Stephen Hinton @hinton@librem.one

The #OpenStreetMap Foundation is running a survey (in 13 languages!) to find out more about the #OSM community. It should only take a few minutes, and we'd greatly appreciate as many responses as possible., 🙂 (pls boost)
https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2021/01/18/community-survey/

Not on social media?

Poland, where hate speech against LGBTQ+ is prevalent, wants to make it illegal for platforms to ban people like they did Trump, and let the government dictate what speech should be allowed. It's bid for control over online content, says EFF's @cSchmon. https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mpkj/poland-wants-to-ban-social-media-companies-from-banning-hate-speech

Very good series of beginner-friendly videos for using #OpenStreetMap by historians Anne-Karoline Distel from #OSMirl:

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy51W1RnfTiGekNy7gTJdyIcaC1MEYXwo

New #tilvids exclusive video dropping sometime tomorrow...but I'll make you all a deal, if this post gets 25+ shares in the next 4 hours, I'll post it tonight at midnight EST! ;)

In Pasco County, police assign crime scores to people, including minors, who they think might commit crimes—then harass them for years.

This predictive policing program is “the worst case scenario in our head, played out exactly,” says EFF's @mguariglia.
https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2020/12/05/public-interest-groups-take-aim-at-pasco-sheriffs-data-driven-policing-programs/

I just published a new release of #axolotl, a full #Signal client for GNU/Linux & More where the official packages can't run (#UbuntuTouch, #Phosh, arm...)

https://github.com/nanu-c/axolotl/releases/tag/v0.9.3

If your books are famous for making fair use of pop culture, it would probably behoove you to understand that people using portions of your books in critiques of them… are also making fair use. https://www.eff.org/takedowns/fair-use-me-not-thee-author-dependent-fair-use-abuses-copyright-law-silence-critics

Re-start the year off right. Join Electronic Frontier Alliance member @cypurrnyc this Saturday for their 'CyPurr Session: New Year ReFresh'. Get to know more about your digital footprint, and explore @Info_Activism's Data Detox Kit. https://www.eff.org/event/cypurr-session-new-year-refresh

#TILvids video of the day - Philip K. Dick (Book Collection) 📚

(video shared by @theatticdwellers)

https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/cf57cc16-3aac-4960-9d0f-d89ae1174f56

#sciencefiction #PeerTube

❗️Today is the last day to get the Cybersecurity & Cryptography book bundle! This bundle benefits EFF and also has titles from EFF board member Bruce Schneier! Act fast and grab the bundle before it ends! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cybersecurity-cryptography-wiley-books?partner=8443

Universities should strike any app mandates from their existing student commitments, and should pledge to not include them in future student commitments. https://act.eff.org/action/end-university-app-mandates

Police departments are deploying robots to get social media engagement and improve their image, but don’t take the bait. Knightscope robots are rolling surveillance tech. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/01/police-robots-are-not-selfie-opportunity-theyre-privacy-disaster-waiting-happen

Can't stop laughing since I saw this. 🤣

Definitively the best idea I had for #Sengi. 😶