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Notices by Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com), page 3

  1. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2019 13:03:40 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    in reply to
    • Yale Privacy Lab
    • Sean O'Brien
    @diggity There's a lot of good stuff your replies---thank you for all of the work that you and the others at @privacylab do! I will certainly stay tuned.
    In conversation Thursday, 11-Apr-2019 13:03:40 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  2. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 21:41:51 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    I love type inference, but please be explicit in the types of your public APIs. This serves not only as documentation, but also helps catch when the types change when you didn't intend for them to do so (because they're inferred).
    In conversation Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 21:41:51 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  3. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 21:33:49 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    in reply to
    • Sean O'Brien
    @diggity While this practice is expected (as the article notes, other companies do it as well), most users are definitely not aware of it and I think that many more people would be uncomfortable using these devices if they did learn that this isn't all just being processed by computers. Some of that conversation happened during the Snowden revelations---is it okay if it's just computers "listening" rather than a human being? (Of course, it's never just computers.)

    It's also another example of AI capabilities being over-sold to users.

    Thanks for sharing!
    In conversation Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 21:33:49 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  4. Sean O'Brien (diggity@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 21:00:04 EDT Sean O'Brien Sean O'Brien

    fresh off the press - this is why I don't like to give the "benefit of the doubt" to Big Tech, even though I will limit my comments to the available info:
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/is-anyone-listening-to-you-on-alexa-a-global-team-reviews-audio

    In conversation Wednesday, 10-Apr-2019 21:00:04 EDT from mastodon.social permalink Repeated by mikegerwitz
  5. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Monday, 08-Apr-2019 22:11:21 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    "Online Speech and the First Amendment: Ten Principles from the Supreme Court":

    https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/73591
    In conversation Monday, 08-Apr-2019 22:11:21 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  6. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 20:31:38 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    • alex
    @alextee The EFF does a lot of good work that I do support them for, and I am an EFF member. But as a free software activist, I don't always agree with their stance on software or use of certain terminology.
    In conversation Thursday, 04-Apr-2019 20:31:38 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  7. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2019 21:45:05 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    EFF applauds WhatsApp fixing a group chat bug:

    https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/04/fixed-whatsapp-rolls-out-group-privacy-settings

    I get it, a lot of people use WhatsApp. But this doesn't deserve applause---WhatsApp deserves condemnation. It is a proprietary, centralized service. There are better ways to go about your communication with others where you don't have to put up with company inaction by completely relinquishing control of your communications to a third party.

    I wrote about this and more back in February in response to the GHCQ Ghost proposal:

    https://mikegerwitz.com/2019/02/ghcq-exceptional-access-e2ee-decentralization-reproducible
    In conversation Wednesday, 03-Apr-2019 21:45:05 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink

    Attachments

    1. FIXED: WhatsApp Rolls Out Group Privacy Settings
      from Electronic Frontier Foundation
      Today, we’re happy to see WhatsApp fixing the long-standing group messaging problem that we called on them to address: allowing users to decide who can add them to groups without their express consent. This puts users in a better position to control their WhatsApp chats and personal phone number...
  8. Free Software Foundation (fsf@status.fsf.org)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2019 11:02:34 EDT Free Software Foundation Free Software Foundation
    New job opening at the FSF! We're seeking a new Campaigns Manager to plan and execute how to achieve our campaign goals. If you're passionate about free software and have relevant experience, apply today! https://u.fsf.org/2sc
    In conversation Tuesday, 02-Apr-2019 11:02:34 EDT from status.fsf.org at 42°21'30"N 71°3'35"W permalink Repeated by mikegerwitz
  9. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2019 23:00:49 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    GNU Guix Blog, "Connecting reproducible deployment to a long-term source code archive":

    https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/73241
    In conversation Friday, 29-Mar-2019 23:00:49 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  10. Danny O'B (mala@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 26-Mar-2019 16:40:16 EDT Danny O'B Danny O'B

    A bunch of Swedish MEPs pressed the wrong button in the Copyright Directive vote, defeating the chance to vote to delete #article13 and #article11.

    Well, that’s quite the mandate to fuck with millions of Internet users.

    https://boingboing.net/2019/03/26/jfc-fml-jfc.html

    In conversation Tuesday, 26-Mar-2019 16:40:16 EDT from mastodon.social permalink Repeated by mikegerwitz
  11. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Mar-2019 23:05:10 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    in reply to
    • David Hunt
    @davehunt The most recent accessibility-related talk I can remember at LibrePlanet is by Chris Hofstader in 2017:

    https://social.mikegerwitz.com/url/17371
    In conversation Monday, 25-Mar-2019 23:05:10 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  12. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Mar-2019 22:37:37 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    in reply to
    • dave stranding
    • David Hunt
    @davehunt The Guix talk was actually @dthompson, but we're both young guys and may sound a little bit alike. :) I don't think we've spoken before, but my first LibrePlanet was four years ago and I don't recall all of the people that I've exchanged pleasantries with.

    I'd love to chat with you sooner, certainly.

    I feel I should clarify my talk suggestion: I'm not FSF staff and can't say if such a proposal would be accepted; I just meant to say that I would absolutely attend and hope that it would be.

    Anyway, good to know that I have the right person in mind. :)
    In conversation Monday, 25-Mar-2019 22:37:37 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  13. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Mar-2019 22:19:28 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    • Danny O'B
    @mala Re: The LibrePlanet panel you were on about Australia's terrible decryption law:

    I asked the first questions just before rms. I had about an hour's worth of questions but had to give others a turn. I did talk to Isa a little bit after specifically about concerns with Tor, but wasn't able to find you free. That panel made a lot of people very uncomfortable. ;)

    In particular, I'm curious if you know of any prior precedent in the United States (not necessarily with regards to technology) for the aid in enforcement of laws of other countries that violate the rights of US citizens under the constitution, as they might apply in this situation.

    For example, I brought up the issue of compelled speech, so one example may be a case where another country has forced the extradition of a US citizen for exercising free speech rights that aren't permissible in that country. A couple of examples as it pertains to the Australian law would be: refusing to implement a backdoor, and creating a canary.

    Or, do you feel that this Australian law is such that the free speech rights established by Bernstein v. United States might be able to be subverted?

    I'm asking this as someone who has never visited Australia and has no dealings there. Obviously if you have operations within Australia's jurisdiction then it's a different story.
    In conversation Monday, 25-Mar-2019 22:19:28 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
  14. Mike Gerwitz (mikegerwitz@social.mikegerwitz.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Mar-2019 21:21:51 EDT Mike Gerwitz Mike Gerwitz
    Both slide PDF and source code are now online for my #LibrePlanet2019 talk "Computational Symbiosis: Methods That Meld Mind and Machine":

    https://mikegerwitz.com/talks#cs4m

    This year, I tried to commit much more frequently than in past years (see Git history) to demonstrate how I use Org mode to track the progress of sections of my talk and outline the work I need to do. I'll write about it some time.
    In conversation Monday, 25-Mar-2019 21:21:51 EDT from social.mikegerwitz.com permalink
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