#dataautonomy — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mastodon.nl/@matherion/116600733367236932

Dr. Oskar Gstrein ( @oj_gstrein, @universityofgroningen, and @Jantina_Tammes_School) closing remarks on the challenges of #DigitalSovereignty & #DataAutonomy: Start by identifying ánd articulating which ambitions you want to pursue!

#srd26 #SURFresearchDay

How I got Eversense 365 readings into Home Assistant

I'm a Type 1 Diabetic. I been on a journey with the Eversense 365, an implantable continuous glucose monitor that lasts an entire year....

#Diabetes #homeassistant #Self-Hosted #FreeSoftware #Guides #DataAutonomy

https://gardinerbryant.com/how-i-got-eversense-365-readings-into-home-assistant/?utm_campaign=brsharewidget&utm_source=mastodon

@babetteknauer @Mastodon Woo! 🥳 Glad to see everyone at @universityofgroningen in one place 😊

#OpenScience #OpenEducation #DataAutonomy

A previously unpublished expert opinion, on behalf of the 🇩🇪Federal Ministry of the Interior, has now become publicly accessible as part of a Freedom of Information Act (IFG) request. It concludes that US authorities have far-reaching access to data even when it is stored in European data centers.

#dataautonomy #DigitalAutonomy #digitalsoveignty

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Opinion-US-Authorities-Have-Far-Reaching-Access-to-European-Cloud-Data-11111060.html

@cishumanorg Taking just one point from your essay: even if we get away from the various issues of self-hosting email, which are considerable of themselves, self-hosting email buys you very little by way of privacy for the reasons Benjamin Mako Hill spelled out a decade ago in "Google Has Most of My Email Because It Has All of Yours":

https://mako.cc/copyrighteous/google-has-most-of-my-email-because-it-has-all-of-yours

On the individual-initiative vs. collective action side: Yes, there absolutely have been people who've done much to change the course of history, but in virtually all cases they've done so by harnessing the efforts of others. The most notable 20th century examples are probably the home-rule and civil rights efforts of Mahatma Gandhi (I've just read his collected essays) and of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Libertarian wing of the free software / open source movement has been business-friendly, but not especially effective in advocacy. RMS has been crusading since the mid-1980s, and accomplished much. But nearly three decades after I first installed Linux myself, it remains a single-digit (though growing) share of the desktop market (largely because the latter is shrinking compared to mobile, if not absolutely), and where Linux is at the core of mobile operating systems, it is as part of what is very much the problem and not the solution (Android).

Again:

• The interrelatedness of data flows means that your own personal actions have little impact on the degree of your surveillance. Cf. BMH again.
• Things That Do Not Work (for $500, Alex) tend to still not work when by working them harder.
• Collective action through legislation, lawsuits, consumer pressure, and the like --- none of which are either "market forces" or "individual initiative" --- are the rare spot of successes to date (some privacy and anti-surveillance initiatives, though very piecemeal).

I've stood where you stand and said what you've said. I learned from that mistake.

I'm not saying "don't use Free Software", anything but. DO make maximal use of it wherever possible and feasible. But be under no illusions that this is itself sufficient, or even necessary, for the changes which are ultimately required.

(There's a lot more on #privacy, #surveillance, #TargetedManipulation, #censorship, #propaganda, and #DataAutonomy / #InformationAutonomy elsewhere in my writings here, you're welcome to search my profile under those hashtags.)

"Academic freedom requires scholarly communities to remain in control over the shape of their communicative infrastructure."

Read the article by political philosopher @tstahl for the #DataAutonomy Blog at the @universityofgroningen.

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/blog/data-autonomy-and-academic-freedom

#ScholarlyCommunication #academia #university #AcademicFreedom #privacy #surveillance #BigTech

Als universiteitsbibliotheek zijn we toegewijd aan #OpenScience. Het uitdragen van open principes willen we ook toepassen in onze communicatiestrategie.

Bijna 2 maanden geleden zijn we gestopt met Twitter en volledig overgestapt naar Mastodon.
Met @publicspaces hebben we onze argumenten voor de transitie gedeeld. Hoe is onze ervaring op Mastodon? Spoiler: heel goed :)

Lees het artikel:
➡️https://publicspaces.net/2023/12/13/hoe-de-universiteitsbibliotheek-groningen-twitter-achter-zich-liet

#Twitter #twittermigration #Mastodon #community #communicatie #DataAutonomy

🌐 🆕 In the age of datafication, power dynamics are shifting. In this new article I explore the concept of "data autonomy" as a response, focusing on human dignity. It goes beyond traditional debates on digital sovereignty, encompassing private actors, organizational autonomy, and addresses AI-driven risks. 📊💼 #DataAutonomy #DigitalSovereignty #HumanDignity

Full article link: https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/European+Foreign+Affairs+Review/28.4/EERR2023028

Or here as pre-print: https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/data-autonomy-recalibrating-strategic-autonomy-and-digital-sovere

@CIT_RUG

"Data autonomy can only be achieved if the underlying infrastructure and services used to capture, store, transport and handle the data are autonomous as well."
What is the contribution of GÉANT to #DataAutonomy?
Read about it in the new #blog 🖊️ on #DataAutonomy by @Milkshake, CEO of GÉANT ➡️https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/news/new-blog-geant-and-its-contribution-to-data-autonomy

📣 New #blog! @oj_gstrein about the UG #DataAutonomy project at the international Conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (#CPDP2023). What should #highereducation do to address the increasing dependence on #BigTech with commercial objectives, while safeguarding #dataautonomy and #publicvalues? Including workshop video! 🎥https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/blog/data-autonomy-in-higher-education-the-quest-for-public-values-in-the-cloud-workshop-video

Last Thursday at #BPDC2023 we talked about ‘Data Autonomy’, digital sovereignty & public values in higher education. Thanks for the high level of the discussion to all who participated, especially speakers Kristina Irion (University of A’dam) & @wlaatje (SURF).

Also big congratulations to Nadzeha Purtova, Bryce Newell & @gijsvanmaanen for hosting such a stellar event in an amazing location.

Stay tuned, more on #DataAutonomy soon!

📢 Every #tweet feeds the beast: take back control of research communication, embrace #Mastodon! In the new #blog 🖊️ on #DataAutonomy Babette Knauer explores why academics and their institutions should consider a transition to Mastodon. ➡️ https://www.rug.nl/news/2023/09/new-blog-on-data-autonomy-take-back-control-of-research-communication-embrace-mastodon

Probably preaching to the choir here...

Embrace #open principles, safeguard #AcademicFreedom, and support #DataAutonomy: why academic institutions should consider a transition from Twitter to Mastodon

🆕 Read the latest post in our #OpenScience Blog

https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/take-back-control-of-research-communication-embrace-mastodon

📣 Today @publicspaces Conference 2023: @oj_gstrein about the Data Autonomy Project @universityofgroningen. How do we maintain control over our data and ensure that data from academic institutions is used correctly?
#DataAutonomy is an important theme for all public organizations, so everyone is invited to participate in the discussion!
Can't be there? Join the livestream at 2 pm! ➡️ https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/session/rug-data-autonomy-project

We look back on a successful launch of the #DataAutonomy event @JTSchool_UG. According to Hans Biemans of the Board
@univgroningen: It is important to increase the number of choices when it comes to using digital services. #DataAutonomy, Let's do it! #roadmaptodataautonomy #publicvalues

Still some spots left👋🏻! Join us on Thursday 22 June for the discussion on #DataAutonomy in #academia. How do we stay in control of our data? With Prof José van Dijck (Media and Digital Society, UU) and Dr Erik Huizer (CEO GÉANT). Boost your followers on social media with the Quick Fix of the Belgian media artist Dries Depoorter and become instafamous!💃🕺
➡️ https://rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/calendar/launch-event-data-autonomy-let-s-do-it
#roadmaptodataautonomy #publicvalues #highereducation

📢 What should we do to address the increasing dependence on #BigTech, how do we stay in control of our #data? Is it already too late and have we passed a point of no return?

Read the new #blog on #DataAutonomy by @OksanaKavatsyuk of the University College Groningen: the Google Rubicon: ➡️https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/news/new-blog-on-data-autonomy-the-google-rubicon

#roadmaptodataautonomy #highereducation #data #publicvalues

📣 Coming up this Thursday at the #CPDP2023 in Brussels 👉
@oj_gstrein and @Ronald_Stolk of @universityofgroningen discuss Data Autonomy in higher education: the quest for 'public values in the cloud'. #DataAutonomy #highereducation #privacy #publicvalues

How do we stay in control of our #data? @universityofgroningen we have started the road to more #DataAutonomy. Join us in shaping UG's digital future! Check out our website ➡️https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/data-autonomy/. #DataPrivacy #PrivacyRights #CyberSecurityAwareness"

What should #highereducation do to address the increasing dependence on #BigTech pursuing commercial interests, while increasing Data Autonomy? 🤔 @OskarGstrein @CampusFryslan about the quest for #DataAutonomy in #ArsAequi #apr23: https://arsaequi.nl/product/digital-cloud-services-and-higher-education-the-quest-for-data-autonomy/

📣 Let’s talk #DataAutonomy! Last week, the Center for Information Technology - University of Groningen continued on the road to more data autonomy in higher education during an event with interesting presentations and discussions.

Seven groups representing different roles within the university came together to share their thoughts about data autonomy from their perspective.

Thanks to all participants for their valuable contribution!
To be continued…

Thoughts on Schluss, or why your anti-surveillance idea won't work.

Schluss is apparently a proposed technical solution to loss of privacy on the Internet. Lacking an equivalent to the "why your anti-spam idea won't work" checklist, I Wrote a Thing at HN:

https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=34141950

Too long to include the footnotes in the same post, hence:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34141955

Schluss's proposal: "What does it mean for users to be in full control over their data" https://schluss.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/What-does-it-mean-users-in-full-control-over-their-data-CONCEPT.pdf (PDF)

#privacy #SchlussOrg #WhyItWontWork #SurveillanceCapitalism #SurveillanceState #faang #DataAutonomy #InformationAutonomy