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Wow. Just was seconds away from being phished. SCAM WARNING 🧵 -Got a call from an area code where Paypal has corporate headquarters -Recorded voice says that it's Paypal fraud protection and that they were getting a request to change my number on the account and to press 1 if it wasn't me 1/

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American police departments are spending hundreds of thousands on Massive Blue’s unproven and secretive technology that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact with and collect intelligence on “college protesters,” “radicalized” political activists, and suspected traffickers.

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I don't think I've ever seen someone speak about children (in this case, specifically Autistic kids) with such disgust and such disdain.

submitted 8 days ago • 285 comments

I feel like the saying "aged like milk" is too generous in this case. Milk goes bad after a couple weeks. This is more "aged like a raspberry," which you buy on a Sunday and is somehow is already moldy Monday morning.

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🚨 CSCW October 2024 Cycle – Reminder 🚨 Major revision resubmissions are due TOMORROW (April 15, 2025) by midnight AoE! ⏳ If your paper received a major revision decision, make sure to upload your revised manuscript and response letter. Good luck! 💪

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👇 call your house and senate reps

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I spoke with Business Insider about some of the privacy implications with the pending 23andme sale. The article provides a good overview of the company and data-related concerns. You can read the article here: www.businessinsider.com/23andme-what... [if you hit a paywall: archive.ph/ZA9EW ]

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With #cscw2025 revisions due tomorrow and #chi2025 coming up fast, did you get reviewer critiques of your qualitative methods that you struggled to respond to or that reflected a lack of understanding of qual methods? If so, add them to this crowdsourced document! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Join us at 12:30pm ET Thursday, 4/17 , in the lab or online for our weekly brown bag speaker series. We'll hear from Dr. Vinitha Gadiraju on "Navigating Bias and Leveraging AI: Exploring the Dual Reality for Users with Disabilities" Visit hcil.umd.edu/bbl-speaker-... for more information.

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This is both alarming in its desired impact—to supercharge the efforts already underway to punish free speech and dissent—and also because, as @cendemtech.bsky.social research has shown, automated social media analytics tools are notoriously error-prone.

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Tomorrow I'm covering COVID in my surveillance class and, I'm not gonna lie, going through the timeline is a bit traumatizing. This is in part because all this was happening at the same time as my cancer surgery and treatment but also as a reminder of just how bad things were throughout 2020.

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Today is launch day! 🚀 I’m proud to announce that my book, the premium membership, and my first course, Master the Revise & Resubmit, are now live on my website. In this 🧵, I'll walk you through my latest writing services for professors and grad students. www.indeliblevoice.com

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

"NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1. More here:

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Join us at 12:30pm ET Thursday, 4/3 , in the lab or online for our weekly brown bag speaker series. We'll hear from Dr. Nora McDonald on "Threat Modeling Reproductive Health Privacy" Visit hcil.umd.edu/bbl-speaker-... for more information.

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The #CSCW2026 CFP is live! 🎉 This year’s conference dives into how we collaborate, communicate, and live with tech - across work, home, healthcare, art, education, and more. 🗓️ Submit by May 13, 2025 More info: 🔗 cscw.acm.org/2026/papers.... @guofreeman.bsky.social @acm-cscw.bsky.social

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Call for reviewers for #aejmc25 comm tech (CTEC) division. We're set to have a record number of submissions there and we need your help! Please sign up for an account at this year's submission portal: convention2.allacademic.com/one/aejmc/ae...

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I'd like to thank WIRED/@couts.bsky.social for making a 3-minute video that is basically a summary of the research I do & why I do it. --"nothing to hide" is a logical fallacy --we don't know how our data could be used in the future --we may not need privacy but we can help protect it for others

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

This is inaccurate. There is no known vulnerability with Signal's core tech. The memo was discussing phishing attempts, which Signal has worked to mitigate. And it was hastily reported. It's important not to spread misinfo that can confuse people into moving away from meaningfully private comms.

submitted 30 days ago • 123 comments

As I tell students in every privacy/security class I teach, even with great technology--and Signal is the best encrypted messaging app out there-- humans will always be the weakest link in maintaining data security/integrity.

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In 2016-2017, I interviewed a handful of 23&Me customers for my Ph.D dissertation research on privacy, personal disclosure and power. I asked my interviewees about their concerns should something 'bad' happen to the company, like, oh, going bankrupt, and the impact on their genetic data.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Roses are red Whales are gigantic I texted the war plans To the Atlantic - P. Hegseth

submitted 32 days ago • 56 comments

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Patrol accessing your data.

submitted 32 days ago • 24 comments

You cannot make this shit up. Sharing this jaw-dropping story with a gift link -- give it a read.

submitted 32 days ago • 822 comments

The below walks you through how to delete your DNA data from 23andMe before it goes bankrupt.

submitted 32 days ago • 11 comments

Roses are red Violets are blue

submitted 36 days ago • 2582 comments

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

submitted 38 days ago • 1689 comments

We’re getting a clearer view of the privacy concessions people will have to make to avoid bricking the functionality of already-purchased devices.

submitted 39 days ago • 26 comments

I'm hiring for a postdoc! 🌟 pls help spread the word Senior Research and Teaching Associate (PostDoc) with a focus on Internet Use and Society details here: webuse.org/postdoc/

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NIST has issued new instructions to scientists that partner with the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute (AISI) that eliminate mention of 'AI safety,' 'responsible AI,' and 'AI fairness' in order to reduce 'ideological bias, to enable human flourishing and economic competitiveness.'

submitted 41 days ago • 16 comments

Egg Companies Assure Customers Dozen Has Always Meant 9 theonion.com/egg-companie...

submitted 43 days ago • 263 comments

ACH has confirmed reports that DOGE is at the NEH. Chair Shelly C. Lowe has been replaced by Acting Chair Michael McDonald. ACH remains committed to a diverse, inclusive, and supportive DH. To engage in advocacy efforts: [email protected]. Read our statement of support for NEH: buff.ly/bQeRaGw

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

submitted 44 days ago • 179 comments

🎤📚 Lots of book events this week! I'll be in Toronto, Ottawa, Ann Arbor, College Park, Stanford, and Los Angeles, in conversation with T.L. Cowan, Jas Rault, Kishonna Gray (with facilitator @hibby.bsky.social), and @kaichak3.bsky.social.

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

Some levity: I got very excited walking to teach this morning when I saw a student with a bedazzled pizza slice purse. I was also tired and dragging my feet a bit, and fell flat on my face outside the building I teach in. Fun times. But adorable purse!

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Submit to the 👥 Doctoral Consortium 📚 for #CSCW2025! 📆 Deadline: May 9th, 23:59 AOE. 📍 The DC will on October 19th in Bergen, Norway. The DC provides a forum for promising PhD students to present and develop their dissertation research. More details at the link below ⤵️ cscw.acm.org/2025/index.p...

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Join us at 12:30pm ET Thursday, 3/6 , in the lab or online for our weekly brown bag speaker series. We'll hear from Dr. Elissa M. Redmiles on "Safe(r) Digital Intimacy: Lessons for Internet Governance & Digital Safety." Visit hcil.umd.edu/bbl-speaker-... for more information.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

This weekend, I published an article about how the right wing bullshit machine works (in large part due to participatory dynamics that integrate the collaborative work of online audience). If anyone wants to see that BS machine in action, just check the comments: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/to-u...

submitted 55 days ago • 12 comments

My fellow Americans I have bad news: boycotts need to be targeted to work. And the target needs to know your demands so that they can be met once sufficient pain is delivered. No one will notice a diffuse boycott of The Economy. There remains no substitute for joining a group and making plans.

submitted 56 days ago • 35 comments

I was born in 1980 and just had my annual checkup in January. Anticipating RFK Jr, I had them do a measles titer test while they did other blood work, and sure enough, I was not immune and thus just got a booster MMR.

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Join us at 12:30pm ET Thursday, 2/27, in the lab or online for our weekly brown bag speaker series. We'll hear from Jun Nishida on "Engineering Bodies and Subjectivity." Visit hcil.umd.edu/bbl-speaker-... for more information.

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

I’m talking about one of my favorite surveillance articles today in class—“The Surveillant Consumer” by @lukestark.bsky.social and @karenlevy.bsky.social. I love this framing, particularly as it relates to parents feeling a duty to constantly monitor their kids. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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