Olives @olives@qoto.org
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
I'm now seeing a think of the children troll? sock? account on another site trying to conflate critique of a disingenuous use of "think of the children" for human rights violating purposes without rational thought with "critique of child welfare".
It's fascinating that a "think of the children" guy is now concerned that E2EE is not all that effective at thwarting adversaries (therefore, we should get rid of it), because someone could derive something from the metadata.
That *is* a problem, yes, although it is fascinating to see someone use it to argue for *worse* security.
Or we could take this as evidence that future systems need to be more metadata resistant, as some researchers, such as Sarah at Open Privacy are looking into (that is not the only system which comes to mind).
Imagine being in the line of business of shilling shoddy pieces of surveillance software.
Might be her subordinate in this particular case, although it seems close enough anyway.
Ylva kind of tells on herself(1) when she says she's been primarily talking to the "think of the children" people and "Big Tech" (conflating Big Te...
Facebook pretending this model is "open" was always a farce.
Meta's #Llama 2 license has an unusual clause whereby they withdraw your right to use the model if you allege #Meta has breached your own IP rights...
People seem interested in this post, who'd have thought.
https://reason.com/2023/10/05/texas-rep-joaquin-castro-warns-military-strikes-within-mexico-could-be-considered-an-act-of-war/ I don't think it wou...
Of course, there is an idiot on the Internet who is commenting on obscenity without understanding what it is. Reviving the concept of "obscenity" would be very stupid.
It tends towards banning all online porn, because it relies primarily on the concept of "morality" (which is tempered by precedents which effectively neutralize the doctrine when applied to the Internet, and it's been unheard of in over a decade).
When it was applied, it was a *disaster* which struck best actors, and ended up created a darker market (every time the obscenity law has been active, things have gotten *worse*, obscenity laws *do not work*). It was a tool of state harassment, and accomplished precisely nothing. The head of the obscenity unit appears to have been hired by an extreme Mormon group which wants to ban pornography.
For pertinent cases, there are other laws which cover them, perhaps knowingly posting photography of someone without their consent or something (let's say it is an actual person, because we know there are "smart" bad faith people out there).
It is also probably unconstitutional.
https://reason.com/2023/10/05/texas-rep-joaquin-castro-warns-military-strikes-within-mexico-could-be-considered-an-act-of-war/ I don't think it would be a good idea.
I considered spending more time on this but I'd really rather not. Also, I don't agree with all of the jargon some people use.
While I generally don't dive into this, I saw a few bad faith remarks which are so outrageous that I feel compelled to respond. First off, when tal...
https://reason.com/2023/10/06/the-social-media-moral-panic-wont-help-teens/
The social media moral panic has already been disputed by some scientists (who found the make-up of the data isn't as they'd expect, if the "social media is terrible" hypothesis was correct) but this is still an interesting viewpoint on it.
"criminals might learn from it" appears to be the new nonsense excuse for banning games in Australia.
The game "Project Red [Demo]" by "OMNIUM" was banned by Australia's IARC rating algorithm. It's a game where you play as a detective who collects c...
The game "VRBOX" by "Level Games VR" was banned by Australia's IARC rating algorithm.
It's a shooting game which was banned because "criminals might learn from it".
Again, worth putting some pressure on territorial, state, and federal governments to not censor games / content.
The game "UIA: "Whirlwind of Freedom"" by "Retrology Games" was banned by Australia's IARC rating algorithm.
"UPA: VORTEX OF FREEDOM is an exciting 2D game with a military theme that will immerse you in the historical era of the 20th century, the times of the Second World War. You will embody a soldier of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) and find yourself in the very center of intrigue and danger."
I have no idea why this was banned.
The game "Project Red [Demo]" by "OMNIUM" was banned by Australia's IARC rating algorithm.
It's a game where you play as a detective who collects clues and interrogates suspects. It was banned because "criminals might learn from it", ugh.
Again, worth putting some pressure on territorial, state, and federal governments to not censor games / content.
Curiously, it looks like the game "Anime Dress Up - Avatar Maker" by "Commandoo Jsc" (rated for age 3 and higher) got banned by Australia's IARC algorithm.
While it has the name "Anime Dress Up", the style seems rather Western (and relatively low quality). It is also not unlikely that it has paid mechanics (which has a tendency of getting games banned).
Well, to be on the safe side, it is still worth putting some pressure on territorial, state, and federal governments to not censor games / content.
I'm seeing a bit of conflation between "fantasy", and "wanting to do a specific thing" (also differentiating between an abstract "wish" and a concrete intent). That's not the same thing. Someone can have a fantasy without wanting to do that thing.
Every now and then, I see the bad idea of getting rid of sex education surface (hard to fathom why, it's such a bad idea).
"Precise amendments remain shielded from scrutiny, however, as the governmental body keeps the proposed changes under wraps."
So much for transparency.
Yes... I have some concerns with this proposal as well. Freedom of expression is very important.
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
