Right now, #23andme, the DNA testing and data collection site, might be up for grabs to the highest bidder.
Including some of the most private (and immutable) data of 15 million people.
«Genetic data is immutable and can reveal very personal details about you and your family members.»
This shows, that data that has been exposed and/or collected once, will be available to anyone with money or hacking skills. 1/3 eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/sale…
The worst thing: This very revealing and personal data may already be on the market. Because of lack of enforced secure login (e.g. #2FA) and an open "social" policy of providing almost unrestricted access to the most personal and immutable data for any random stranger with some #DNA likeness.
More on the #23andme bankruptcy in this thread by @pluralistic (read upward from the link).
But the thread (read downward) alsopromotes the fascinating idea of a compulsory "living will", that for any company on whose function their customers rely on, the company has to set aside instructions and funds to help transition the users.
For goods attached to a mandatory cloud service, e.g. open-source the components or help free the goods from the cloud.
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"This complaint is not only the largest ever submitted to the ICC, but it is also a milestone in documenting Israeli war crimes for future generations."
I've always been amazed that what was done to their people, they do to others. Just now I was shocked by the thought that ran through my mind: why would you be shocked and amazed that these people are doing everything the Father of Zionism advocated being done to his fellow Jews?
The Biden administration has consistently said Israel should not kill civilians as it sends Israel more weapons to kill civilians. theintercept.com/2024/10/09/wh…
"This complaint is not only the largest ever submitted to the ICC, but it is also a milestone in documenting Israeli war crimes for future generations."
Things will surely change if trump gets back in there. I have more respect for people who don't vote at all than I do for those who contribute to the system by voting third party, without any chance of winning.
While I am waiting on an answer to my last inquiry, I want to point out the 15:08 mark of the video. It is quite enlightening because it answers another question, i.e. "why is this happening?".
Why is a larger and larger block of 'Blue' voters rejecting their 'selected' candidate?
Then the host posits an even more interesting question: "Why, when you have the chance to break the two-party system, would you go and rescue Zionism?", similar to Sami Hamdi's plea "What are you so afraid of?".
The conclusion that I come to is that the reason why, the thing that Harris voters are so afraid of, is the potential loss of the prerogative to kill children in the womb. Killing all of the children in Gaza in the near horizon, in the West Bank a little farther out, and someday soon in Lebanon, Syria, etc., etc., is a small price to pay to retain the right to kill one's own child via abortion.
This, I am afraid, is the hidden grammar of this affair. Dark, indeed.
I certainty agree that every time an undesirable politician that offers nothing and even worse in this case, they openly support a genocide, is elected by voters as a lesser evil, it signals to the ruling class "holy fuck, we can do whatever we want"
To be fair, this strategy of pressuring the 'big' candidates in the policy direction that the 'small' constituencies want them to go has also landed upon the GOP. Case in point.
Would you mind 'spelling it out', @**joe braun? Who are you referring to by 'they'? And who, praytell, is 'more' genocidal and racist; not in theory or speculation or Saturday-B-Movie-Drive-in scripting horror-fantasy, but in reality?
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Ah but back then it was more difficult for the rich to convince people that the *real* source of their problems was Joe, from 3 doors down, who is demanding a pay rise so he can afford food.
I would sign if I lived there and could do so. You have my sympathies. Maybe you can answer a question that comes up from my son on our show #GishgallopGirlPodcast a lot, though: Considering the tax breaks Macron has pushed for the wealthy, why would wealthy American grifter #CandaceOwens despise him as much as she does? She isn't the only one, but her work is the focus of my study, so do you have any idea?
You mean apart from the fact that she’s batshit crazy? She’s about as far-right as they come (or, at least, that’s her grift). Macron is neoliberal. While that means that he will always pick the far right over the left – as demonstrated recently in his overturning the will of people to get into bed with the far right after the left won the last election in France – he’s still a “liberal” as far as MAGA folks like Candace are concerned.
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oh, I refer to her as "Alt-Reich" on our show. She knows where and how her money is made. Episode 19 of our show is my favorite, "Poussard the Coward". Wherein she speaks with Xavier Poussard (via translation) about his Fascist publication fates et documents, about their defaming stories about Brigtte Macron and Jean-Michel Trogneaux. She otherwise enjoyed a pilgrimage she went on to Charteres, so I can only assume her hatred is because Macron ain't Fascist enough for her.
@blogdiva It’s been really disheartening to see the signatures stall at roughly 300k for weeks. Are people really so indoctrinated, they won’t even sign a petition that would improve their quality of life, if the wealth tax came to pass? Do people who saw the petition think a wealth tax would apply to them, if they just work hard enough?
In a way, you're too optimistic. I believe that what kept many people from signing was not the effort, but rather the belief that they're simply not wealthy YET (and don't deserve to be, should they not be able to make it, on their own).
I haven't seen much organising over here, either. I'd hazard a guess that a lot of the numbers come down to which countries had political parties that actually did something with this.
Like I only saw that this was a thing because of people here, and none of them were Dutch political activists or affiliated with any party. IRL it was crickets. Maybe there was something in the bigger cities but then I'd expect way more signatures than there are.
No surprise if people aren't signing an on-line form: with all the scams going around, it is more likely that I'd ignore one based on the idea that it is better to be safe than sorry.
Maybe it is better in Europe, but it is so bad in the U.S. that I'd quip that our national motto should be "Scams R Us" given the texts and emails I get.
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in reply to Marcel Waldvogel • • •For those interested in that message packed in a much more cheerful way, this video (with subtitles) explains the social impact in just over a minute.
Enjoy! (Or whatever feeling will come up behind that buoyant atmosphere.)
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in reply to Marcel Waldvogel • • •The worst thing: This very revealing and personal data may already be on the market. Because of lack of enforced secure login (e.g. #2FA) and an open "social" policy of providing almost unrestricted access to the most personal and immutable data for any random stranger with some #DNA likeness.
Personal data is not here to play games with. By anyone.
#DNAsamples #23andme #Privacy
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in reply to Marcel Waldvogel • • •More on the #23andme bankruptcy in this thread by @pluralistic (read upward from the link).
But the thread (read downward) alsopromotes the fascinating idea of a compulsory "living will", that for any company on whose function their customers rely on, the company has to set aside instructions and funds to help transition the users.
For goods attached to a mandatory cloud service, e.g. open-source the components or help free the goods from the cloud.
#LivingWill
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in reply to Marcel Waldvogel • •Well ... who's laughing at my tinfoil hat now;) It's always a conspiracy until it isn't.
Image the worst possible thing that corps could do, and you're likely only half way there.