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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Section 702 is a key provision of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 that permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the United States, with the compelled assistance of electronic communication service providers, to acquire foreign intelligence information.
• Congress enacted Section 702 to address a collection gap that resulted from the evolution of technology in the years after FISA was passed in 1978.
"The provision effectively grants the NSA access to the communications equipment of almost any U.S. business, plus huge numbers of organizations and individuals. It’s a gift to any president who may wish to spy on political enemies, journalists, ideological opponents, etc." - Elizabeth Goitein
#nsa #privacy #usa #fediverse #telco
• Congress enacted Section 702 to address a collection gap that resulted from the evolution of technology in the years after FISA was passed in 1978.
"The provision effectively grants the NSA access to the communications equipment of almost any U.S. business, plus huge numbers of organizations and individuals. It’s a gift to any president who may wish to spy on political enemies, journalists, ideological opponents, etc." - Elizabeth Goitein
#nsa #privacy #usa #fediverse #telco
It's also rather curious that grand pronouncements like this, which presumably would have huge negative ramifications for human rights if they were implemented, are made after an "unofficial meeting" of all things. Don't you find it curious?
Europol issues a press release (after a meeting in the U.K. of all places, which is not a member of the E.U.) voicing their opposition to end-to-end encryption.
It's not really anything new though, they've always been big fans of mass surveillance with nothing in the way of safeguards.
As you might expect, they walk their parade of terribles to try to intimidate people, and even manage to betray the fact that their intention is to engage in very dubious accuracy profiling. Take note of that.
Auch wenn es bei der #Chatkontrolle nicht voran geht. #Europol hat klare Vorstellungen was mit Verschlüsselung zutun ist, am besten einfach verbiet...
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If you're wondering why I haven't mentioned age verification (I'm talking about online content here), I don't think that is in scope for this particular consultation, there is one coming up later this year where that might come up. This pertains more to ratings.
For a recap from 2023, Julie wanted it but the Communications Minister overruled her (as there were many privacy concerns around that, and likely, other ones too). #auspol #anime #FreeSpeech #FreeExpression
It's usually something really strange and stupid, not what you'd expect the reason for banning it to be.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2055410/The_Kindeman_Remedy/ Australia appears to have* banned a (deliberately provocative game) where you play as an evil doctor.
* https://www.refused-classification.com/censorship-timelines/game-iarc/
No one buys apologia that only the government can censor people. It has always been a dishonest deflection from real discussions pertaining to free expression.
There are two contexts where this can come up. A theoretical context where it is being referenced in an abstract manner. This happens around about 1% of the time.
Or 99% of the time, it is to distract from a controversial moderation decision by refusing to discuss that, because it just so happens to align with the views of whoever is invoking the argument.
No one buys apologia that only the government can censor people. It has always been a dishonest deflection from real discussions pertaining to free expression.
Apparently, it also violates the Fifth Amendment due to due process deficits.
Oh, of course they would sneak the TikTok Ban bill into the foreign aid bill. Ugh.
Unit tests can be illuminating.
Working in production but not in a test case, huh. Well, better than the opposite, lol.
Was the 2012 apocalypse cancelled?
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Join us for a walk past a number of Boston landmarks on Saturday, May 4, 18:35, at #LibrePlanet 2024: https://libreplanet.org/2024/other-activities/
When a bug happens to be acting as a fix for yet another bug, and now, you have another bug to fix.
If someone wants more American competition to YouTube though, a good start might be to repeal the DMCA and to implement stronger intermediary liability protections whenever copyright is involved. That is one of the biggest obstacles.
Banning TikTok entrenches Big Tech at a time when people seem to want more competition.
Blocking Telegram isn't a good idea.
@SirTapTap
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Dear Most Majestic Holy Knight Sir Tap Tap, if you happen to know any Australians, could you please point them towards this government consultation on censorship?
Software Engineer. Psy / Tech / Sex Science Enthusiast. Controversial?
Free Expression. Human rights / Civil Liberties. Anime. Liberal.
Joined May 2023
