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...root of all evil.
On the other hand, it is clearly the greed of plutocrats, be it in the form of feudal lords, multinationals (#BigOil, #BigTech, ...-》 #Technofeudalism) that has brought human society to the brink of extinction and caused mass-extinction for thousands of species that were intrusted to us, at least if you belong to any religion having originated in the Middle East.
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Co-founder of Twitter joins new Mastodon board of directors. Right, so federating with Threads wasn’t a mistake. This is just the direction Mastodon is going. Oh, well. Another Mozilla emerges.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/
#Mastodon #BizStone #SiliconValley #BigTech #Threads
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit
As part of our commitment to supporting the growth and operational capabilities of Mastodon, we have established a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity in the United States aimed at facilitating our efforts, including being able to receive tax-deductible U.S.Mastodon Blog
#EU #EDPS #Bigtech #digitalEurope #fediverse #mastodon #privacy
https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/press-releases/2024/edps-decentralised-social-media-pilot-end-successful-story_en
EDPS decentralised social media pilot: the end of a successful story
Two years ago, the EDPS embarked on a pioneering journey to launch two social media platforms, EU Voice and EU Video. The pilot project has proved successful in delivering alternative, privacy-friendly and user-focused social media platforms.European Data Protection Supervisor
Attention all #Hackers & Netizens, who's attending TOMORROWS #NoTech4Apartheid protest against Google support for IDF? Location #Google Chelsea 16th St & 9th Ave Starting at 2 pm EST?
#Palestine #Gaza #Isreal #FreePalenstine #FreeGaza #bigtech @defcon @rightscon @peoplesforumnyc @palestinenews @palestina @gazawatch
Let's use @protonprivacy and @Tutanota products.
Encryption is the single best hope against surveillance.
https://www.wired.com/story/house-section-702-vote/
#security #cybersecurity #infosec #nationalsecurity #nsa #fbi #section702 #privacy #government #surveillance #e2ee #tech #proton #protonmail #tuta #tutanota #bigtech #degoogle
House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program
The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans’ information.Dell Cameron (WIRED)
'I'd love to go Google-free but it's just impractical, what else is out there?' If that sounds like you, check out this great source for apps free of data-sucking and survillance capitalism. A range of alternatives to #google and #bigtech products, many FOSS, lots of options to self-host, others available online. Try them out and break free!
With thanks to @ohthehugemanatee for sending my way :)
Elections #Elections2024
*#ElectionInterference*
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...the #media, including #SocialMedia, must be made more resilient. Despite the rancid taste of anti-competitive lobbying by #BigTech, forcing a sale of #TikTok is a step in the right direction. ANY foreign media ownership should be scrutinized, in particular, if the owner(s) are not sole citizens of a country that belongs to #NATO (potentially problematic: #Hungary, #Turkey, previously #Poland,...
1000 Indians part of Amazon's “generative AI” driven Just Walk Out project in Fresh stores: Report
What was billed a self-checkout system powered by cameras and censors, giving the illusion of an automated system turned out to be a little different…HT News Desk (Hindustan Times)
Jon Stewart Confirms Apple Wouldn't Let Him Do Show on AI With FTC Chair
Stewart claims Apple wouldn't let him interview FTC Chair Lina Khan or discuss how AI was taking jobs on The Problem, potentially the cause of its cancellation.Maxwell Zeff (Gizmodo)
