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[?]PrivacyDigest »
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is making users who opted out of opt out again, says

According to Noyb, Meta is also requiring users who already opted out of in 2024 to opt out again or forever lose their opportunity to keep their data out of Meta's models, as training data likely cannot be easily deleted. That's a seeming violation of the General Data Protection Regulation ( ), Noyb alleged.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

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    [?]Max Schrems »
    @maxschrems@mastodon.social

    What is the best "impact assessment" for an NGO? If a huge Big Tech company like publicly says your work should be prohibited.. 😂

    If you wanna join @noybeu and make us even more "powerful" click here: support.noyb.eu/join 😜

    (From a paywalled MLex Article)

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      [?]brozu ▪️ »
      @brozu@mastodon.uno

      In 2010, downloaded 70 GB of articles from JSTOR. He faced a $1 million fine and 35 years in prison
      ➡️ Aaron took his own life in 2013.

      illegally downloaded over 80 terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train its models
      ➡️ facing no consequences.

      Information is power, knowledge is power.

      Beware and fight against those who want to keep you ignorant, unaware, and misinformed.

      A black and white line drawing of Aaron Swartz with wavy hair, wearing a t-shirt and smiling.

      Alt...A black and white line drawing of Aaron Swartz with wavy hair, wearing a t-shirt and smiling.

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        [?]PrivacyDigest »
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        [?]PrivacyDigest »
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        Well, Well, Well: Meta to Add To Glasses After All

        … Meta is working on facial recognition for the company’s glasses. This sort of tech is something that big tech including has been able to technically pull off, but has previously decided to not release. There are serious, inherent risks with the idea of anyone being able to instantly know the real of anyone who just happens to walk past their camera feed,

        404media.co/well-well-well-met

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          [?]Jonathan Rollans »
          @jrollans@jrollans.com

          I have to agree here, as far as I know hasn’t invented much of anything, but to be fair, doesn’t so much invent totally new products as they usually improve and iterate upon existing technologies. Apple does indeed keep their “walled garden” fairly well locked down, but in my opinion that’s why the garden is worth spending time in. I don’t have time to maintain a garden myself and Apple’s garden aligns with my sensibilities, it works for me that they (mostly) keep out the weeds.

          https://9to5mac.com/2025/01/10/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-apple-innovation/


            [?]wakest ⁂ »
            @liaizon@social.wake.st

            An important distinction is slowly being uncovered about the definition of the term "fediverse." Who is it that gets to decide what this place is? How are we being represented? These are not easy questions to answer and if we don't do a better job describing ourselves, then the job will get done for us by people who don't understand the underlying values we hold.

            An info graphic with two icons, one is the symbol for the fediverse that has risen from below and the other is made by Threads

The "open fediverse" symbol
The peoples representation of the fediverse

The "Corporate Fediverse" symbol
Threads* representation of the fediverse

*Threads is a sub-brand of Meta as is Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

            Alt...An info graphic with two icons, one is the symbol for the fediverse that has risen from below and the other is made by Threads The "open fediverse" symbol The peoples representation of the fediverse The "Corporate Fediverse" symbol Threads* representation of the fediverse *Threads is a sub-brand of Meta as is Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp