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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if you're wondering how pathetic the #metaverse looks anno 2023 - you're welcome.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/freedom-expression/-/assessing-the-impact-of-immersive-realities-on-human-rights-committee-of-ministers-informal-meeting In case you forgot about the #metaverse, the Council of Europe was holding a meeting on it not so long ago with Facebook.
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Ripped from the current day. Well, the idealized current day some are selling. #anime #16bitSensation
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#NoGameNoLife #Schwi
"She is like an angel." Someone talking about a civil liberties activist doing activism in the U.K.
Apparently, YouTube's Content ID system is still working hard to, uh, remove remixed parodies (i.e. anime abridged series'), even though I'm fairly sure that is fair use.
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Of our Jitsi member benefit, campaigns manager Greg Farough says, "Unlike the flagship server, ours does not require a third-party login. It does not use nonfree JavaScript, and it does not recommend nonfree software or browser extensions." In case you missed it, we recently published an article about this often overlooked member benefit. Read it here and learn how you can videoconference in freedom: https://u.fsf.org/41x #Jitsi #Freedom #Privacy #LearnLibre #FreeSoftware
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Google has announced forthcoming improvements to #DataMinimization and control over location history for users of Google Maps.
CDT welcomes these changes, which address our recommendations to protect users’ security and #privacy:
https://blog.google/products/maps/updates-to-location-history-and-new-controls-coming-soon-to-maps/ #LocationData
Hmm... I'm not a fan of it particularly. It is less precise and is usually accompanied by sensationalistic (and even misleading) language. It's also not the modern convention.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/11/politics/house-gop-leadership-pulls-dueling-fisa-bills/index.html
"House GOP leadership has pulled a pair of surveillance law bills from the floor, according to GOP sources, as Speaker Mike Johnson was facing backlash from his conference over the two-bill approach."
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Priya Sridhar examined the many challenges that libraries across the USA face when stocking manga, especially longer works that command larger footprints. It's a great read, that highlights the experiences of several librarians.
"But, even if you’ve opted out, any files shared with another person who is using Dropbox AI could still be sent to OpenAI servers."
Of course.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/how-to-stop-dropbox-from-sharing-your-personal-files-with-openai.html A better article would be "privacy friendly alternatives to Dropbox".
https://nichegamer.com/fate-grand-order-western-localization-criticized-for-adding-eat-the-rich/ People upset about unrelated political jargon being inserted into unrelated localization.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/googles-confusing-new-location-settings-hide-data-in-two-different-places/ People are sceptical of Google's intentions with the location changes. #privacy
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
