Bill C-22 is a somewhat-well-intended but misguided disaster. Unfortunately our elected representatives seem to be set on ignoring all expert advice and push forward with what amounts to mass-surveillance and backdoors, no matter how they sugar-coat it. action.openmedia.org/page/188754/...

Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22!

🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in...

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This is what Canadians are getting for billions in subsidies …

Not only is this a terrible idea to use AI for, parents are also not asked for consent. Just another form of profiling. Instead of ensuring enough teachers are being hired, and are given the resources they need, the Quebec government seems to be looking for a cheap shortcut, again.

Valentine Goddard / AI Impact Alliance@allianceimpact.bsky.social · last yr.

AI is being used in Quebec public schools to detect kids’ risks of dropping out. The government says that parents can’t opt out. Data about their kids will be used to train the algorithm. @evegaumond.bsky.social and I are helping parents protect their rights. www.allianceimpact.org/cases

All the multi-data-centre, multi-cloud strategies are pointless, when in the end it's single-jurisdiction and one executive order can put you out of business.

This ought to be a wake-up call not just for NGOs, governments and companies, but individuals as well. How much does one want to rely on Gmail, Outlook, Login with such-and-such, US-based password managers, etc.? What if it'd be all inaccessible all of a sudden? www.thedissident.news/internationa...

International Civil Society's Tech Stack is in Extreme Danger

Many in the international community are not ready for the US to abuse its hegemonic power in ways that directly destroy the ability for international NGO's and even liberal democratic governments to f...

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The Misinformation Cliff. From "Health in Pictures," the American Public Health Association, 1930

While you’re at it, RFK Jr, why don’t you also check if earth isn’t flat after all? And whether the sun revolves around Trump?

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 2y ago

The World Health Organization has definitely ruled out a connection between autism and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine or other childhood inoculations.

eMail from Tile: "By continuing to use our services or interact with us, you acknowledge that the updated version of our Privacy Policy applies to you." The email did not outline the policy changes; the only way to find out about the changes would be by interacting with Tile - thus accepting them🤯