Erik Zilinek
@zilinek.bsky.social
I've arrived. Privacy & Data Protection Enthusiast. Birder. Fortniter. Music is a gift, tequila is magic, time is a flat circle.
In da clurb, we all fam.
The other countries that ban TikTok: Afghanistan, India, Iran, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, North Korea, Senegal, Somalia, Uzbekistan, and of course China.
January 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
In da clurb, we all fam.
I'm concerned Congress is unable and unwilling to pass personal data protection legislation at the federal level. Why not empower your fellow Americans to control their data here and abroad?
I’m concerned that Americans are flocking to a number of adversary-owned social media platforms. We still need a comprehensive and risk-based approach to assessing and mitigating the risks of foreign-owned apps.
January 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm concerned Congress is unable and unwilling to pass personal data protection legislation at the federal level. Why not empower your fellow Americans to control their data here and abroad?
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Better idea: pass a comprehensive data privacy bill that applies across the board... and maybe *DON'T* mimic Chinese authoritarianism by creating a "Great Firewall" of apps that aren't allowed to operate here.
You can actually fix things AND not abuse the 1st Amendment in one shot!
You can actually fix things AND not abuse the 1st Amendment in one shot!
I’m concerned that Americans are flocking to a number of adversary-owned social media platforms. We still need a comprehensive and risk-based approach to assessing and mitigating the risks of foreign-owned apps.
January 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Better idea: pass a comprehensive data privacy bill that applies across the board... and maybe *DON'T* mimic Chinese authoritarianism by creating a "Great Firewall" of apps that aren't allowed to operate here.
You can actually fix things AND not abuse the 1st Amendment in one shot!
You can actually fix things AND not abuse the 1st Amendment in one shot!
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I learned so much reading this thread
I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
January 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I learned so much reading this thread
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"The ban or forced sale of one social media app will do virtually nothing to protect Americans' data privacy from another country," EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @cnet.com.
Sale Deadline Looms as TikTok Waits for Supreme Court Decision
The US Supreme Court holds TikTok's fate in its hands as the Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be banned draws closer.
www.cnet.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"The ban or forced sale of one social media app will do virtually nothing to protect Americans' data privacy from another country," EFF’s @davidgreene.bsky.social told @cnet.com.
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Birders/avian scientists built strong bonds over on the old Twitter - we so enjoyed sharing with its vibrant community. In the last year most of that community moved to other platforms, esp. here on BlueSky. We will now concentrate our outreach efforts here, and hope it remains open, fair, and fun!
January 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Birders/avian scientists built strong bonds over on the old Twitter - we so enjoyed sharing with its vibrant community. In the last year most of that community moved to other platforms, esp. here on BlueSky. We will now concentrate our outreach efforts here, and hope it remains open, fair, and fun!
The possibility of SCOTUS handing 47 a chance to save TikTok is bad, this is x-times worse.
January 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The possibility of SCOTUS handing 47 a chance to save TikTok is bad, this is x-times worse.
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have been deep into us constitutional history for some stuff i’m working on and one thing that i am angry about all over again is the ahistorical and extra-constitutional vision of separation of powers roberts deploys in trump v. us
January 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
have been deep into us constitutional history for some stuff i’m working on and one thing that i am angry about all over again is the ahistorical and extra-constitutional vision of separation of powers roberts deploys in trump v. us
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
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The looters I want to talk about are the ones who stole our safe and stable climate from us. Millennia of planetary harm for individuals' profit. They set the fires.
January 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The looters I want to talk about are the ones who stole our safe and stable climate from us. Millennia of planetary harm for individuals' profit. They set the fires.
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Post-TikTok argument, I continue to be disturbed at how infantilizing the law and government arguments in support of it are. The government thinks so little of us and other institutions (a free press for one) that it has to ban an entire social media service.
January 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Post-TikTok argument, I continue to be disturbed at how infantilizing the law and government arguments in support of it are. The government thinks so little of us and other institutions (a free press for one) that it has to ban an entire social media service.
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The Globe’s columnist is right: passing facial recognition reforms is a “no brainer.” The Massachusetts legislature should do it quickly when they get back into gear in 2025. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/26/o...
Massachusetts stalls on vital facial recognition reform - The Boston Globe
State lawmakers, this is a no-brainer. Pass the bill and send it to Governor Healey.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 26, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The Globe’s columnist is right: passing facial recognition reforms is a “no brainer.” The Massachusetts legislature should do it quickly when they get back into gear in 2025. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/26/o...
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If the billionaires are just giving the new admin free money in post-campaign "donations," what do you think they'll do with your data?
December 15, 2024 at 2:20 PM
If the billionaires are just giving the new admin free money in post-campaign "donations," what do you think they'll do with your data?
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How to turn off MS Word scraping your writing to train its AI medium.com/illumination...
MS Word is Using You to Train AI
How to turn off AI-scraping from your Word documents
medium.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:27 PM
How to turn off MS Word scraping your writing to train its AI medium.com/illumination...
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The genius of Paul McCartney is that he's never cared one iota about being coo—WAIT A SEC
December 6, 2024 at 11:26 PM
The genius of Paul McCartney is that he's never cared one iota about being coo—WAIT A SEC
Archers of Loaf
Björk
Johnny Cash (1st concert)
De La Soul
elbow
Feist
Gotan Project
PJ Harvey
IDLES
Jurassic 5
Kraftwerk
Low
Menomena
Nine Inch Nails
of Montreal
Liz Phair
Quicksand
Röyksopp
Sia
A Tribe Called Quest
Underworld
…no V
…no W
The xx
Yves Tumor
Zero 7
Björk
Johnny Cash (1st concert)
De La Soul
elbow
Feist
Gotan Project
PJ Harvey
IDLES
Jurassic 5
Kraftwerk
Low
Menomena
Nine Inch Nails
of Montreal
Liz Phair
Quicksand
Röyksopp
Sia
A Tribe Called Quest
Underworld
…no V
…no W
The xx
Yves Tumor
Zero 7
artist you’ve seen live for each letter of the alphabet:
Arcade Fire
Babymetal
Churches
Devo
Eagles
Fleet Foxes
Goose
Hold Steady
Isbell, Jason
Janelle Monae
Kriss Kross
LCD Soundstsyem
Massive Attack
National
OutKast
Phair, Liz
—
Radiohead
Spoon
Toad the Wet Sprocket
(cont’d)
Arcade Fire
Babymetal
Churches
Devo
Eagles
Fleet Foxes
Goose
Hold Steady
Isbell, Jason
Janelle Monae
Kriss Kross
LCD Soundstsyem
Massive Attack
National
OutKast
Phair, Liz
—
Radiohead
Spoon
Toad the Wet Sprocket
(cont’d)
Artist you’ve seen live for each letter of the alphabet:
AC/DC
BR-549
Cheap Trick
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Earle, Steve
Flaming Lips
Golden Smog
Honeydogs
Isbell, Jason
Jayhawks
Kiss the Tiger
LCD Soundsystem
Metric
AC/DC
BR-549
Cheap Trick
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Earle, Steve
Flaming Lips
Golden Smog
Honeydogs
Isbell, Jason
Jayhawks
Kiss the Tiger
LCD Soundsystem
Metric
November 22, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Archers of Loaf
Björk
Johnny Cash (1st concert)
De La Soul
elbow
Feist
Gotan Project
PJ Harvey
IDLES
Jurassic 5
Kraftwerk
Low
Menomena
Nine Inch Nails
of Montreal
Liz Phair
Quicksand
Röyksopp
Sia
A Tribe Called Quest
Underworld
…no V
…no W
The xx
Yves Tumor
Zero 7
Björk
Johnny Cash (1st concert)
De La Soul
elbow
Feist
Gotan Project
PJ Harvey
IDLES
Jurassic 5
Kraftwerk
Low
Menomena
Nine Inch Nails
of Montreal
Liz Phair
Quicksand
Röyksopp
Sia
A Tribe Called Quest
Underworld
…no V
…no W
The xx
Yves Tumor
Zero 7
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“The most advanced spyware can turn your smartphone into a spy in your pocket.” #Surveilled, premiering November 20 at 9 pm on HBO and Max, uncovers the multi-billion-dollar spyware industry in a real-world horror story. Trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8rh...
Surveilled | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:32 PM
“The most advanced spyware can turn your smartphone into a spy in your pocket.” #Surveilled, premiering November 20 at 9 pm on HBO and Max, uncovers the multi-billion-dollar spyware industry in a real-world horror story. Trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8rh...