The UK wants the dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first.

The UK government is inviting experts to provide insights about the data brokerage industry and the potential risks it poses to national security as it moves to push new data-sharing legislation over the line.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-the-uk-wants-the-dirt-on-data-brokers-before-criminals-get-there-first?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Countries that have emitted the most #CO2 #emissions since 1750

Important #UK #petition to sign: "Ban behavioural data extraction for advertising"

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713456

If you are a UK citizen or UK resident PLEASE SIGN THIS

We need the #government to take this seriously so creeps like this #databroker don't get more data:
https://gizmodo.com/data-broker-brags-about-having-highly-detailed-personal-information-on-nearly-all-internet-users-2000575762

And #democracy is undermined by the #microtargeting from #socialmedia - #Trump /Brexit/Romania etc

Wi-Fi in Public Space (Open Space)
Source: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/npnk-wrj8
#nyc #data #dataviz

Via @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/altering-the-deal/

#data #privacy #databrokers #amazon #usa #uspol #canada
#infosec

Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS)
Source: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/rvih-nhyn
#nyc #data #dataviz

NYC Farmers Markets
Source: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8vwk-6iz2
#nyc #data #dataviz

Cool It! NYC 2020 - Drinking Fountains
Source: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/wxhr-qbhz
#nyc #data #dataviz

hey! I've just moved here today and i thought I'd start by introducing myself. I'm an ecologist, specialized in avian and herpetofaunal ecology. i am also very interested in the data science aspect of the discipline, and i am working on getting more familiar with the ins and outs of R programming, and hopefully moving to more conventional programming, so i can feed into my other interests.

i am also muchly into open source software, specifically Emacs and Void Linux, and in my free time, work on contributing to Void Linux packages and my Emacs config. i tend to talk about all of these things a lot.

I'm big on cats. well, basically everything about them. expect a LOT of photos.

i also play the guitar a little and I'm predominantly into loud and dark music. I do talk about the music i listen to as well, both here and on my blog articles.

i also occasionally like to indulge in woodworking, and i hope to get more active with it

i have been blogging since 2016, on and off, and recently revived my blog after a hiatus of nearly 2 years.

you can read more about me at https://peregrinator.site/about?1

Nothing short of #outrageous #trashit #privacy

#usa #amazon #canada sharing w @404mediaco @pluralistic @eff #data #infosec #ai

Amazon is going to be disabling the privacy feature that processes voice commands locally on Echo devices at the end of this month. Instead, all voice commands will be sent to Amazon's cloud for processing.

I have already followed my own steps to remediate this:

1. Unplug Echo Device
2. Throw Echo Device in Trash
3. Done
https://chow.fan/@mookie/114162820588906022

I wrote this post 13 years ago, and it seems just as relevant: Data Saturation and Sanity

https://www.carlsetzer.com/2012/02/01/data-saturation-and-sanity/ #Data, #Information, #SocialMedia #InformationOverload

The Conservation Biology Institute is looking for volunteers with GIS and spatial data experience to help secure and preserve federally funded environmental datasets on their Data Basin platform

https://mailchi.mp/1757b2a216df/data-basin-quarterly-update?e=b2b5817153

#IT colleagues - can we borrow #DOGE IT a decent laptop, and offer some "#data handling for beginners" course? They seem challenged.

via @molly0xfff

2019 - 2020 School Locations
Source: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/wg9x-4ke6
#nyc #data #dataviz

Looking forward to doing a bit of a virtual lunch and learn, tuning into @TeamMidwest 's talk "Place Based Planning" at 12 PM EST.

> The impacts of climate change make preserving cultural heritage more challenging for the heritage and arts sectors... Participants in this workshop will learn how to use online tools to interpret climate data at the local and regional level to understand the risks for long-term impacts of climate change.

There is also a "climate circle" on March 21st, registration is on the bottom of the page.
https://climate-resiliency.clir.org/sessions/place-based-planning/

The last session is Big Data and the Preservation Problem https://climate-resiliency.clir.org/sessions/big-data-and-the-preservation-problem/

How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations
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When our reporters prompted a large language model to help identify “woke” themes in a database of grants, AI helped them tell a vital accountability story about science funding and Ted Cruz.
https://www.propublica.org/article/using-ai-responsibly-for-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

I’m in Berlin at the #JMPdiscoverysummit.

John Sall, Founder and Chairman of JMP explains how JMP enables engineers to move beyond routine problem solving by providing powerful platforms for statistical analysis, process optimization, and data visualization.