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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/10/2026
By default, most companies that make chatbots and other AI software collect and use your data for AI training. But you can opt out of that training. www.eff.org/pages/i-wan...
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How to Opt Out of AI Tools or Training Made by Big Tech
It seems like every software or website update brings new AI features. Some people find these features useful and immediately integrate them into their work. Others find them annoying or in the way.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 12h
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 9h
I’m not licensed in MD but as a lawyer in Florida who litigates FSCA cases (934 F.S. Florida’s wiretap law), I can say this is not the case in Florida. You’re in a public setting and you’re aware you’re being recorded. I may disagree with it, but the law generally allows recording in that context.
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 15h
Poseur www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0or...
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MTV Punks And Poseurs 1985 w/ The Dickies, & GBH
YouTube video by THE SINISTER EXAGGERATOR
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404 Media @404media.co · 13/10/2026
A federal warrant application detailed how Tesla’s security protocols stopped agents from tracking a suspected drug trafficker’s car.
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Tesla's 'Security Protocols' Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device
A federal warrant application detailed how Tesla’s security protocols stopped agents from tracking a suspected drug trafficker’s car.
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 22h
i wrote about why i think everyone (esp people working on climate) should see digger. unfortunately i had to spoil digger in order to write about digger. so do me a favor and see digger and then come back and read my review
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Everyone Hates ‘Digger.’ It’s the Perfect Climate Movie
The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 13/10/2026
The FAA rolled out a new AI tool for air traffic control in DC without publishing a safety evaluation or sufficiently consulting labor. @repaprildelaney.bsky.social and I are urging the FAA to stop the rollout until we have answers. Air traffic control leaves zero margin for error.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
My father used to talk about this in medicine—occasionally you’d find some “common knowledge” factoid that, it you followed it back five hops down the citation chain, always terminated with some poorly designed 15-person study from the 30s that was wildly inadequate to support the claim.
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Famously, judges who ask question like “when did you decide to do this” are happy and not at all about to order sanctions.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What does fascism look like? This is what fascism looks like.👇
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🧊✈️ SEATTLE: A girl in chains boards an ICE-chartered GlobalX airplane (tail: N630VA) at Boeing Field, to be transported south to Arizona 👀
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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I’m glad privacy laws are starting to protect neural data, but these protections are often far too narrow to truly protect privacy of the mind. danielsolove.substack.com/p/rethinking...
Neural data protections are inspired by a desire to protect privacy of the mind, but this broader goal can’t be achieved by focusing on neural data alone. In today’s age of AI and Big Data, so much about our mental activity can be learned from gathering and analyzing non-neural data. 
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Four days before yesterday’s ICE shooting in the Bronx, Judge Gary Brown of EDNY (Trump apptee) listed 7 outrages in an ICE case before him, including evasive & apparently perjurious testimony, post-hoc sworn arrest warrant containing false info, woeful lack of training … 1/2
The evidence points to numerous failings on the part of both ICE and the officers
who testified, including:
1. evasive and apparently perjurious testimony by the ICE agents, including the
testimony concerning supposed observations of the petitioner engaging in drug
transactions, which bear all the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication,12 the absence of any recovered drugs, paraphernalia or cash from the petitioner,
the failure of the agents to follow up upon these supposed observations or refer
the matter to another law enforcement agency, and the notable absence of any
reference to these observations in the voluminous documentary records, further undermining the agents' testimony;
2. the seemingly reflexive, though false, claims that the petitioner was
"misidentified" as the target of the operation;
3. fundamental misconceptions about ICE agents authorities and duties;
4. illegality of the arrest and detention of petitioner and Concepcion;
5. the post-arrest documents, which not only were procedurally and legally
suspect, but contain false statements;Notably, in its filings, Government counsel has not referenced this testimony, seemingly abandoning any argument predicated upon these sworn assertions by the agents.

6. the database search process used to justify the administrative warrant, as
described by the ranking supervisory officer, which appears designed to generate misleading information in official records; and
7. the inexperience of the agents involved, their woeful lack of proper training, understanding of law, policies and procedures, and their ready recourse to false testimony to conceal these failings.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Join comedian Zainab Johnson and I in Tampa Bay for a night of laughter and fun on Thursday, October 15th at 7:30 PM ET! RSVP and donate today by visiting Angie4Us.com/comedy, or click the link in my story! Can’t wait to see y'all there! #AngieForFlorida
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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...
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Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website
The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
The administration that continues to cover up for pedophiles simply cannot be trusted with the care of hundreds of unaccompanied children with no oversight and no transparency
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Serious Privacy & Data Protection (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈🍍🇪🇺 @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu · 09/10/2026
Why did I choose #Kickstarter to launch @seriousprivacy.eu the data game? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ser...
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Update 8: Why Kickstarter? 🎲 · Serious Privacy: The Data Game
A few people have asked me why I chose Kickstarter to launch Serious Privacy: The Data Game, so I thought I'd explain.The simple answer is: I need to know if there is an audience before I buy stock.Ma...
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Luis Alberto Montezuma 路易斯·阿尔贝托·蒙特祖玛 @montezumachavez.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
San Jose's ALPR system (which places 500 cameras around San Jose) does not violate the California Constitution's privacy provisions, Cal Superior Court rules: There's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads. drive.google.com/file/d/1B5Gt...
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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My most popular YouTube short video - on Franz Kafka and privacy. I’m surprised that this one got so many more views than other ones. I think I’m going to make more videos about literature. www.youtube.com/shorts/9n45B...
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Kafka's The Trial captures privacy today
YouTube video by Solove on Tech
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404 Media @404media.co · 07/10/2026
Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise, was born before the Civil War. Scientists have now sequenced his genome to reveal what’s behind his extreme longevity, so we can live longer too.
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‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death
Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise, was born before the Civil War. Scientists have now sequenced his genome to reveal what’s behind his extreme longevity, so we can live longer too.
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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“An update to a state wiretapping law will end private lawsuits over some internet tracking and surveillance, pitting businesses against privacy groups and unions.” cyberscoop.com/california-c...
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Wiretapping change sparks big privacy fight in the Golden State
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed CIPA reform targeting abusive pen register lawsuits, drawing support from businesses and opposition from privacy advocates.
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I definitely overplayed it in the 90s
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8PW...
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Amazon Drivers Are Now Photographing Your Home
YouTube video by Silicon Cowboy
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Should I crash the Clearview AI Engineering Meetup?
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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
chat is this good
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A customer just tried to use an employee discount code that ChatGPT gave her. I work at a high-end clothing store and clocked in to my manager telling me about the most unhinged interaction from yesterday. A woman walked in asking if she could use a 40% off code she got online. We don't have any sales running, so my manager looks at the screen and realizes ChatGPT straight up handed this woman a real employee's internal ID number.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 06/10/2026
Tech companies with new AI hardware want you to agree that always-listening, often-recapping devices don’t count as recording. Read more from @vicmsong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/10056...
Verge headline: We can't just change the definition of 'recording'
by Victoria Song

Photo of Meta smart glasses
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reign in AI? Strict liability for all consequences. That’ll short circuit models gone wild.
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There are two types of lawyers….
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 06/10/2026
LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature
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LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature
The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fifth Circuit oral argument today on whether use of Flock cameras is a Fourth Amendment search, an issue on which federal district courts have recently divided in the wake of Chatrie. Link to oral argument audio, and an AI-generated transcript, here. www.courtlistener.com/audio/106726...
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Oral Argument for United States v. Brownlee – CourtListener.com
Oral Argument for United States v. Brownlee
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Paul Breitbarth @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu · 05/10/2026
This is so call. Next gen data protection training in a box. Literally! Go get it while it’s hot and back the kickstarter! #datagame
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Serious Privacy & Data Protection (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈🍍🇪🇺 @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu · 05/10/2026
And we are live! Please share the Kickstarter, for the data game ! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ser...
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Serious Privacy: The Data Game
From the hosts of the Serious Privacy Podcast, comes a new board game exploring the benefits and harms of technology!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sorry! It launches tomorrow!!
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Privacy Maverick @privacymaverick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Are you ready for a serious game about privacy? Kickstarter for Serious Privacy the game just launched. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ser... lets show some support for our friends @seriousprivacy.wsocial.eu @seriousprivacy.eu @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu
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Coming soon: Serious Privacy: The Data Game
From the hosts of the Serious Privacy Podcast, comes a new board game exploring the benefits and harms of technology!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is huge: a judge ruled a Flock search was 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' and unconstitutional. Says the search by a cop, who did it because a passing car had a plate from a different state, violated the driver's rights. Meaning, Flock should require a warrant www.404media.co/federal-judg...
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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/10/2026
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) are debuting legislation that would crack down on Flock license-plate-reader cameras.
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Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez debut bill to crack down on Flock cameras
The legislation is part of a bipartisan backlash against a technology that has been abused by law enforcement.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NICE.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
DOE announced last week that it was publishing a list of foreign donors to U.S. institutions who had previously been promised confidentiality. Last night, a judge blocked the publication, citing risks of retaliation for donors from repressive regimes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#BREAKING U.S. District Judge April Perry is moving forward with further fact-finding regarding potential prosecutorial misconduct in the case of the "Broadview Six," with a special prosecutor still on the table.
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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 01/10/2026
“Right now, the public backlash is so strong against Flock, and the public is not as well aware of the concerns with Axon and some of the other surveillance companies,” EFF’s Beryl Lipton told @thorbenson.bsky.social for @prospect.org.
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License Plate and Switch - The American Prospect
Cities are succumbing to public pressure and removing Flock license plate readers. But they are substituting alternatives with the same capabilities.
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404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
The idea is that, since USPS trucks are constantly traveling anyway, they can be used as a way to collect data, eventually potentially across the nation.
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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social breaks it down. Watch the full episode now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrni...
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
Every single one of 21 tested vehicles sent data to a third-party domain over Wi-Fi. Over half contacted domains specializing in advertising, tracking, or analytics. These companies gather details about your vehicle or driving behavior to sell to insurance companies or target you with ads.
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Your car’s data privacy problems are worse than you think
“There’s a lot to be worried about,” the project lead said.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Flock wants to spy on you but doesn't want you to return the favor. www.joemygod.com/2026/09/floc...
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Flock Demands Removal Of Map Of Its 170K Cameras - Joe.My.God.
The Intercept reports: Amid mounting concerns about its sprawling surveillance camera network, Flock Security told the press this summer that it operates more than 120,000 cameras nationwide. But a ne...
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