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NEW: FBI director Kash Patel just confirmed that the agency is buying people's information from data brokers without a warrant.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/18/fbi-buying-data-track-people-patel-00834080

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Paul 5d ago

@drueberquatschen
Ich muss immer auf laut (oder mit Kopfhörern) telefonieren, weil mein Ear-Piece-Speaker defekt ist 🥲
Und der ist beim G-Pixel natürlich absichtlich so unnötig vergraben unter anderen Komponenten, dass ich zum Tauschen einen neuen Bildschirm (230€) , neue Graphit-Folie für den Akku und extrem viel Geduld bräuchte 💀
-> Dagegen würde ich rebellieren, sobald ich aus der Beschweren-Phase draußen bin ;)
@marcuwekling

Paul 6d ago

Marc-Uwe Kling Mar 17

Es ist schon so weit … 😳 #dieKaenguruRebellion

https://marcuwekling.reimkultur-shop.de/products/die-kaenguru-rebellion

Paul Mar 16

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epicenter.works Mar 16

At the same time, the European Commission has proposed postponing the application of rules for high-risk AI by up to 16 months.
Especially when technologies can have severe impacts on fundamental rights, one principle should apply: protection must not wait.
Austria needs a clear authority for AI oversight now and Europe should not further delay key safeguards. 2/2

Paul Mar 16

epicenter.works Mar 16

We welcome the proposal to extend the AI Act to prohibit AI systems that enable the generation of non-consensual sexual and intimate content or child sexual abuse material. Such technologies cause real harm, and a clear ban is an important step to protect those affected.
However, for this protection to be effective, proper oversight is essential. In Austria, a competent authority responsible for implementing the AI Act has still not been designated. 1/2 🧵

Paul Mar 12

scy Mar 4

Putting lots of swear words into my code so that LLMs refuse to interact with it.

security by obscenity

Paul Mar 4

Zack Whittaker Mar 4

It's absolutely insane to me that in this day and age a company would reject end-to-end encryption so that cops and feds can actively read people's messages. It also puts that same data at risk from hackers. But that's TikTok, under new U.S. ownership.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o

TikTok says it won't encrypt DMs claiming it puts users at risk

TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

Paul Mar 4

Leonhard Dobusch Mar 4

"Offene digitale Infrastrukturen: Grundvoraussetzung für demokratische Resilienz und wirtschaftliche Souveränität" ist der Titel eines Positionspapiers, das ich gemeinsam mit @heimstaedt für @digitalrechte verfasst habe: https://digitalrechte.de/news/offene-digitale-infrastrukturen-grundvoraussetzung

Konkret formulieren wir sechs Thesen, die wir im Text in drei Schritten fundieren:

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Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie

Digitalrechte

Paul Mar 3

Jan Wildeboer 😷

Mar 3

Don’t call it age verification. Call it centralised personal data collection. And understand that it serves surveillance, not safety for children. Thank you for your cooperation.

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