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Mark Hurst

@markhurst.bsky.social

Reader, writer, speaker, host. Encouraging better tech, resisting Big Tech. Host, Techtonic - https://techtonic.fm Host, Gel conference - http://gelconference.com Criticism - https://creativegood.com/blog Newsletter - https://creativegood.com/newsletter

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Mark Hurst@markhurst.bsky.social · last wk.

When I started warning about license-plate cameras in 2024 (www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh...) some people were, let's say, skeptical. And now here we are.

404 Media@404media.co · last wk.

BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned

Mark Hurst@markhurst.bsky.social · 2w ago

"If the state successfully persuades the judge to award the maximum civil penalties for every violation, the company could owe over $200 billion, with interest accruing if it decides to appeal." I hope New Mexico gets every last penny from Facebook. apnews.com/article/face...

New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections

A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform.

apnews.com

Mark Hurst@markhurst.bsky.social · 2w ago

AI agents will deliver a painful lesson that connection to the global internet is not an unalloyed good. Organizations, institutions, utilities etc. are soon going to wake up to the possibilities of local-only networks with a limited (if any) connection to the wider web.

Mark Hurst@markhurst.bsky.social · 2w ago

Anything you say in public - in a restaurant or bar, on a bus or plane or subway, in the workplace - can be secretly recorded by someone wearing (or holding) a Zuck-spy device, which will send what you said to Facebook AI for analysis and sharing.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago

“People with knowledge of the device, who declined to be named discussing the product, describe it as a ‘holdable’ rather than a wearable. That means it’s a small, dedicated device that people can pick up and talk to throughout the day.” 🙄

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago

“Everyone hates cameras in smart glasses. But if the camera is contained in a charm you wear around your neck, it shifts the agency. Suddenly, you’re not recording people. It’s just a cute little animated avatar looking out on the world.”

‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness

The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop

theguardian.com

iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on@willpollock.com · 2w ago

Zuckerberg's shithole product violating Amazon's ToS is like Hannibal Lecter getting scolded by Charles Manson

Techdirt@techdirt.com · 2w ago

Meta’s AI Agent Muse Launches With Nasty Zero-Day Flaw, Then Gets Blocked By Amazon After burning $80 billion on the failed metaverse pivot -- and billions more on desperate... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/24/metas-ai-agent-muse-launches-with-nasty-zero-day-flaw-then-gets-blocked-by-amazon/

The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian@janus.bsky.social · 2w ago

New: I wrote about the “privacy safeguards” that tech companies are putting on pervert glasses and other consumer surveillance devices, to obscure the fact that these devices violate consent by design My latest in @theverge.com (Gift Link) ⬇️ bit.ly/4dUwffE

Everything is spying on you and there’s no opting out

A new wave of AI-enhanced consumer creep-tech disregards the privacy of everyone but the wearer. The people have had enough.

bit.ly

Mark Hurst@markhurst.bsky.social · 2w ago

Anything you say in public - in a restaurant or bar, on a bus or plane or subway, in the workplace - can be secretly recorded by someone wearing (or holding) a Zuck-spy device, which will send what you said to Facebook AI for analysis and sharing.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago

“People with knowledge of the device, who declined to be named discussing the product, describe it as a ‘holdable’ rather than a wearable. That means it’s a small, dedicated device that people can pick up and talk to throughout the day.” 🙄

Mark Hurst@markhurst.bsky.social · 3w ago

Good news for the delivery workers I interviewed on Techtonic recently: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Fighting for delivery worker rights: Los Deliveristas Unidos from Jul 27, 2026

Podcast Episode · Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMU · July 27 · 1 sec

podcasts.apple.com

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

DoorDash messed up. They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty. That's unacceptable. We've secured a $131.5M settlement from DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in American municipal history. Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city. LOGOS: The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC NYC Consumer and Worker Protection
Eoin Higgins@eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 3w ago

You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs?

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