Javier Sánchez @javi@mastodon.me.uk
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1/ This is one of many barely-visible cameras at a Walgreens convenience store.
The system tries to determine the age and gender of those nearby.
Then, it serves ads, based upon their artificial intelligence algorithm, on the refrigerator doors.
See-through doors have been replaced with full video screens.
It takes diligence to find this type of #privacy-invading #AI manipulation that uses sexual stereotypes and age discrimination to sell products.
> Fighting back is possible.
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Opinion: Blocking the Disabled on the Web Means Blocking Innovation | WIRED
Interesting article. I wasn’t aware that Vint Cerf was deaf, or that Joybubbles, one of the first phreakers, was born blind. https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-blocking-the-disabled-on-the-web-means-blocking-innovation/
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Some associated links:
Firefox Firefox Multi-Account Containers extension
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/
Electronic Frontier Foundation Privacy Badger
https://www.eff.org/privacybadger
While you are there, install HTTPS Everywhere to force SSL connections
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"Privacy isn't about hiding bad things, but about protecting what defines us as human beings, who we are. Our day-to-day behavior, our personality, our fears, our relationships, and our vulnerabilities."
-- The Tor Project
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Read: The new dotcom bubble is here: it’s called online advertising https://thecorrespondent.com/100/the-new-dot-com-bubble-is-here-its-called-online-advertising/1366591600-93220b69
@WearsManyHats You and me! I listen to quite a few episodes of Radio 4 in Pocket casts.
Corporate greed strikes again, how Microsoft sent to prison a guy for making copies of free restore disks. Yes the ones you used to get for free with your computer.
@bjarni That sounds very interesting, I guess the replacement of the processed sugar it's very clever. Thanks for the tip :)
@purism Glad to see that more mainstream channels are picking up on you guys, I'm very close to ditch my Mac for one of these, just saving a little! Are you guys doing any Black Friday deals? :-)
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#ServiceDesign #DesignSystem
"Why every design system needs a service designer" a design system is not just a bunch of components in Sketch and maybe some HTML/CSS, it's so much more and having a service designer in the team helps a lot https://amyhupe.co.uk/articles/why-every-design-system-needs-a-service-designer/
@angristan I Literally can't wait now to see what the release 5.1 would be like! Very intrigued :-)
@bjarni honey in coffee? I don't think I've got to those extremes yet? Does it just sweeten the coffee or does it actually give the coffee a hint of honey?
@wintgenstein so cute! she looks very soft 🙂
@gargron that’s great news! Do you know how popular is in Spanish speaking countries?
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@openrightsgroup Here is the ORG report on mobile content filters (on by default in the UK!) https://www.openrightsgroup.org/about/reports/collateral-damage-in-the-war-against-online-harms
@Floppy sounds interesting, adding it to review when I’m home!
@northernjamie wow, that’s madness I mean it’s usually around 60 to 90 pounds with Virgin but £200, jezzzz!
@nolan thanks for sharing that article, it’s very insightful!
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