Solvay Withholds Data About Toxic PFAS Pollution in New Jersey https://theintercept.com/2020/11/17/pfas-pollution-new-jersey-solvay/
The failure of the blue wave starts and ends with the nomination of Joe Biden as the Democratic Party Candidate. Someone with Bernie Sanders' credentials is needed to gain the workers' vote. Joe Biden's resume is all about continuing Reaganomics. The rich never get richer by enriching the poor. The DNC for the last ~50 years has worked left, only enough to appease the upper middle class view of social justice. The GOP has sown lower class division. Both use fear against the working classes.
@alcinnz @dredmorbius They'll want to pull it off, if and only if it benefits their bottom line. You can also get they'll monetize the hell out of it. GitHub is already starting to resemble LinkedIn as Microsoft turns it into an advertising and paid services (mostly job search) platform.
Visit the the Atlas of Surveillance to view information about 82 real-time crime centers EFF and students at @RSJNevada have identified across the U.S. 10/ https://atlasofsurveillance.org/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&location=&technologies%5B93%5D=on https://t.co/ayMgmdSFEb
A real-time crime center wasn't enough for the Albuquerque Police Department in New Mexico: they also purchased two mobile surveillance vehicles to serve as satellite RTCCs. 5/
https://atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crime-centers/albuquerque-real-time-crime-center https://t.co/4SDyFXMQIY
The Detroit Real-Time Crime Center and DPD's Project Green Light use face recognition, which has resulted in multiple people being falsely accused of crimes. 6/
https://atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crime-centers/detroit-real-time-crime-center https://t.co/Pn5doJUdxP
The Atlanta Loudermilk Video Integration Center is a real-time crime center with access to more than 12,800 cameras, including cameras operated by private businesses. 3/
https://atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crime-centers/atlanta-loudermilk-operation-shield-video-integration-center https://t.co/8Aa7iGXJkI
In Sacramento, CA you might notice little metal boxes marked "POLICE" attached to traffic lights. Those are called "Police Observation Devices" or PODs, and they contain cameras that feed into the Sacramento Police Department's Real-Time Crime Center 2/
https://atlasofsurveillance.org/real-time-crime-centers/sacramento-rtcc https://t.co/ZTZaF8lWn6
GitHub reinstates youtube-dl library after EFF intervention | ZDNet
https://www.zdnet.com/article/github-reinstates-youtube-dl-library-after-eff-intervention/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
Librem 5 Screenshots Snapshot (2020-11-15)
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-screenshots-snapshot-2020-11-15/
"With the Librem 5 mass production beginning to ship imminently, we are publishing some image screenshots to snapshot this momentous occasion."
More patents do not mean more innovation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/tell-trumps-patent-office-director-dont-make-permanent-rule-changes-now
The MAGA Army Tries to Drag America to Hell - Dear Leader Trump's toy soldiers make one last stand on the streets of Washington, DC https://inthesetimes.com/article/million-maga-march-dc-trump-2020-hell
Increase in burning of #plastic 'driving up #emissions from #waste #disposal’ | Waste | The Guardian
Check out our new podcast miniseries “How to Fix the Internet.” In each episode, we’ll be joined by a guest to examine how the current system is failing, consider different possibilities for solutions, and imagine a better future. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/introducing-how-fix-internet-new-podcast-eff
In the Mercenaries' Own Words: Documents Detail TigerSwan Infiltration of Standing Rock https://theintercept.com/2020/11/15/standing-rock-tigerswan-infiltrator-documents/
Update: looks like Apple's notary service doesn't send app hashes, it sends info about the *developer* certificate. So they know who wrote the app, not *necessarily* which app it is. If they block an app it would apply to all apps signed by the same cert.
Big carmakers should have supported interoperable, standardized access to diagnostic data from telematics systems from the start. Massachusetts legislators should not let them drag their feet now that this access has been overwhelmingly voted into law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/asleep-wheel-why-didnt-carmakers-prepare-massachusetts-right-repair-law
However, an interest in software metrics suffers from malnourishment in a culture of willful ignorance. #sigh #dumballover
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
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