Benjamin

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Show threadBenjaminNov 11, 2023
@deviantollam @attie I had mistyped the original link. It's corrected now
BenjaminNov 11, 2023

Rewatched @deviantollam 's emergency preparedness talk (lawyer, passport, locksmith, gun) and started actiom by getting backup 2fa codes into my password manager... And realize I don't have access to my savings at all due to 2fa (previous phone water damage). Glad I'm checking now rather than when needed!

Also can't access my @adafruit account for the same reason, but that's less important.

Check out his talk if you haven't (edited to fix): https://youtu.be/6ihrGNGesfI

Lawyer. Passport. Locksmith. Gun. (A Talk About Risk & Preparedness)

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Show threadBenjaminNov 4, 2023
@tinker I was delighted to be able to continue harvesting a few persimmons from this street tree as I commuted home from work. I look forward to reharvesting next week again!
Show threadBenjaminOct 12, 2023
@hacks4pancakes I registered for a small conference last year and a week later they started constantly showing me ads for that conference.
BenjaminOct 7, 2023
Electronic Frontier FoundationOct 5, 2023
The Government Accountability Office has put out a report that confirms our worst fears about government use of face recognition. It's unaccountable, nontransparent, and being used without any training whatsoever. That's why it needs to be banned.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/10/gao-report-shows-government-uses-face-recognition-no-accountability-transparency
#facerecognition #surveillance #GAO
GAO Report Shows the Government Uses Face Recognition with No Accountability, Transparency, or Training

Federal agents are using face recognition software without training, policies, or oversight, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The government watchdog issued yet another report this month about the dangerously inadequate and nonexistent rules for how federal agencies use face...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
BenjaminOct 6, 2023
404 MediaOct 5, 2023

CBP, ICE, and Secret Service all broke the law when they bought smartphone location data, a new investigation shows:

https://www.404media.co/ice-cbp-secret-service-all-broke-law-with-smartphone-location-data/

ICE, CBP, Secret Service All Illegally Used Smartphone Location Data

A bombshell government report also found that a CBP official used the data to track coworkers with no investigative purpose.

404 Media
BenjaminAug 23, 2023
Jeff JarvisAug 23, 2023
Mozilla: Sign our petition to stop France from forcing browsers like Mozilla's Firefox to censor websites
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/campaigns/sign-our-petition-to-stop-france-from-forcing-browsers-like-mozillas-firefox-to-censor-websites/
Sign our petition to stop France from forcing browsers like Mozilla's Firefox to censor websites

The French government is considering a law that would require web browsers – like Mozilla's Firefox – to block websites chosen by the government.

Mozilla Foundation
Show threadBenjaminAug 23, 2023
@mike @SwiftOnSecurity I try to get.out maker space staff to ask the same question. Instead of "what 3d printer so you want this on" or "what resolution" ask "what is the purpose" and "what is the size"
BenjaminAug 13, 2023
Zack WhittakerAug 12, 2023

This is a great read by @aaronsankin: Privacy policies are designed to give companies legal cover to do, all too often, nefarious shit. So when enough people see, and get pissed off, by outrageous changes to a company's privacy policy, it can (and does!) effect change. Case in point: Zoom, this week.

https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/08/12/this-is-what-happens-when-people-start-actually-reading-privacy-policies

This Is What Happens When People Start Actually Reading Privacy Policies – The Markup

A recent controversy about Zoom’s ability to train AI on users’ conversations shows the importance of reading the fine print

Show threadBenjaminAug 7, 2023
@brett the link goes to a 404 :( very disappointing.