Alec Muffett

@alecmuffett
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everybody deserves good security.
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Alec Muffett8h ago
I think it's pretty safe to say that the technical & operational impossibility of #PedoClippy the magic nudity detector that #KierStarmer wants embedded in every extant camera & in every online device, is going to seriously damage if not sink his premiership. #Clippy
Alec Muffett13h ago
This: Clippy The Magic Nonce Detector
https://alecmuffett.com/article/160403
#AgeVerification #ClippyTheMagicNonceDetector #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct
This: Clippy The Magic Nonce Detector

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Alec Muffett17h ago
“A social media ban should be extended to those aged 16 and 17, the @ChildrensComm (@Rachel_deSouza) has proposed”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/160340
#SocialMediaBan
“A social media ban should be extended to those aged 16 and 17, the @ChildrensComm (@Rachel_deSouza) has proposed”

…able to vote but not to talk about voting. Yes, this is how you create a nation of children, by manufacturing ignorance, removing trust, and destroying credibility of authority.

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Alec Muffett2d ago
TFW when the younglings discover “defence in depth” | ht: @SwiftOnSecurity
https://alecmuffett.com/article/159969
#DefenceInDepth #infosec
TFW when the younglings discover “defence in depth” | ht: @SwiftOnSecurity

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Alec Muffett6d ago
Compare and Contrast: what is the likely consequence of such simultaneous positions?
https://alecmuffett.com/article/159776
#SadiqKhan #SocialMediaBan #censorship #voting
Compare and Contrast: what is the likely consequence of such simultaneous positions?

I would argue that denying kids before 16 the opportunity to use social media would be denial of their access to political information necessary for them to be informed voters.

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Alec MuffettJun 1
Payment apps are watching what you say (feat. Rainey Reitman) – Lock and Code
https://alecmuffett.com/article/159746
#censorship
Payment apps are watching what you say (feat. Rainey Reitman) – Lock and Code

Quote: “Even if they are well-intentioned, the financial [censorship] systems can end up pulling in a lot of people that are not the actual target… Sometimes we talk about this as dolphins in the f…

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Alec MuffettMay 31
“You can tell by the way complaints or requests are worded that they have used AI technology to be able to ask for that information,” he said
https://alecmuffett.com/article/159726
#ai #foi #llm
“You can tell by the way complaints or requests are worded that they have used AI technology to be able to ask for that information,” he said

“You say that as if it is a bad thing.” Lincolnshire County Council says AI behind rise in FOI requests – BBC News: Via Owen’s thread at:

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Alec MuffettMay 31
given how frequently my dog comes in from the garden having rolled in fox wee, sometimes i wonder if foxes have a kind of mythic "anne-rice vampire" status in dog narrative.
Alec MuffettMay 29
Govt: “We committed in the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy ‘to make it impossible for children in the UK to take, share or view a nude image.’”
https://alecmuffett.com/article/159677
#OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #surveillance
Govt: “We committed in the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy ‘to make it impossible for children in the UK to take, share or view a nude image.’”

Kind of a foolish commitment, really, when you think about it; spies in every camera, etc… The Government is unequivocal in its commitment to protecting children from all forms of child sexual expl…

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Alec MuffettMay 28
HOW ABOUT SIMPLY NOT HANDING YOUR CHILD A SMARTPHONE, JESS?
https://alecmuffett.com/article/159582
#JessPhillips #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #SocialMediaBan #censorship #newsnight #surveillance
HOW ABOUT SIMPLY NOT HANDING YOUR CHILD A SMARTPHONE, JESS?

If you’re worried that your kid might get a hold of a phone without your permission, as a parent you already have a problem with both authority and credibility which a government ban will not…

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