2026-01-10T01:55:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae Esra'a https://nostr.ae/npub16sd8vehtem6shvdjp9pmtl4qaq28kjsrt9m773fyqj09dy9wwd0qmxpm34 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/358/679/101/916/664/original/901cd5d96b6441f9.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/358/679/101/916/664/original/901cd5d96b6441f9.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvkml4lusxz3v7ahzg7jwz3674y2teaqp4a6u47edc8suesxhcqtszyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4ur8gcgl CPJ &#34;calls on authorities to grant unconditional access to journalists and independent human rights experts to investigate crimes committed against the media during the 15-month long war. &#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://cpj.org/2025/01/cpj-welcomes-gaza-ceasefire-calls-for-media-access-and-war-crimes-investigations/">https://cpj.org/2025/01/cpj-welcomes-gaza-ceasefire-calls-for-media-access-and-war-crimes-investigations/</a> <br/><br/>#Gaza #Palestine 2025-01-16T01:34:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw328zuehyn7er5knaql5t6hs5wk52883wjrq5vj7d7u4rf4u97qszyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4udq6k9r I&#39;m very glad so many people are focused on building important things that we desperately need in this world.<br/><br/>#AI<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/580/325/324/669/405/original/4a7819e3a635e8a3.png"> <br/> 2024-12-02T01:11:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfdtg26f3a8w6rg33s8vhpdn8mgam2f3gj96vwq98s7axjgvh9zdqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uh05fdn Everyone has the right to browse, search, and speak online without the threat of their activities being tracked, sold to data brokers, or fed to the AI machine. <br/><br/>At Tor, we’re building tools to help people exercise that right to privacy easily (and at no cost)! <br/><br/>Please consider making a donation to Tor so we can keep building a better, privacy-respecting internet: <br/><br/><a href="https://donate.torproject.org">https://donate.torproject.org</a> <br/><br/>#Privacy #Tor 2024-11-27T18:08:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw4v2tsk34l0kr83tpwjhzhmfh8wae67zmprf3nq8cc3hucum4q3czyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4ujz3ujq Very happy to share that <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e222yw33rg97czc66kxrzvcxh99nuxqpz4jz6vq45wh5qph2964s2gget2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Migrant-Rights.Org</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e22…get2</span>)</a></span> was named the 2024 recipient of the Human Rights and Business Award.<br/><br/>The award recognizes &#34;outstanding work by human rights defenders addressing the human rights impacts of business&#34; -<br/><br/><a href="https://www.humanrightsandbusinessaward.org/award-recipient/migrant-rights-org/">https://www.humanrightsandbusinessaward.org/award-recipient/migrant-rights-org/</a> <br/><br/>#Migrants #HumanRights #GCC #Gulf 2024-11-26T01:03:52+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy9fd0dh4883mln24xfgaguwav7n2tax8hw8u62d8hs7wjr297yzqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4u08u5u3 &#34;The marketing of a new military tech tool powered by Meta’s artificial intelligence is irresponsible and clumsy.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;It gives incorrect technical data that a nonspecialist user is less likely to question.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Turning to an LLM for airstrike planning also means sidestepping the typical human-based process and the responsibility that entails.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/11/24/defense-llama-meta-military/">https://theintercept.com/2024/11/24/defense-llama-meta-military/</a><br/><br/>#AI #Meta #BigTech #Military 2024-11-25T16:34:43+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzsu55tn4edru838zmq30znnwmjzm4z6qcevp3t7xqqmecahhgdczyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uj0d8uq Took a nap and dreamt that I was stuck in an elevator with a gleeful a16z exec. Still nauseous. 2024-11-22T04:23:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp640e8zauhk57qadngre926ld2pvvvqh6gn75s9q2qy9d9l6v8kgzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4ua84ljw &#34;Niantic, the company behind the extremely popular augmented reality mobile games Pokémon Go and Ingress, announced that it is using data collected by its millions of players to create an AI model that can navigate the physical world&#34; (and power robots)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/">https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/</a><br/><br/>#AI 2024-11-20T19:31:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgf8a2y2xkqq2leyau553wad93kgc2hnd08tzpt2lv4rlr979me3qzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uhvfpt9 Despite attempts at reform, the Kafala system in Gulf countries is still custom-built to exploit workers:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/the-wage-slaves-of-the-kafala-system/">https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/the-wage-slaves-of-the-kafala-system/</a> 2024-11-17T22:52:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2a6pfzjcs6mz8zv3h7wzfk3epxzkef3at3alya06ntwe8qe7rngqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4u6sfj5n It should matter that one of Bluesky&#39;s investors is Alumni Ventures, which also funded Outlogic (formerly known as X-Mode Social) - basically a data broker that collected and sold location data by tracking various mobile apps (including dating, music, weather, and Muslim prayer apps.)<br/><br/>Among other controversies, Outlogic/X‑Mode had supplied location data to U.S. military contractors:<br/><br/><a href="https://themarkup.org/privacy/2022/01/27/gay-bi-dating-app-muslim-prayer-apps-sold-data-on-peoples-location-to-a-controversial-data-broker">https://themarkup.org/privacy/2022/01/27/gay-bi-dating-app-muslim-prayer-apps-sold-data-on-peoples-location-to-a-controversial-data-broker</a><br/><br/>#Bluesky #Privacy 2024-11-17T05:01:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz2g0gx0tj3smnptw667xnqhu8qefyw3cpgnsaftq5k4eqdnay6yqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4usmlk6d From an interview I had with privacy advocate Naomi Brockwell:<br/><br/>&#34;The reality is that we don’t truly know what someone else’s threat model is, what risks they’re facing, or what social circles might make them an unwitting target. So when people reveal their privacy preferences, you should listen.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Your decision to overshare or to use less secure communication doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It can have real consequences for others.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://nordictimes.com/tech/your-privacy-choices-affect-others-too/">https://nordictimes.com/tech/your-privacy-choices-affect-others-too/</a><br/><br/>#Privacy #Surveillance 2024-10-14T22:10:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf3wjjsz2z3k4rgskjnzgrepqjtcxv9k507nwfxpz4r0du67ngvgqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4u5ursen In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8lnr0xdhdsujzwl2af5pslsdcvzt4rnkltw72dfnx046t0gehsggkr3ghz'>nevent1q…3ghz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>😵 2024-09-11T05:18:24+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxgmw7e3vhftr742n5crg7d4c5ruaurewnak80tx05lx45sww7h6czyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4ukqusxd &#34;Ford Motor Company is seeking a patent for technology that would allow it to tailor in-car advertising by listening to conversations among vehicle occupants, as well as by analyzing a car’s historical location and other data, according to a patent application&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://therecord.media/ford-patent-application-in-vehicle-listening-advertising">https://therecord.media/ford-patent-application-in-vehicle-listening-advertising</a><br/><br/>#Privacy #Surveillance 2024-09-11T02:46:21+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx7pu9r8kpgrlxmzrcncn6l7d0j5zjen36hkjmqgxjvr35d8cg7uszyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uy3qum2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrfzcven06sk2qtgzywdhmq9unku7uu576ttwknsvq6ln0v4yddxcplj5rw'>nevent1q…j5rw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll absolutely take Bitcoin, a16z says it&#39;s the future and that the environment doesn&#39;t matter because we&#39;re all dead inside anyways, and if the scams just enrich me at the expense of other communities then sure why not I deserve the best life EVER 2024-09-06T00:23:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsflvfl6haeuaxx8sp48r6v4yadam9zak38uywuuupdsda0m42sslqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4unrgnx4 Hi everyone right now I&#39;m fundraising for something called Super Safe Extra Superintelligence Inc (SSESI) and I can&#39;t quite share what it is but you have to trust me I need roughly $1B for a barely functional prototype (we promise it will be super duper safe and also super intelligent!!!!)<br/><br/>Our primary competitors, Safe Superintelligence Inc., have absolutely nothing on our GRAND idea that we need lots and lots of money for, heaps of money actually, an obscene amount - the time is now, join us!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/087/160/037/895/815/original/640da52cd5d34831.png"> <br/> 2024-09-05T23:56:19+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrexs7e5g5mx86ga7hs79ztndgn90grl3gashzkq20s2f69rufc6qzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4udlapdu 60 organizations, including RSF, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Free Press Unlimited signed a joint letter urging EU leaders to unequivocally and publicly call on Israel to meet the following press freedom demands:<br/><br/>- Provide access and uphold the freedom to report<br/><br/>- Protect the lives of journalists<br/><br/>- Ensure accountability and end impunity<br/><br/><a href="https://rsf.org/sites/default/files/medias/file/2024/08/IOPT_EU_Joint%20Letter_8.21.2024_FINAL.docx.pdf">https://rsf.org/sites/default/files/medias/file/2024/08/IOPT_EU_Joint%20Letter_8.21.2024_FINAL.docx.pdf</a><br/><br/>#Media #Press #Palestine #Gaza<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/035/917/733/851/830/original/731542c190386030.png"> <br/> 2024-08-27T22:50:20+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs96v2uwaynysd2xz6eak9dkqu82am3c3jhkl6ylt9cj4xdvwt9q5szyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uur4xee &#34;Released doctors, nurses and paramedics described to Human Rights Watch their mistreatment in Israeli custody, including humiliation, beatings, forced stress positions, prolonged cuffing and blindfolding, and denial of medical care. They also reported torture, including rape and sexual abuse by Israeli forces, denial of medical care, and poor detention conditions for the general detainee population.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/26/israel-palestinian-healthcare-workers-tortured">https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/26/israel-palestinian-healthcare-workers-tortured</a> <br/><br/>#Palestine #Gaza 2024-08-27T19:57:03+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqapzctt5h2ftnmjmva02zdy24xsl6xjclm0jyt2pd29uxydkgjnqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uq3qlpp &#34;The revised ads, which linked to what UNRWA USA views as deeply dishonest distortions, have run across the US and Europe and continue to appear on Google as of this month despite additional UNRWA USA complaints&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/israel-unrwa-usa-hamas-google-search-ads/">https://www.wired.com/story/israel-unrwa-usa-hamas-google-search-ads/</a> 2024-08-26T21:20:13+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv0ddc3267msy4zxx6yacs7xhtt9qxlcsj2gex9d7t8rmfn30eqggzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uk2pwpz &#34;Expanded surveillance gives police greater opportunities to abuse their power and exploit people in poor neighborhoods. Under constant surveillance, every tiny infraction or misdemeanor becomes actionable.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Equating surveillance with safety considers only a fraction of what &#39;safety&#39; for everyone looks like. You cannot protect people from harm if part of what you offer them is a different kind of harm.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/08/police-surveillance-wont-make-us-safer-broken-windows-on-steroids.html">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/08/police-surveillance-wont-make-us-safer-broken-windows-on-steroids.html</a><br/><br/>#Surveillance #Privacy 2024-08-22T17:40:58+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8smaxwjlg2z6jphc2dd0lp2vja6f20msahthl5muz977hrk0st8qzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4u72pttn &#34;These big companies think they can enter small villages like ours, take our land, and destroy it.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;The villagers have accused Microsoft of illegally encroaching upon Tungakunta Lake and using it as a dump yard&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://restofworld.org/2024/microsoft-data-center-india-mekaguda-industrial-waste/">https://restofworld.org/2024/microsoft-data-center-india-mekaguda-industrial-waste/</a> <br/><br/>#BigTech 2024-08-21T21:39:43+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstts7pt730365rdrvqxyrdv27709ya99frn4cu9ya3rrjg5dwyu9czyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4u50xz4h &#34;In highly-censored regimes, circumvention tools like Tor — a browsing system which provides anonymity and unrestricted internet access — are often targeted by censors. In this article, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) introduces Tor bridges and explains how this technology can be used by journalists to access Tor.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://safety.rsf.org/tor-bridges-a-way-to-keep-using-tor-in-countries-that-block-it/">https://safety.rsf.org/tor-bridges-a-way-to-keep-using-tor-in-countries-that-block-it/</a><br/><br/>#Privacy #Censorship #Anonymity<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/996/875/502/418/558/original/93d83b902cd22b9f.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-21T01:31:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy97gl247n4qpngusy6hrejyly7679pw5le36ru256mhgttqy8m5gzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uah38w2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8tvjuekugy0ca06rzn0rs4yn2yd4k5wrdqnsy3p9htgw7wlzaalqfw39r8'>nevent1q…39r8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The person running their fitness program is the tech billionaire using his teenage son&#39;s blood plasma in pursuit of youth, no red flags whatsoever, sign me up 2024-08-17T05:26:53+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8tvjuekugy0ca06rzn0rs4yn2yd4k5wrdqnsy3p9htgw7wlzaalqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uesw9ng This is how every cult starts and then we have to sit through a 6-part Netflix docuseries about who got murdered when attempting to escape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/975/206/760/107/533/original/9b7354bff2ed7cd0.png"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/975/213/189/145/142/original/7ba50e9f275341b2.png"> <br/> 2024-08-17T05:24:25+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ksvm2k7ytg67kwywjwj8jgkk46narvtxpvlcexhmw7kxnq67j6czyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uqpnarn Thank you to everyone who has been making submissions to Surveillance Watch, it has been updated with additional companies, sources and investors: <a href="https://www.surveillancewatch.io/">https://www.surveillancewatch.io/</a><br/><br/>#Spyware #Surveillance #Privacy<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/974/026/621/361/141/original/be6c69bd4e5f33b1.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-08-17T00:22:30+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs235ksj8lhs7uc8rgpvhx0kcpl50rpyzd3e4zdrkfdlscerv9zmpczyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4unsmag2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswy06ar49za0xua0avesqjrq28t88rv4737cpf6y56ewhn2qxvuwsffqfu8'>nevent1q…qfu8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s not ideal or perfect, but the entire project was built with ~$5K and with such limited resources we had to compromise on some choices. Lots of improvements needed for better usability, accessibility and privacy - but some things cost to do right, and we just ask for some support and patience. It is not a simple undertaking. 2024-08-16T01:50:33+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxa65redmfx47gykv82ayh8qgf67r0tc5xth22p6hdgq55zsv9hqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4u44tvhc &#34;The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to collect and analyze photos of the faces of migrant children at the border in a bid to improve facial recognition technology, MIT Technology Review can reveal. This includes children down to the infant&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/14/1096534/homeland-security-facial-recognition-immigration-border/">https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/14/1096534/homeland-security-facial-recognition-immigration-border/</a><br/><br/>#Surveillance #Privacy 2024-08-15T18:10:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfnhpp4c2n90cvl72fndjxw4svwme7u9r33cn27yjj5c4mz0c6z5gzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4u5c0xfq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnl63r6q0knw5ufaycxcn487w6egdhalxfz7e3y705dzk2n2jmrgafwmr3'>nevent1q…wmr3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are you on the latest version, 129.0.1? 2024-08-15T00:29:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstn0kpqlfwj8f3g2w9wag88vmcxwncexu3u83gusry5sve8czmuaqzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4unuf43t &#34;Between October 7 and November 14, a total of 9,500 takedown requests were sent from the Israeli authorities to social media platforms, of which 60 percent went to Meta with a reported 94% compliance rate.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Alongside government takedown requests, free expression in Gaza has been further restricted by platforms unjustly removing pro-Palestinian content and accounts—interfering with the dissemination of news and silencing voices expressing concern for Palestinians.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/digital-apartheid-gaza-unjust-content-moderation-request-israels-cyber-unit">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/digital-apartheid-gaza-unjust-content-moderation-request-israels-cyber-unit</a> 2024-08-11T01:42:36+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9gvhphlaa3tqxy2ak3y6et0uhppwr569xrnauqd0lhet275dr39szyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uwh4euv What tech-enhanced genocide looks like:<br/><br/>&#34;The Israeli army is using Amazon’s cloud service to store surveillance information on Gaza’s population, while procuring further AI tools from Google and Microsoft for military purposes, an investigation reveals.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.972mag.com/cloud-israeli-army-gaza-amazon-google-microsoft/">https://www.972mag.com/cloud-israeli-army-gaza-amazon-google-microsoft/</a> <br/><br/>#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #AI #BigTech #Surveillance #Amazon #Google #Microsoft 2024-08-05T12:02:42+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdreg4daletp30t4xfvpaayvle8nrk88qz0la34hq7zjf6kpd92agzyr2p5anxa0802za3kgy58d075r5pg762qdvh0m69yszfu45s4ee4uz5ea6n &#34;Israel has long used pollution and destruction of basic resources as a weapon against Palestinians. Water was already extremely polluted in Gaza before the genocide, with the WHO reporting in 2019 that 97 percent of the water from its aquifer was too polluted to meet standards for consumption.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-has-14-times-more-debris-than-total-created-in-all-conflicts-since-2008/">https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-has-14-times-more-debris-than-total-created-in-all-conflicts-since-2008/</a> <br/><br/>#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide 2024-08-03T17:57:09+02:00