Big Tech and AI Training
Meta, Facebook, and Instagram AI is coming for EU data — Here's what you need to know (and how to opt out)
This will happen from 27th May, you need to opt out or your data will be used to train their AI.
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#BigTech,#Meta,#Facebook,#Instagram,#WhatsApp,#GDPR,#Data.#Fediverse,#Mastodon,#PixelFed,#Matrix,#XMPP,#ActivityPub,#Replacement,#Privacy,#Rights,#DataProtection,#EU,#UK
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International coalition calls for action against surveillance-based advertising
Interesting article, this fightback has now started, there is hopefully no going back and we will see an end to all this tracking, advertising and other unwanted nonsense.
**Groups in Europe and U.S. ask for action to end practices that threaten citizens’ rights. **
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Every day, consumers are exposed to extensive commercial surveillance online. This leads to manipulation, fraud, discrimination and privacy violations. Information about what we like, our purchases, mental and physical health, sexual orientation, location and political views are collected, combined and used under the guise of targeting advertising.
You can read the full article at [1]. I have also included a link to a Discourse thread as well as a link to the Data Detox kit.
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1 Article
2. Discourse Discussion
3. Data Detox Kit
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#YearOfTheFediverse,,Report,#Threats,#Consumers,#Surveillance,
#advertising,#Privacy,#Adverts,#Profit,#Digital,#Rights



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International Day Against DRM (IDAD)
The fourteenth International Day Against DRM (IDAD) #DayAgainstDRM took place on 4th December 2020. The Defective by Design (DbD) campaign needs your help to spread the word. This year's annual day in protest of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) will be on December 4th, 2020, and will focus on streaming services' unjust use of DRM.
https://defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm/2020
Follow the DFD Free Software foundation account on Mastodon.
#fsf,#drm,#protest,#defective,#digitial,#rights,#2020,
#freedom,#media,#music,#video,
#idad,#DayAgainstDRM,#dbd
IRC CHAT
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