The FTC sent 15 tech companies a letter telling them to start reading users' messages by Tuesday. Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Snap, TikTok, Discord, Reddit, X, Match Group, Bumble, Pinterest, Automattic, SmugMug. 48 hours to scan, $53K per miss. Read the breakdown: s.vp.net/NvWuj

This week's Hide & Speak Hero of the Week: Mike German. 16 years FBI, deep undercover work. Caught colleagues running an illegal wiretap in 2002, reported it, got retaliated against, walked. DOJ later substantiated everything. Now he's exposing fusion centers. Full conversation 👇

Think you have privacy in public? Think again. ALPR systems are mapping your life in real time. Chris from Hide & Speak explains how ALPR systems like Flock Safety can be used to unfairly target people based on political or religious views. Full clip in comments 👇🏻

Utah's new law holds adult sites liable for visitors physically in the state, regardless of IP. The "fix" is demanding government ID from every visitor. Age verification keeps becoming surveillance infrastructure with extra steps. #Privacy #AgeVerification Full breakdown: s.vp.net/ot4Is

The bar for email privacy has been set so low that ants use it to limbo. The question is whether anyone else bothers to raise it, or keeps shipping "trust me bro." Full conversation in the thread 👇

For 64 days, anyone who knew one trick could log in as root on 70 million websites running cPanel. CVSS 9.8. CISA flagged active exploitation Feb 23. Patch shipped April 28. 40,000 servers already showing signs of compromise. 🧵 Link to the full breakdown in 👇

"Fusion center databases represent a modern general warrant." The whole point of the Fourth Amendment was to stop the dragnet. These databases are all-encompassing, exist in perpetuity, and anyone can fall in. #Surveillance #Privacy #FusionCenters Full conversation in the thread 👇

California's Digital ID Blueprint Governor Newsom is pushing AB 1709, a bill requiring biometric age verification for social media. Critics warn this creates a massive data-collection pipeline. Read the article and see our sources: s.vp.net/xD3zC #Privacy #California #AgeVerification

A city covered its own surveillance cameras with trash bags because it couldn't figure out how to switch them off. It's just one of four towns that moved against Flock this month. All four towns, fully sourced: s.vp.net/Ej1w2 Full video in thread.

A class action filed in San Jose says the city's 474 Flock cameras racked up 360 million Fourth Amendment violations in 2024. ICE has been quietly running searches through the network with no warrant. #surveillance #fourthamendment #privacy How the side door works: s.vp.net/cbvq3

I don't think about Americans financial situation, I don't think about anybody

Watch my statement in the #Alberta legislature for the 2026 Trans Day of Visibility. Trans rights are human rights. #humanrights #equality #abpoli #ableg

Everybody wants access. But access isn’t random. You either: build it, buy it, or get positioned into it. Social media is exposure. Rooms like this are access. If you’re trying to move differently, start with the tools. Because access is getting expensive now. Tools in bio! If you’re researching

🚨 New episode alert! Why was Mohamed Al-Fayed protected for so long? Andy & Neil hear from survivor Cheska Hill-Wood about abuse, cover-ups and the powerful people accused of helping him evade scrutiny Listen & watch The Crime Agents 🫆 on @globalplayer.com 🎧 #harrods #coverup #podcastclips

James Talarico gives a commencement speech 💯💯💯🎯

Dr. Otelia Cromwell - Black History Fun Facts Doc- #udc #hbcu #professor #english #blackhistorymonth

Jaja luego les cuento las aventuras de un evento anunciado. No grabé lo que quería, pero sí estuve lo suficiente... #nothingbeatslike #jet2holiday #divulgarcita #contacto #iss

Great to see the @FDACommissioner authorize expanded access for Daraxonrasib, a promising but still in-review chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. As we discuss, Expanded Access for challenging to treat conditions is an important program. Good news for once!

National Cinema Dictionary: B is for Bosnian and Herzegovinian Cinema. Grbavica (Jasmila Žbanić, 2006). A post-war drama.

Get ready, Ocean City! Bennies Italian Market & Bakery is officially coming to 55th Street. Expect amazing fresh-baked bread, gourmet eats, and classic Italian treats right in the neighborhood. Stay tuned for the opening date! #OCNJ #OceanCityNJ #BenniesOCNJ #NJEats #55thStreet

I think he does have that covered. He’s working a lot of angles at the expense of the American people.

Electric school buses are a critical tool in our fight against climate change. But most districts weren’t ready to make the switch due to costs and logistics, so we’re delaying the requirement 5 years in the new state budget.

Whether you are a Republican, a Democrat or an independent, you understand that it is absurd to spend billions of dollars killing innocent people abroad. Let's send people to the Senate who will invest and rebuild America — people like Graham Platner.

❗️❗️❗️ #Russia indeed struck the Bila Tserkva district with an “Oreshnik” missile, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Yurii Ihnat, Head of Communications of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, confirmed that it was an RS-26 “Rubezh” intermediate-range ballistic missil

The Texas primary runoff election is here, with voters finalizing their party nominees in a handful of competitive Republican and Democratic races. Follow real-time vote totals as polls close across the state: bit.ly/4vcmtMn

No Chad Bianco, this state absofuckenlutely is not turning red. Remember, land doesn't vote! No Steyer as we don't need a billionaire running our state. And we definitely don't need Porter who mistreated her staffers! The name is Becerra! B-E-C-E-R-R-A! The name is Becerra! It's the Becerra Era!

Rays retake the lead in the 12th inning of this back-and-forth affair

I led the House in a moment of silence honoring the life and service of Colleen Hanabusa, a proud daughter of Waiʻanae, a tita at heart, and a former member of this House.

More clients shouldn’t mean more chaos. IntegrityCONNECT® helps you work smarter with Ask Integrity®, the AI-powered digital assistant, that will streamline your day! Get organized, serve more clients and save time! Start with Ask Integrity at bit.ly/3NTj2Kk!

Taiwan's biggest downfall might just be energy... and China's got all of the energy resources they need. Learn more about energy security on @hardpoints.bsky.social👇 🔗 youtu.be/EDkcjW2WTcA?...

I couldn’t be prouder to represent Putney, Roehampton, Southfields and Wandsworth Town, and in the King’s Speech debate I set out how the government is backing the talent of Putney’s young people. Watch here 👇

Warum redet Markus Söder eigentlich so gerne die Erfolge anderer Politiker schlecht , aber wenn man seine Parteifreunde nach seinen Leistungen fragt, reagieren die so empfindlich und abweisend? #bayern #grüne #söderisst

JK Rowling is a notorious and dangerously unbalanced Transphobe. If you are supporting her work, you are supporting her. Just know that.

NOBODY believes that the "assassination attempt" at the white house correspondents' dinner was real. (Maggie Reed)

✨This week we’re joined by Illia Bielikov, lead developer of @shadeprotocolgame.bsky.social & co-founder of @sparrowbomb.bsky.social! We talk indie dev, creative philosophy, and SHADE Protocol!✨ ✨ ✨ open.spotify.com/episode/1XRM... ✨ ✨ #razzledazzle #razzledazzleshow #indiegamedev #shadeprotocol

MOOD Tu as des rappeurs qui acceptent que leur musique de merde soit récupérée par l’extrême droite américaine. Et puis tu as des rappeurs qui évoluent d’album en album, sans jamais oublier d’où ils viennent. Merci Vince Staples White Flag. Cry Baby sort le 05/06.

🥔🥚🥣🧂👩🏽‍🍳Let’s check in with Karla to see how the potato salad turned out👀🤣 #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies Enjoy our #FamilyCaregiver podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare S2: BONUS Episode 37- Off Duty Family Caregiver #RealTalk

Were West Ham unlucky to go down? 🤔 Alan Shearer doesn't think so 👀

#Dimahoo #Arcade #Shooter

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Most of us were taught to push through, but mental health doesn’t work that way. Learning your capacity means recognizing when rest is necessary, not optional. #mentalhealth #healing

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is only a few days away! 📚This Saturday, May 16th from 10am-6pm, join the fun at Bohrer Park. From author talks to children's activities, there is something for everyone at GBF. 📖 We hope to see you there! More info: https://bit.ly/3kncZeQ

Who’s a bigger threat to your privacy: the government tracking your car, or the tech bro sitting next to you filming with smart glasses? I testified before the California State Senate on two bills to address privacy risks of surveillance tech. Here's a short video about it.

Data thinks that is very funny! 😆

Always love how it wipes the fun and whimsy from the previous film within two minutes of it starting, and re contextualizes with a simple music change, and a little stock footage.

It’s bad when the evil guys leave first after causing all the evil 🤦🏽‍♀️

"And for us, as the community, let us also be given chances in the decision-making tables." On #SexWorkersRightsDay, we amplify this call. Daisy Kwala from the Bar Hostess Empowerment & Support Programme shares her #RethinkRebuildRise message. Add yours & join the movement. #ISWRD zurl.co/UVlC2

In loop 2 of this if you upgrade your whip you lose it completely, and if you upgrade it TWICE you just start throwing out a hitbox-less Spriter's Resource sheet LUL. GOOD. twitch.tv/thatpunk_ #retrogaming #queerstreamer #nes #famicom #romhack

From feeding the paper to shaping the bowls, every step of the production process is carried out with meticulous care.

Spent the day refactoring the whole loading system. It fixed a lot of issues, I just hope everything else still works the same 👌 🌟 Wishlist the game on Steam : store.steampowered.com/app/3386520/... #IndieGameDev #indiedev #game #RTS #indiegame

*The clerk is an alien lately, most of the time this is figurative, but currently it is literal. His whiskers are not whiskers, they are more like strange antennae, they glow strange colors that mean things you don't know. He looks up at the sky at night, as though he's from somewhere else.*

The 2026 Phillies have a number of unanswered questions as pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater. Chief among them... Can Bryce Harper be elite again? We discussed on an all NEW Hittin' Season! @WHYY.ORG @justinklugh.bsky.social LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

Happy pride month

Connor Storrie dancing to the song ‘Odessa’ by Caribou for his photoshoot for Vogue Adria magazine Connor grew up in Odessa, Texas 😁

In its first week, 40% of Subnautica 2 players were playing multiplayer. That's way more than the team expected, so they're now prioritizing multiplayer features like proximity chat. Don't miss our full MinnMax Interview with the game design lead Anthony Gallegos. youtu.be/KMdaEmf612o

I’m just adding more to the pile everyday 🥰 #reading #books #tbr #bookbuying #bookcollection #booksky

Transform your space today. Inbox us the word "REMODEL" to talk! 📲 #StressFreeRemodel #ContractorWork #HomeDesign #TurnkeyProject #[YourCity]Builders

CUE COUNTRY ROADS! WEST VIRGINIA WALKS OFF KENTUCKY IN THE 10TH 🔥 Mountaineers are headed to the Supers for the third-straight season 😤

Jaydee has that trans-Atlantic accent which always feels like I'm listening to someone from the 1930's. Example: 👇 #WNBA

repost @tindisguise on IG Plotting Genuary’s work, unstable amplitude. Sakura white gelly + fabriano black black paper #genartclub #generative #codeart #penplotter #creativecode