use of the technology (although this bill has yet to be introduced). The State package also contains an additional bill banning facial recognition use in schools, which would codify an existing regulatory ban that currently applies to schools."

#privacy #FaceRecognition

The example of higher ice cream sales being "linked" to higher crime rates is used in introductory data science / introductory psychology as an example of how an apparent correlation doesn't necessarily mean there is a meaningful link. A possible third variable which might affect both is the weather.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/supermarket-facial-recognition-trial-rotorua-mothers-discrimination-ordeal/IK4ZEJHLQVFRLMDE6LX4AR57PE/
"A Māori mum misidentified as a trespassed “thief” at a Rotorua supermarket trialling facial recognition technology says she felt “racially discriminated” against and embarrassed during the “horrible” birthday incident."

"Last week #Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster launched an inquiry into Foodstuffs’ facial recognition trial to monitor whether it complied with the Privacy Act and was effective in reducing harmful behaviour at those supermarkets.

In a written statement, a spokesperson from the Commissioner’s office said he was concerned about “bias and accuracy” and facial recognition technology (FRT) not being “a proven tool” to reduce harmful behaviour in supermarkets."
#FaceRecognition #NewZealand #Aotearoa

Clearly I need to do a better job at distinguishing what makes @cwtch good - and I wish we had the budget to really try and solve some more of the harder problems in the space.

Cwtch needs more champions, and more volunteers. People who can tackle those problems, and to bug me to focus on fixing specific issues.

The code is here: https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch-ui

The user/security/dev handbooks are here https://docs.cwtch.im/

https://www.wired.com/story/house-section-702-vote/ Uh oh, that's not good. #privacy

https://tuta.com/blog/boi-fincen-threatens-privacy
"In the US, a limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure that normally protects other assets of its owners for example if a credit of the business can not be paid back. However, for privacy reasons lots of individuals buying a house hid their real identity from the public database of home owners by doing the purchase via an LLC. This practice protected your identity from being disclosed in public records which are vacuumed up by data brokers. This private way of making purchases protected those in danger of stalkers, domestic violence, and other immediate physical threats. Unfortunately, the Corporate Transparency Act is threatening this important longstanding legal #privacy practice."

Seeing tech companies coming up with more and more fanciful excuses to not use humans for moderation and to use an algorithm instead.

This time, it's "the algorithm will be more accurate than a human in the future" which is both irrelevant (and probably bullshit).

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/27/africa/nigerian-woman-faces-jail-over-online-review-of-tomato-puree-intl-scli/index.html
"A Nigerian woman who wrote an online review of a can of tomato puree is facing imprisonment after its manufacturer accused her of making a “malicious allegation” that damaged its business."
#FreeSpeech #FreeExpression

https://nichegamer.com/hina-from-blue-archive-makes-a-splash-with-new-swimsuit-figure/ Cute, lol.

Obviously, Dio immediately comes to mind when I think of this anime, lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ZkydX0FPw

Shitposteur > Shitposter