I know I’m never on here so I’m part of the problem but I still vastly prefer everything mastodon to bluesky.

TL;DR: The article discusses the concept of 'memory-holing,' where powerful entities manipulate information availability on the internet, often employing copyright claims to erase detrimental content. Tools like the Wayback Machine serve as crucial defenses against this practice, highlighting the tension between information permanence and the desire for obscurity. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/internet-never-forgets-fighting-memory-hole #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

Observations from video going viral about AI/LLM-related tech:

- Many people don't understand that 'AI' and 'NPU' chips that can barely run tiny models can't accelerate giant 10+ GB LLM models

- Many people have no clue you can run AI models offline / self-hosted

Happy 🛡️ Data Protection Day 🛡️! To find out more about the current state of data protection and privacy in practice, our colleagues at @noybeu looked into the European Data Protection Board's statistics on DPA activity.

See for yourself how your jurisdiction does in comparison 🔍 : https://noyb.eu/en/data-protection-day-only-13-cases-eu-dpas-result-fine

#DataProtection #DataProtectionDay #EDPB #GDPR

Happy #dataprotectionday 2025 to all who celebrate!

We certainly do, and we're offering 50% OFF new personal plans on CryptPad.fr to help protect your data. Use code DPD25 in the next 24h (until 29th Jan. Noon UTC) https://cryptpad.fr/accounts/

DID YOU KNOW?
It's been only 13 days since a breach has been reported that impacted more than 1 million residents!

Only the latest insight in our database of 72,361breach notifications, 25,725 analyzed breach notification letters and 8 BILLION impacted individuals.

We are so excited to launch Data Breach Chronology 2.0—a comprehensive U.S. data breach database on #DataPrivacyDay 🔒🛡️ 70K+ breaches tracked, 6.64B records impacted.
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Incredible reporting from @lorenzofb on how Barcelona became an unlikely hub for spyware startups and exploit makers.

Security experts working to counter the proliferation of spyware warn that having spyware makers on Europe's front door is a problem, given recent human rights scandals involving the use of spyware deployed against European politicians and citizens from within the EU's borders.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/how-barcelona-became-an-unlikely-hub-for-spyware-startups/

Mastodon becoming a nonprofit is undoubtedly the right move 👏 👏

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/mastodon-becomes-nonprofit-to-make-sure-its-never-ruined-by-billionaire-ceo/

Seriously, there are so many gems in this library for kids. Dr. Seuss, Blues Clues, Backyard Baseball/Football, Barenstein Bears — and oh yeah, TWO Eric Idle voiced Discworld games — just to name a few.

With the prospects of gaming with the kiddo a possibility on the horizon, I’ve been wondering where all the edutainment games are these days. Turns out they’re on ScummVM. Where they always were. They just don’t make them like they used to.

Job Alert! The National Network to End Domestic Violence is hiring a Tech Safety Specialist. This is a fully remote job: https://www.indeed.com/job/tech-safety-specialist-0e693a9556fab01c

My colleague @danielschuman sheds light on what has happened to open government nonprofits in the U.S.A. over the past decade — which has been my sector of work. It’s been a hard era, at the worst time.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/open-government-nonprofits-are-dying-off-just-when-needed-most I hope funders read this, & act.

Also I’m posting less and less these days admittedly but I don’t even like *liking* tweets over there because we’re back to blasting a list of all my ❤️ front and center on my profile. I saw someone the other day tweet out on bluesky “over here liking tweets aren’t endorsements, they just means you want to let the person know you think the world is better for it” — and besides that being a carbon copy of a viral tweet from Mastodon — no! That’s not the case! That’s how it is over HERE.

Open source! Decentralized! Billionaireless! EDITS!! *How* is it that Literally-Twitter-but-without-Musk is winning out here?

I still really like Mastodon more and it bums me out inordinately that critical mass seems to be shifting away.

The FBI encouraged people to use encrypted apps in a call today, saying that it was unclear when American telecoms companies would be safe from a cyberattack that has made some voice calls vulnerable to interception. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/us-officials-urge-americans-use-encrypted-apps-cyberattack-rcna182694

Here's a print-and-fold version of Digital Defense Fund's Abortion Privacy Guide, along with instructions.

The parent post has individual images, which are easier to read online!

They also have a Canva version available at https://www.canva.com/design/DAGPRkKkw2o/UbUa9RHCaM5-FFPmbeA5qw/view

Here;s Digital Defense Fund’s Abortion Privacy Guide, created with the input of abortion workers, legal experts, digisec experts, and patients.

DDF's materials are always extremely high quality and this is no exception!

There's also a Canva version available with QR codes to download signal and instructions on how to erase your digital history.

#abortion #privacy