Me: I'm sorry, I forgot your name.

Person: That's ok, I forgot yours.

Mr: I'm charles.

Person: Oh, you're the guy who won't use WhatsApp!

Does social media need to look like a endless long feed, and all we do is doom scroll it? Unlike the closed platforms, the open social web lets people innovate, and here is an interesting example:

Surf from Flipboard is rethinking the entire experience. Watch the demo!

https://spectra.video/w/aKX9yCZuSS26Q8L4kQno4A

looking towards the future - konqi and katie (kde) fanart

feel free to use these as wallpapers

#PixelArt #Art #Linux #KDE #KDEPlasma #Konqi #Katie #MastoArt #FediArt #AnubiArts

First, Fuck Volkswagen.

Second, Fuck BMW, Mercedes, and any other car company that tries to cram a subscription into their cars to "unlock" something the car can already do by default.

This is the kind of shit you do when you want someone with a brain to not buy your cars.

People wonder why I hate the idea of getting a new car. This is a fantastic example. Beyond all the data collection and privacy invasion, now this bullshit.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62weyp4qqgo

🤖 Most people still treat AI chatbots like a private confessional, but they aren’t. 😳 Every question is logged, stored, and potentially discoverable, sometimes even after you’ve deleted it. OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic all retain user prompts by default, often under the guise of “memory” or “service improvement.”

And here’s the kicker: a federal court order now forces OpenAI to preserve all ChatGPT conversations, including “Temporary” ones users assumed were erased. So the notion of ephemeral chats is gone. That should change how people think about what they type into these systems.

The bigger issue is that the line between “helpful personalization” and “permanent surveillance record” is blurring fast. What looks convenient today could look like an exposure tomorrow.

TL;DR
⚠️ AI queries are logged
🔐 Deleted chats still saved
🧠 “Memory” is default setting
📂 Court orders enforce retention

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/opinion_column_ai_surveillance/
#AI #Privacy #DataSecurity #Surveillance #FRCP #EDRM #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity #LegalHold