Mastodawn

In 2020, the FBI came to my house to try to ask me questions about a story I'd written. I declined.

I wrote about the back-story of what happened that day and after, my outstanding questions, and why press freedoms have taken a major step back under Trump's second term.

More: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/fbi-agents-visited-my-home-about-an-article-i-wrote-and-now-i-cannot-go-to-mexico/

FBI agents visited my home about an article I wrote, and now I can't go to Mexico

Mexico formally requested the FBI's help in seeking answers about one of my stories. Having federal agents on my doorstep sparked my own years-long effort to pry information out of the FBI to explain why it came to my house to begin with.

~this week in security~

Miren Feb 24

JA Westenberg Feb 23

Every AI company knows they're building the wrong thing.

And they can't stop.

Because the competitive structure specifically punishes anyone who slows down long enough to build the right thing.

The race is real. The destination is fake.

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/everyone-in-ai-is-building-the-wrong-thing-for-the-same-reason/

Everyone in AI is building the wrong thing for the same reason

Every AI founder I talk to is on an accelerating treadmill, burdened by a nagging suspicion that the entire industry is moving too fast in a direction that doesn't quite make sense, with no idea about how to get off. There is an overwhelming feeling that if everyone stopped and

Westenberg.

Miren Feb 24

Randahl Fink Feb 23

In the age of disinformation, this is the most important episode of Last Week Tonight yet.

John Oliver uncovers how Elon Musk took over Twitter and began funding accounts who spread disinformation, creating movements that cause serious trouble in the real world based on Twitter falsehoods — even causing the Trump regime to launch security operations based on conspiracy theories invented by random Twitter users.

https://youtu.be/p7ZG_xWYLzI?si=h_sQbBJzmI7rTqXF

Twitter: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube

Miren Feb 20

Randahl Fink Feb 20

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been arrested in relation to The Epstein Files.

Former Prince Andrew has been arrested in the UK.

But in the US, where Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files for raping children and other crimes, he is still running the country and no investigation is conducted.

That makes absolutely no sense.

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Miren Feb 19

@Gh0stlyM0use @mullvadnet I see, thank you for the explaination, altought it didn't meet the criteria I still think is pretty bizzare why they didn't let mullvad air their ad while in other countries it was fine. Their statements of the reason why they didn't want to air the ad makes no really sense for me. It still seems like clickbait from mullvad saying they banned it tho lol, so I get everybody's point. Mullvad should speak about this.

Miren Feb 19

Electronic Frontier Foundation Feb 18

EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn is releasing a new book, Privacy’s Defender, chronicling her thirty-year battle protecting our digital privacy. RSVP for the launch party for Privacy’s Defender today! https://www.eff.org/event/privacys-defender-book-launch-party

Privacy's Defender: Book Launch Party

On Thursday, March 12th, celebrate the launch of Privacy's Defender by EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn. The highly anticipated book asks the fundamental question: Can we still have private conversations if we live our lives online?Join the festivities for a live conversation between Cindy Cohn...

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Miren Feb 19

@Gh0stlyM0use @mullvadnet Can you elaborate more on why you think this is misinformation? I'm not trying to argue or say you are wrong but I want to understand why since I also use this VPN service and I want to know more about the whole situation.

Miren Feb 17

F-Droid Feb 17

The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.

If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.

https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.

We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.

Thank you for your support!

Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

Miren Feb 17

Mullvad VPN Feb 17

The UK has announced plans to fast-track legislation requiring “age verification for VPN use”. The correct term, however, is not age verification but identity verification.

A law like this would require everyone to identify themselves in order to use a VPN. This would pose a risk to whistleblowers, violate human rights, and represent yet another step toward an authoritarian society.

Miren Feb 7

Lady Laura

Feb 7

Happy #Caturday!

Night’s Gaze, 2023 - oil on wooden panel.
— Annie Stegg Gerard (American, b.1982 )

#Art #Painting

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