Holy crap this story knocked me over. It is everything I'm feeling about the machines right now.

https://sightlessscribbles.com/the-colonization-of-confidence/

I’ve been working toward this for years, and it finally happened.

Canada now has a parliamentary petition to require secure coding in federal software. If you care about cybersecurity, public safety, and better government tech, please sign:
👉 https://twp.ai/4iwUtE
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"You, the consumer, purchased your Android device believing in Google’s promise that it was an open computing platform and that you could run whatever software you choose on it. Instead, as of September 2026, they will be non-consensually pushing an update to your operating system that irrevocably blocks this right and leaves you at the mercy of their judgement over what software you are permitted to trust."

Keep Android Open
https://keepandroidopen.org/

#KeepAndroidOpen #Fdroid #NotOkayGoogle

In which I go full foil hat...or do I?

The plan sounds crazy until you realize how crazy the plan has already been.

https://taggart-tech.com/control/

The Left Doesn't Hate Technology, We Hate Being Exploited
https://aftermath.site/anthropic-claude-ai-leftist-technology/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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And the hits keep coming. More GOOD NEWS!

This past Saturday we premiered season 3 of The Panalysts, and if you haven’t had a second to check it out why not clear your schedule for the next 20 minutes and spend it with these lovely folks! 😀

https://youtu.be/WiavUVyBGg8

🇨🇦 The Paradox of Digital Sovereignty

Canada asked 11,000 people how to govern AI. Then used American AI to read their answers.

The irony reveals something profound about power, trust, and whose future we're building.

New episode of Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy

🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/18682022

#AI #AIGovernance #TechPolicy