Notices by Craig Newmark (craignewmark@mastodon.social)

Free services like @quad9dns that protect everyone from cyber threats and also protect privacy are core to #CyberCivilDefense, and need financial support. Help build the means to ensure the great work continues, by supporting @CommonGoodCyber. https://commongoodcyber.org/news/interview-john-todd-quad9/

The nonprofits that secure the Internet are often run by skeleton crews and volunteers, with short-term funding that could be pulled at any time. We can do better in supporting #CyberCivilDefense. @CommonGoodCyber https://www.ibtimes.com/internets-defenders-are-running-out-money-were-all-risk-3749592

Some news...I’ll be spending $100M to make us safer online and to protect our infrastructure, like water and power supplies.

A big part will be a PSA campaign - online and in old-fashioned ways. We all got a role to play, like everyone did in WW2, including my Dad and Mom.

I’ll start by putting my money where my mouth is. Folks can check it out here: pausetake9.org.

#CyberCivilDefense #cybersecurity

In California, a woman ate a Costco poppy seed salad before going to give birth. A resulting false positive on a drug test led a hospital to report her to authorities, who took away her newborn. She’s far from alone, @marshallproj's @shoeshine found. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/09/09/drug-test-pregnancy-pennsylvania-california

Need access to threat intelligence to defend yourself and your community? The @GlobalCyberAlln has released the Threat Taming Tool Collection - 300 free tools and resources you can use to get started. #CyberCivilDefense. https://globalcyberalliance.org/act-threat-taming-tool-collection/

@AspenPolicyHub is hiring a Program Assistant! If you are passionate about operations, logistics, and supporting cyber civil defense apply here 👇: https://aspeninstitute.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=3110626&req_loc=240118&&&jbsrc=1025

We need deeper public-private partnerships & more investment to make #infrastructure more resilient. Join @AspenDigital 6/10, 11-12 ET, for "Managing Your Worst Digital Day" to hear from @cdurkovich, @vishaal_h, @pueshkumar & @philvenables: https://www.aspendigital.org/event/managing-your-worst-digital-day/ #cybersecurity

Serving 50 million meals is a powerful achievement, but solving hunger requires even more than meals. Don't miss this live TV interview with DC Central Kitchen (@dcck) CEO Mike Curtin about how we can all lend a hand in taking on hunger’s root causes. https://bit.ly/3ULi6aB

The @FCC is moving forward with the cybersecurity trust mark for IoT products that we take home. This is a big step that protects the country.

#CyberCivilDefense #cybersecurity
https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/research/consumer-reports-files-comments-in-support-of-fccs-iot-cybersecurity-labeling-program/

Right To Be has launched the Hate and Hope Tracker, a tool to document harassment online, in the media, or your personal life. As we move through the 2024 US Election, the platform will also shine a light on election-related hate and harassment. Visit hateandhope.righttobe.org.

@anildash @noahshachtman

This reminds me of something...

8 days of #GotYour6 left to go in 2023! On Xmas Eve, it's about journalists. I stand for a free press and the importance of unbiased reporting. Join me in supporting leaders in the space like @FreedomHouse @IWMF @CunyOf @PENAmerica and ABC reporter @BobWoodruff own @bwforg!

Read more about CUNY J school and other work in this interview: https://apnews.com/article/technology-new-york-city-craig-newmark-manhattan-business-2006258f4a70b2933184f18254b4587f

9 Days until 2024! Today, I’m focusing on education. My donations and advocacy through @DonorsChoose, @CunyOf #NewmarkJ, @VetsinTech and others support programs that empower and open doors to new opportunities #GotYour6 #EducationForAll

Reliable Sources via @oliverdarcy:
Special Edition: The Most Consequential Figures of 2023 — and the Year's Biggest Losers
https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/170303646692890e61753151e/raw?utm_term=170303646692890e61753151e&utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+-+Dec.+19%2C+2023&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=wlzEZy5ZHeFGSdZG%2FPaRXdDiuX%2BFHZCL9niXLOTv729iIQJ2faryTPyOCZj3ErTZ&bt_ts=1703036466930

Global Cybersecurity Alliance (@GlobalCyberAlln) meets at @CivicHall

This is a big deal for #CyberCivilDefense #cybersecurity and New York City, it's about how we protect ourselves and better make use of the NYC tech hub...

Reliable Sources via @oliverdarcy:
Putin's Fight Out of Sight; Musk Takes Off the Mask; Complaint Against Combs
https://view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/170017473266269b7e53501c8/raw?utm_term=170017473266269b7e53501c8&utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+-+Nov.+16%2C+2023&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=bTQvmGU05zwDmFUHDF6lAlhdVllC%2FYr3EnZh%2FOwKLFreuy5fe%2FmIE4rix26Ivz0Q&bt_ts=1700174732665

If you’ve been harassed online & gotten nowhere reporting it to platforms, listen to @ConnectSafely's "Are We Doing Tech Right” podcast as @larrymagid discusses how social companies should protect users, w/ @PENAmerica’s @VilkViktorya & @meedan's @lolkat https://www.spreaker.com/user/connectsafely/episode-4-pen-america-and-meedan

The Senate military promotion blockade undermines our military mission readiness, degrades military family confidence in our leaders.
Via @BlueStarFamily

#DoYourPart, call for the end of the promotion block!
https://bluestarfam.org/do-your-part/

Hundreds of companies are selling and sharing your data with Facebook behind your back, which can put you at risk of discriminatory treatment. Join @consumerreports study to find out who's sharing your data with Facebook: https://volunteer.consumerreports.org/facebook_sw

Veteran homelessness cannot be fully researched through a series of questions that denote one-word answers, new survey finds:
https://invisiblepeople.tv/survey-shows-need-for-better-data-gathering-methods-for-homeless-veterans/