#transparency — Public Fediverse posts

University of Washington researchers planned classroom recordings from teacher-worn and fixed cameras to train AI models on preschool interactions. 🎥
Parents told 404 Media they viewed the project as opt-out, while the university said participation required permission for all children recorded. 🧒

🔗 https://www.404media.co/researchers-wanted-preschool-teachers-to-wear-cameras-to-train-ai/

#TechNews #AI #Privacy #Surveillance #University #Washington #Education #DataCollection #Ethics #Children #Transparency #Security #FOSS #Research #Technology #US #USA

FBI procurement records show the agency wants nationwide access to automated license plate reader networks from vendors like Flock and Motorola. 🚔
Expanded ALPR access could enable broad vehicle tracking without warrants, as public opposition to mass surveillance systems grows across the U.S. 📷

🔗 https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers/

#TechNews #FBI #ALPR #Flock #Motorola #Surveillance #Privacy #CivilLiberties #Tracking #Security #Transparency #FOSS #Data #Rights #Technology #MassSurveillance #US #USA #Trump

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

Google is replacing link-first Search with AI answers, agents, and generative interfaces that keep users inside Google’s ecosystem. 🔎
New AI Mode features include persistent agents, custom mini apps, and interactive results, increasing pressure on publishers losing referral traffic. 🤖

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #Search #SearchEngine #SEO #AI #Gemini #AIOverviews #Publishers #OpenWeb #Privacy #FOSS #Transparency #Automation #BigTech #Web

FCC KYC proposals for prepaid phones would require ID, addresses, and existing numbers to curb robocalls, reducing anonymous access. 📱
Draft FCC rules also flag crypto payments and virtual offices, while telecoms face $2,500-per-call penalties for illegal traffic. 🔒

🔗 https://gizmodo.com/fcc-attempts-to-solve-robocall-problem-by-potentially-creating-even-bigger-privacy-problem-2000756762

#TechNews #FCC #Robocalls #Privacy #Phones #KYC #Telecom #Surveillance #Cryptocurrency #FOSS #Security #Transparency #Freedom #DigitalRights #Tech #ID

bsky.app/starter-pack... #CostOfLivingCrisis #DemocraticReform #DemocraticRenewal #EthicalGovernance #PublicAccountability #Transparency,

RE: https://bsky.brid.gy/convert/ap/at://did:plc:4sivhpo2an6off6obxrbc3oo/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3md4jqi2zw42a

bsky.app/starter-pack... #CostOfLivingCrisis #DemocraticReform #DemocraticRenewal #EthicalGovernance #PublicAccountability #Transparency,

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@Lazarou

Here is a followup news story by 21 Alive News FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA)

https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/05/23/family-woman-who-died-after-tim-hortons-altercation-continues-push-answers-transparency-with-protest-downtown-fort-wayne/

'Family of woman who died after Tim Hortons altercation continues to push for answers, transparency with protest in downtown Fort Wayne'

#News #FortWayne #Indiana #TimHortons #FWPD #AllenCounty #WrongfulDeath #Video #SurveillanceFootage #Transparency

@Lazarou

Here is a followup news story by 21 Alive News FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA)

https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/05/23/family-woman-who-died-after-tim-hortons-altercation-continues-push-answers-transparency-with-protest-downtown-fort-wayne/

'Family of woman who died after Tim Hortons altercation continues to push for answers, transparency with protest in downtown Fort Wayne'

#News #FortWayne #Indiana #TimHortons #FWPD #AllenCounty #WrongfulDeath #Video #SurveillanceFootage #Transparency

@Lazarou

Here is a followup news story by 21 Alive News FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA)

https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/05/23/family-woman-who-died-after-tim-hortons-altercation-continues-push-answers-transparency-with-protest-downtown-fort-wayne/

'Family of woman who died after Tim Hortons altercation continues to push for answers, transparency with protest in downtown Fort Wayne'

#News #FortWayne #Indiana #TimHortons #FWPD #AllenCounty #WrongfulDeath #Video #SurveillanceFootage #Transparency

@Lazarou

Here is a followup news story by 21 Alive News FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA)

https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/05/23/family-woman-who-died-after-tim-hortons-altercation-continues-push-answers-transparency-with-protest-downtown-fort-wayne/

'Family of woman who died after Tim Hortons altercation continues to push for answers, transparency with protest in downtown Fort Wayne'

#News #FortWayne #Indiana #TimHortons #FWPD #AllenCounty #WrongfulDeath #Video #SurveillanceFootage #Transparency

@Lazarou

Here is a followup news story by 21 Alive News FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA)

https://www.21alivenews.com/2026/05/23/family-woman-who-died-after-tim-hortons-altercation-continues-push-answers-transparency-with-protest-downtown-fort-wayne/

'Family of woman who died after Tim Hortons altercation continues to push for answers, transparency with protest in downtown Fort Wayne'

#News #FortWayne #Indiana #TimHortons #FWPD #AllenCounty #WrongfulDeath #Video #SurveillanceFootage #Transparency

This Cabal has been central to American Power for LONGER than we've had a Constitution or Declaration of Independence. #epstein #epsteinfiles #clinton #trump #secrets #transparency

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/05/26/the-cabal-6/

Over the years, I’ve tried to help people use FOI and AIE through my beginner's guide, advice and often direct help with tricky requests.

If any of that free help has been of use to you, I hope you might consider buying a copy of my book Shining a Light.

Print and digital editions available at: https://www.kenfoxe.com

#ireland #journalism #foia #transparency

Over the years, I’ve tried to help people use FOI and AIE through my beginner's guide, advice and often direct help with tricky requests.

If any of that free help has been of use to you, I hope you might consider buying a copy of my book Shining a Light.

Print and digital editions available at: https://www.kenfoxe.com

#ireland #journalism #foia #transparency

Over the years, I’ve tried to help people use FOI and AIE through my beginner's guide, advice and often direct help with tricky requests.

If any of that free help has been of use to you, I hope you might consider buying a copy of my book Shining a Light.

Print and digital editions available at: https://www.kenfoxe.com

#ireland #journalism #foia #transparency

Over the years, I’ve tried to help people use FOI and AIE through my beginner's guide, advice and often direct help with tricky requests.

If any of that free help has been of use to you, I hope you might consider buying a copy of my book Shining a Light.

Print and digital editions available at: https://www.kenfoxe.com

#ireland #journalism #foia #transparency

Over the years, I’ve tried to help people use FOI and AIE through my beginner's guide, advice and often direct help with tricky requests.

If any of that free help has been of use to you, I hope you might consider buying a copy of my book Shining a Light.

Print and digital editions available at: https://www.kenfoxe.com

#ireland #journalism #foia #transparency

Re @[email protected] + the pope — regulatory evasion via avoiding rather than prioritising #transparency. Fortunately, now illegal in the EU thanks to the #AIAct #digitalGovernance #AIEthics

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tkbweudpy6tvzjqdiza4z3p5/post/3mmqjjnowkc2d

Don’t let Big Tech hide ecological cost of AI, environment agency chief tells EU – POLITICO

The European Environment Agency, a Copenhagen-based body p…
#Europe #EU #ArtificialIntelligence #China #climateneutrality #Companies #Data #datacenters #Electricity #Energy #energyefficiency #environment #EuropeanUnion #footprint #Industry #Infrastructure #Intelligence #Ireland #LeenaYlä-Mononen #lobbying #Produce #Sustainability #Transparency #UnitedStates #water
https://www.europesays.com/europe/52407/

New Zealand FSP Progress: Futurionex Continues to Strengthen Platform Standardization and Transparency https://www.byteseu.com/2049437/ #and #continues #FSP #Futurionex #new #NewZealand #platform #progress #standardization #Strengthen #to #Transparency #zealand

#OpenCommit is a #sovereign #EU platform dedicated to providing a free alternative to #GitHub and #Gitlab for Open Source projects.

Just like our friends at #Codeberg, we strongly believe in open source, #transparency and #independence

For years, open source has concentrated on one #US platform.

Let's stop doing that... move to https://opencommit.eu

While you can already run your own, we're working on providing shared actions runners and package storage.

#OneIsNone #opencommit #opensource

Switzerland’s federal government is evaluating open-source alternatives to proprietary software to reduce foreign tech dependence and strengthen digital sovereignty. 🇨🇭
The 2023 LMETA law requires publicly funded code to be published by default, while pilots explore Linux-based workspaces for federal staff. 🐧

🔗 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/switzerland-eyes-open-source-alternatives-proprietary-software

#TechNews #Switzerland #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Government #Interoperability #Transparency #EU #Europe #Tech #OSS

Switzerland’s federal government is evaluating open-source alternatives to proprietary software to reduce foreign tech dependence and strengthen digital sovereignty. 🇨🇭
The 2023 LMETA law requires publicly funded code to be published by default, while pilots explore Linux-based workspaces for federal staff. 🐧

🔗 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/switzerland-eyes-open-source-alternatives-proprietary-software

#TechNews #Switzerland #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Government #Interoperability #Transparency #EU #Europe #Tech #OSS

Switzerland’s federal government is evaluating open-source alternatives to proprietary software to reduce foreign tech dependence and strengthen digital sovereignty. 🇨🇭
The 2023 LMETA law requires publicly funded code to be published by default, while pilots explore Linux-based workspaces for federal staff. 🐧

🔗 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/switzerland-eyes-open-source-alternatives-proprietary-software

#TechNews #Switzerland #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Government #Interoperability #Transparency #EU #Europe #Tech #OSS

Switzerland’s federal government is evaluating open-source alternatives to proprietary software to reduce foreign tech dependence and strengthen digital sovereignty. 🇨🇭
The 2023 LMETA law requires publicly funded code to be published by default, while pilots explore Linux-based workspaces for federal staff. 🐧

🔗 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/switzerland-eyes-open-source-alternatives-proprietary-software

#TechNews #Switzerland #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Government #Interoperability #Transparency #EU #Europe #Tech #OSS

Switzerland’s federal government is evaluating open-source alternatives to proprietary software to reduce foreign tech dependence and strengthen digital sovereignty. 🇨🇭
The 2023 LMETA law requires publicly funded code to be published by default, while pilots explore Linux-based workspaces for federal staff. 🐧

🔗 https://interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/switzerland-eyes-open-source-alternatives-proprietary-software

#TechNews #Switzerland #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Government #Interoperability #Transparency #EU #Europe #Tech #OSS

Oura's latest #PR stunt: "We get #government #data demands. Will we spill how many?" 🤔 Spoiler alert: they won't, because #transparency is so last year. 🙄 Meanwhile, your data's vulnerability is as secure as a screen door on a submarine. 🚪🔓
https://this.weekinsecurity.com/oura-says-it-gets-government-demands-for-user-data-will-it-share-how-many/ #Oura #stunt #data #privacy #tech #news #HackerNews #ngated

🧾 Add your name to demand transparency, investigation, and action from Congress. Taxpayers deserve to know who is negotiating, who is influencing the process, and whether the public is being asked to fund Trump’s personal lawsuit. civicshout.com/p/stop-trump... #Transparency #RuleOfLaw

Stop Trump from Stealing $10 B...

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/most-emailed-9b8fb5gsz/-/a-8UGwxs_sQ1-fR6Ui88xSXw%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0

Yes, the truth: that vaccines are safe, backed by data and rigorous research, this may not grab headlines, unlike fear-mongering #antivax conspiracy theories.

⚠️ But when politics starts dictating what science can say, the real casualty is trust. And that’s an immense risk not just for one country, but for the entire world!

#covid #vaccine #safety #fda #science #transparency

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/most-emailed-9b8fb5gsz/-/a-8UGwxs_sQ1-fR6Ui88xSXw%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0

Yes, the truth: that vaccines are safe, backed by data and rigorous research, this may not grab headlines, unlike fear-mongering #antivax conspiracy theories.

⚠️ But when politics starts dictating what science can say, the real casualty is trust. And that’s an immense risk not just for one country, but for the entire world!

#covid #vaccine #safety #fda #science #transparency

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/most-emailed-9b8fb5gsz/-/a-8UGwxs_sQ1-fR6Ui88xSXw%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0

Yes, the truth: that vaccines are safe, backed by data and rigorous research, this may not grab headlines, unlike fear-mongering #antivax conspiracy theories.

⚠️ But when politics starts dictating what science can say, the real casualty is trust. And that’s an immense risk not just for one country, but for the entire world!

#covid #vaccine #safety #fda #science #transparency

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/most-emailed-9b8fb5gsz/-/a-8UGwxs_sQ1-fR6Ui88xSXw%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0

Yes, the truth: that vaccines are safe, backed by data and rigorous research, this may not grab headlines, unlike fear-mongering #antivax conspiracy theories.

⚠️ But when politics starts dictating what science can say, the real casualty is trust. And that’s an immense risk not just for one country, but for the entire world!

#covid #vaccine #safety #fda #science #transparency

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/most-emailed-9b8fb5gsz/-/a-8UGwxs_sQ1-fR6Ui88xSXw%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0

Yes, the truth: that vaccines are safe, backed by data and rigorous research, this may not grab headlines, unlike fear-mongering #antivax conspiracy theories.

⚠️ But when politics starts dictating what science can say, the real casualty is trust. And that’s an immense risk not just for one country, but for the entire world!

#covid #vaccine #safety #fda #science #transparency

Ah yes, the noble #quest for "transparency" led by #B.E.A.R. 🐻, because who wouldn't trust an acronym with a growl? Apparently, saving #Utah from the clutches of a dastardly #data #center requires more than just a couple of blog posts and some impassioned pleas. 🤔 Who knew that fighting for the #public #good could be so...ferociously tedious? 💤
https://www.stopstratos.org #transparency #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, the noble #quest for "transparency" led by #B.E.A.R. 🐻, because who wouldn't trust an acronym with a growl? Apparently, saving #Utah from the clutches of a dastardly #data #center requires more than just a couple of blog posts and some impassioned pleas. 🤔 Who knew that fighting for the #public #good could be so...ferociously tedious? 💤
https://www.stopstratos.org #transparency #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, the noble #quest for "transparency" led by #B.E.A.R. 🐻, because who wouldn't trust an acronym with a growl? Apparently, saving #Utah from the clutches of a dastardly #data #center requires more than just a couple of blog posts and some impassioned pleas. 🤔 Who knew that fighting for the #public #good could be so...ferociously tedious? 💤
https://www.stopstratos.org #transparency #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, the noble #quest for "transparency" led by #B.E.A.R. 🐻, because who wouldn't trust an acronym with a growl? Apparently, saving #Utah from the clutches of a dastardly #data #center requires more than just a couple of blog posts and some impassioned pleas. 🤔 Who knew that fighting for the #public #good could be so...ferociously tedious? 💤
https://www.stopstratos.org #transparency #HackerNews #ngated

Ah yes, the noble #quest for "transparency" led by #B.E.A.R. 🐻, because who wouldn't trust an acronym with a growl? Apparently, saving #Utah from the clutches of a dastardly #data #center requires more than just a couple of blog posts and some impassioned pleas. 🤔 Who knew that fighting for the #public #good could be so...ferociously tedious? 💤
https://www.stopstratos.org #transparency #HackerNews #ngated

NEW:

Radiology Associates of Richmond discloses second data breach

266k people affected by this one, and I have unanswered questions about both breaches:

https://databreaches.net/2026/05/22/radiology-associates-of-richmond-discloses-second-data-breach-266k-people-affected/

#HIPAA #hack-and-leak #databreach #incidentresponse #transparency

HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as Premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, pledging $100K annually to support secure firmware updates for Linux users 💻. This move expands vendor-backed access to LVFS, enhancing transparency and user control over BIOS and hardware updates 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/

#TechNews #LVFS #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #HP #Dell #Lenovo #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #BIOS #Hardware #Firmware

HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as Premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, pledging $100K annually to support secure firmware updates for Linux users 💻. This move expands vendor-backed access to LVFS, enhancing transparency and user control over BIOS and hardware updates 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/

#TechNews #LVFS #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #HP #Dell #Lenovo #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #BIOS #Hardware #Firmware

HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as Premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, pledging $100K annually to support secure firmware updates for Linux users 💻. This move expands vendor-backed access to LVFS, enhancing transparency and user control over BIOS and hardware updates 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/

#TechNews #LVFS #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #HP #Dell #Lenovo #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #BIOS #Hardware #Firmware

HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as Premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, pledging $100K annually to support secure firmware updates for Linux users 💻. This move expands vendor-backed access to LVFS, enhancing transparency and user control over BIOS and hardware updates 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/

#TechNews #LVFS #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #HP #Dell #Lenovo #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #BIOS #Hardware #Firmware

HP has joined Lenovo and Dell as Premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service, pledging $100K annually to support secure firmware updates for Linux users 💻. This move expands vendor-backed access to LVFS, enhancing transparency and user control over BIOS and hardware updates 🔒.

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/

#TechNews #LVFS #LinuxFirmware #OpenSource #HP #Dell #Lenovo #Linux #FOSS #Privacy #UserControl #Transparency #BIOS #Hardware #Firmware

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