@bananafish1948.bsky.social
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Data is never ‘collected’, it is only *generated*.
This isn’t merely a pedantic semantic gripe; by misrepresenting ‘data’ as something that exists in nature & has only to be scooped up, evasion of accountability for data harms has already begun
Data doesn’t exist until someone constructs it
This isn’t merely a pedantic semantic gripe; by misrepresenting ‘data’ as something that exists in nature & has only to be scooped up, evasion of accountability for data harms has already begun
Data doesn’t exist until someone constructs it
November 27, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Data is never ‘collected’, it is only *generated*.
This isn’t merely a pedantic semantic gripe; by misrepresenting ‘data’ as something that exists in nature & has only to be scooped up, evasion of accountability for data harms has already begun
Data doesn’t exist until someone constructs it
This isn’t merely a pedantic semantic gripe; by misrepresenting ‘data’ as something that exists in nature & has only to be scooped up, evasion of accountability for data harms has already begun
Data doesn’t exist until someone constructs it
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if you're working today* you're allowed to have two beers on the clock
*this is the exception for americans and the guaranteed by law minimum for europeans
*this is the exception for americans and the guaranteed by law minimum for europeans
November 27, 2024 at 1:25 PM
if you're working today* you're allowed to have two beers on the clock
*this is the exception for americans and the guaranteed by law minimum for europeans
*this is the exception for americans and the guaranteed by law minimum for europeans
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Rikers banned mail to inmates because of alleged fentanyl smuggling. But there was no fentanyl smuggling through the mail. They were using drug field tests with an 85 percent false positive rate.
(*Illicit drugs are primarily smuggled into correctional facilities by staff.)
(*Illicit drugs are primarily smuggled into correctional facilities by staff.)
Faulty fentanyl tests spurred NYC’s push to ban mail on Rikers Island
A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent thr...
apnews.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Rikers banned mail to inmates because of alleged fentanyl smuggling. But there was no fentanyl smuggling through the mail. They were using drug field tests with an 85 percent false positive rate.
(*Illicit drugs are primarily smuggled into correctional facilities by staff.)
(*Illicit drugs are primarily smuggled into correctional facilities by staff.)
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“Unfortunately, multiple presidential administrations have abused U.S. laws to spy on reporters just for doing their jobs,” EFF’s @jmullin.bsky.social told @theintercept.com. “The PRESS Act, which has strong bipartisan support, would put a stop to this abuse of power.”
Congress Could Protect Journalists From Surveillance. Trump Is Lobbying to Stop Them
The PRESS Act, a federal reporter shield bill with bipartisan support, already passed the House unanimously. Trump wants it dead.
theintercept.com
November 21, 2024 at 7:48 PM
“Unfortunately, multiple presidential administrations have abused U.S. laws to spy on reporters just for doing their jobs,” EFF’s @jmullin.bsky.social told @theintercept.com. “The PRESS Act, which has strong bipartisan support, would put a stop to this abuse of power.”
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A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala, his wife said
Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says | CNN
A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala, his wife said on Wednesda...
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:57 AM
A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala, his wife said
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