Jan Penfrat 2 months ago

I currently read Alex Vitale's The End Of Policing. I was skeptical at first. After about a third I thought "Yes OK that's true but mostly applies to the US, right?" But then, where Vitale argues #police has always been a political, never a #crime-fighting tool, I suddenly realised: Holy shit I myself & everyone in my bubble finds it totally normal that police are present at #protests but would *never* expect them to solve my burglary case or find my stolen bicycle. 😲

Verso

The End of Policing

The massive uprising following the police killing of George Floyd in the summer of 2020--by some estimates the largest protests in US history--thru...

Jan Penfrat 2 months ago

“Whenever a company or public office faces a new challenge, the first question must be: How can #AI help?” @European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Italian Tech Week in Turin. What a dumb piece of advice. #TechnoSolutionism #EU #IndustrialPolicy

Jan Penfrat 2 months ago

Dear journalists: did you know there is a verb for "using false claims"? Many children learn it in kindergarten. It's called "lying". You should try it some time (the verb, not the lying). #ClearLanguage #USpol #journalism #freepress

Jan Penfrat 2 months ago

#Apple continues to blackmail European #lawmakers and thus #democracy itself. What a disgrace this company is. Don't buy their shit.

the Guardian

Apple calls for changes to anti-monopoly laws and says it may stop shipping to the EU

The iPhone-maker criticises Brussels’ Digital Markets Act and says delayed features are leading to a worse experience for users

#DMA #DigitalMarketsAct #DigitalRights #competition #antitrust

Jan Penfrat 3 months ago

Fighting for your rights works! 💪 ⚖️ #Spain's constitutional court ruled that public decision-making algorithms require transparency and oversight. The court rejected claims that #NationalSecurity or #IntellectualProperty can absolutely limit what it calls a constitutional right to public information.

Civio

Civio pulls back the curtain on public algorithms: Spain’s Supreme Court orders the Government to release BOSCO’s source code

The precedent-setting ruling states that public decision-making algorithms require transparency and oversight. The court rejects claims that nation...

#algorithms #AI #justice

Jan Penfrat 3 months ago

Spot the mistake #wealthtax #taxtherich

Jan Penfrat 3 months ago

I have just donated to @npub1p095...m5vl's #Gaza Emergency Fund which will be used to bring 8 (!) entire families to (relative) safety from #Israel's #genocide. If you're a privileged White European like me, you don't often get the chance to help save someone else's life. Well here you do:

Gaza Verified

Emergency appeal to get the Gaza Verified families stuck in the danger zone in the North to relative safety in the South.