Derek Morr

@derekmorr
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Data scientist, gay, dog lover. Testicular cancer survivor
URLhttps://github.com/derekmorr

If there's anything that illustrated the hollowness of the Democratic Party as an effective opposition for me, it's this.

Yesterday, I watched a video of a sitting US Senator being thrown to the ground and cuffed by fed goons for asking questions of the fed official he has direct oversight authority over.

Within minutes, I'd gotten DOZENS of texts from Dems and Dem orgs asking for $5-$50 to "fight fascism."

That's it. "Are you terrified that your country is slipping into fascism? Pay me."

Penn State releases a new Arts Ticket app. It's total spyware. Wants to read your contacts & calendar, control wifi networks, access location in the background. Has multiple tracking libraries from Facebook and Google.

Hard pass. Do better, Penn State.

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/575795/#trackers

Report for com.sportinginnovations.pspa 1.0.14

Known trackers, permissions and informations about this specific version of this application

εxodus
Omg no. My university is considering using AI to review IRB submissions.
Spent the weekend in Philly. Did a ton of scanning in Center City for @beacondb.
Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service

Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.

disruptionist
In case you missed it, #Zoom updated their Terms of Service such that if you use their services, you give them a license to train their AI on your conversations.
Move to FOSS.
#privacy #VideoConferencing #AI
Everyday I see more evidence that if your data aren't end to end encrypted then you don't own it and don't control it.
Grindr Plans Chat Summaries, New Discovery Features in AI Push

Grindr Inc. unveiled several major updates to its flagship dating app, many of them powered by artificial intelligence, in a bid to drive user engagement and revenue growth.

Bloomberg

My dear friends from the US. On this inauguration day, you should take steps to protect your privacy and to make sure you can communicate safely with friends and people you care about going forward.

My advice: Make today your #SwitchToSignal day.

https://signal.org

(And to all the folks that want to reply saying that you should use something else for $REASONS, please start your own thread. This is a message from me to my followers, not a flamewar invitation.)

Signal Messenger: Speak Freely

Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.

Signal Messenger
1er février, passez de whatsapp à #Signal