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Dutch suicide prevention website shares data with tech companies without consent

https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/13/dutch-suicide-prevention-hotline-shares-visitor-data-tech-companies

#HackerNews #suicideprevention #dataethics #privacyconcerns #technews #Netherlands

Public sector AI governance gets serious the moment you ask who explains the decision to a citizen, an auditor, and a judge. If nobody can, the control isn't mature yet. #GovAI #DataEthics #DigitalGovernment

WIGGWIGG Apr 24

I could have raised money. I said no.

Not because I'm a martyr. Because I understand the mechanics: an investor in a privacy business creates structural pressure toward monetizing data. Not out of malice. By design of the model.

So we stay bootstrapped. Our users are our clients, not our product.

https://wiggwigg.ca/en/about-us/

#Bootstrapping #Privacy #DataEthics

Sudo Apr 23

Episode 23 tackles a complex issue: the mapping capabilities of smart vacuums.

These devices aren’t just cleaning; they’re creating detailed spatial data about your home.

We’re examining the potential for misuse, the data being collected, and the lack of transparency. It raises serious questions about surveillance and control within the home. Dive in: impracticalprivacy.com

What regulations (if any) do you think are needed for this technology?
#privacy #smarthome #dataethics #technology

The Tech Salon Apr 22

the tech world is noisy right now. the real story is in the intersection.

data, customer experience, AI, and impact on the next generation aren't separate conversations. they're one.

→ AI scales whatever it learns. including the flaws.
→ ethics and cultural context aren't add-ons.
→ thoughtful beats fast. fast usually means redoing it.

what questions are you asking at the crossroads?

#DataEthics #ResponsibleAI #AIEthics #AILiteracy

Hacker News Apr 22

Surveillance Pricing: Exploiting Information Asymmetries

https://lpeproject.org/blog/surveillance-pricing-exploiting-information-asymmetries/

#HackerNews #surveillancepricing #informationasymmetry #dataethics #privacytech #marketdynamics

Surveillance Pricing: Exploiting Information Asymmetries

For over a century, fixed prices have made markets more transparent. Surveillance pricing threatens to reverse that progress by allowing corporations to secretly tailor prices using personal data.

LPE Project

Paul Armitage Apr 22

AI procurement question number one: what exactly is the human override when the model is wrong, biased, or legally awkward? If the answer is fuzzy, the governance isn't real yet. #GovAI #DataEthics #PublicSector

Paul Armitage Apr 21

AI in public services needs more than a model and a waiver. Ask who explains the outcome to a citizen, an auditor, and a judge. If the answer is fuzzy, the control is too. #GovAI #DataEthics #PublicSector

The Tech Salon Apr 20

the noise in these tech streets is LOUD right now.

but here's the thing, data, CX, AI, and the next generation? that's all one conversation.

data without ethics is surveillance.
CX without caution is manipulation.
AI without cultural and historical context is dangerous.

none of that matters if we're not holding space for both the promise AND the risk.
not trying to chase every hot take. trying to ask better questions.

thoughtful beats fast.

y'all got thoughts? 🫖
#DataEthics #ResponsibleAI