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SOTU
Published on February 2019 by BriAlys
This post will be short. Did you watch the State of the Union last night? I spent the 9 o'clock hour tuned into Alaska: The Last Frontier, a very interesting show on the Discovery Channel about how families survive living in the wilderness.
If you want a quick summary of the SOTU or even a good laugh, watch the 15-minute clip below. 😂😂😂 (more on the women in white later 😉)
Categories Politics•Tags colbert, sotu
Feds & Technology
Published on January 2019 January 2019 by BriAlys
In the last few days, several reports have emerged outlining steps the United States Federal Government is taking in realm of (personal) technology. These accounts are in line with what I recently told you in a post about Smart Speakers. When it comes to technology, privacy/security trumps EVERYTHING and the three (3) reports below are proof that the contentious convergence of government and technology is here to stay.
Here's what you need to know:
Amazon, Google, Microsoft… Selling face-snooping tech to the Feds (The Register)
Why should you care? More than 85 advocacy groups focused on a diverse set of social issues, including racial justice, religious liberty, civil rights, human rights, and immigrant rights have raised concerns about this practice, including the ACLU.
You can read the full text of their letter here.
"History has clearly taught us that the government will exploit technologies like face surveillance to target communities of color, religious minorities, and immigrants."
Feds Can't Force You To Unlock Your iPhone…. With Finger Or Face (Forbes)
Why should you care? The judge says all logins are equal. In the past, they couldn't force you to give up your pass code, now fingerprints, facial recognition (or other future innovations… i.e. voice) are also included. Forcing you to do this could be the equivalent of forcing you to self incriminate.
"If a person cannot be compelled to provide a pass code because it is a testimonial communication, a person cannot be compelled to provide one's finger, thumb, iris, face, or other biometric feature to unlock that same device," the judge wrote.
Feds to allow drones to to fly over crowds at night… and make routine night flights (ABC)
Why should you care? Rogue drones have been used to carry bombs on battlefields, to deliver contraband to prisoners, to interfere with firefighters and, last month, to cripple the operations of a major airport.
Last year, Congress approved a measure that will let the government develop a system to identify and hack or shoot down drones that authorities deem threatening.
Do these statements make you feel safe?
"Drones can collect massive amounts of sensitive data from people and can be equipped with facial recognition technology as well as license plate reading software"
Suzette Kemp is the Federal Government's Chief Information Officer (CIO) appointed by President Donald Trump. The federal CIO is charged with driving government wide technology policy, leading the federal CIO Council and often putting out unexpected IT fires. She has recently said her office is crafting legislation to provide the government with "guardrails" for how to incorporate the technologies and ensure they don't possess bias that runs counter to the mission of agencies (FedScoop).
Categories Politics, Tech•Tags ai, amazon, artificial, cio, cybersecurity, drone, drones, facial, facialrecognition, feds, google, government, intelligence, iPhone, microsoft, passcode, privacy, recognition, security, snowden, tech, technology, voice
Published on October 2016 October 2016 by BriAlys
The 13th… as in the 13th Amendment. Have you ever read the exact text? I admit that I have not. Sure, I link to think that I generally know what it is about – it's what freed slaves. Ava DuBernay, director of Selma, is bringing a history lesson to us all in the form of a Netflix documentary:
via Netlix: The title of Ava DuVernay's extraordinary and galvanizing documentary 13TH refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads:
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States."
Netflix further writes: The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis. On Netflix October 7.
Pay very close attention to the text in bold. Slavery is indeed LEGAL, IF it is being used as punishment for a crime. Did you know that? I certainly did not. One thing is for sure – on Friday, October 7th I will be glued to my iPad watching this documentary! You can check out the trailer below.
Stay woke people!
Categories history, Politics•Tags 13, amendment, ava, constitution, history, netflix, politics, slavery, the13th
How to Vote in Every State
Published on August 2016 by BriAlys
Voting can be tough because each state has different requirements. Some require ID's, some don't. Some state's deadlines to register are in October; others are not. So how do you keep track? YouTube via the channel "How to Vote in Every State". Simply pick your state and that's it! Find your state's video here. Also, below each video there is a link that takes you directly to the site where you can sign up. #vote ‼️
Categories Politics•Tags clinton, democrats, election, november, president, presidential, republicans, trump, vote
Google now shows campaign financing in search results
Published on March 2016 by BriAlys
Google is making it easier to access the 2016 presidential candidates financial information. Announced today, you can now find results for the following directly in the search results: how their campaigns are funded (aka who owns them).
If you're wondering where this financial data comes from (you always should), Google shared it's partner in the announcement itself, the Center for Responsive Politics. The upfront information provided is great!
But what if you want more details? If you click on More Information (directly below the charts), you can get a breakdown of every dollar by industry, like the graphic below for Hillary Clinton.
Categories Politics, Tech•Tags #PrimaryDay, bernie, campaign, campaignfinance, citizensunited, clinton, cruz, democrat, donate, donations, election, election2016, feelthebern, finance, GOP, politics, president, presidential, republican, sanders, superpac, trump
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