Olives @olives@qoto.org

https://www.security.nl/posting/802409/Tweede+Kamer+neemt+opnieuw+motie+over+client-side+scanning+aan Motion passed again to tell the Justice Minister not to create a Chat Stasi.

https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-courts-unprepared-to-ensure-poor-defendants-have-lawyers Ideally, everyone should have access to a lawyer.

It's interesting to see the "30 million images of child porn" claim being revived, again, when we know that:

1) The same ten images, slightly modified, make up the majority of these numbers. Facebook told us this.

2) Switzerland reported 90% of the reports handed to them were not that. Ireland reported 75% were not.

3) Many reports are reported to involve "memes", "satire", and "bad humor".

4) Nearly half of investigations turn out to just involve teens sexting with each other.

What do you think of the Open App Markets Act? (This is an old post, they're not calling for a vote on it right now.)

https://reason.com/2023/07/10/brickbat-thats-all-you-need-to-know/ Disturbing conduct.

https://reason.com/2023/07/11/police-seized-innocent-peoples-property-and-kept-it-for-years-what-will-the-supreme-court-do/ What do you think of civil forfeiture?

https://apnews.com/article/israel-benjamin-netanyahu-judicial-overhaul-jerusalem-tel-aviv-421a7f37ef0a0a75ae1469cca14b3e08 "overhaul" Interesting way of saying "we're going to create a totalitarian dictatorship".

The evolution of adult diapers?

https://reclaimthenet.org/googles-ai-is-being-used-in-hospitals Use of Google AIs in hospitals sparks privacy concerns.

Apparently, the E.U. Commission agrees with Macron that footage of French riots should be censored.

Appears the Dutch Government's instance isn't accessible from here, because they... Misconfigured their TLS certs, lol.

Apparently, there is a "quiet push forming in the Senate". That means you should take the time to oppose these bills.

Apparently, the Dutch Government has joined the fediverse, joining the German one and the E.U.

https://bookriot.com/hoopla-overdrive-libby-now-banned-for-those-under-18-in-mississippi/ Took a glance. Clearly unconstitutional.

I hope someone files a lawsuit.

https://reason.com/2023/07/06/florida-bans-medical-marijuana-in-all-state-licensed-rehabs-and-sober-living-houses/ What do you think of this?

https://reason.com/2023/07/08/zoning-police-criminalize-kindness-in-oregon/
Apparently, zoning officials in Corvallis, Oregon don't like someone giving food and other supplies to the homeless, because the presence of the homeless makes the city look unsightly.