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Kristina McElheran @kmcelheran.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot emphasize enough how much the folks at Census are *obsessed* with doing the right thing for both representative data collection and privacy. (I say this as someone who nearly didn’t get to tenure because of all the frictions involved in using restricted-access Census data.)

Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 2d

US census data is carefully anonymized for good reason. Now Republicans want to change that -- and their plan could put the data of every person living in the US at risk.

Important reporting from @telliotter.bsky.social

The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk

A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone.

www.wired.com

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noyb @noyb.eu · 2d

🗨️ "Austrian privacy group noyb said on Tuesday it has filed a criminal complaint in Austria, accusing U.S.-based Clearview AI of illegally collecting photos and videos of European Union residents to build its facial-recognition database."

More Info:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 2d

Wouldn't it be possible to detect META glasses based on their MAC addresses? I assume they are using the same vendor prefix

Another solution would be to broadcast a BT signal when they record so that people could at least be informed (using Apple & Google anti-stalking alerts if that's possible?)

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Joseph Jerome @joejerome.com · 2d

This idea from @esquiring.bsky.social is totally doable but has minimal chance of being embraced by Meta.

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Régis Chatellier @regisregis.bsky.social · 3d

Sur ce sujet, lisez le dernier Cahier Innovation et Prospective de la CNIL, sur les données post mortem et notamment les "deadbots" :

Article : linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
Pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 4d

To call this feature an "URL shortener" when in many instances it makes URLs longer is, at least, a bit deceptive. Not sure this is completely legal

They could at least check the new URL is not longer

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 4d

"The watchdog said the option to keep the cheaper plan was only revealed after consumers began the cancellation process, a design it argued breached Australian consumer law by failing to disclose material information and creating a false impression of available choices."

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 4d

Australia sues Microsoft for allegedly misleading ~2.7M Microsoft 365 users into accepting a price hike for Copilot plans while hiding cheaper non-AI options (Sneha Kumar/Reuters)

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks!

I thought there could be some rationals beyond "collecting more data". There are several things that I find very inconvenient and/or misleading.
First, in many instances the *URLs are not shorter*, so to call that a shortener is misleading.
Second, all shortened URLs look the same... [1/3]

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Christophe B. @bladecoder.bsky.social · 6d

Brought to you by the company who discontinued its "goo.gl" URL shortener in 2019 and killed it in 2025.

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 6d

Fourth, it is not clear to me why this is a "Google Account" setting and not Chrome or Android setting.

Finally, when a default setting is changed, users should not have to go through "Other settings" to restore the original configuration. At least not immediately [3/3]

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 6d

It is problematic both for the person sharing the URL (who may not notice he/she share the wrong link) and for the person clicking on a link who does not know where the link is redirected.

Third, adding an unwanted intermediary service adds delays and a point of failure.[2/3]

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks!

I thought there could be some rationals beyond "collecting more data". There are several things that I find very inconvenient and/or misleading.
First, in many instances the *URLs are not shorter*, so to call that a shortener is misleading.
Second, all shortened URLs look the same... [1/3]

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Bumblefudge @bumblefudge.com · 6d

from said monstrosity, just under the share button in the hamburger menu, there is an "Open in Chrome" option, and from there you can share the raw link. extra friction i'm sure <1% of people do, but hey, if you are on a phone you can't reconfigure...

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Pierre Laperdrix @rockpartridge.bsky.social · 6d

This seems to be happening since June 2025 on specific apps according to 9to5google.com/2025/06/26/g...
and it can be disabled in the Google app support.google.com/websearch/an... For the reason, I'm pretty sure you already know why 😅

New Google app setting disables sharing link shortener on Android

When sharing a URL from the Google app on Android, Search and Discover automatically applies a link shortener. A new Google setting...

9to5google.com

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · 7d

Why (and since when) does Chrome replace shared URLs by "share.google" URLs?

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Régis Chatellier @regisregis.bsky.social · 15d

Téléchargez et découvrez le Cahier Innovation et Prospective de la CNIL :
💀"Nos données après nous", une exploration des usages et enjeux des données post mortem, de la mort à l’immortalité numérique

👉 linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
👉 et le pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...

Couverture du cahier avec une silhouette qui regarde derrière elle des 0 et 1 qui la suivent comme des traces de sa vie.

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 14d

today at 3:45pm Dublin time

The ADAPT Centre @adaptcentre.bsky.social · 15d

Looking forward to the fireside chat on #AgenticAI with Dr. Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social (@aial.ie, @tcddublin.bsky.social) & Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social (President, @signal.org) at #ADVANCE2025 tomorrow. Agenda here: www.adaptcentre.ie/news-and-eve...
@researchireland.ie

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · Sep 30

"U.S. trade authorities also say that, by protecting consumer data that PIX collects, the Brazilian government is hurting American companies that use such information to make business decisions and develop new products"

Techmeme @techmeme.com · Sep 29

How Brazil's Pix digital payment system, adopted by 80%+ of citizens, became a target of the Trump administration, which says it unfairly undercuts US companies (Ana Ionova/New York Times)

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Régis Chatellier @regisregis.bsky.social · Sep 26

👉 De la mort à l’immortalité numérique : quelles pratiques ? quels enjeux éthiques ?
👉 Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?

Ne tardez pas à vous inscrire pour le savoir !
www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025

Affiche de l'événement éthique de la CNIL : « Intimité des disparus, mémoire des vivants : quelle éthique pour les traces numériques ? »

La CNIL vous invite le mercredi 15 octobre 2025 à partir de 14h00 à son évènement de réflexion éthique, organisé en partenariat avec la Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF).

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Régis Chatellier @regisregis.bsky.social · Sep 12

👉De la mort à l’immortalité numérique : quelles pratiques ? quels enjeux éthiques ?
👉Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?

Le programme de l'événement éthique de la #CNIL est en ligne : www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · Aug 25

At least it means that you're doing the job of your dreams :)

Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · Aug 17

"Introducing new data controls" => Opting you in to something you never asked and providing a way to opt-put

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · Aug 8

Une variante de " blueberry "

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Vincent Toubiana @vtoubiana.bsky.social · Jul 28

This article sadly reminded me an XKCD: xkcd.com/937/

An XKCD comic showing reviews of an fictional app called "TornadoGuard" which is supposed to play a sound when there is a Tornado warning. The App get great reviews commenting on non-essential features. The only bad review explain that the app did not warn the person about a tornado

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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · Jul 25

In light of Columbia's capitulation to the Trump regime's illegal and extortionate demands, I have resolved not to write for Columbia publications, speak at Columbia events, or perform other free labor for a university that has repudated its values.

3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...

Columbia’s Capitulation

Universities exist to promote the discovery, preservation, and transmission of knowledge. While they can help make to make a society virtuous, prosperous, and free, they do so by pursing their mission...

3d.laboratorium.net

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