@404mediaco has obtained a list of sites and services monitored by an ICE contractor ShadowDragon to let government analysts search and draw connections between people.
"The long list of sites and services that ShadowDragon’s SocialNet tool accesses is a reminder of just how much data is accessible and collected from and about us to provide surveillance services to the government and others."
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#news #USNews #ICE #immigration #surveillance #technology
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Another reason I don't feel great about using Firefox is that I just got another fund-raising email from Mozilla. It doesn't say "Corporation" or "Foundation." Just "Mozilla."
They are asking for contributions because $3.55M in federal funding is "currently at risk."
Again, for the nth time, MOZILLA CORPORATION HAS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS FROM GOOGLE. USE THAT MONEY.
Mozilla Corporation should fully fund Mozilla Foundation.
Hmm, bit obsessed with looking for a Lumon Waterdrop pin, but none are forthcoming that are either hideously expensive or far away. I can see me thinking about how to make one.
*goes away thinking about how to make one*
#dancer #poledancer #poledancers #poledancer #poledancing #workshop #pdworkshop #workshop #pdkip #kips #pdkips #pdtrick #pdtricks #dynamicmovements #foryourpage #fyp #foryoupage #fypage #wow #wowwednesday #pdhardstyle #kips #kip #hardstyle #hardstyledancer #pdroutine #pdcomp #pdcompetition
神様ルース来日が転換点に 開幕戦、日米交流史の一歩 - ライブドアニュース
来日し横浜で歓迎されるベーブ・ルース（ゲッティ＝共同）18、19日に東京ドームでのカブス―ドジャースで幕を開ける米大リーグ公式戦。野球を通じた日米交流の歴史は長く、1934年の「野球の神様」ベーブ・ルースの共同通信 (livedoor News)
Takeaways from our investigation on AI-powered school surveillance. The AP and Seattle Times teamed up on this investigation.
From their overview: "But these tools raise serious questions about privacy and security. In fact, when The Seattle Times and The Associated Press partnered to investigate school surveillance, reporters inadvertently received access to almost 3,500 sensitive, unredacted student documents through a records request. The documents were stored without a password or firewall, and anyone with the link could read them."
Read more at apnews.com/article/ai-school-c…
#databreach #EduSec #infosecurity #surveillanvce #AI
AI surveillance on school Chromebooks has security issues, investigation shows
Schools are turning to AI-powered surveillance technology to monitor student accounts and school-issued devices like laptops and tablets. The goal is to keep children safe, especially amid a mental health crisis and the threat of school shootings.Sharon Lurye Of The Associated Press (AP News)
#PPOD: NASA's Curiosity rover captured this image of the Sun through the dusty martian atmosphere in July 2018 while the dust storm that ended the Opportunity rover's mission was still raging. Curiosity was not affected by the decline in solar input because it is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Thomas Appéré
As promised, here is an interview with @ryanleesipes from #Thunderbird, on the whole #Mozilla and #Firefox terms of use situation.
We talk about why this had to happen, how Thunderbird will handle their own Terms of Use, what's happening at Mozilla, and what's changing.
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Clarifying what's happening at Mozilla: an Interview with Ryan Sipes from Thunderbird
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I love Firefox and Thunderbird even more, I would be sad to have to switch!
This weekend, talking to a guy who does IT at a Dutch bank.
Me: So everything runs on Azure or AWS these days?
He: Yes
Me: So they can see all the data.
He: No it's on separate servers, on EU soil. That was a thing before we decided to go ahead with this.
Me: So... They can see all the data.
He: No it's encrypted and threw some acronyms at me.
Me: So, you download the data, decrypt it, and work on it?
He: No that's done on the servers.
Me: So... They can see all the data.
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Unlocked: I might have accidentally destroyed an entire publishing house!
At the end of 2023 I released a book "20 GOTO 10" via the publisher Unbound. (4.4 stars on Amazon!) It sold tens of thousands of copies, and yet, I was not paid for any of them. I waited. Politely emailed. Looked past their emails of "any day now" and waited some more.
Last year, I filed a legal case. The week after, they sent an email to all their authors claiming "issues" with payment.
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A few weeks ago, I escalated my case to the County Court. Today, they sent an email saying "We will shortly be announcing that Unbound (United Authors Publishing Limited) has gone into Administration." In short - they took my royalties, paid themselves, ran, and started a new company to absolve themselves of the responsibilities and the debt.
Guess what? The same people are in charge!
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Ugh, that sucks. And while I can't imagine what it's like for the authors, it's very dispiriting for me as a consumer.
I have a copy of "20 GOTO 10" (thank you for that, btw, it's wonderful) as well as two other books from Unbound. And until your post I had slight warm fuzzies from the thought that I was helping small, independent authors via a small, self-publishing site.
I'm rather gutted to learn that probably none of the money I've spent with Unbound has ever gone to the creators of the works.
Overcoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Union
The EU has just started a review of European public procurement rules, and have asked for input on potential changes to the rules.Open Source Initiative
Over 110,000 Medieval Manuscripts May Have Been Copied by Women - Medievalists.net
A new study reveals medieval women copied over 110,000 manuscripts—far more than once believed.Medievalists.net
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Only Good-Looking Person In Office Mingles With Hideous Coworkers Like Missionary Among Lepers
CHICAGO—Showing a graciousness and magnanimity that the rest of the world has denied these pariahs and rejects, Jordan Hall, the only good-looking person in the office, was reportedly mingling Wednesday with his hideous coworkers like a missionary am…The Onion Staff (The Onion)
It is now time to Rocq out with the Coq out
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Guillaume Munch-Maccagnoni (@gadmm@mathstodon.xyz)
https://rocq-prover.org/releases/9.0 "Rocq 9.0 This page describes Rocq version 9.0, released on March 12th, 2025. Go here for a list of all releases. This is the first release of Rocq, version 9.Mathstodon
Today I learned that the CEO of a major social network was born in 1991.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I am just going to sit here quietly and watch the last of my remaining bones turn to dust and blow away.
*sigh*
#socialMedia
Rylands BlogVotes For Women! Making Light Of The Fight
The first blog in our series for International Women’s Day.Rylands Blog
The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it and draw connections between people.Joseph Cox (404 Media)
Of course, the thought is stil there, I will do it again soon... sometime, maybe, sort of...
I'm currently trying to put together another #Owncast newsletter and I'm looking for a streamer, project, or event to put in the "featured" column. Please reach out to me if you know someone doing something cool and would like to see them get some recognition.
Also, if you have upcoming events to advertise, let me know!
Please boost for visibility.
Pixels and Puppets Owncast
Podcast, Tech, Gaming, and sometimes, for no easily explainable reason, puppets! Presented by Operation: PuppetPixels and Puppets Owncast
Check this out..
@mirlo is killing it right now, and working hard to do the important (but un-shiny) work of making a site for #Musicians that anyone can host **inexpensively**
This is the endgame for the #Fediverse - thousands of indie sites, not mega instances - but it’ll take this kind of work to pull it off.
Good job, guys. I’m super jealous of you rn.
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Two different projects, but yes. I believe #Mirlo is working on Federation: github.com/funmusicplace/mirlo…
Today, we celebrate Mirlo 🎉
My project, #Bandwagon federates with ActivityPub, but is still missing other important features that Mirlo supports (like paid album sales)
The good thing is that we’re all converging on a similar point, and that will be a huge win for indie artists and labels everywhere.
Integrate ActivityPub · Issue #146 · funmusicplace/mirlo
I wonder if this would be the way to do activity-pub-express at the easiest level, though it seems to be primarily based around a mongo database.GitHub
It's amazing what both #Mirlo and #Bandwagon have achieved in the last few months. Big up yourselves! ❤️
(Not to forget #TheIndieBeat of course)
Google announces Gemini Robotics for building general purpose robots
Google DeepMind today announced Gemini Robotics to bring “AI into the physical world,” with new models able to “perform a wider range...Abner Li (9to5Google)
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in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Cassman
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •What will it be like after a whole year.
Or a whole decade?
Guido Gallenkamp
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •WellsiteGeo
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •So, he got a Cybertruck ?
Does his licence cover driving a 3.5t unladen weight vehicle? A standard UK licence wouldn't. Which is part of the reason they don't sell at all here. (Plus illegal lighting, pedestrian-hostile bodywork and who knows what else.)
Antonio Páez 🇲🇽🇨🇦
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •It's something that's been in the works since at least Nixon, if not the end of the Civil War
Trump is the first president of the US that is a triumph of the Confederacy
Barry
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Kiwï
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Banana Republic of America
@georgetakei
aedYall
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •John Q McDonald
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Leanne J
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •If we wrote this into a film you wouldn’t believe it! Madness.
Also this is the same man who has bitched and moaned about electric cars; now he’s suddenly a fan? 🤔 Follow the money…
stony kark
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Bo_Tally
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Hoi_Pollois🌻
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Respectfully, this has been 50 years coming.
The KGB was befriending US businessmen in the '80's and in 1987, they found a particularly juicy one.
Frank 🛩️🪂⛵🛵🎿🔭
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Mad Dog Ace Run
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •