Mastodawn

Natalie May 12, 2023

Mullvad VPN Apr 3, 2023

Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project today present the release of the Mullvad Browser.

A privacy-focused web browser designed to be used with a trustworthy VPN instead of the Tor Network.

Read the full story and download the browser here.

https://mullvad.net/browser

Free the internet with Mullvad Browser

The Mullvad Browser is a privacy-focused web browser developed in collaboration between Mullvad VPN and the Tor Project. It’s produced to minimize tracking and fingerprinting.

Mullvad VPN

Natalie May 12, 2023

Nextcloud 📱☁️💻Apr 3, 2023

"We should all own our data, and we need to do it correctly, with open source!"

Take your data out of the hands of proprietary corporations and into your own hands with Nextcloud Hub!

https://opensource.com/article/23/2/open-source-tools-data

5 open source tools to take control of your own data

Back in the old days, there was no cloud. Everything was on your phone. Maybe you had a microSD card that you backed up everything on.

Natalie May 1, 2023

Checking out BlueSky - finding the UI way friendlier and seeing a lot of friends/orgs there - find me! https://bsky.app/profile/nataliec.bsky.social

Bluesky Social

Natalie Apr 25, 2023

joncamfield Apr 25, 2023

Interested in a job advancing digital rights? Check out this career fair in May, hosted by some of the most wonderful people in the space!
https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/welcome-to-the-digital-rights-village

Event Series for Individuals Wanting to Start a Career in Digital Rights, Internet Freedom | May2023 — Team CommUNITY

Career seekers: Join our event series to find out how to start a career in digital rights and Internet Freedom. The Welcome to Digital Rights Village will run in the month of May 2023, and feature various expert-led sessions, explaining how they started their career. From technologist to researcher

Team CommUNITY

Natalie Apr 25, 2023

Electronic Frontier Foundation Apr 25, 2023

Today, so many people used EFF's Action Center to tell Congress not to pass the EARN IT Act and the STOP CSAM Act that it briefly took the system offline. It's back up, and you can take action here:

https://act.eff.org/action/the-earn-it-act-is-back-seeking-to-scan-us-all

https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-don-t-outlaw-encrypted-applications

The “Earn It” Act is Back, Seeking To Scan Us All

We all have the right to have private conversations. They’re vital for free and informed self-government. When we want to have private conversations online, encryption makes it possible. Yet Congress is debating, for a third time, the EARN IT Act (S. 1207)—a bill that would threaten encryption, and instead seek to impose universal scanning of our messages, photos, and files. The EARN IT Act invites all 50 states to regulate internet services, hoping state legislatures will follow a set of “best practices” set by a federal commission stacked with law enforcement agencies. The bill’s supporters want to wipe true end-to-end encryption from the internet, and replace it with scanning software that puts us all in a permanent criminal lineup.

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Natalie Apr 25, 2023

@starchy freals. it all feels like yo! rn

Natalie Apr 24, 2023

I've had a block around posting on social media since around 2011 but am trying to warm back up to it now that we're evolving past the walled gardens...but it's not working. Are y'all flocking to (Jack's) Blue Sky? Siloed private chats feel like where we're at rn. Thoughts?

Natalie Feb 7, 2023

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Feb 3, 2023

It's 2023. "Gosh, we didn't realize how people would misuse this" just isn't believable anymore.

Bare minimum, with any new tech:
1) How would a stalker use this?
2) What will 4chan do with this?

And don't release, not even as alpha or beta, before mitigating those risks.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/31/23579289/ai-voice-clone-deepfake-abuse-4chan-elevenlabs

#AIethics #ethNLP

4chan users embrace AI voice clone tool to generate celebrity hatespeech

AI voice cloning software is improving rapidly — as is its accessibility. 4chan users recently discovered free software that lets them clone the voices of celebrities like Joe Rogan and Emma Watson, generating audio samples ranging from hatespeech to erotica.

The Verge

Natalie Feb 4, 2023

Natasha Lyonne IS Peter Falk.

Natalie Jan 14, 2023

The most important long-covid findings are out!

"Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems. At least 65 million individuals worldwide are estimated to have long COVID...it is estimated at 10–30% of non-hospitalized cases, 50–70% of hospitalized cases2,3 and 10–12% of vaccinated cases."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2

Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations - Nature Reviews Microbiology

Long COVID is an often debilitating illness of severe symptoms that can develop during or following COVID-19. In this Review, Davis, McCorkell, Vogel and Topol explore our knowledge of long COVID and highlight key findings, including potential mechanisms, the overlap with other conditions and potential treatments. They also discuss challenges and recommendations for long COVID research and care.

Nature