Our August #CommunityCall will be a relaxed office hours session!
Wed Aug 6 |
08:00–09:00 UTC
Drop in with questions or just chat with @MattiSG
Everyone's welcome — see you there!
Our August #CommunityCall will be a relaxed office hours session!
Wed Aug 6 |
08:00–09:00 UTC
Drop in with questions or just chat with @MattiSG
Everyone's welcome — see you there!
We're now in the middle of the special roundtable session on "Living With Machines: Comparative Literature, AI, and the Ethics of Digital Imagination".
I'll speak briefly about different kinds of AI (generative LLMs, non-generative LLMs, deep learning, machine learning); when to use which, and most important, when NOT to use LLMs; as well as some best practices for #transparency, #reproducibility and #sustainability in this context.
Details: https://www.conftool.pro/icla2025/index.php?page=browseSessions&cols=5&form_session=1031&mode=table
McKenzie Memorial Hospital in Michigan disclosed a breach involving protected health information. More than 54k people were affected.
In the substitute notice on their website, they do not specify whether this was a ransomware attack, nor do they mention any extortion demand. What they do say, in part, is
"We have taken steps to address the incident and are committed to protecting the information entrusted to us. In response to this incident, we partnered with third-party specialists to conduct a full investigation and took action to mitigate the risk to the data. There is no indication that any information has been or will be fraudulently misused.”'
So... did they pay the unnamed attackers? Sounds to me like they did, but I wish they'd be clearer. I've emailed them to ask them directly.
And oh yes, as @amvinfe also reported, this was McKenzie's second #databreach with #PHI since early 2022.
https://databreaches.net/2025/07/28/two-data-breaches-in-three-years-mckenzie-health/
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Want to learn about the Supreme Court justices’ financial connections to companies and people?
We’ve updated our database with the latest filings from eight justices, detailing millions in book income, almost 40 trips and one gift:
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-supreme-connections-database-2024-filings?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#WSJ - #DOJ Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the #EpsteinFiles. #Bondi also told president at the meeting that Justice decided to not release more #JeffreyEpstein documents because of the presence of #child #pornography and the need to protect #victims Read the article free here https://archive.is/x7Ehx#selection-2163.0-2171.184 So much for #accountability #transparency #ruleoflaw #justice #democracy #law #DOJ
#Business #Launches
Introducing Lumo · Proton unveils a privacy-first AI assistant https://ilo.im/165ld8
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#Proton #AI #Chatbot #Privacy #Security #Transparency #Development #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
Just hours after MPs voted to cut Universal Credit, the DWP quietly dropped new figures revealing a sharp rise in deaths linked to benefit claims.
So why wasn’t Parliament told before the vote?
Where are the missing safety recommendations?
We’re asking what ministers won’t.
#DWP #UniversalCredit #BenefitCuts #Transparency #SocialJustice
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=99217
*I was going to post this on #SocialBC but 500 characters limit is insufficient for most of my posts.*
Most people are blinded by celebrities & politicians to the point most folks don't hold those shitty folks up to same decency standards as we do for our own community neighbours.
I've seen it happen in my personal, professional & community volunteer arenas. I'm not into pedestals for anything but statues. For humans, in public service government roles - the higher up you are, the MORE responsible & accountable your entire department SHOULD be. If you're against government #transparency & #accountability - you are, in fact, anti democratic.
#Trump signs #executiveorder on #declassifying some files on #JFK,# RFK #martinLutherKing #MLK #assassinations. In executive order regarding the three assassinations, Trump wrote [or whomever is tasked to do so wrote]: “Their families & #American people deserve #transparency and #truth.” Except about any and all #facts pertaining to his two terms as #president #floodthezone #lies #distraction #corruption #JeffreyEpsteinfiles #Epstein #maga #politics #democracy #politics https://apnews.com/article/trump-jfk-mlk-rfk-assassination-files-e92f89d694eb55c595175f71a72cb5bc
Among local governments, St. Louis city is in a class by itself with its glacial handling of records requests.
For a third straight year, the city took more than 100 days to answer the Post-Dispatch's annual request for payroll data.
St. Louis County needed just 8.
These #Republicans from #Pennsylvania are proposing a state law to make it legal to deny Freedom of Information requests if someone deems the requesters "vexatious." I will bet five of my own dollars that (a) this is because of non-Republicans requesting information about Republican shenanigans, and (b) the law will be used to degrade #transparency.
https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/pa/2025-2026/bills/PAB00035955/
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https://www.europesays.com/2258062/ Togo Asks IMF to Conduct In-Depth Governance Review, Set to Begin Next Month #assessment #Economy #Governance #IMF #international #InternationalMonetaryFund #public #reform #the #Transparency