Utah is the first state to enact a limited VPN ban to enforce its age-check law. Other states could follow suit.
Banning them would make it harder for journalists to protect themselves, their reporting, and their confidential sources. See why.
Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway. www.wired.com/story/facial...
Why is facial recognition so dangerous for gay bars? 🤔
📋Venues that use facial recognition to scan & track their visitors are, fundamentally, building lists of gender, sexual minorities & their allies.
The conversation I have had with each of my kids: "if you *ever* run into a problem online and you think you're in trouble, you can *always* come talk to me about it, and if you think I will be upset about a choice you made just start out by saying 'I may need some help.'" And I will take that...
Recent attempts to ban VPNs to stop users from evading age-verification laws are a growing threat to journalism
Should AI systems decide what counts as “harmful” expression? Or are we overloading them with context they can’t understand? https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-principles-launch/ #AI #FreeExpression
The mass warrantless surveillance law FISA Section 702 has expired.
They'll try to tell you the sky is falling. Don't believe them!
Instead, tell your reps: NO spying on Americans without a warrant. Period.
AI systems are increasingly used to detect and moderate harmful content, but they often struggle with context, nuance, and intent. The Drawing the Line Principles examine what this means for governance and accountability. https://c4osl.org/drawing-the-line-principles-launch/ #AI #OnlineSafety
Who is accountable for harmful AI-generated content? When AI systems generate harmful material, responsibility is often unclear. Companies are expected to implement safeguards and mitigate risks—but where does accountability begin and end? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/alVQV5NYYlY #AI #OnlineSafety
Flock was sold to track cars.
Now they're tracking people, w/ SignalTrace.
A new system links phones, smartwatches, and other devices to license plates, giving law enforcement a searchable digital fingerprint.
Mass surveillance just got an upgrade.
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Should AI-generated CSAM be treated like real-world abuse material? UNICEF has called for expanding CSAM definitions to include AI-generated content, even where no real child is involved How should the law address harm without a direct victim? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VF7Tva4RlyA #AI
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SignalTrace “links devices that regularly travel together, correlating them to license plate.” It is a surveillance product that will sweep up and add all sorts of Bluetooth and other data to license ...
And it's why the biggest internet safety advice I give parents of teenagers is to make crystal clear that they will never blame their kid for being the victim, because that is the ONLY way they will ever know there's a problem. bsky.app/profile/raha...
rahaeli
Related: People I know IRL who know what I do for a living often ask what they need to know about online safety for their about-to-be-teenagers, and there's a lot of answers, but the thing I always emphasize most is: under no circumstances should you ever threaten to take access away from them.
rahaeli
And a lot of you post the photos but put an emoji sticker over the kid's face or whatever: that is really, really, really not sufficient to prevent people from doing things with them you do not want to know about. Do not post photos of your kids online, period.
rahaeli
I am one of those people who is *really, really good* at identifying exactly where and when a photo was taken from basic context clues (a skill I developed for human rights research and journalism purposes).
Trust me on this, don’t post photos of your kids on the public internet.
Faine Greenwood
People can absolutely determine the exact location of an image by analyzing lighting, shadows, landmarks, or natural elements in the background. The amount of data needed to identify someone—or even their current location—is shockingly small. Any privacy book worth it's salt explains this.
