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Freedom in technology must include freedom from technology.
We must not create societies where the price of admission is owning a device controlled by one of two trillion-dollar US corporations.
We must safeguard people’s access to public services and the everyday necessities of life via alternate methods.
Technology should always be a progressive enhancement.
Do not let Silicon Valley privatise your access to modern life.
https://mastodon.ar.al/@lrvick@mastodon.social/112079059430275102
#technology #society #access #humanRights
Today, two open letters from academics on the scientific arguments against the current #CSS (client side scanning) initiatives have been released:
* The first (in English, internationally coordinated) one is online at https://tinyurl.com/CSAScientistsLetter and still open for additional signatures.
* The second (in German, by #Austrian academics) one is online at https://www.ins.jku.at/chatcontrol/ and explicitly includes law experts in addition to the arguments from a security, privacy, and AI perspective.
This debate is expected to gain new steam with #Spain taking over the EU council presidency, given recently leaked statements like "Ideally, in our view, it would be desirable to legislatively prevent EU-based service providers from implementing end-to-end encryption" (https://www.wired.co.uk/article/europe-break-encryption-leaked-document-csa-law).
Please boost on any channels you deem adequate. The discussion is still open, and we have little time to bring it to a more rational level.
#csam #law #eu #privacy #dataprotection #privacy #humanrights #messenger #chat #chatcontrol #signal #whatsapp #telegram #threema #e2ee
Leaked Government Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
In response to an EU proposal to scan private messages for illegal material, the country's officials said it is “imperative that we have access to the data.”Lily Hay Newman (WIRED UK)
Are you an international lawyer? Do you spend way too much time googling treaties? Have a look at this searchable #OpenAccess PDF collection of treaties and legal documents, sorted into folders by subject matter!
Direct Download (ZIP): https://zenodo.org/record/3824282/files/Collection_International_Treaties_And_Legal_Documents.zip?download=1
Detailed description: https://zenodo.org/record/3824282
#InternationalLaw #Law #LawFedi #UnitedNations #HumanRights #HumanitarianLaw #OpenData #OpenScience @law @politicalscience @humanrights
Collection of International Treaties and Legal Documents (CITLD)
Overview The Collection of International Treaties and Legal Documents (CITLD) combines around 200 key international treaties and legal documents and is designed to be an accessible set of basic equipment for the well-rounded international lawyer in…Zenodo
While everyone is distracted by a billionnaire in a submarine, the #UK Parliament is voting on the final stages of the #MininumServiceLevelsBill. This will effectively make it illegal for anyone in what ministers consider "essential services" to strike. It removes a basic human right and is one of the most draconian laws of its kind in the world.
Below is the #TUC take on it after the Lords kicked it out the first time.
#Strikes #HumanRights
https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/governments-anti-strikes-bill-defeated-house-lords
Government’s anti-strikes bill defeated in the House of Lords
Last week saw a string of defeats for the government's Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill in the House of Lords.www.tuc.org.uk
Harassment and human rights reports
I had a full day off on Thursday this past week! I lounged about at home and binge-watched the Chinese donghua Cinderella Chef on Netflix (it’s very cute) and read a bit and went to the gym and basically only did things I wanted to do and it was very…Kirsten Han (We, The Citizens)
This makes Sanna Marin's government a third Finnish govt which fails to revise the current law. The law has been condemned e.g. by the majority on the Sámi Parliament, the UN Human Rights Council and UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
More here:
https://www.euronews.com/2023/02/24/sad-angry-betrayed-and-empty-sanna-marins-human-rights-legislation-for-indigenous-sami-fai
#Finland #humanrights #Sámi
'Sad, angry, betrayed and empty': Sanna Marin's human rights reforms for indigenous Sámi fails
Finland's right-wing parties decided there wasn't enough time for a parliament committee to discuss the new Sámi rights laws.David Mac Dougall (Euronews.com)
#News #TSA #privacy #biometrics #security #HumanRights #SurveillanceCapitalism #HomelandSecurity #DHS #Airport
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/02/tsa-security-face-recognition/
You can now watch the recording of yesterday’s live stream at:
https://small-tech.org/videos/small-is-beautiful-23/
#SmallIsBeautiful #SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #dev #humanRights #decentralisation #tech #kitten #domain
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/11/republican-protesters-arrested-king-charles-proclamation-events
#uk #monarchy #freedom #humanRights
Republican protesters arrested at King Charles proclamations
Woman held in Edinburgh as man says he was taken away by police in Oxford as proclamation read outHaroon Siddique (The Guardian)
This is true.
Now replace TikTok with Facebook, Snapchat, <insert Silicon Valley Big Tech corporation or startup here> and Beijing with Washington, DC and…
This is also true.
🤔
https://blog.malwarebytes.com/privacy-2/2022/07/tiktok-is-unacceptable-security-risk-and-should-be-removed-from-app-stores-says-fcc/
#peopleFarming #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #humanRights #democracy
TikTok is “unacceptable security risk” and should be removed from app stores, says FCC
According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok being a video app is the "sheep's clothing", suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.Jovi Umawing (Malwarebytes)
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202207/un-human-rights-committee-expected-to-question-irelands-plans-for-facial-recognition
CC @noybeu
#gdpr #ireland #enforcement #privacy #facialRecognition #humanRights
UN Human Rights Committee expected to question Ireland’s plans for facial recognition
Civil rights group states that the Data Protection Commission failings have allowed surveillance as a default business model.Frank Hersey (BiometricUpdate.com)
https://inkl.com/a/WAkprXHygzy
Heaven forbid a woman’s right to choose should limit the supply of altar boys for Catholic bishops to bugger.
#catholicChurch #vatican #pope #catholicism #religion #fundamentalism #childAbuse #abortion #humanRights
Vatican praises U.S. court abortion decision, saying it challenges world
The Vatican's Academy for Life on Friday praised the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on abortion, saying it challenged the world…inkl
What a horrible setback for human rights.
https://inkl.com/a/GbPVkXtokGo
#us #fundamentalism #RoeVWade #humanRights
U.S. Supreme Court rules there’s no right to abortion, setting up Texas ban
The high court’s monumental ruling will have major impact on Texas, which has a trigger law banning abortions that goes…inkl
https://inkl.com/a/JJEzZEIMRAM
“I am evil, our government is evil, the people who voted for us are evil and we will ensure nothing prevents us from carrying out the evil we were elected to do” said home secretary Priti Patel when asked for comment.
#tory #uk #humanRights #evil #pritiPatel
Rwanda – live: UK may pull out of European human-rights deal, says No 10
Home secretary insists she will press ahead with implementing policyinkl
My Take: putting children under 24/7 monitoring, is harmful to natural development + #autonomy.
Ex: intense security (like recent proposal to add armed taser drones + force children to train with them) may do little more than put kids in more fear.
#News #Education #Privacy #HumanRights #AI https://progressive.org/public-schools-advocate/surveillance-capitalism-spreading-to-schools-hillman-esquivel-220611/
How Surveillance Capitalism Is Spreading to Schools
Ed-tech companies are mining and exploiting students’ data while sidelining the role of teachers.Velislava Hillman (Progressive.org)
#cpdp2022 #privacyWashing #institutionalCorruption #privacy #tech #humanRights
Also good to know who doesn’t mind having their legitimacy in privacy and human rights used to launder the likes of Google and Meta.
All very enlightening.
#privacyWashing #cpdp2022 #privacy #humanRights #institutionalCorruption #google #meta #tech
https://www.cpdpconferences.org/sponsors-and-partners/platinum-sponsors
#cpdp2022 #privacy #tech #humanRights #institutionalCorruption #privacyWashing
CPDP2021 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference • Platinum Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors are the top-level financial supporters of the CPDP Conference and its related side events. CPDP is an annual three-day conference devoted to privacy and data protection.www.cpdpconferences.org
This: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2019/10/william-barr-and-winnie-pooh
#privacy #humanRights #eu #encryption
No one thinks we shouldn’t do everything in our power to combat child sexual abuse. Some of us just don’t want to destroy the fundamental human right to privacy (and every other human right that’s based on it) in the process.
https://mastodon.ar.al/web/@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu/108306318245441012
#privacy #humanRights #eu #encryption
European Commission (@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu)
Attached: 1 image Child sexual abuse is a real and growing danger. 📈 More than 2 million children are being affected every year. This week, we have proposed new rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online⬇️ #EUvsChildSexualAbuseEU Voice