Notices by Em :official_verified: (em0nm4stodon@infosec.exchange)

I want the privacy we had in the 90s,
With the wokeness we might have in 200 years if things continue in a good direction,
With the "AI" we had 50 years ago.

Is that too much to ask?

Does anyone know a good and simple visual (using UI) static site generator that's easy to use and doesn't use any AI?

Key features:
✅ Using interface, not code
✅ Doesn't add any tracking
❌ Doesn't use any AI

#AskFedi #WebDevelopment #HTML #NoAI

You know what would be great to add to this planet already plagued by heat waves, heat domes, and constant summer wildfires?

More data centres!

What's that? You don't have a refrigerated underground bunker to survive more heat?

Well that's on you, should have stopped eating avocado toasts earlier to save some money for it or for a nice luxury yacht sailing the melted arctic seas :blobcat_thisisfine:

#NoAI #DataCenters

Does anyone know an e-reader with all these features? :blobcatreading:

• Small like a phone that can be hand held
• Backlit
• SD card for storage
• Dark mode (light text over dark background)
• Reads epub format
• Can be used entirely offline
• Reasonably affordable

#Epub #Reading

What's the best tv show you have watched this year? :ablobcatpopcorn:

#AskFedi

This is one of the most chilling manipulative lie I have read in a while. And I have read a lot of chilling manipulative lies from that American administration:

“When the leftist protests that we are violating his rights, understand that he is lying to try to persuade people who are not closely following the political scene that some injustice has been perpetrated against him. We must stay the course and be completely unflinching in the pursuit of justice against these enemies of civilization.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/political-violence-event-trump-marco-rubio

#USpol #Fascism #Authoritarianism

@index @zackwhittaker "Friends don't let friends wear pervert glasses." Yes! Exactly!

Nothing that humans made up is inevitable.

The technologies we use are choices we make. The governments we elect are choices we make. The regulations we design are choices we make.

All of it can be changed, reversed, banned, and is indeed evitable.

#NoAI

I will never understand why so many activists still use generative images for their content, and rely on big tech for communications and organizations when there are now so many practical, more secure, and much more ethical alternatives.

Your principles aren't just to be stated, they must also be embodied and integrated in your work.

We must show by example what can be done with ethical tech and ethical practices.

#Activism #NoAI #NoBigTech

@dansup @drwho What determines how people are listed? Is it simply from hashtags in the profile description?

@thepeoplestech @MediaActivist 💚

I greatly dislike that I need to find money before starting projects, instead of just doing them. I wish I could just start projects without caring about money so much.

This whole capitalism thing really sucks.

If you have to upload a piece of information to validate your age or identity, it is not privacy-preserving.

Stop privacy-washing surveillance tech.
Stay alert about false privacy claims.

#Privacy #StopIDSurveillance #StopKillingTheInternet

Surveillance capitalism is
mass surveillance is
authoritarianism.

@dsmasterson Not if you use a long, complexe, and unique password with a second factor of authentication. Which is something everyone should do for all their accounts.

Do not provide your ID or facial scan to access social media.

I repeat, do NOT provide your ID or facial scan to access social media when requested.

This is not a drill.

If everyone refuse to comply, and let their accounts dormant instead, I promise you the platforms themselves, with their immense budget and network of lobbyists, are going to fight these absurd laws to recover their users.

They need you more than you need them.
Make them fight for your rights.
Do not comply.
Spread the word and boycott ID checks ✊

#StopIDSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy #Safety #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism

If you want to hire someone with a guarantee that they will not be using any AI in their work, let me know, I'm still available (and semi-looking).

More information on the types of work I'm looking for on my profile page pinned post :no_ai:

#GetFediHired #NoAI

From Global News:
Grok AI broke Canada’s laws, created 6K sexual deepfakes per hour

"The investigation has found that X Corp and xAI violated Canada’s federal private sector privacy law by launching the Grok AI-powered image generation tool without implementing appropriate safeguards at the outset," privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in a press conference in Ottawa Thursday.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11899687/grok-sexual-deepfake-report/

#NoAI #Grok #Privacy #Consent #CanPoli

In reality, what they call age verification is abusive ID surveillance checks for everyone.

Start calling it what it is:
ID Surveillance.

We must all fight to Stop ID Surveillance.

#StopIDSurveillance #AgeVerification #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism #Privacy #HumanRights

PRIVACY ALERT!
Please boost for reach! 🚨👇

The Canadian government is planning
to introduce a bill on Wednesday, June 10th, to mandate identity surveillance of every adult using social media in Canada! 👁️🗨️

https://globalnews.ca/news/11894610/canada-social-media-ban-teens-online-harms-bill/

A ban on social media for children
does nothing to reduce the harm caused by commercial social media. Instead, it means mandatory ID scans for every adult using social media.

We must stop this authoritarian proposal,
and demand our government focuses instead on reducing the harm for everyone using social media.

It has been explained by experts over and over that bans of social media are shortsighted lazy measures that do not help in the end, but in fact harm everyone, including the children.

Stop ID surveillance in Canada! ✊⛔️

Contact your MP and our Prime Minister TODAY to voice your opposition. Here's where to find their contact information: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/search

If you aren't aware of this issue yet, here's more information on age verification: https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification

#AgeVerification #Privacy #Canada #HumanRights #CanPoli #StopIDChecks #StopIDSurveillance