Pat Walshe. Interested in how the processing of data about people, impacts their fundamental rights & freedoms

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EU data protection chief Wojciech Wiewiórowski has joined trade unions and privacy activists in their concerns over the bloc’s ‘Digital Omnibus’ ° EU data chief adds voice to unions’ fears of ‘carte blanche’ use of workers’ data for AI – EUobserver euobserver.com/239590/eu-dat…
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For context, these are the people who have been trying so hard to convince the UK government to weaken copyright law to benefit AI companies democracyforsale.substack.co…
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UN Human Rights issues an update of the database of businesses involved in activities in relation to illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank, #Palestine.   A total of 214 companies from 11 countries are listed. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…   #HRC63
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Pixel phones can clearly extract text from photos on-device, as Gboard shows. But Google Photos hands this task off to Google Lens, making users upload photos to Google just to copy text. This video captures how differently Google and Apple think about privacy:
So on a Pixel 9 with Android 17, there’s no way to copy text from a photo offline and without sending it to Google? All these AI features on Pixel phones and basic OCR still can’t run locally?
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🇩🇪🚨Dienstag droht schmutziger Deal zur #Chatkontrolle 2.0 mit PERMANENTER Erlaubnis von Massenscans unserer privaten Chats (sog. #Suchpläne). 😱 Werden laut und mailt euren EU-Abgeordneten JETZT, um das zu verhindern: ℹ️ chatkontrolle.de ✍️ fightchatcontrol.de
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An opaque system that is largely run autonomously is contrary to a ruling by the CJEU (C-817/19), which requires that automation be explainable and identifiable in its modification of information, especially when it relates to a criminal investigation. statewatch.org/uncategorized…
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🔓 LEAKED DOCUMENT 🇮🇪 Shown below is an excerpt from the leaked proposal by the Irish Presidency. The #EU Member States are expected to give their opinions by end of week. 🇪🇺 #AI #privacy 👉 Read more on our website 🔗 noyb.eu/en/ai-eu-member-stat…
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If ever you find yourself in Hexham ❤️ you might just want to check out the Little Mexico Street Food restaurant (& chocolate bar). Fabulous atmosphere, delicious food, great cocktails, happy friendly owners/staff. ❤️🇲🇽
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I’ve long argued ‘optional’ ‘voluntary’ national digital ID schemes will ultimately require ID in most aspects of life, becoming mandatory in reality. Malaysia: Mandatory logins, age checks & SIM registration test the limits of ‘voluntary’ digital ID
Malaysia says MyDigital ID remains voluntary. But as it becomes the required login for transport, immigration and other services, the distinction between optional and practically necessary is narrowing. #DigitalIdentity #Malaysia biometricupdate.com/202609/m…
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United Nations Special” Rapporteur on the U.S. Killing of “Narco-Terrorists "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" ohchr.org/sites/default/file…
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Now Lord Watson, as a former Labour MP, Watson was an advocate for privacy even challenging UK surveillance in the CJEU (wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wik…), now he’s a VP at Palantir. I don’t want Palantir in the NHS or law enforcement or any aspect of my life.
After six wonderful years at UK Music, I'm joining Palantir UK as Senior Vice President. Palantir is the most interesting company on the planet, doing work of real consequence: helping Britain and its allies defend themselves, helping police protect our citizens and helping NHS staff get patients treated and home sooner. London is comfortably its largest centre outside the US, home to more than one in six employees, the highest proportion among the world's largest technology companies. We have challenges. Some criticism is propaganda. Some raises legitimate questions about large technology companies and sovereign control. Both require answers. Part of my role will be to correct false information while working with our engineers to ensure privacy, security and respect for sovereignty are at the heart of everything we do.
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