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Meta has admitted it used all its users’ public posts on its platforms going back to 2007 to train its AI models during an Australian senate inquiry.

The only exception was for users in the European Union who opted out.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/facebook-scraping-photos-data-no-opt-out/104336170

#tech #meta #facebook #ai #artificialintelligence #australia #auspol

Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option

Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data of Australian adult users to train its AI models and provides no opt-out option, even though it allows people in the European Union to refuse consent.

ABC News

Mask bans are bad even if only targeted to law breakers because they:

- Stigmatize masks and increase harassment of mask wearers

- Let police (who aren't doctors) subjectively decide who can wear a mask for health reasons

- Increase profiling

- Violate first amendment rights

Why is it so controversial to want to avoid catching Covid now? Does it make you feel better if everyone gets infected again and again?