2026-04-13T02:17:08Z https://yabu.me 📡 RightToPrivacy & Tech Tips https://yabu.me/npub16m0ej7ksh02f7u63yqqukv2j04jvdfs7q359u4whfxy4u525e9nszuqtnr https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/000/264/459/original/3d3890bce2fb0555.png https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/000/264/459/original/3d3890bce2fb0555.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfs25spggsv0he5j9qct84rmzk03deszlx9fu27ldpj7yw4xls4jgzyrtdlxt66zaaf8mn2ysqrje32f7kf34xrczxshj46aycjhj32nykwea03sw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxu9djnv22t8fd5yr3eh65kf9nykn0sw3zktcqjeszpng3lqrnm9guw8chp'>nevent1q…8chp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a great question - I imagine they would want &#34;their say&#34; in the matter - so certainly would not surprise me.<br/><br/>But that&#39;s something I&#39;ll need to look into - as I&#39;m also curious.<br/><br/>I do know #System76 (centered in Colorado) spoke to a co-author of the Colorado #AgeVerification bill, w/hopes of getting open source software exempted (unsure if happening).<br/><br/>Another good article on Meta lobbying for it in Android / Apple:<br/><br/><a href="https://captaincompliance.com/education/meta-is-spending-2-billion-to-build-a-surveillance-system-it-just-doesnt-want-you-to-call-it-that/">https://captaincompliance.com/education/meta-is-spending-2-billion-to-build-a-surveillance-system-it-just-doesnt-want-you-to-call-it-that/</a> 2026-03-25T02:58:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstftjhym96xsflsgcvwr28qudrws50ccqhe0sdapchshzpedjerkqzyrtdlxt66zaaf8mn2ysqrje32f7kf34xrczxshj46aycjhj32nykwgfwsph In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszy7s3ae4k9n5zfpa26rk9ehxf92zpc5zmv0zamcxkuf22czusxcctar6hu'>nevent1q…r6hu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apparently, Meta helped fund $2B lobbying efforts to bring age verification into operating systems through an entity called &#34;Digital Childhood Alliance&#34;:<br/><br/>Essentially, transfers some iability from social media platforms into operating systems (even volunteer based developers forced to work for free)<br/><br/>Hence requiring &#39;age signaling&#39; to app requirement on operating systems.<br/><br/>#ageverification #digitalID #privacyMatters #anonymity #socialmedia <br/><br/><a href="https://tube.tchncs.de/w/4oaAydkAwLgdbJVfAR7jaM">https://tube.tchncs.de/w/4oaAydkAwLgdbJVfAR7jaM</a> 2026-03-25T02:45:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjp3gc3vjhvw94qthdh0mn75er23mvlrq8emnza24ngyamjftl7qzyrtdlxt66zaaf8mn2ysqrje32f7kf34xrczxshj46aycjhj32nykwszmp5w The outage of AWS (Amazon Web Services) took out Alexa, Fortnite, Snapchat, Venmo, and much more.<br/><br/>Another reminder of the weakness in relying on centralized infrastructure<br/><br/>Governments should stay mindful of the vulnerabilities in contracting out privatized centralized portals (some relating to #doge)<br/><br/>#decentralization #AWS #cyber #technews #News #Amazon #Alexa #AI #Venmo #Snapchat #centralization <br/><br/><a href="https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/amazons-aws-outage-has-knocked-services-like-alexa-snapchat-fortnite-venmo-and-more-offline-142935812.html">https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/amazons-aws-outage-has-knocked-services-like-alexa-snapchat-fortnite-venmo-and-more-offline-142935812.html</a> 2025-10-21T03:36:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvt22805xtw97hwtvrhxvdxvlfggyty2q57tsr54555xm30d6w89gzyrtdlxt66zaaf8mn2ysqrje32f7kf34xrczxshj46aycjhj32nykwqezlgz He read books on back pain. <br/><br/>He posted about it on social media. <br/><br/>He (like many) had negative experience w/#healthcare<br/><br/>Wrote review on controversal book - about tech dangers (as computer science grad - not unusual).<br/><br/>⭐ Main problem w/#MassSurveillance, &amp; it&#39;s interdependent/symbiotic relationship w/#AI, is not merely #privacy - it&#39;s that *Anyone* can be made to appear guilty: w/enough #data collected.<br/><br/>Not claiming his innocence - I don&#39;t know. It&#39;s about the compromise of all. #luigiMangione<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/782/367/840/576/426/original/fb713fafa9588361.png"> <br/> 2025-01-06T16:30:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25cutmafg6hre47l7zlwy7p6aslj2ec6heyv8uhpnehhk6s3fylqzyrtdlxt66zaaf8mn2ysqrje32f7kf34xrczxshj46aycjhj32nykw2p5x9k BREAKING: Founder Of Telegram ARRESTED For Not &#34;Moderating&#34; - what they really mean is not creating backdoor for enacting censorship<br/><br/>Translates into further war on encryption - I&#39;ll probably talk about it on a video coming up<br/><br/>#censorship #telegram #PavelDurov #crypto #encryption #e2ee #socialMedia #backdoor #France #Paris #News #tech #freedom #freespeech #arstechnica<br/><br/><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/shocker-french-make-surprise-arrest-of-telegram-founder-at-paris-airport/">https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/shocker-french-make-surprise-arrest-of-telegram-founder-at-paris-airport/</a> 2024-08-25T07:11:19Z