2026-04-28T13:13:24Z https://yabu.me Michael Veale https://yabu.me/npub1e75rmlg269ft678kac5eeuyc9syh3m3zjp698a9666scx7m47g6qppzrhn https://someone-elses-computer.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/accounts/avatars/000/000/002/original/f6330406d7860442.jpg https://someone-elses-computer.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/accounts/avatars/000/000/002/original/f6330406d7860442.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkp9z0e2qpxqhy8n8g5l67q5ynuaghw4vqegwuzgf2qcc8qrcdxqzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwherg6a00ks Astounding story from [@FTM_nl](<a href="https://social.ftm.nl/@FTM_nl">https://social.ftm.nl/@FTM_nl</a> ): An administrative judge in the Netherlands sent 4000 deliberately crippling FOI requests to municipialities just to see what would happen, because he had a &#39;feeling&#39; abuse was possible, and... potentially to do a PhD on it, although he doesn&#39;t seem to have thought through the research design much. <a href="https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/mysterieuze-indiener-duizenden-informatieverzoeken-blijkt-rechter-die-misbruik-wet-wil-aantonen">https://www.ftm.nl/artikelen/mysterieuze-indiener-duizenden-informatieverzoeken-blijkt-rechter-die-misbruik-wet-wil-aantonen</a> 2026-04-22T06:59:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnd5x2l8egdhnfvckrmumugpjg8atq3qaw2qk3u2vh44d458fh6gzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergldp563 New CJEU GDPR art 22 automated decision-making case from Austria. Does a credit check at a retailer to see whether you can pay in instalments meet the significance threshold even though if auto-denied you can still pay normally? Qs in German (not on Curia yet) <a href="https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Justiz/JJR_20250813_OGH0002_0060OB00015_25M0000_000/JJR_20250813_OGH0002_0060OB00015_25M0000_000.html">https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Justiz/JJR_20250813_OGH0002_0060OB00015_25M0000_000/JJR_20250813_OGH0002_0060OB00015_25M0000_000.html</a> 2025-09-03T07:47:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0dy06nwpjjtzfj96rr89z70p65qg8js60r7h6nnu55ez9yevktqzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergevgc86 Broadband infrastructure providers BT and Openreach determined by the ICO to be subject to the Environmental Information Regulations (Aarhus Convention) despite being private actors, as they carry out certain public functions. Wider than FOI Act. <a href="https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/07/ico-rules-bt-and-openreach-are-subject-to-uk-environmental-info-requests.html">https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/07/ico-rules-bt-and-openreach-are-subject-to-uk-environmental-info-requests.html</a> 2025-07-15T06:57:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgukw5wppe9kgv7cturd549sa0q8u30kzals6d65udqwl8psdxdwczyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergn63vv0 US AI Safety Institute reformed into Center for AI Standards and Innovation. Mission: “represent US interests internationally to guard against burdensome &amp; unnecessary regulation of US tech by foreign govs &amp; ensure US dominance of int’l AI standards” <a href="https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2025/06/statement-us-secretary-commerce-howard-lutnick-transforming-us-ai">https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2025/06/statement-us-secretary-commerce-howard-lutnick-transforming-us-ai</a> 2025-06-04T07:04:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cz0t8gdf7u5hj5se3jwvuecxe6485eu2fqzv7kjspj2dkams25szyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergc8f7yg People can collaborate on and with 3D files without being in a ‘metaverse’. This is a desperate and ridiculous attempt to by the grifters at WEF and elsewhere to save face by trying to relabel CAD and simulations now their dumb buzzword is in freefall. <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-metaverse-is-here-and-its-industrial/">https://www.wired.com/story/the-metaverse-is-here-and-its-industrial/</a> 2025-05-11T14:33:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8kfgky37u4j6zpj3prtvh3dyuy3ap2sxa6we88c0fcunx5hgncczyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwherghnpa65 So Carleton (where Poilievre may have a Portillo moment and be outed imminently) is taking ages to count because Canadians have adopted a new protest movement of creating… the longest ballot… <a href="https://ottawacitizen.com/news/pierre-poilievre-carleton-riding-election-results">https://ottawacitizen.com/news/pierre-poilievre-carleton-riding-election-results</a><br/> <img src="https://someone-elses-computer.nbg1.your-objectstorage.com/media_attachments/files/114/420/091/601/150/677/original/905ce5a43c71a6ca.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-29T07:34:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqv2srzyx46txrauueck4k080jjggkyjt48ncqcxkwucn5rx9t0xqzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergfz5yqv Microsoft Research: GenAI can inhibit critical engagement with work and can potentially lead to long-term overreliance on the tool and diminished skill for independent problem-solving.<br/><br/>Microsoft: *sells GenAI aggressively into the Education 365 packages*<br/><br/>Hao-Ping (Hank) Lee and others, ‘The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers’ (ACM CHI 2025). <a href="https://advait.org/files/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf">https://advait.org/files/lee_2025_ai_critical_thinking_survey.pdf</a><br/> <img src="https://inside.someone.elses.computer/computer/media_attachments/files/113/973/565/796/048/707/original/84d7389e62555ba4.png"> <br/> 2025-02-09T10:56:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszr4f830tyqh6vjg2jrxk577scs0f5fkg7yvqe84chg22ak3fqx5gzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwherg25n7vh questionable infrastructure for technology of questionable application value made compatible with urgent environmental requirements by more unproven technology. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ai-deepseek-chatgpt-john-kousinioris-1.7445782">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ai-deepseek-chatgpt-john-kousinioris-1.7445782</a><br/> <img src="https://inside.someone.elses.computer/computer/media_attachments/files/113/933/249/686/388/767/original/a67043e24f9ebdca.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-02T08:03:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyy09da4r2kkg9cvjctuhdyqj0kk2z9f27skkq7yg7f4mrc9ny6zczyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergp95pjc Real time bidding and the tracking infrastructure is so toxic &amp; illegal that the firms whose apps embed this code have to pretend to be shocked when resulting data appears in a huge leak from an actor many steps away, with a history of selling to law enforcement <a href="https://www.404media.co/candy-crush-tinder-myfitnesspal-see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location/">https://www.404media.co/candy-crush-tinder-myfitnesspal-see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location/</a> 2025-01-09T23:15:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq6cg6ujlnjntc852lwqupqql3pwc8emdr5232xy7lsuwnwql63yczyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwherg28r85x Tim Apple kisses the ring. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration">https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration</a> 2025-01-04T17:25:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz06jqpjhk9k4g5ev6cthklu9uczcetrgh7m4qrgyr7srq0zq06hqzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergyz82yp perplexity’s got $1m to burn on a trump bribe but nothing to compensate the servers they’re pounding while ignoring robots.txt and lying about their ip address range <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-13/openai-ceo-perplexity-give-1-million-to-trump-s-inaugural-fund">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-13/openai-ceo-perplexity-give-1-million-to-trump-s-inaugural-fund</a> 2024-12-16T23:35:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxxucdhjva4txtqstrwlkaj26edd0tgkzx4j6calana9s4vjzg2zszyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergrzglt8 Extremely valuable plug-in.<br/> <img src="https://inside.someone.elses.computer/computer/media_attachments/files/113/548/801/487/930/964/original/b3bfa878f4e09f6e.png"> <br/> 2024-11-26T10:34:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdqq079qjg5dfjp6dxep8xcuywrgssteffnpp8crtqmaq6my9vwkczyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwherg3wd8zs Swiss church creates virtual ‘AI Jesus’ talking booth, says 2/3 visiting have a spiritual experience. <br/><br/>eJesus starts off each time: &#34;Do not disclose personal information under any circumstances, use this service at your own risk. Press the button if you accept.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/switzerlands-ai-jesus-answers-questions-of-faith/video-70737962">https://www.dw.com/en/switzerlands-ai-jesus-answers-questions-of-faith/video-70737962</a> 2024-11-23T09:38:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9y7pww2j9d0q3ntsa86ycasxjkj229tdzy95u53zfqtqrtmv26szyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergz3tgww Foursquare - perhaps surprisingly - release a large proportion of their geospatial place data (eg business and other Points of Interest), hoping it seems to challenge Google Maps’ proprietary data layer. <a href="https://location.foursquare.com/resources/blog/products/foursquare-open-source-places-a-new-foundational-dataset-for-the-geospatial-community/">https://location.foursquare.com/resources/blog/products/foursquare-open-source-places-a-new-foundational-dataset-for-the-geospatial-community/</a> (via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1az25ffvremsjuln04jtvlyd82hy2fleztmjg9p4en7zpggspkdfqy0y4q6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Chris Adams</span> (<span class="italic">npub1az2…y4q6</span>)</a></span>) 2024-11-20T07:34:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuue65uf8ahp3fph7hakpgmmemxqgtpk0jetdzpvjf876qv0t20gzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergnxy8st Bluesky has data portability issues. You can download your data, in *binary format*, — a &#39;.car&#39; file the firm describes as &#39;not the most accessible&#39; even to devs. To even get a JSON file (also q inaccessible) you... improv poorly documented code. This is uh... not legal <a href="https://docs.bsky.app/blog/repo-export">https://docs.bsky.app/blog/repo-export</a><br/> <img src="https://inside.someone.elses.computer/computer/media_attachments/files/113/504/189/881/479/611/original/f9aa65851062129c.png"> <br/> 2024-11-18T13:28:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfw8r82e9maa9450cpwqv5s634992rtjyz3xcffdldnnum03t08wqzyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwhergz0h9fv Meta to seemingly stop pay-or-consent, and offer pay-for-no-ads, or contextual ads. The question is, what exactly is a contextual ad in the eyes of the firm? <a href="https://archive.is/WQgDz">https://archive.is/WQgDz</a> 2024-11-12T16:53:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0c08q64d2vrzddyx80mj7ns9vkua7nnq2ttrmx2ansnlzxwrz0szyr86s00aptg490tc7mhzn88snqkqj78wy2g8g5l5htt2rqmmwherg3yja30 Oh, I&#39;ve never seen this before on <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ypk06qlrvhmrsyrlrcyygk4taw6hvcnz3gx2ez7a8wrvpalzldrq2ckdd0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Court of Justice of the EU</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ypk…kdd0</span>)</a></span> — a link to the national judgment! <a href="https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&amp;num=C-659/22">https://curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&amp;num=C-659/22</a><br/> <img src="https://inside.someone.elses.computer/computer/media_attachments/files/113/118/685/065/642/767/original/95e2b754de4907ec.png"> <br/> 2024-09-11T11:29:47Z