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An administrative announcement.
Motherfuckers.


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Dear Googles: I hope you're giving a lot of hard thought to brownshirt-proofing your vast troves of personal data.

Just sayin.

Originally: web.archive.org/web/2017060410

(Obviously: all data collection and brokering services and systems are addressed.)

A black-and-white photograph of the aftermath of Kristallnacht, 9--10 November 1938, when Nazi SA brownshirt thugs smashed and looted Jewish shops, buildings, and synagogues throughout Germany. Passersby and onlookers look at damaged storefronts. Shattered glass covers the street and pavement. A woman facing the camera smiles.
#Kristallnacht#DearGoogles#DataAreLiability
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Dear Facebook: I hope you're giving a lot of hard thought to brownshirt-proofing your vast troves of personal data.

Just sayin.

Originally: web.archive.org/web/2017060410

A black-and-white photograph of the aftermath of Kristallnacht, 9--10 November 1938, when Nazi SA brownshirt thugs smashed and looted Jewish shops, buildings, and synagogues throughout Germany. Passersby and onlookers look at damaged storefronts. Shattered glass covers the street and pavement. A woman facing the camera smiles.
#Kristallnacht#Facebook#Instagram

In light of the case in the US, as well as other fascistic tendencies elsewhere, it's worth noting once again that the vast troves of personal information which are gathered and held by Internet monopolists such as , , , , and , telcos of both telephony and Internet services (ISPs) including , and , location data, payment processors (, , , ...), and a vast seething cesspit of "consumer data" brokers (, , , , , , and many, many, many more) represent an increasingly severe, potentially existential threat.

have warned of part of this recently, though it's far worse than their linked article here states.

eff.org/deeplinks/2022/06/effs

Electronic Frontier FoundationEFF's Statement on Dobbs Abortion RulingToday's decision deprives millions of people of a fundamental right, and also underscores the importance of fair and meaningful protections for data privacy. Everyone deserves to have strong controls over the collection and use of information they necessarily leave behind as they go about their normal activities, like using apps, search engine queries, posting on social media, texting friends, and so on. But those seeking, offering, or facilitating abortion access must now assume that any data they provide online or offline could be sought by law enforcement.
#Kristallnacht#Instagram#WhatsApp
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