The legendary Cindy Cohn of the @eff came to University of Michigan for a lecture and discussion on her new book, sharing insights and wisdom on the ongoing fight for digital #privacy.
Lot's of talk on the current state of tech, what privacy means to her in a social and democratic context, and a few jokes about the #FOSS community. 😂
I left inspired and excited, and can't wait to eventually crack this thing! Thanks for coming, Cindy!
Just heard @ethanz on the Kill Switch #podcast, and he gave a shout-out to #Mastodon. Came over here to give him a follow and was pleasantly surprised to find I was already following him. His interview is super great:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wbCtoLvgc4Q
I respectfully disagree with several of his takes, but they're all about opinion/perception and not the fundamentals of how the Internet works or doesn't.
#SocialMedia #tech #technology #SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy
Great news in the fight against Big Tech bullies!
EU Parliament Stops Mass Surveillance in Voting Thriller.
Paving the Way for Genuine Child Protection.
With a razor-thin majority of just a single vote, the Parliament first rejected the automated assessment of unknown private photos and chat texts as “suspicious” or “unsuspicious”
Read Patrick Breyers extensive coverage.
@echo_pbreyer
The controversial mass surveillance of private messages in Europe is coming to an end. After the European Parliament had already rejected the indiscriminate and blanket Chat Control by US tech companies on 13 March, conservative forces attempted a democratically highly questionable maneuver yesterda
“A jury in LA has delivered a damning verdict for two of the world's most popular digital platforms, Instagram and YouTube.
It ruled those apps are addictive, and deliberately engineered that way – and that its owners have been negligent in their safeguarding of the children who have used them.
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Some experts have described the verdict as big tech's "big tobacco" moment, and we know how that worked out - although it didn't stop people smoking altogether.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87wd0d84jqo
#BigTech #SiliconValley #peopleFarming #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTobacco #Instagram #YouTube
Are you telling me some #Apple cultists have just realized they're part of a cult? Amazing astuteness.
Kinda cute to see them ponder what's worse: liquid icons, age verification, or >25 yrs of self-inflicted servitude to the designer overlords that failed them.
(2/2) More details:
#GhostInTheMachine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SurveillanceCapitalism #technoFascism
📣 Why is the entire Fediverse not yet talking about the new documentary "Ghost In The Machine"?
> A feature documentary charting the untold origins of artificial intelligence. This is not a story about machines, it is a story about power.
Watch the trailer. Boost this post. Then go to their website for screening details.
#GhostInTheMachine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SurveillanceCapitalism #technoFascism
La nova etapa del imperatiu predictiu del #surveillancecapitalism
Emocions com a servei
Detectar emocions (la base del consum es emocional) en temps real per predir millor la conducta
De compra. De vot. Ideològica
Eep!! No sols les poden detectar sino PROVOCAR (odi, soledat,p.ex)
Crisis in Perception: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future — Behavioral Data Markets
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Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.This episode explores The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff as a systems-level analysis of how surveillance capitalism transforms human behavior into predictive commodities within behavioral futures markets.By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and technological structures.📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/2k50l5NnGRo❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/age-of-fight-for-153006037?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkAuthor SupportIf these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible.Call to ActionIf you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next.AI Use DisclosureThis content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.
@johnnyryan that lack of enforcement is exactly why I set up the Rebel Tech Alliance - if you can't beat 'em, avoid 'em!
We list out all the alternative tech that people can switch to:
https://www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbigtech.html
#bigtech #surveillance #surveillancecapitalism #privacy #DMA #GDPR
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