Privacy.FYI @Privacy@privacy.fyi

What I love about Bitcoin: the people who love it most have already abandoned it in their hearts, and spend their days fantasizing about a totally new currency network that’s nothing like it.

https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/1012113173602848768

The idea might seem far fetched, but robotic birds are very much a reality, and China has been using them to surveil people across the country.

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2152027/china-takes-surveillance-new-heights-flock-robotic-doves-do-they

Hi Mastodon, I killed my Twitter account a few weeks ago, and 15 minutes ago I pulled the plug on Facebook.

I wanna be your friend! We could talk about #bicycling or #Cheesemaking or #Baking or maybe #Writing? Maybe we could play frisbee and get a water-ice later?

How do I get into this scene?

WiFi's tougher WPA3 security is ready

WiFi's tougher WPA3 security is coming to your router in the near future.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/26/wpa3-wifi-security-official-launch/

AI #bots trained for 180 years a day to beat humans at Dota 2 #theverge https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/25/17492918/openai-dota-2-bot-ai-five-5v5-matches

A groundbreaking victory for digital privacy.
https://www.wired.com/story/carpenter-v-united-states-supreme-court-digital-privacy/

article link for those interested https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/ though. https://twitter.com/hdevalence/status/1011248555804090368

I kid you not, my grocery store has updated its privacy policy

This is very important:
https://juliareda.eu/2018/06/saveyourinternet/

"Article 13 of the Copyright Directive will force internet platforms (social networks, video sites, image hosts, etc.) to install upload filters to monitor all user uploads for copyrighted content, including in images – and thus block most memes, which are usually based on copyrighted images.

(...)

It will come down to every single vote. (...) The NGO EDRi has made a list of key swing votes: https://edri.org/files/Copyright_JURI_MEPs_undecided.pdf."

This will affect #Fediverse.

i just got a card jacked by a skimmer at a local gas station, and when i dialed the fraud prevention number i got put on hold for 5 minutes and then it was a _robot voice complete with fake throat clearing noises_ and i didn't twig that it was failing the turing test until it berated me to read the full name on my card instead of responding to what i'd said and then condescendingly told me "that's better".

the actual cyberpunk dystopia is so fucking lame.

The world’s most valuable AI startup is a Chinese company specializing in real-time surveillance

AI-powered surveillance is coming.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/11/17223504/ai-startup-sensetime-china-most-valuable-facial-recognition-surveillance

https://hispagatos.space/media/DNrviiMNTkvulPAoM0A

https://hispagatos.space/media/kyQpIb8DWIWXNojfeQI

Google is trying to patent an algorithm from public domain

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/06/inventor-says-google-is-patenting-work-he-put-in-the-public-domain/

@KitRedgrave hope everyone brought their ai winter coats