Miami Tech Enthusiast Club 📎
@miamitech.club
MTEC (Miami Tech Enthusiast Club) is a club dedicated to fostering a local community who are interested in technology in the broadest sense while facilitating advocacy for digital and consumer rights.
https://www.miamitech.club/
https://www.miamitech.club/
Sending emails to content creators and news outlets hoping to not be banished to the spam folder 🙏
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Sending emails to content creators and news outlets hoping to not be banished to the spam folder 🙏
If you're watching the age verification headed our way in Florida - there is a proposal where you would have to have to identify yourself in order to use AI - this is a great event to understand why that is a bad thing!
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Florida #Miami
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Florida #Miami
We stand to lose a lot as governments push to age-gate the web. That's why EFF is pushing back. You can learn more about these age-gating laws and even ask us questions during our livestream on Thursday at 12 PM PT: eff.org/livestream-age
EFFecting Change: The Human Cost of Online Age Verification
Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require
www.eff.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:30 AM
If you're watching the age verification headed our way in Florida - there is a proposal where you would have to have to identify yourself in order to use AI - this is a great event to understand why that is a bad thing!
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Florida #Miami
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Florida #Miami
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
More age verification coming to Florida!
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #AI #Florida #Miami
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #AI #Florida #Miami
January 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
More age verification coming to Florida!
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #AI #Florida #Miami
#AgeVerification #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #AI #Florida #Miami
Age verification swept the Western world in 2025, including our state of Florida. In the new year, lawmakers are considering a new bill which would take privacy from people who use AI tools. It could have far reaching consequences.
www.miamitech.club/oppose-sb-482/
#Florida #AI #AgeVerification
www.miamitech.club/oppose-sb-482/
#Florida #AI #AgeVerification
Oppose Florida's AI age verification bill, protect your privacy
In the physical world, age verification is harmless. In the digital world, it is the backbone of a surveillance state.
www.miamitech.club
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Age verification swept the Western world in 2025, including our state of Florida. In the new year, lawmakers are considering a new bill which would take privacy from people who use AI tools. It could have far reaching consequences.
www.miamitech.club/oppose-sb-482/
#Florida #AI #AgeVerification
www.miamitech.club/oppose-sb-482/
#Florida #AI #AgeVerification
Join us in 10 minutes for our virtual social hour! Come hang out and learn more about what our club is up to.
www.miamitech.club/events/
www.miamitech.club/events/
January 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Join us in 10 minutes for our virtual social hour! Come hang out and learn more about what our club is up to.
www.miamitech.club/events/
www.miamitech.club/events/
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“The Wegmans hype isn’t worth handing over your face." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #Wegmans #FacialRecognition
centralcurrent.org/wegmans-adde...
centralcurrent.org/wegmans-adde...
Wegmans added facial recognition technology to NYC stores, won't say if it plans the same for Central New York stores
Wegmans’ stores in New York City are scanning and storing customers’ faces and eyes.
centralcurrent.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“The Wegmans hype isn’t worth handing over your face." - STOP Communications Director Will Owen #Wegmans #FacialRecognition
centralcurrent.org/wegmans-adde...
centralcurrent.org/wegmans-adde...
Join us tonight at 7:30 PM EST for our first virtual social hour of the New Year! Will be great to catch up with folks after the holidays and discuss where MTEC is going. :)
www.miamitech.club/events/
#Tech #Privacy #Miami #Florida #Cybersecurity #Linux #Programming
www.miamitech.club/events/
#Tech #Privacy #Miami #Florida #Cybersecurity #Linux #Programming
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Join us tonight at 7:30 PM EST for our first virtual social hour of the New Year! Will be great to catch up with folks after the holidays and discuss where MTEC is going. :)
www.miamitech.club/events/
#Tech #Privacy #Miami #Florida #Cybersecurity #Linux #Programming
www.miamitech.club/events/
#Tech #Privacy #Miami #Florida #Cybersecurity #Linux #Programming
As Florida will have another age verification bill to fight in the next few weeks, it's a good time to familiarize yourself with the problems and knock-on effects of this policy. It's supposed to protect kids. Instead it endangers them and everyone else
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#Privacy #Florida
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#Privacy #Florida
Age Verification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. That's...
www.eff.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 AM
As Florida will have another age verification bill to fight in the next few weeks, it's a good time to familiarize yourself with the problems and knock-on effects of this policy. It's supposed to protect kids. Instead it endangers them and everyone else
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#Privacy #Florida
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
#Privacy #Florida
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Kate Ruane: “Imagine that service has been required to verify your age, has your government ID linked to your account, and that service experiences a data breach. … The most sensitive thing you have ever looked up [would] be linked to your identity.”
Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked in Court • The Austin Chronicle
As a queer, brown teenager growing up in a conservative part of Texas, Sarah Philips, a campaigner for Fight for the Future, said the internet served as a place to find community. “Most people I know with that experience looked to some sort of online connection when they didn’t find it in-person,” Philips reflected. Back […]
www.austinchronicle.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Kate Ruane: “Imagine that service has been required to verify your age, has your government ID linked to your account, and that service experiences a data breach. … The most sensitive thing you have ever looked up [would] be linked to your identity.”
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when you read the Florida AI Bill of Rights and it turns out it's an AI age verification bill with a few other good ideas add in.
-J
#Florida #AI #Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec
when you read the Florida AI Bill of Rights and it turns out it's an AI age verification bill with a few other good ideas add in.
-J
#Florida #AI #Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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when you read the Florida AI Bill of Rights and it turns out it's an AI age verification bill with a few other good ideas add in.
-J
#Florida #AI #Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec
when you read the Florida AI Bill of Rights and it turns out it's an AI age verification bill with a few other good ideas add in.
-J
#Florida #AI #Privacy #Cybersecurity #InfoSec
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RESEARCH UPDATE
We're documenting which school districts in the South have contracts with Flock Safety.
We will be adding more districts and documentation throughout the year.
www.sassisouth.org/flockschools
We're documenting which school districts in the South have contracts with Flock Safety.
We will be adding more districts and documentation throughout the year.
www.sassisouth.org/flockschools
Flock Safety and Schools — Southerners Against Surveillance Systems & Infrastructure
www.sassisouth.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
RESEARCH UPDATE
We're documenting which school districts in the South have contracts with Flock Safety.
We will be adding more districts and documentation throughout the year.
www.sassisouth.org/flockschools
We're documenting which school districts in the South have contracts with Flock Safety.
We will be adding more districts and documentation throughout the year.
www.sassisouth.org/flockschools
First impressions of the AI Bill of Rights being considered in Florida: It's mostly fine with two exceptions.
1. Requires age verification to us AI. As we see it so far, that puts it in the same problematic category as the GUARD Act being considered at the federal level.
#AI #Privacy #Florida
1. Requires age verification to us AI. As we see it so far, that puts it in the same problematic category as the GUARD Act being considered at the federal level.
#AI #Privacy #Florida
Tell Congress: the GUARD Act Won't Keep Us Safe
Congress is considering the GUARD Act, an age-verification mandate that would force every AI chatbot to verify all users
act.eff.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office first to try self-driving patrol car
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Po...
As technology and surveillance continue to grow in law enforcement, what are the important questions we should be asking?
#Miami #Florida #Tech #DigitalRights #Surveillance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Po...
As technology and surveillance continue to grow in law enforcement, what are the important questions we should be asking?
#Miami #Florida #Tech #DigitalRights #Surveillance
Florida police department tests nation's first self-driving patrol car
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office first to try self-driving patrol car
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Po...
As technology and surveillance continue to grow in law enforcement, what are the important questions we should be asking?
#Miami #Florida #Tech #DigitalRights #Surveillance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Po...
As technology and surveillance continue to grow in law enforcement, what are the important questions we should be asking?
#Miami #Florida #Tech #DigitalRights #Surveillance
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Fears Mount That #us Federal #cybersecurity Is Stagnating—or Worse
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-federal-cybersecurity/
#politics
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-federal-cybersecurity/
#politics
Fears Mount That US Federal Cybersecurity Is Stagnating—or Worse
Government staffing cuts and instability, including this year’s prolonged shutdown, could be hindering US digital defense and creating vulnerabilities.
www.wired.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Fears Mount That #us Federal #cybersecurity Is Stagnating—or Worse
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-federal-cybersecurity/
#politics
https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-federal-cybersecurity/
#politics
We're on other social media now too! If you want to get updates from us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok, we're there. :)
www.miamitech.club/social-media/
J: It's for the greater good lol
www.miamitech.club/social-media/
J: It's for the greater good lol
January 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
We're on other social media now too! If you want to get updates from us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok, we're there. :)
www.miamitech.club/social-media/
J: It's for the greater good lol
www.miamitech.club/social-media/
J: It's for the greater good lol
January 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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2026 will be a pivotal year. Our #privacy rights are unraveling. Our infrastructure is vulnerable. We must engage. Now. Protect your data and devices. Then help others do the same. Hold leaders accountable for privacy and cyber resilience. Together, we can make this happen.
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM
2026 will be a pivotal year. Our #privacy rights are unraveling. Our infrastructure is vulnerable. We must engage. Now. Protect your data and devices. Then help others do the same. Hold leaders accountable for privacy and cyber resilience. Together, we can make this happen.
HB 487 will bring right to repair to users of wheelchairs and other mobility devices in Florida!
If you care about right to repair, consumer rights, and human decency, call your Florida lawmakers.
Learn more: www.miamitech.club/support-hb-4...
#HB487 #RightToRepair #ConsumerRights #Miami #Florida
If you care about right to repair, consumer rights, and human decency, call your Florida lawmakers.
Learn more: www.miamitech.club/support-hb-4...
#HB487 #RightToRepair #ConsumerRights #Miami #Florida
Support HB 487, right to repair bill in Florida!
The Right to Repair Act for Mobility Devices will enable folks with mobility disabilities to fix their own wheelchairs.
www.miamitech.club
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
HB 487 will bring right to repair to users of wheelchairs and other mobility devices in Florida!
If you care about right to repair, consumer rights, and human decency, call your Florida lawmakers.
Learn more: www.miamitech.club/support-hb-4...
#HB487 #RightToRepair #ConsumerRights #Miami #Florida
If you care about right to repair, consumer rights, and human decency, call your Florida lawmakers.
Learn more: www.miamitech.club/support-hb-4...
#HB487 #RightToRepair #ConsumerRights #Miami #Florida
Make 2026 the year you call your elected representatives to defend digital freedom!
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#Privacy #Tech #Cybersecurity #Miami #Florida
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#Privacy #Tech #Cybersecurity #Miami #Florida
December 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Make 2026 the year you call your elected representatives to defend digital freedom!
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#Privacy #Tech #Cybersecurity #Miami #Florida
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#Privacy #Tech #Cybersecurity #Miami #Florida
Experience of trying to get set up on other social media:
You go through the registration process where you get asked for personal information, only to not be able to make the account because you're using a VPN...
At least Meta doesn't let you go past certain steps. TikTok just instant banned us
You go through the registration process where you get asked for personal information, only to not be able to make the account because you're using a VPN...
At least Meta doesn't let you go past certain steps. TikTok just instant banned us
December 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Experience of trying to get set up on other social media:
You go through the registration process where you get asked for personal information, only to not be able to make the account because you're using a VPN...
At least Meta doesn't let you go past certain steps. TikTok just instant banned us
You go through the registration process where you get asked for personal information, only to not be able to make the account because you're using a VPN...
At least Meta doesn't let you go past certain steps. TikTok just instant banned us
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Worth re-upping this video about a similar vulnerability exposed in one of Flock's major competitors, Motorola Solutions.
The many problems with Flock are common throughout the industry. Flock isn't the problem, surveillance is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dUn...
The many problems with Flock are common throughout the industry. Flock isn't the problem, surveillance is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dUn...
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Worth re-upping this video about a similar vulnerability exposed in one of Flock's major competitors, Motorola Solutions.
The many problems with Flock are common throughout the industry. Flock isn't the problem, surveillance is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dUn...
The many problems with Flock are common throughout the industry. Flock isn't the problem, surveillance is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dUn...
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🚨New leadership for water security.
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
Harris Cyber Policy Initiative Taps Top Hacker to Design New Security Model for Water Utilities | Cyber Policy Initiative
cpi.harris.uchicago.edu
December 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🚨New leadership for water security.
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
Top cybersecurity expert Tarah Wheeler joins DEF CON Franklin
as Senior Fellow, to help design a cutting edge managed security model for rural water utilities that will scale the impact of #DEFCONFranklin nationwide.
👉 cpi.harris.uchicago.edu/2025/12/23/h...
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This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
2025 has been the worst year for digital rights in a decade.
2026 will require all of us making our voices heard - literally.
Make it a New Year's resolution to call your reps about digital freedom!
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#DigitalRights #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #Miami #Florida
2026 will require all of us making our voices heard - literally.
Make it a New Year's resolution to call your reps about digital freedom!
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#DigitalRights #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #Miami #Florida
Make 2026 the year you call your elected representatives
Legislators are trying to destroy privacy, free speech, and online spaces. Don't let them.
www.miamitech.club
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
2025 has been the worst year for digital rights in a decade.
2026 will require all of us making our voices heard - literally.
Make it a New Year's resolution to call your reps about digital freedom!
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#DigitalRights #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #Miami #Florida
2026 will require all of us making our voices heard - literally.
Make it a New Year's resolution to call your reps about digital freedom!
www.miamitech.club/make-2026-th...
#DigitalRights #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Tech #Miami #Florida