Mastodawn

7pete Jul 13, 2023

Electronic Frontier Foundation Jul 12, 2023

Article 17 of the European Media Freedom Act is a reckless approach to protecting media pluralism. Media actors should not be granted special treatment when it comes to the moderation of their content.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/eu-media-freedom-act-media-privilege-content-moderation-really-bad-idea

EU Media Freedom Act: A Media Privilege in Content Moderation Is a Really Bad Idea

Introduced in September 2022 by the European Commission as part of the “new push for European Union Democracy,” the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) seeks to promote media pluralism and independence across the EU. EMFA in a NutshellThe EMFA sets out rights and obligations for ‘media service...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

7pete Jul 9, 2023

David Ho Jul 8, 2023

The fact that this came from someone in a position of power always struck me as remarkable.

7pete Jun 25, 2023

Electronic Frontier Foundation Jun 23, 2023

Privacy is as important behind the wheel as it is for the phone in your pocket—and regulators should give drivers control over how companies collect and use this data. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/steering-mobility-data-better-privacy-regime

Steering Mobility Data to a Better Privacy Regime

Cars today collect a lot more data than they used to, often leaving drivers' privacy unprotected. Car insurance is mainly regulated at the state level—there’s no federal privacy law for car data—but unsurprisingly there is an active government and private market for vehicle data, including location...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

7pete Jun 19, 2023

eclectech Jun 18, 2023

You: You haven't spent your Sunday chasing bees round the garden with your camera then drawing on the photos have you?

Me: What?! That sounds like a foolish way to waste an afternoon!

Also me: Yes, yes I have.

#nature #photography #flowers #bees #silly #drawing