Mathias
@klangable.bsky.social
Spends too much time talking about privacy, surveillance and digital rights & ethics. Not enough time writing. Associate Professor at Fordham U. in the Bronx
Intermittent fiction reader, constant ebook listener, indoor biker, outdoor dog walker
Intermittent fiction reader, constant ebook listener, indoor biker, outdoor dog walker
On Surveillance numbing open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
December 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
On Surveillance numbing open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
Sleepwalking through surveillance open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Sleepwalking through surveillance open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
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New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
Is there a fancy German word for that panicked feeling of looking for the phone that is in your hand or pocket & playing the music you are listening to?
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Is there a fancy German word for that panicked feeling of looking for the phone that is in your hand or pocket & playing the music you are listening to?
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Remember that guy who argued with me for half a day that poor people in food deserts would be fine just using Walmart delivery?
Anyway.
Anyway.
Instacart got caught running real-time price experiments on shoppers — same groceries, different prices.
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Workers know this game well: Instacart’s algorithm does the same thing to their pay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Remember that guy who argued with me for half a day that poor people in food deserts would be fine just using Walmart delivery?
Anyway.
Anyway.
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just going to reiterate this.
if immigrants don't have due process, no one does. you can't tell citizens from immigrants without due process. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/if-immigra...
if immigrants don't have due process, no one does. you can't tell citizens from immigrants without due process. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/if-immigra...
If Immigrants Don’t Have Due Process, No One Has Due Process
How do you prove you’re a citizen?
www.everythingishorrible.net
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
just going to reiterate this.
if immigrants don't have due process, no one does. you can't tell citizens from immigrants without due process. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/if-immigra...
if immigrants don't have due process, no one does. you can't tell citizens from immigrants without due process. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/if-immigra...
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‘Go ahead and sue me, I’m not afraid any more’: South Park’s festive special isn’t afraid of a fight
‘Go ahead and sue me, I’m not afraid any more’: South Park’s festive special isn’t afraid of a fight
Trump and Vance head to South Park in Christmas gear for a big showdown – only for Jesus to show up. At one point, you can almost feel Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking a stand against the US government
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
‘Go ahead and sue me, I’m not afraid any more’: South Park’s festive special isn’t afraid of a fight
On rereading and rewriting open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
Re-writing and Renunciation in Art
Maybe don't listen to your hero's?
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
On rereading and rewriting open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
Smart glasses and facecrimes open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
Smart Glasses and the New Age of Facecrime
Old enough to remember the Glasshole?
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Smart glasses and facecrimes open.substack.com/pub/surviell...
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As the author of a history of concentration camps, I would like to emphasize that this is a very bad idea, and we should definitely not do it.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
As the author of a history of concentration camps, I would like to emphasize that this is a very bad idea, and we should definitely not do it.
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Faculty Letter Calls for Interuniversity Defense of Higher Education academeblog.org/2025/04/01/f...
Faculty Letter Calls for Interuniversity Defense of Higher Education
BY FACULTY LETTER ORGANIZERS The open letter discussed below originated after a group of faculty began to share notes about how their universities were handling the challenges presented by the Trum…
academeblog.org
April 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Faculty Letter Calls for Interuniversity Defense of Higher Education academeblog.org/2025/04/01/f...
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
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“My first thought was, ‘This is a witch hunt’” Federal civil rights attorneys ordered by the Education Department to document the nationalities of protesters
New Trump demand to colleges: Name protesters — and their nationalities
The demand for student information came after the administration promised to deport non-citizens who participated in what it called “pro-jihadist protests”
wapo.st
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“My first thought was, ‘This is a witch hunt’” Federal civil rights attorneys ordered by the Education Department to document the nationalities of protesters
I discovered my alternate timeline today! Apparently after stepping down from leading Creative Commons in Sweden, I retired to live in Borås… se.creativecommons.net/om-cc/
Om - CC Sweden
Creative Commons Syftet med Creative Commons är att ge människor som skapar och som vill dela med sig av sina verk (helt eller delvis) ett verktyg. Det görs genom ett enkelt system av licenser. Uppho...
se.creativecommons.net
March 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I discovered my alternate timeline today! Apparently after stepping down from leading Creative Commons in Sweden, I retired to live in Borås… se.creativecommons.net/om-cc/
Light friday reading… maxmurphy.xyz/p/goodbye-su...
Goodbye Surveillance Capitalism, Hello Surveillance Fascism
First they stole your data. Now, they’re stealing your future
maxmurphy.xyz
February 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Light friday reading… maxmurphy.xyz/p/goodbye-su...
Scan the online brochures of companies who sell workplace monitoring tech and you’d think the average American worker was a renegade poised to take their employer down at the next opportunity www.wired.com/story/your-b...
Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You
Warehouse-style employee tracking tech has expanded into job after job. Now, as millions are called back to the workplace, it’s finally coming for the American office worker.
www.wired.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Scan the online brochures of companies who sell workplace monitoring tech and you’d think the average American worker was a renegade poised to take their employer down at the next opportunity www.wired.com/story/your-b...
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Greenland considers new law stating "parties, including local and youth sections, are not allowed to receive contributions from foreign or anonymous donors".
This law is considered out of necessity now, but the principle is good and should apply widely (also 🇺🇸)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
This law is considered out of necessity now, but the principle is good and should apply widely (also 🇺🇸)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears
Bill to rule out interference from abroad expected to pass this week as country prepares for polls before 6 April
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Greenland considers new law stating "parties, including local and youth sections, are not allowed to receive contributions from foreign or anonymous donors".
This law is considered out of necessity now, but the principle is good and should apply widely (also 🇺🇸)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
This law is considered out of necessity now, but the principle is good and should apply widely (also 🇺🇸)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Incredible to see a president tanking the world’s economy simply because he doesn’t understand it and is too dedicated to belligerent posturing to learn
February 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Incredible to see a president tanking the world’s economy simply because he doesn’t understand it and is too dedicated to belligerent posturing to learn
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No they don’t. Canada and Mexico want none of this. They want the president of the United States to respect and abide by the trade treaty he negotiated with them - and not make up bogus pretexts for plunging us all into a gratuitous no win economic debacle.
February 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
No they don’t. Canada and Mexico want none of this. They want the president of the United States to respect and abide by the trade treaty he negotiated with them - and not make up bogus pretexts for plunging us all into a gratuitous no win economic debacle.
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"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number
The billionaire and his DOGE agents were reportedly granted full access to the Treasury’s federal payments system, and nobody knows to what end.
nymag.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Europeans on democracy’s frontlines offer advice to Americans: never give up, stay united, and safeguard your institutions
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Europeans on democracy’s frontlines offer advice to Americans: never give up
With the new Trump era likely to pose unprecedented challenges the message from Europe’s fragile democracies is: stay united and safeguard your institutions
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Europeans on democracy’s frontlines offer advice to Americans: never give up, stay united, and safeguard your institutions
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...