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Jake Chanenson

@jchanenson.bsky.social

I spend my time thinking and writing about HCI + privacy and tech policy. PhD student @UChicago; formerly a research intern at Google in Privacy, Safety and Security.

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Marshini@ineffablicious.bsky.social · 4w ago

How did students figure out rules around ChatGPT when it first came out especially in under resourced schools? cs.uchicago.edu/news/when-ch...

When Chatbots Come To Class: How High School Students Are Navigating the New AI Frontier - Department of Computer Science

In high schools across the United States, students are encountering a new kind of classroom test: one that doesn’t appear on paper. The challenge is learning to navigate a fast-evolving digital landsc...

cs.uchicago.edu

Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 9mo ago

PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal. Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly. Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/

José Marichal@josemarichal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I'm included in this cool edited volume on digital sovereignty in the @openhumanities.bsky.social journal Communication + 1 My contribution is entitled "Data rights reconsidered: Reimagining digital freedom through Lefebvre’s Right to the City" but the entire volume is worth a read.

Data rights reconsidered: Reimagining digital freedom through Lefebvre’s Right to the City

This article explores an expanded conceptualization of data rights by drawing on Henri Lefebvre’s “right to the city” framework and engaging with the work of contemporary philosopher Byung-Chul Han. I...

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Melanie Walsh@mellymeldubs.bsky.social · last yr.

The ebook economy is so outrageous. I needed the most recent Norton Anthology of American Literature, but my library doesn't have it. So I bought it for $50. $50 gives you access for 180 days, and you can download 64 discrete "sections." Kate Chopin alone has dozens of sections.

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · last yr.

No method of age verification is both privacy-protective and entirely accurate. Introducing these laws is dangerous, and expanding them to things like skincare, dating apps, and diet pills has enormous unintended consequences for your personal data.

First Porn, Now Skin Cream? ‘Age Verification’ Bills Are Out of Control

I’m old enough to remember when age verification bills were pitched as a way to ‘save the kids from porn’ and shield them from other vague dangers lurking in the digital world (like…“the transgender”)...

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Pavel@spavel.bsky.social · 2y ago

Me, hiding under the bed: Armed robber: Me: Armed robber: Me: Armed robber: Interaction design, interface design... they sound very similar, aren't they basically the same thing? Me: ACTUALLY

evacide@evacide.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm a cybersecurity professional. My greatest hits include: "You can't build an e2ee backdoor only good guys can use," "Your digital letters of marquee will not work out the way you think," and "I see you're trying to apply a technical solution to a social problem."

Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 2y ago

Hi, I’m a climate scientist. My greatest hits include, “No it’s not a natural cycle,” “We’re the ones who told you it’s been warmer before” and “Even if it’s on YouTube it doesn’t mean it’s true.” I also cover the Christiana Figueres classic, “We’re only as doomed as we believe ourselves to be.”