Robert Stribley
@stribs.bsky.social
UXer + Educator + Author + Photographer. Australian + American.
UX: thisistechnique.com. Teach: SVA. Author: Design for Privacy (Rosenfeld Media). Interests: UX, digital/human rights, immigration, journalism, misinformation, privacy by design. Brooklyn.
UX: thisistechnique.com. Teach: SVA. Author: Design for Privacy (Rosenfeld Media). Interests: UX, digital/human rights, immigration, journalism, misinformation, privacy by design. Brooklyn.
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Robert Stribley
@stribs.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Design for Privacy | Rosenfeld Media
Are your designs protecting—or exposing—your users? In Design for Privacy, you’ll uncover how shifting technologies threaten personal data and what that means for your work. This book offers practical...
rosenfeldmedia.com
I’m excited to say that my book Design for Privacy is now officially out there in the world! It’s available directly from Rosenfeld Media and via other popular online booksellers, too. rosenfeldmedia.com/books/design...
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New — This was projected on the US Institute of Peace building this evening ahead of the first meeting tomorrow of Trump’s farcically-named “Board of Peace.”
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
February 19, 2026 at 3:48 AM
New — This was projected on the US Institute of Peace building this evening ahead of the first meeting tomorrow of Trump’s farcically-named “Board of Peace.”
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
It's easy to confuse privacy advocacy with privacy compliance. They're not the same. For example, right now, Palantir has a job opening for a US Privacy Counsel. That's about compliance. In reality, however, we know they don't care much at all about a right to privacy.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Report: ICE Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data
ICE is using a Palantir tool that uses Medicaid and other government data to stalk people for arrest. This is exactly the kind of data privacy abuse that EFF has been warning about.
www.eff.org
February 19, 2026 at 5:07 AM
It's easy to confuse privacy advocacy with privacy compliance. They're not the same. For example, right now, Palantir has a job opening for a US Privacy Counsel. That's about compliance. In reality, however, we know they don't care much at all about a right to privacy.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
MAGA, the calls are coming from inside the house!
www.ibtimes.co.uk/erika-kirk-t...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/erika-kirk-t...
Erika Kirk Allegedly Linked to Sex Trafficking Network as Her Pastor Faces Charges
Erika Kirk faces scrutiny after allegations link her to a sex trafficking network, and her pastor faces child trafficking charges.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 3:17 AM
MAGA, the calls are coming from inside the house!
www.ibtimes.co.uk/erika-kirk-t...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/erika-kirk-t...
Pretty rich coming from an administration that’s censoring and banning valuable information online about our history of slavery, the data behind global climate change, the efficacy of vaccines, and the very real lived experiences and needs of our family and friends in the LGTBQIA+ community.
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Pretty rich coming from an administration that’s censoring and banning valuable information online about our history of slavery, the data behind global climate change, the efficacy of vaccines, and the very real lived experiences and needs of our family and friends in the LGTBQIA+ community.
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This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
“Donald the Dove”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
U.S. Military Moves Into Place for Possible Strikes in Iran
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
“Donald the Dove”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
More good news.
February 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
More good news.
Ridley Scott has made multiple movies about guys like Karp. They’re always the villain.
Any Republican or Democrat who continues to support Palantir, takes money from them, or refuses to hold them accountable is not your friend and should not be supported.
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ridley Scott has made multiple movies about guys like Karp. They’re always the villain.
Fantastic
February 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Fantastic
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"A Quick $60 Dollar Mod Will Let Creeps Evade Meta Ray-Bans' Privacy Protections"
"Creeps of the world, rejoice."
There is this $60 mod that tampers with the innards so the capture indication light stops working, and there is another low-tech method that involves buying some stickers from Amazon.
"Creeps of the world, rejoice."
There is this $60 mod that tampers with the innards so the capture indication light stops working, and there is another low-tech method that involves buying some stickers from Amazon.
A Quick $60 Dollar Mod Will Let Creeps Evade Meta Ray-Bans' Privacy Protections
Creeps of the world, rejoice.
gizmodo.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"A Quick $60 Dollar Mod Will Let Creeps Evade Meta Ray-Bans' Privacy Protections"
"Creeps of the world, rejoice."
There is this $60 mod that tampers with the innards so the capture indication light stops working, and there is another low-tech method that involves buying some stickers from Amazon.
"Creeps of the world, rejoice."
There is this $60 mod that tampers with the innards so the capture indication light stops working, and there is another low-tech method that involves buying some stickers from Amazon.
Hmm. Seems there’s some sort of disconnect here because the teachings of Jesus don’t focus on white nationalism, misogyny, and virulent transphobia.
Finally, one of Elon's posts on X has broken through to the Fox News audience.
February 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Hmm. Seems there’s some sort of disconnect here because the teachings of Jesus don’t focus on white nationalism, misogyny, and virulent transphobia.
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I got an email today that after an absolutely brutal year might carry me for a long while. Send emails to people, it matters
February 18, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I got an email today that after an absolutely brutal year might carry me for a long while. Send emails to people, it matters
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“Now, there’s a name I haven’t heard in years.”
“Now, there’s a name I haven’t heard in years.”
oh my god Shingy is still grifting as "Former Digital Prophet, AOL," which is kind of the tech sector version of "baby shoes, never worn"
At the furniture trade show I go to each year: let’s have a tech con man speak!
February 18, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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“Now, there’s a name I haven’t heard in years.”
“Now, there’s a name I haven’t heard in years.”
What the hell is wrong with this guy?
“The incident comes as hundreds of Salesforce workers reportedly plan to urge Benioff to denounce ICE and cancel future business with the agency”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“The incident comes as hundreds of Salesforce workers reportedly plan to urge Benioff to denounce ICE and cancel future business with the agency”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Salesforce workers outraged after CEO makes joke about ICE watching them
Marc Benioff’s remarks criticized as employees were reportedly planning to urge him to cancel business with agency
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
What the hell is wrong with this guy?
“The incident comes as hundreds of Salesforce workers reportedly plan to urge Benioff to denounce ICE and cancel future business with the agency”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“The incident comes as hundreds of Salesforce workers reportedly plan to urge Benioff to denounce ICE and cancel future business with the agency”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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These people would have seized and burned Anne Frank’s diary if they had the chance.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 AM
These people would have seized and burned Anne Frank’s diary if they had the chance.
Excellent
“The ban forces nine sheriff’s offices in the state to immediately sever agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — including the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, which had one of the nation’s longest-running 287(g) agreements.”
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed legislation that bans local law enforcement agencies from formally facilitating immigration arrests. At least eight other states have banned or set restrictions on 287(g) partnerships involving ICE and local police offices.
February 18, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Excellent
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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This may end up being a massive own goal for the Trump administration.
February 18, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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"Europe’s privacy watchdog has opened a 'large-scale' inquiry into Elon Musk’s X over AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery, in the latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the social media site’s Grok chatbot."
EU privacy watchdog opens probe into Elon Musk’s X over sexualised AI images
‘Large-scale’ inquiry is latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the group’s Grok chatbot
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"Europe’s privacy watchdog has opened a 'large-scale' inquiry into Elon Musk’s X over AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery, in the latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the social media site’s Grok chatbot."
When I read the comments on a clip like this I want to remind folks: the problem isn’t with the quality. That will only improve. The problems are: 1) opportunities for misinformation 2) folks increasingly doubting what they see even when it IS real and 3) our lack of control over our own identities
SAG-AFTRA blasts ByteDance for 'blatant infringement' over its AI video model Seedance 2.0 after a video of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting went viral
February 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
When I read the comments on a clip like this I want to remind folks: the problem isn’t with the quality. That will only improve. The problems are: 1) opportunities for misinformation 2) folks increasingly doubting what they see even when it IS real and 3) our lack of control over our own identities
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February 16, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Thread on the AI dystopia corporate America wants to inflict on us all. Will Congress ever give a damn?
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 16, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Thread on the AI dystopia corporate America wants to inflict on us all. Will Congress ever give a damn?