Slack is extorting [Hack Club] with a $195k/yr bill increase, https://skyfall.dev/posts/slack.

> Slack reached out to us and said that if we don’t agree to pay an extra $50k this week and $200k a year, they’ll deactivate our Slack workspace and delete all of our message history

> This experience has taught us that owning your data is incredibly important, and if you’re a small business especially, then I’d advise you move away too.

#slack #data

I think this may have already done the rounds but don't recall, in any case, h/t to @ppival for mention of the Ithaka Generative AI Product Tracker, which lists various GenAI products targeted at post-secondary learners or faculty

https://sr.ithaka.org/our-work/generative-ai-product-tracker/

Dear Canadians supportive of #Palestine and against the ongoing #Genocide in Israel and the Humanitarian catastrophe that is ongoing.

There is a House of Commons e-Petition e-6751 currently open for signature.

It states:

Whereas:
Under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions, Canada is required to respect international humanitarian law;

Under Article 59 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel as an occupying power must allow and facilitate humanitarian aid by impartial organizations;

Canada’s own International Assistance Accountability Act requires that all Canadian foreign aid uphold human rights and international legal standards; and

Israel’s policy and actions violate all of these obligations.

We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons in Parliament assembled to

1. Publicly and unequivocally reject the militarized aid model currently used in Palestine;

2. Request the full restoration of access for UN agencies and established humanitarian NGOs, including UNRWA and the World Food Programme;

3. Insist on safe and immediate entry for Canadian healthcare workers and other international humanitarian personnel to Palestine;

4. Withhold Canadian funding from any entity or model that does not comply with principles of neutrality, impartiality, independence, and humanity; and

5. Ensure that all Canadian aid to Gaza is delivered through internationally recognized humanitarian channels.

#Israel #Gaza #UN #UNWRA
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-6751

1. History isn’t there to be liked or disliked.
2. History is there to be learned from.
3. History offends you? Even better. Then you’re less likely to repeat it.

It’s that simple.

Hundreds of police license plate cameras are misconfigured to stream unencrypted to the open internet.

A privacy researcher took these streams and turned them into a real-time database that tracks car movements & information, highlighting how invasive this tech is

https://www.404media.co/researcher-turns-insecure-license-plate-cameras-into-open-source-surveillance-tool/