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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Big Tech and AI Training</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Big Tech and AI Training&#xA;&#xA;Meta, Facebook, and Instagram AI is coming for EU data — Here&#39;s what you need to know (and how to opt out)&#xA;&#xA;Opt out of AI data training by big techI &#xA;&#xA;This will happen from 27th May, you need to opt out or your data will be used to train their AI.&#xA;&#xA;Join the Fediverse&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#BigTech,#Meta,#Facebook,#Instagram,#WhatsApp,#GDPR,#Data.#Fediverse,#Mastodon,#PixelFed,#Matrix,#XMPP,#ActivityPub,#Replacement,#Privacy,#Rights,#DataProtection,#EU,#UK&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
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<p>Meta, Facebook, and Instagram AI is coming for EU data — Here&#39;s what you need to know (and how to opt out)</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/meta-facebook-and-instagram-ai-is-coming-for-eu-data-heres-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-to-opt-out" rel="nofollow">Opt out of AI data training by big techI </a></li></ul>

<p>This will happen from 27th May, you need to opt out or your data will be used to train their AI.</p>
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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:BigTech" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">BigTech</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Meta" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Meta</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Facebook" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Facebook</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Instagram" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Instagram</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:WhatsApp" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">WhatsApp</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:GDPR" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">GDPR</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Data" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Data</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Fediverse" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Fediverse</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Mastodon" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Mastodon</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:PixelFed" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">PixelFed</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Matrix" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Matrix</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:XMPP" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">XMPP</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:ActivityPub" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">ActivityPub</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Replacement" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Replacement</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Privacy" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Privacy</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Rights" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Rights</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:DataProtection" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">DataProtection</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:EU" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">EU</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:UK" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">UK</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 06:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>SES participates in replacement for Ukraine’s Starlink network</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[SES participates in replacement for Ukraine’s Starlink network&#xA;&#xA;This sounds good to me,   the first step is removing our reliance on the USA once and for all.   You can read more about this on the Europe Says website here&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Europe,#Starlink,#Replacement,#SES&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SES participates in replacement for Ukraine’s Starlink network</p>

<p>This sounds good to me,   the first step is removing our reliance on the USA once and for all.   You can read <a href="https://www.europesays.com/1905159/" rel="nofollow">more about this on the Europe Says website here</a></p>

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<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Europe" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Europe</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Starlink" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Starlink</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Replacement" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Replacement</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:SES" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SES</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Windows 10 support end date is October 25th, 2025</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Windows 10 support end date is October 25th, 2025&#xA;&#xA;Windows 10 support ends next year, if your hardware is fine, but you don&#39;t want to or can&#39;t upgrade to Windows 11 or beyond. Maybe have a look at Linux mint [1] as a replacement.&#xA;&#xA;You need to look at what you are using your computer for, Linux based systems are NOT for everyone,  esp if you are a gamer, but there are a lot of tasks you can do just as well on a Linux system as you can on Windows.  Office apps are covered in the form of LibreOffice, for example [2].&#xA;&#xA;References&#xA;&#xA;Linuxmint&#xA;LibreOffice&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Windows10,#EndOfSupport,#Replacement,#LinuxMint,#LibreOffice&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Windows 10 support end date is October 25th, 2025</p>

<p>Windows 10 support ends next year, if your hardware is fine, but you don&#39;t want to or can&#39;t upgrade to Windows 11 or beyond. Maybe have a look at Linux mint [1] as a replacement.</p>

<p>You need to look at what you are using your computer for, Linux based systems are <strong>NOT</strong> for everyone,  esp if you are a gamer, but there are a lot of tasks you can do just as well on a Linux system as you can on Windows.  Office apps are covered in the form of LibreOffice, for example [2].</p>

<p><strong>References</strong></p>
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<li><a href="https://www.libreoffice.org/" rel="nofollow">LibreOffice</a></li></ol>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Windows10" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Windows10</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:EndOfSupport" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">EndOfSupport</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Replacement" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Replacement</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:LinuxMint" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">LinuxMint</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:LibreOffice" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">LibreOffice</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Zoom can be used to train AI</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Zoom can be used to train AI&#xA;&#xA;Looks like the new Zoom terms and conditions now allow training AI on user content with no opt out. 🤣  See section 10.2&#xA;&#xA;I am not too sure what data is shared, or how it is used, but big tech is clearly incapable of playing fairly,  we have companies using all uploaded data to train AI, for example photos, text, code anything and usually the consent is given via terms and conditions so end users are so tied in to closed systems, the users auto consent weather they like it or not.&#xA;&#xA;The fact that zoom is used by organisation such as child protection agencies also for me RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS. &#xA;&#xA;Please consider using an alternative that actually protects and respects privacy such as Big Blue Button&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Zoom,#Privacy,#Data,#AI,#Replacement,#GDPR,#BigBlueButton.&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zoom can be used to train AI</p>

<p>Looks like the new Zoom terms and conditions now allow training AI on user content with no opt out. 🤣  <a href="https://explore.zoom.us/en/terms/" rel="nofollow">See section 10.2</a></p>

<p>I am not too sure what data is shared, or how it is used, but big tech is clearly incapable of playing fairly,  we have companies using all uploaded data to train AI, for example photos, text, code anything and usually the consent is given via terms and conditions so end users are so tied in to closed systems, the users auto consent weather they like it or not.</p>

<p>The fact that zoom is used by organisation such as child protection agencies also for me <strong>RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS</strong>.</p>

<p>Please consider using an alternative that actually protects and respects privacy such as <a href="https://bigbluebutton.org/" rel="nofollow">Big Blue Button</a></p>

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