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Portland adopts strictest facial recognition ban in nation to date Ars Technica

Sep 102020

Enlarge / A helpful neon sign in Portland, Ore. (credit: Seth K. Hughes | Getty Images) City leaders in Portland, Oregon, yesterday adopted the most sweeping ban on facial recognition technology passed anywhere in the United States so far. The Portland City Council voted on two ordinances related to facial recognition: one prohibiting use by public entities, including the police, and the other limiting its use by private entities. Both measures passed unanimously, according to…

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Greetings from Sunny California jwz

Sep 102020

It is 9:45 AM.Previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously, previously.

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Workers at Minneapolis’s Surly Brewing Company Say the Brewer Is Busting Their Union Jacobin

Sep 102020

Two days after Surly’s beer hall workers went public with a union campaign, management announced it would be closing the location indefinitely. The Minneapolis company says the shutdown was in the works for weeks — a claim workers say is absurd. Surly Brewing Company, Minneapolis. (Surly Brewing Co. / Facebook) Minneapolis service workers are in the midst of an organizing wave. Tattersall Distilling, Spyhouse Coffee Roasters, Surly Brewing Company, Lawless Distilling Co., and Stilheart Distillery…

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Philadelphia To Temporarily Block Landlords From Enforcing Evictions PopularResistance.Org

Sep 102020

Philadelphia court officials will announce a temporary stay on lockouts related to eviction orders Tuesday, PlanPhilly has learned. The move comes as landlord-tenant proceedings begin to ramp up at city courts after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic and a statewide moratorium on evictions that ended on Aug. 31 despite calls to the Pennsylvania legislature to extend it from Gov. Tom Wolf. But while some restrictions remain in place, the Tuesday reopening of courtrooms means at least…

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Human Rights and TPMs: Lessons from 22 Years of the U.S. DMCA Deeplinks

Sep 102020

Introduction In 1998, Bill Clinton signed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), a sweeping overhaul of U.S. copyright law notionally designed to update the system for the digital era. Though the DMCA contains many controversial sections, one of the most pernicious and problematic elements of the law is Section 1201, the “anti-circumvention” rule which prohibits bypassing, removing, or revealing defects in “technical protection measures” (TPMs) that control not just use but also access to copyrighted…

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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Keeps Howie Hawkins on the Ballot Ballot Access News

Sep 102020

On September 9, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge J. Andrew Crompton issued an opinion in In Re Nomination Paper of Scroggin, 460 M.D. 2020. The opinion rejects the challenge against Howie Hawkins being on the ballot for President. However, it accepts the challenge to his vice-presidential running mate, Angela Walker. The basis for the objection had been that the stand-in presidential and vice-presidential candidates had not submitted proper declarations of candidacy. But it turns out the…

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Amazon Spent $24,000 To Kill Portland’s Facial Recognition Ban Motherboard

Sep 102020

On Wednesday, Portland lawmakers will vote on what could be the strongest facial recognition ban in the United States. In November 2019, city officials revealed they were crafting legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by both the public and private sector, prohibiting its use by state agencies but also its use by retailers, employers, and other private businesses—the first proposed ban on private use in the U.S. After a City Hall…

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Kevin Zeese, ¡Presente! PopularResistance.Org

Sep 092020

Power to the people! We have the power to change if we stay united. We have incredible opportunity now. We see the movement’s growing, especially after the Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention. The conventions showed us that those parties do not represent the people and that our power is not in elections. Our power is in building people power — and we see that happening. We need to build power, so that in…

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Astronomers Say Space X Astronomy Pollution Can’t Be Fixed Techdirt.

Sep 092020

We recently noted how the Space X launch of low orbit broadband satellites is not only creating light pollution for astronomers and scientists, but captured U.S. regulators, eager to try and justify rampant deregulation, haven’t been willing to do anything about it. While Space X’s Starlink platform will create some much needed broadband competition for rural users, the usual capacity constraints of satellite broadband mean it won’t be a major disruption to incumbent broadband providers.…

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California Bill Would Mandate ‘Crime Prediction’ Algorithms Instead of Cash Bail Motherboard

Sep 082020

If California’s current effort to abolish cash bail succeeds, it would establish a system that keeps people in jail based on the recommendations of “crime prediction” algorithms—technology that experts criticize for enabling discrimination. Under Proposition 25, a ballot measure up for vote in the state this November, judges will be required to use an algorithm, known as a “risk-assessment tool,” that predicts whether a defendant will be re-arrested or skip their trial if released. With…

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DNA Lounge: Wherein it’s time to Hack the Planet again jwz

Sep 082020

Next Tuesday, Sep 15, is the 25th anniversary of Hackers, so we’re doing another Cyberdelia! Obviously we’d rather be doing this in person, with the skate ramps and the costume contest and whatnot, but… it’s the apocalypse.It’s a two-part event: at 5pm PDT, Hackers Curator is hosting a movie watch-a-long with live commentary and Q&A from celebrity guests at twitch.tv/hackerscurator. Guests include: Laurence Mason – Lord Nikon Peter Kim – Blade Darren Lee – Razor…

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Asks State Election Commission to Respond to Green Party Ballot Access Lawsuit Ballot Access News

Sep 082020

The Wisconsin Supreme Court wants the State Election Commission to file a response by 4 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, in the ballot access lawsuit filed by the Green Party and Howie Hawkins.

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Rest In Power, Kevin Zeese PopularResistance.Org

Sep 082020

It is with a sad heart that I report the sudden and unexpected death of Kevin Zeese early Sunday morning. Kevin was working up until the end and died in his sleep of a possible heart attack. Kevin was going to write a newsletter this weekend about the extradition trial of Julian Assange, which begins today. Kevin understood the great importance of the prosecution of Julian Assange as a battle that will define journalism in…

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Texas Supreme Court Unanimously Votes to Keep Libertarian Candidates for Congress and State Office on the Ballot Even if they Didn’t Pay Filing Fee Ballot Access News

Sep 062020

On Saturday, September 5, the Texas Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in In re Texas House Republican Caucus PAC, 20-0663. The Court has seven members, but two of them are running for re-election (with Libertarian Party opponents) so they recused themselves. The five justices who participated ruled that the Republican Party effort to keep Libertarian candidates off the ballot for congress and state office was filed too late. Texas elects its state judges in…

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(satire) Spotify celebrates 100th dollar given to artists Richard Stallman’s Political Notes

Sep 062020

(satire) *… streaming service Spotify reportedly celebrated Thursday the platform’s 100th dollar given to artists.*

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Cloudflare Shared Personal Details of Hundreds of Customers in Response to DMCA Subpoenas TorrentFreak

Sep 042020

Popular CDN and DDoS protection service Cloudflare has come under a lot of pressure from copyright holders in recent years. The company offers its services to millions of sites. This includes multinationals, governments, but also some of the world’s leading pirate sites. Many rightsholders are not happy with the latter. They repeatedly accuse Cloudflare of facilitating copyright infringement by continuing to provide access to these platforms. At the same time, they call out the CDN…

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It Really Is Possible To 3D Print Non-Planar Fabbaloo

Sep 042020

Non-planar 3D printing is perhaps a term you’re not familiar with, but if Gabriel Boutin has his way, you will in the future. The post It Really Is Possible To 3D Print Non-Planar appeared on Fabbaloo.

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Howie Hawkins Files Wisconsin Ballot Access Lawsuit Ballot Access News

Sep 042020

On September 3, Howie Hawkins asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to put him on the ballot. He had enough signatures, but the Wisconsin Elections Commission on a 3-3 tie vote removed him, because some of the petitions had been collected before his vice-presidential running mate had moved her residence (so those petitions showed her old address); and later petitions showed her newer, more current address. Hawkins v Wisconsin Elections Commission. Here is the filing.

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Satellite mega-constellations risk ruining astronomy forever New on MIT Technology Review

Sep 032020

The astronomy community is on edge. The growing number of satellites streaming through low Earth orbit is making it almost impossible to get a clear view of the sky. The true threat these mega-constellations pose to the astronomy community is only just beginning to be understood. A report released last week by the American Astronomical Society concluded that they will “fundamentally change astronomical observing” for optical and near-infrared investigations moving forward. “Nighttime images without the passage…

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U.S. District Court Refuses to Enjoin New, More Severe Definition of a Qualified Political Party in New York Ballot Access News

Sep 032020

On September 1, U.S. District Court Judge John G. Koeltl, a Clinton appointee, refused to enjoin the new, more severe definition of a qualified party that was created in New York in April 2020. The old vote test was that a group had to poll 50,000 vote for Governor. The new test, effective in November 2020, is that it must poll the greater of 2% or 130,000 votes for the office at the top of…

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