[ PRIVACY Forum ] Would AI lie?

Would AI lie? I was asked on radio last night if I thought that AI would ever lie to us. I replied that this of course opens up a bunch of questions, since "lie" suggests purposeful misinformation, not accidental. And a "lie" could be programmed by an AI's creators, or -- in theory -- by an AI

[ PRIVACY Forum ] YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel

YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel Note that *physical* possession of the key is required, along in many cases with a variety of other information. https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/yubikeys-are-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks-thanks-to-newl

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Musk posts fake image of Harris in communist garb

Musk posts fake image of Harris in communist garb https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4859664-elon-musk-fake-image-kamala-harris/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenwe

[ PRIVACY Forum ] BREAKING: At least 2 killed and 4 injured at Georgia High School shooting

BREAKING: At least 2 killed and 4 injured at Georgia High School shooting L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: h

[ PRIVACY Forum ] BREAKING: At least 4 dead plus injured at Georgia high school shooting. Reportedly the suspected shooter in custody is 14-years-old.

BREAKING: At least 4 dead plus injured at Georgia high school shooting. Reportedly the suspected shooter in custody is 14-years-old. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laure

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations

Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/generative-ai-backlash-hits-annual-writing-event-prompting-resignations/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren'

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Suspected shooter in Georgia was previously on FBI radar

Suspected shooter in Georgia was previously on FBI radar https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/2024/09/04/fbi-atlanta-claims-apalachee-high-shooter-colt-gray-previou/75079736007/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://laur

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Very likely this shooting will be brought up at the debate this Tuesday ... -L

Very likely this shooting will be brought up at the debate this Tuesday ... -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder: Network Neutrality Squad:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google and Beetlejuice

Google and Beetlejuice Google just pushed out (about 10 minutes ago, apparently) a short video tie-in with the new "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" film, specifically with shrunken head Bob. It appears mainly to be a promotion for -- you guessed it -- Search AI Overviews. Unfortunately, we can't make

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Microsoft announces Sept 10 event to discuss CrowdStrike and possible changes to avoid future similar crashes

Microsoft announces Sept 10 event to discuss CrowdStrike and possible changes to avoid future similar crashes Microsoft announces 10 Sept cybersecurity event to discuss changes related to CrowdStrike outage, including exploring having such software running outside of privileged kernel mode to a

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Police AI

Police AI Police departments are now using AI systems to write up police reports automatically from the audio recorded on their body cams. What could go wrong? -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mast

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google and AI

Google and AI Just to be clear, when I am so critical of Google AI, I am NOT blaming Googlers (Google employees) in general. In fact, I know quite a few Googlers on AI teams, and they're all top-notch folks. I specifically blame the Google C-suite pushing orders down to managers. And I blame CE

[ PRIVACY Forum ] BREAKING: Trump sentencing in NY case delayed until after the election

BREAKING: Trump sentencing in NY case delayed until after the election L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: http

[ PRIVACY Forum ] BREAKING: Former VP Dick Cheney announces he is voting for Harris, calling Trump "greatest threat to American republic in history"

BREAKING: Former VP Dick Cheney announces he is voting for Harris, calling Trump "greatest threat to American republic in history" L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenw

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Sharp ride

Sharp ride These days, we're all pretty much sliding down the razor blade of Big Tech. (To sort of paraphrase the great Tom Lehrer.) -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laur

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Harris publishes detailed policy positions

Harris publishes detailed policy positions None of which appear to include Trump's "Dictator on Day One". -L https://kamalaharris.com/issues/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastod

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Report: Mother of suspect in Georgia school shootings called school in advance to warn them of emergency

Report: Mother of suspect in Georgia school shootings called school in advance to warn them of emergency https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/07/us/apalachee-school-shooting-georgia-saturday/index.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] TRAIN WRECK - Nevada to use Google's AI -- which is dumb as a rock spewing out misinformation -- to help determine unemployment benefits

TRAIN WRECK - Nevada to use Google's AI -- which is dumb as a rock spewing out misinformation -- to help determine unemployment benefits What could wrong? Pretty much everything! These hearings are full of confidential data that will now feed into Google AI. Oh sure, yeah, Google isn't supposed

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Ford applies for another privacy-invasive patent, this one to monitor your conversations in cars to serve you ads

Ford applies for another privacy-invasive patent, this one to monitor your conversations in cars to serve you ads Getting even more into the evil zone there, Ford. -L https://therecord.media/ford-patent-application-in-vehicle-listening-advertising L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@

[ PRIVACY Forum ] I wouldn't trust Google AI -- or ANY AI for that matter -- to determine the appropriate tip at a restaurant, much less whether or not someone receives unemployment insurance!

I wouldn't trust Google AI -- or ANY AI for that matter -- to determine the appropriate tip at a restaurant, much less whether or not someone receives unemployment insurance! L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.v

[ PRIVACY Forum ] The AI nightmare is already here, thanks to our own governments

The AI nightmare is already here, thanks to our own governments It's important to understand the specifics of the AI nightmare that yes, has now arrived. We know that these AI systems being pushed by Google and other firms are not actually intelligent, and that they frequently misunderstand inp

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump Biopic Trailer (for film he wanted to stop) hits YouTube

Trump Biopic Trailer (for film he wanted to stop) hits YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_OeYJXXlw0 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Found

[ PRIVACY Forum ] NSA starts a podcast series called -- wait for it! -- NO SUCH PODCAST

NSA starts a podcast series called -- wait for it! -- NO SUCH PODCAST Trying to stop chuckling. -L https://www.nsa.gov/Podcast/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweins

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Looking worse and worse! - Google AI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can't undo, experts warn

Looking worse and worse! - Google AI ruling on jobless claims could make mistakes courts can't undo, experts warn Awful. Just awful. -L https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/ai-ruling-on-jobless-claims-could-make-mistakes-courts-cant-undo-experts-warn/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Senate leaders ask FTC to investigate AI content summaries as anti-competitive

Senate leaders ask FTC to investigate AI content summaries as anti-competitive https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/10/senate-leaders-ask-ftc-to-investigate-ai-content-summaries-as-anti-competitive/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump says he won last night's debate, is less inclined to do more, and that ABC's "broadcast license" should be revoked for treating him unfairly

Trump says he won last night's debate, is less inclined to do more, and that ABC's "broadcast license" should be revoked for treating him unfairly L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have A bit of ARPANET history in this piece as well. -L https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/rogue-whois-server-gives-researcher-superpowers-no-one-should-ever-have/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (ht

[ PRIVACY Forum ] In disgusting post, Musk offers to "give Taylor Swift a child and guard her cats"

In disgusting post, Musk offers to "give Taylor Swift a child and guard her cats" L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder: Network Neutrality

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google and AI training abuse

Google and AI training abuse It's becoming ever clearer that use of external sites' data for AI training should require affirmative opt-in from those sites. Google started a project to work out extensions to robots.txt related to AI, and I signed up to participate in that discussion (I had prev

[ PRIVACY Forum ] The "Big Lie" of self-driving taxis -- armies of remote control workers

The "Big Lie" of self-driving taxis -- armies od remote control workers https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/03/technology/zoox-self-driving-cars-remote-control.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KE4.aoKF.RlSluFtKs6dy - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.co

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Hacker tricks ChatGPT into giving out detailed instructions for making homemade bombs

Hacker tricks ChatGPT into giving out detailed instructions for making homemade bombs https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/hacker-tricks-chatgpt-into-giving-out-detailed-instructions-for-making-homemade-bombs/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren)

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Facebook putting lives at risk by blocking emergency posts about wildfires

Facebook putting lives at risk by blocking emergency posts about wildfires https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/09/10/facebook-is-blocking-emergency-warnings-wildfires-roar-through-west/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) La

[ PRIVACY Forum ] BREAKING: [for what it's worth] Trump declares he will not participate in another debate with Harris

BREAKING: [for what it's worth] Trump declares he will not participate in another debate with Harris L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Biden admin moves to apply tariffs to vast amounts of direct from China to US consumers shipments

Biden admin moves to apply tariffs to vast amounts of direct from China to US consumers shipments https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/us/politics/biden-tariffs-chinese-goods-clothing.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] BAD MOVE BIDEN! It's just more anti-consumer China bashing - More on Biden admin plans to apply tariffs to direct from China shipments - very Trumpian

BAD MOVE BIDEN! It's just more anti-consumer China basing - More on Biden admin plans to apply tariffs to direct from China shipments - very Trumpian I will add that -- as the previous article notes in comments from large U.S. delivery services -- this plan will force consumers to go through th

[ PRIVACY Forum ] More on tariffs and bans against Chinese (or other countries') goods

More on tariffs and bans against Chinese (or other countries') goods China is a repressive Communist regime. However, for decades U.S. firms have voluntarily handed manufacturing dominance to China, in order to benefit their own profits. U.S. consumers have become dependent on this arrangement,

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Boy reporting classmate with bullet gets same punishment

Boy reporting classmate with bullet gets same punishment Meet the Streisand Effect, John the Apostle School! -L https://boingboing.net/2024/09/12/boy-who-reported-other-boy-with-bullet-given-same-punishment.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/laur

[ PRIVACY Forum ] EDRi: Open letter: The dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online

EDRi: Open letter: The dangers of age verification proposals to fundamental rights online Age verification, especially based on government-issued credentials such as drivers' licenses, is a dangerous trap, for ALL users of ALL ages! -L https://edri.org/our-work/open-letter-the-dangers-of-age-v

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Suspected Trump Gunman Was Once Charged With Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction Long criminal history, including weapons-related offenses and confrontations with police. Yet apparently he had no problem getting an AK-47. Only in America! -L https://www.wired.com/story/ryan-routh-donald

[ PRIVACY Forum ] On my national radio report tonight: Police and other agencies rushing to use Google AI and other AI systems in ways that could harm millions of persons

On my national radio report tonight: Police and other agencies rushing to use Google AI and other AI systems in ways that could harm millions of persons L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: ht

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Musk Posts Then Deletes 'No One Is Even Trying To Assassinate Biden/Kamala'

Musk Posts Then Deletes 'No One Is Even Trying To Assassinate Biden/Kamala' https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/09/16/musk-posts-then-deletes-no-one-is-even-trying-to-assassinate-bidenkamala/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Laure

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Air Force MAD.AI project (yes, real name) wants to use AI to improve AI in lethal drones - what could go wrong?

Air Force MAD.AI project (yes, real name) wants to use AI to improve AI in lethal drones - what could go wrong? L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@laur

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Predictably, Trump is claiming that what he calls "hateful rhetoric" from Democrats is putting his life at risk, despite his own continuous firehose of racist and other hateful speec

Predictably, Trump is claiming that what he calls "hateful rhetoric" from Democrats is putting his life at risk, despite his own continuous firehose of racist and other hateful speech. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Larry Ellison gushes over surveillance state powered by omnipresent AI cameras watching everyone to ensure "best behavior"

Larry Ellison gushes over surveillance state powered by omnipresent AI cameras watching everyone to ensure "best behavior" It's one thing to predict it, it's something else to welcome such a nightmare. -L https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/omnipresent-ai-cameras-will-ensure

[ PRIVACY Forum ] JD Vance admits he is willing to 'create stories' to get media attention

JD Vance admits he is willing to 'create stories' to get media attention https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/15/jd-vance-lies-haitian-immigrants - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: htt

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Script of my national radio report yesterday on government agencies using generative AI in potentially risky ways to millions of people

This is the script of my national network radio report from yesterday regarding the use of generative AI by government agencies in ways that could potentially be risky to millions of people. As always, there were some very minor wording changes from this script as I presented this report live.

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Reports of exploding pagers in Lebanon

Reports of exploding pagers in Lebanon There are reports of (apparently a particular model) of pagers used by Hezbollah "exploding" around Lebanon. Reports say three people killed and many injured. Mainstream media is reporting this but details are rather inconsistent. There is speculation that

[ PRIVACY Forum ] ]Trump wants military to arrest citizens on election day

Trump wants military to arrest citizens on election day https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-military-national-guard-election-day-b2628522.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vor

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump Thinks the Military Should Handle Citizens Who Disagree With Him

Trump Thinks the Military Should Handle Citizens Who Disagree With Him Maybe rename Mar-a-Lago as Berchtesgaden? Adolf loved it! -L https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-thinks-the-military-should-handle-citizens-who-disagree-with-him - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Ward Christensen, co-founder of first online BBS system and creator of XMODEM, dies at 78. Peace.

Ward Christensen, co-founder of first online BBS system and creator of XMODEM, dies at 78. Peace. L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder: Net

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump plans to use the 226-year-old law used send Japanese Americans to camps and jail anyone speaking against the president

Trump plans to use the 226-year-old law used send Japanese Americans to camps and jail anyone speaking against the president https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-operation-aurora-alien-enemies-act-b2628134.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning in Large Language Models

Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning in Large Language Models https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@laure

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Crowd Leaves Early as Trump Dances to Music on Stage For 39 Minutes

Crowd Leaves Early as Trump Dances to Music on Stage For 39 Minutes https://www.newsweek.com/trump-crowd-leaves-early-audience-made-listen-music-long-time-1969034 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mast

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina

Suspect arrested after reports of threats toward FEMA operations in North Carolina https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/14/us/fema-helene-north-carolina-reported-threats/index.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vorte

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump channels Hitler with "enemy within" remarks; here's a quote from 1939

Trump channels Hitler with "enemy within" remarks; here's a quote from 1939 Trump now promises to send the military against his political rivals and immigrants -- "the enemy within" are his words. His hero Adolf Hitler had a similar plan, using the same words, in 1939: "I am convinced that 194

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump rants about "the enemy within" -- look in the mirror, Donny Boy

Trump rants about "the enemy within" -- look in the mirror, Donny Boy Trump is now ranting about sending the military after his political opponents, whom he's calling "the enemy within". The only "enemy within" we have to worry about right now is the one within Mar-a-Lago that we need to keep o

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Harri-Walz spot: Trump's "Enemy Within"

Harri-Walz spot: Trump's "Enemy Within" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQnugO8SEx0 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder: Network Neutrality

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Harris-Walz new ad spot: Trump's "Enemy Within" -- using his words

Harris-Walz new ad spot: Trump's "Enemy Within" -- using his words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQnugO8SEx0 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren F

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google announces new Android security measures -- but a lot could go wrong for many users

Google announces new Android security measures -- but a lot could go wrong for many users Google has announced a list of new Android security features, especially around device theft. These include some measures (like stronger passkey protections in some cases) that I've been advocating. Howev

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump is a critic of China's trade practices. His "God Bless the USA" Bibles were printed there.

Trump is a critic of China's trade practices. His "God Bless the USA" Bibles were printed there. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-god-bless-the-usa-bibles-printed-in-china/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lau

[ PRIVACY Forum ] "Trump makes people I care about afraid -- I find him reprehensible" -- JD Vance's tweet resurfaces after 8 years

"Trump makes people I care about afraid -- I find him reprehensible" -- JD Vance's tweet resurfaces after 8 years "Trump makes people I care about afraid. Immigrants. Muslims, etc. Because of this I find him reprehensible. God wants better of us." - J.D. Vance https://boingboing.net/2024/10

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Kremlin refutes Trump denial on sending Putin COVID tests

Kremlin refutes Trump denial on sending Putin COVID tests These were rare COVID test machines, not the little test kits! -L https://www.axios.com/2024/10/09/trump-putin-covid-testing-equipment-kremlin - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump plans massive MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden in late October, reviving memory of pro-Nazi rally at the old Garden in 1939

Trump plans massive MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden in late October, reviving memory of pro-Nazi rally at the old Garden in 1939 https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/10/09/scooped-here-first-trump-plans-mega-maga-rally-at-madison-square-garden-bringing-back-memories-of-1939#google_vignette - -

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Fact check: No evidence for Trump's claim he has been to Gaza

Fact check: No evidence for Trump's claim he has been to Gaza https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/trump-gaza-fact-check/index.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laure

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Bob Woodward: Trump kept backchannel open to Putin after leaving office

Bob Woodward: Trump kept backchannel open to Putin after leaving office https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/trump-putin-woodward-book.html - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https:/

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Woodward says Trump sent (then rare) COVID test equipment to Putin for his personal use, asked him to keep it secret

Woodward says Trump sent (then rare) COVID test equipment to Putin for his personal use, asked him to keep it secret L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@

[ PRIVACY Forum ] DOJ vs. Google: Users have the most to lose

DOJ vs. Google: Users have the most to lose Despite my ongoing concerns over various of the directions that current management has been taking Google over recent years, I must state that I agree with Google that the kinds of radical antitrust "remedies" -- and "radical" is the appropriate word

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Annoyed by "Google Lens" in the Chrome omnibox?

Annoyed by "Google Lens" in the Chrome omnibox? Annoyed by the "Google Lens" tag in the Chrome omnibox? Wanna kill it? Go to: chrome://flags Search for "lens". Look for the "overlay" result. You get a bunch of choices. You can disable Lens completely, disable it in the omnibox (in this case,

[ PRIVACY Forum ] [Strip his clearances, end the contracts] Musk joining Trump at rally

[Strip his clearances, end the contracts] Musk joining Trump at rally Apparently Musk will be joining Trump at an upcoming Pennsylvania rally, where the man whose companies do high security work for NASA and other agencies will presumably speak enthusiastically for a convicted felon and fascist

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump now repeatedly calling Harris "born mentally impaired"

Trump now repeatedly calling Harris "born mentally impaired" This from a man with the intellectual capability of a moldy sponge. No offense meant to moldy sponges. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Encrypted apps can protect your privacy -- unless you use them like Eric Adams

Encrypted apps can protect your privacy -- unless you use them like Eric Adams https://theintercept.com/2024/09/27/eric-adams-indictment-encrypted-messaging-apps/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.c

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Newsom vetoes Calif AI bill, which would have been strictest in nation

Newsom vetoes Calif AI bill, which would have been strictest in nation https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-5119792/newsom-ai-bill-california-sb1047-tech - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: htt

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump goes full Third Reich: Full eugenicist': Trump says 'bad genes' make immigrants more likely to commit murder

Trump goes full Third Reich: Full eugenicist': Trump says 'bad genes' make immigrants more likely to commit murder https://www.alternet.org/trump-immigrants/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-suggests-immigrants-bad-genes-latest-disparagement-migrants-rcna174271 L - - - --L

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump backs out of "60 Minutes" election special; Kamala Harris to be interviewed

Trump backs out of "60 Minutes" election special; Kamala Harris to be interviewed Trump also took jabs at Jimmy Carter today, on his 100th birthday. -L https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-election-special-harris-trump-oct-7/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://ww

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Donald Trump Just Insulted Every Autoworker in Michigan

Donald Trump Just Insulted Every Autoworker in Michigan https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/donald-trump-autoworkers-uaw/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweins

[ PRIVACY Forum ] My radio script from last Monday: AI vs. Cats!

My radio script from last Monday: AI vs. Cats! This the script of my national network radio report from last Monday, reacting to the lead-in of a Meta AI expert admitting that AI doesn't even have the intelligence of a cat. I agree. As always, there may have been some minor wording changes from

[ PRIVACY Forum ] This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messages

This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messages [about Harris and Israel] They're telling Muslims she supports Israel, and telling Jews she supports Palestine. -L https://www.404media.co/this-is-exactly-how-an-elon-musk-funded-pac-is-microt

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Mitch McConnell Defends Past Comments Calling Trump 'Despicable' By Throwing JD Vance and Lindsey Graham Under the Bus

Mitch McConnell Defends Past Comments Calling Trump 'Despicable' By Throwing JD Vance and Lindsey Graham Under the Bus And he called him worse, too. But now he says "we're all on the same team". Presumably he means Team Hitler. https://www.mediaite.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-defends-past-comment

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Musk holding town halls in Pennsylvania pushing misinformation and voting machine conspiracy theories, offering voters $100 each

Musk holding town halls in Pennsylvania pushing misinformation and voting machine conspiracy theories, offering voters $100 each https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-offers-pennsylvania-voters-100-sign-donald-trump-petition-presidential-election-1971021 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Appendix in Trump's Jan 6 trial released -- 723 pages!

Appendix in Trump's Jan 6 trial released -- 723 pages! https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.266.0.pdf - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: http

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump goes on Fox and Friends, demands they stop running negative ads against him, or have on anti-Trump guests, says he'll complain to Murdoch

Trump goes on Fox and Friends, demands they stop running negative ads against him, or have on anti-Trump guests, says he'll complain to Murdoch https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4940810-donald-trump-fox-news-negative-campaign-ads/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump calls Harris a 's--- vice president'

Trump calls Harris a 's--- vice president' The word that describes how he treats women. -L https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-calls-harris-s-president-personal-attacks-escalate-rcna176259 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) L

[ PRIVACY Forum ] NYTimes trying to cover for Trump? They mention that he talked about Palmer, but not that the crazy topic was Palmer's genitalia.

NYTimes trying to cover for Trump? They mention that he talked about Palmer, but not that the crazy topic was Palmer's genitalia. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenwe

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Musk promises to give a million dollars each day until election day to a randomly chosen signer of his pro-Trump petition

Musk promises to give a million dollars each day until election day to a randomly chosen signer of his pro-Trump petition Apparently he gave the first million out today. This is in addition to the $100 to each signer of his petition. -L https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Musk-to-give-dollar1

[ PRIVACY Forum ] At rally, Trump speaks glowingly of the length of golfer Arnold Palmer's penis

At rally, Trump speaks glowingly of the length of golfer Arnold Palmer's penis https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/donald-trump-rambles-about-star-golfer-arnold-palmers-penis-size-when-he-took-showers-article-114384882 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www

[ PRIVACY Forum ] "Election protection" activist says he plans to flag voters with "Hispanic-sounding" names as "suspicious"

"Election protection" activist says he plans to flag voters with "Hispanic-sounding" names as "suspicious" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/election-integrity-north-carolina-voters-hispanic-sounding-names/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren

[ PRIVACY Forum ] SENILE, DANGEROUS S.O.B: Fascist Trump again calls Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi "THE ENEMY WITHIN!"

SENILE, DANGEROUS S.O.B: Fascist Trump again calls Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi "THE ENEMY WITHIN!" L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren Founder: N

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump channels Dukakis at McDonald's

Trump channels Dukakis at McDonald's If you're old enough, seeing Trump wearing an apron to "work" at a McDonald's today will bring back memories of failed presidential candidate Michael Dukakis riding around in a tank wearing a helmet. Both looked like utter fools. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Trump's McDonald's "work" campaign stop was fake and staged

Trump's McDonald's "work" campaign stop was fake and staged https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/10/20/trump-campaign-closed-down-mcdonalds-for-staged-fry-cook-stunt-store-not-open-per-owners-letter - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog:

[ PRIVACY Forum ] [And the companies don't care] Fake (AI) images of hurricane survivors have become a bizarre meme

[And the companies don't care] Fake (AI) images of hurricane survivors have become a bizarre meme And they're doing real damage, too. Do the AI firms care? Of course not! -L https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/fake-images-hurricane-survivors-bizarre-meme-rcna174874 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein

[ PRIVACY Forum ] The Tesla swastika effect

The Tesla swastika effect If driving around in a Tesla has in recent years become the equivalent of driving around in a giant MAGA hat, these days it's starting to look more and more like a swastika to onlookers. -L - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/l

[ PRIVACY Forum ] While he votes by mail and the Trump PAC he's funding promotes mail voting, Musk says all voting should be in person

While he votes by mail and the Trump PAC he's funding promotes mail voting, Musk says all voting should be in person https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-says-voting-person-super-pac-promotes-voting-mail-rcna176074 - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.v

[ PRIVACY Forum ] How to make Amazon deliveries even worse

How to make Amazon deliveries even worse Environmental groups are pushing Amazon to deliver even more packages in their original packaging, so that additional packaging isn't needed. There's just one enormous problem with that. In many areas porch package thefts are a tremendous problem. This w

[ PRIVACY Forum ] McDonald's says Trump is lying when he says they've said Harris never worked there

McDonald's says Trump is lying when he says they've said Harris never worked there McDonald's says they simply don't have complete employment records going back that far, so Trump saying they've confirmed she didn't work there is flat wrong. -L https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/21/mcdonalds-says-

[ PRIVACY Forum ] U of Penn: Jailbreaking LLM-Controlled Robots [in dangerous ways]

U of Penn: Jailbreaking LLM-Controlled Robots [in dangerous ways] https://robopair.org/files/research/robopair.pdf - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@laur

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Fox News did not disclose its all-women town hall with Trump was packed with his supporters

Fox News did not disclose its all-women town hall with Trump was packed with his supporters https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/media/fox-news-women-town-hall-supporters?cid=ios_app - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.v

[ PRIVACY Forum ] So bad you may not even want to read this item: NRA chief involved in gruesome cat killing as college fraternity member

So bad you may not even want to read this item: NRA chief involved in gruesome cat killing as college fraternity member https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/14/nra-doug-hamlin-cat-killing - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blo

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Lauren's Blog: DOJ vs. Google: Users have the most to lose

Lauren's Blog: DOJ vs. Google: Users have the most to lose https://lauren.vortex.com/2024/10/10/doj-vs-google-users-have-the-most-to-lose - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex.com (https://www.vortex.com/lauren) Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.la

[ PRIVACY Forum ] [Wannabe Hitler Moron] Trump Calls On CBS to Lose its Broadcasting License: 'THEY ARE A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!'

[Wannabe Hitler Moron] Trump Calls On CBS to Lose its Broadcasting License: 'THEY ARE A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!' Total idiot. Wacko to the max. Wannabe Hitler. Oh, and by the way, CBS doesn't HAVE a license. Individual broadcast stations have licenses, but not the CBS network itself. Moron. -L ht

[ PRIVACY Forum ] Dallas Morning News has been substituting old "Doonesbury" strips for current ones, claiming the new ones are too mean to Trump

Dallas Morning News has been substituting old "Doonesbury" strips for current ones, claiming the new ones are too mean to Trump https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/public-editor/2024/10/02/public-editor-whats-happening-with-doonesbury-in-the-dmn/ - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lau...@vortex

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