@themarkup @jonkeegan @STAT

My takeaways from this:
1) Meta gonna Meta. That company is irreformable.

2) This sort of privacy pollution needs to be outlawed — not regulated — outlawed entirely, with extinction-level penalties for violations.

Having to defend ourselves against this type of intrusive surveillance instead of making it flat out illegal is like allowing them to dump toxic waste into the drinking water supply and then telling us we need to buy water filters.

@themarkup @jonkeegan @STAT This hotline has been terrible since its launch. Armed cops responding to mental health calls, amateur and incompetent advice from hotline staff, etc.

WHEN are we going to learn that involving the government in mental health care almost NEVER goes well unless your government is Actually trying to support mental health? Our government regularly demonstrates that the mental health of its citizens is Not a priority. That's doubled for every marginalization.

@themarkup @jonkeegan @[email protected]

Can't tell you how much I appreciate this reporting calling attention. Thank you.

#BehavioralHealthLink shows up on the list. Dr. John Draper was w/ #VibrantEmotionalHealth for years (#SAMHSA 's grantee contractor for #988Lifeline), is now President of Research & Development at #BehavioralHealthLink which is researching so-called sentiment analysis & operates GCAL (Georgia).

Behavioral Health Link develops & markets #CrisisLines services to #988Lifeline providers. One of their offerings: "Voice-Currently in R&D, voice analysis technology to provide real time feedback on a caller’s emotional state to improve care delivery."
http://web.archive.org/web/20221202203617/https://behavioralhealthlink.com/saas/

Notice "VOICE - powered by MIMOSYS" (scroll down) at the taken-down webpage archive link above. Here's an article about the MIMOSYS "Mind Monitoring" system. https://openaccessgovernment.org/voice-analysis-technology-2/79800/ references at bottom of article.

The exploitation of vulnerable persons needs stop.