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“Oops․ To read the original Bloomberg story, you'll have to wave goodbye to your data․Phoebe Gates' company Phia 'has been taking credit for sales it didn’t drive․''Damning internal Slack channel messages obtained by Bl…”

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“Oops․ To read the original Bloomberg story, you'll have to wave goodbye to your data․Phoebe Gates' company Phia 'has been taking credit for sales it didn’t drive․''Damning internal Slack channel messages obtained by Bl…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Got my ⌗DuckDuckGo dumb glasses delivered insanely fast․ Designnis great, quality ist really nice and battery life is awesome!
⌗SmartGlasses ⌗BigTech ⌗knockaround”

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“Got my ⌗DuckDuckGo dumb glasses delivered insanely fast․ Designnis great, quality ist really nice and battery life is awesome!
⌗SmartGlasses ⌗BigTech ⌗knockaround”

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“'Gov․ Mikie Sherrill targets ⌗BigTech with new law aimed at kids’ ⌗SocialMedia use․ The law limits data gathering, and bars some algorithmic recommendations':
newjerseymonitor․com/2026/08/11/sherrill-big-tech…”

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“'Gov․ Mikie Sherrill targets ⌗BigTech with new law aimed at kids’ ⌗SocialMedia use․ The law limits data gathering, and bars some algorithmic recommendations':
newjerseymonitor․com/2026/08/11/sherrill-big-tech…”

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“OK, decided to add the RAM misery to my anti-AI arguments, as that will probably not get better in the foreseeable future․ 😖 ⌗tech ⌗technology ⌗BigTech ⌗AI ⌗ArtificialIntelligence ⌗AISlop”

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“OK, decided to add the RAM misery to my anti-AI arguments, as that will probably not get better in the foreseeable future․ 😖 ⌗tech ⌗technology ⌗BigTech ⌗AI ⌗ArtificialIntelligence ⌗AISlop”

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“Interview: 'Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy''A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place…”

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“Interview: 'Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy''A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place…”

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“Updated my thoughts on generative AI for my site․ ⌗tech ⌗technology ⌗BigTech ⌗AI ⌗ArtificialIntelligence ⌗AISlop”

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“Updated my thoughts on generative AI for my site․ ⌗tech ⌗technology ⌗BigTech ⌗AI ⌗ArtificialIntelligence ⌗AISlop”

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🌎 Digital colonialism means our data is the new avenue for creating wealth - our biometric data is a rich source of profit and control.

An informed and tuned-in public can better protect its interest.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy

🌎 Digital colonialism means our data is the new avenue for creating wealth - our biometric data is a rich source of profit and control.

An informed and tuned-in public can better protect its interest.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy

🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“EU regulations like GDPR and DSA don't harm Big Tech—they are just compliance costs․ Meanwhile, black-box algorithms mute independent analysis․ When macro posts with Bloomberg data ($90B peak in leveraged AI ETFs) get z…”

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“EU regulations like GDPR and DSA don't harm Big Tech—they are just compliance costs․ Meanwhile, black-box algorithms mute independent analysis․ When macro posts with Bloomberg data ($90B peak in leveraged AI ETFs) get z…”

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#privacymatters #ui #vpn #performance

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· Databasus v3.53.0 — Added SSH tunnel picker and usage stats collection
· lightdash 1.152.0 — Added duration tracking to upgrade telemetry events
· Olares 1.12.7-20260813 — Updated frontend images and fixed wizard and login

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“I dream about a world where all the energy and money that is used nowadays to train the ⌗bigtech ⌗LLM s for ⌗AI will be used to educate people․”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“I dream about a world where all the energy and money that is used nowadays to train the ⌗bigtech ⌗LLM s for ⌗AI will be used to educate people․”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Interview: 'Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy''A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Interview: 'Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy''A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“🔐 Data Hack vs Big Tech:What's the real difference?Both collect your data without you realizing it․ Both sell/breach privacy for profit․ Both build profiles that define you without you․The only difference? One gets pri…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“🔐 Data Hack vs Big Tech:What's the real difference?Both collect your data without you realizing it․ Both sell/breach privacy for profit․ Both build profiles that define you without you․The only difference? One gets pri…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Historian ⌗JillLepore, in her upcoming book 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,' argues that ⌗bigtech is replacing ⌗democraticgovernment functions, leading to a return to ⌗tyranny․ She contends that …”

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“Historian ⌗JillLepore, in her upcoming book 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,' argues that ⌗bigtech is replacing ⌗democraticgovernment functions, leading to a return to ⌗tyranny․ She contends that …”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“innovation at this point pretty much boils down to 'how much ads and ‘ai’ (really llms) can we shove down our customers’ throats and get them to pay a subscription for it?'sorry linkedin bros ⌗enshittification ⌗…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“innovation at this point pretty much boils down to 'how much ads and ‘ai’ (really llms) can we shove down our customers’ throats and get them to pay a subscription for it?'sorry linkedin bros ⌗enshittification ⌗…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“How utility and tech firms ‘educate’ regulators with big donations, secret retreats - The Washington Post
archive․ph/dTOf0 'While consumers object to high energy costs and data center development, utility and tech c…”

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“How utility and tech firms ‘educate’ regulators with big donations, secret retreats - The Washington Post
archive․ph/dTOf0 'While consumers object to high energy costs and data center development, utility and tech c…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Oracle plans more layoffs weeks after spending most of its $2․1 billion restructuring budget, report claims — some teams face double-digit percentage reductions, 21,000 full-time positions already eliminated

web․brid…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Oracle plans more layoffs weeks after spending most of its $2․1 billion restructuring budget, report claims — some teams face double-digit percentage reductions, 21,000 full-time positions already eliminated

web․brid…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Poland rekindles Musk feud over Starlink snub politico․eu/article/poland-starlink-roaming-restrictions-radoslaw-sikorski-elon-musk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication ⌗TechnologyandTra…”

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“Poland rekindles Musk feud over Starlink snub politico․eu/article/poland-starlink-roaming-restrictions-radoslaw-sikorski-elon-musk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication ⌗TechnologyandTra…”

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“europesays․com/people/186426/ Altman got caught trespassing with Hugging Face hack ⌗antitrust ⌗ArtificialIntelligence ⌗BigTech ⌗Business ⌗Congress ⌗OpenAI ⌗Regulations ⌗SamAltman ⌗Tec…”

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“europesays․com/people/186426/ Altman got caught trespassing with Hugging Face hack ⌗antitrust ⌗ArtificialIntelligence ⌗BigTech ⌗Business ⌗Congress ⌗OpenAI ⌗Regulations ⌗SamAltman ⌗Tec…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“What happens when your camera's brand promise is 'authentic' but they can't stay off the AI bandwagon? Apple's about to find out as they built a certificate of authenticity for iPhone photos, disabled by default, while…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“What happens when your camera's brand promise is 'authentic' but they can't stay off the AI bandwagon? Apple's about to find out as they built a certificate of authenticity for iPhone photos, disabled by default, while…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Politico: The AI industry won a primary fight․ Now its target is inspiring lawmakers nationwide politico․com/news/2026/08/11/alex-bores-ai-regulation-primary-loss-01031248 ﹫politico ⌗SiliconValley ⌗BigTech”

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“Politico: The AI industry won a primary fight․ Now its target is inspiring lawmakers nationwide politico․com/news/2026/08/11/alex-bores-ai-regulation-primary-loss-01031248 ﹫politico ⌗SiliconValley ⌗BigTech”

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“Interview: 'Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy''A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place…”

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“Interview: 'Silicon Valley billionaires’ war on democracy''A small circle of Silicon Valley billionaires & venture capitalists have concluded that democracy is in their way — & that they should be governing in its place…”

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“Is a friend or family member totally clueless about the surveillance economy and the problems with ⌗BigTech?Send them these pages:
rebeltechalliance․org/why-hate-big-tech․html
rebeltechalliance․org/surveillance-…”

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“Is a friend or family member totally clueless about the surveillance economy and the problems with ⌗BigTech?Send them these pages:
rebeltechalliance․org/why-hate-big-tech․html
rebeltechalliance․org/surveillance-…”

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@bastardsheep
It’s a real and growing problem which should be addressed by new legislation — full disclosure. Just as we fight to ensure food product labels are accurate and complete, the same ought to be law for “phone home” products including vehicles. IMO

#PrivacyMatters #InformedConsumers #FullDisclosureSalesContracts #BEV #EV #PHEV

@bastardsheep
It’s a real and growing problem which should be addressed by new legislation — full disclosure. Just as we fight to ensure food product labels are accurate and complete, the same ought to be law for “phone home” products including vehicles. IMO

#PrivacyMatters #InformedConsumers #FullDisclosureSalesContracts #BEV #EV #PHEV

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“Chiara Pedrocchi: 'Fuga da Big Tech' (guerredirete, 13 mag․ 2026)
 
differx․noblogs․org/2026/08/12/c․․․

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Chiara Pedrocchi: 'Fuga …”

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“Chiara Pedrocchi: 'Fuga da Big Tech' (guerredirete, 13 mag․ 2026)
 
differx․noblogs․org/2026/08/12/c․․․

⌗social ⌗socialnetwork ⌗guerredirete ⌗bigtech ⌗fediverso

Chiara Pedrocchi: 'Fuga …”

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“The RTB system is the beating heart of the targeted ads economy aka ⌗SurveillanceCapitalism
If we only had one 'learn' page on our website it would be this one․ It's core to everything: an always on firehose of cit…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“The RTB system is the beating heart of the targeted ads economy aka ⌗SurveillanceCapitalism
If we only had one 'learn' page on our website it would be this one․ It's core to everything: an always on firehose of cit…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Are you a parent of a child? Then you will benefit from reading through our Parent's Guide to Tech: rebeltechalliance․org/parents․html It is crowdsourced from trusted advice sites and people and brought all together i…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Are you a parent of a child? Then you will benefit from reading through our Parent's Guide to Tech: rebeltechalliance․org/parents․html It is crowdsourced from trusted advice sites and people and brought all together i…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“'Private Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics
Along with federal law enforcement agencies, private companies are now surveilling opponents of Big Tech․' prospect․org/2026/08/10/private-…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“'Private Intelligence Firms Are Selling Dossiers on AI and Data Center Critics
Along with federal law enforcement agencies, private companies are now surveilling opponents of Big Tech․' prospect․org/2026/08/10/private-…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“📖 In Orwell's 1984 the state watches everything․ Today, everyone chooses digital surrender themselves: smart speakers, wearables, apps․ Big Brother exist, but we install him ourselves, every single day again🔒Awareness…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“📖 In Orwell's 1984 the state watches everything․ Today, everyone chooses digital surrender themselves: smart speakers, wearables, apps․ Big Brother exist, but we install him ourselves, every single day again🔒Awareness…”

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🧠 Privacy matters and we must do our bit to protect it.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy

🧠 Privacy matters and we must do our bit to protect it.

#privacy #privacymatters #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #intellectualprivacy

🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“NDAs don't just protect innovation: they’ve become a mechanism for organizational control․
​From Big Tech to scandals like Theranos, confidentiality clauses are routinely used to silence employees on pay disparities, to…”

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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“NDAs don't just protect innovation: they’ve become a mechanism for organizational control․
​From Big Tech to scandals like Theranos, confidentiality clauses are routinely used to silence employees on pay disparities, to…”

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