Alan M. Sears

Person. Lawyer. Amateur photographer. Lecturer at
@eLaw_Leiden | Usual disclaimers apply

[Alan M. Sears @AlanSears]

@elonmusk So @elonmusk discovered the internet on Sept. 16, 2024...

[Alan M. Sears @AlanSears]

@shhnawkee @BarstoolSicEm Notre Dame somehow did it with their Joyce Center (built in 1968, so older than Ferrell), and it cost them $25 million (completed in 2013). Even taking into account inflation, it'd be much cheaper.

[David Thomson @DavidCIThomson]

Important recommendations for #governments, @UN, International Bodies, the #PrivateSector and #donors to safeguard & advance #civicfreedoms globally ~ @CIVICUSalliance @CIVICUSMonitor #PeoplePower2023 report https://t.co/ywahQABdki

[Eduard Fosch-Villaronga @eduardfosch]

Legal scholars from @eLaw_Leiden @UniLeiden @sails_Leiden attending @acii_conf at @medialab? YES! Excited to present our work on the #regulation of #emotion #data with #AHauselmann @lexzard @AlanSears & how #affectivecomputing should be for everyone with @VerhoefTessa from @LIACS

[Alan M. Sears @AlanSears]

@tzoumio @pawelw86 is correct. This is the Temple of Hera (Roman Juno).

[Giada Pistilli @GiadaPistilli]

I will no longer engage in philosophical discussions about conscious AI/superintelligent machines, and here's why. (long🧵1/11)

[Eduard Fosch-Villaronga @eduardfosch]

🚨 NEW BOOK! #BartCusters and @eduardfosch from @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw @UniLeiden are thrilled to share the news that our book on #Law and #Artificial #Intelligence: Regulating #AI and Applying AI in #Legal Practice was published last week thanks to @TMCAsser & @SpringerLaw 👇

[Eduard Fosch-Villaronga @eduardfosch]

Don’t miss the opportunity to work with us as a #postdoc at @eLaw_Leiden @LeidenLaw @UniLeiden on #law, #diversity,
#robots, and #AI. DEADLINE 15 July👇🏼

[Alan M. Sears @AlanSears]

If you're interested in "web3" blockchain stuff (and really beyond that concerning the platformization of the Internet), here's a superb run-down: https://t.co/naFNAo37KQ @moxie

[Eduard Fosch-Villaronga @eduardfosch]

NEW CHAPTER 🚨 Understanding the #legal bases for #automated #decision-making under the #GDPR by @MajaNisevic from @CiTiP_KULeuven & @AlanSears @eduardfosch and #BartCusters from @eLaw_Leiden @UniLeiden. Check the book! 👇

[Alan M. Sears @AlanSears]

Let's just say compliance is questionable at best.

[Alan M. Sears @AlanSears]

Nice to see this reported on, but where's Vox Media's ‘reject all’ button? Or actually any button to reject cookies? https://t.co/7MjA5NImtX @Verge @jjvincent

[Alan M. Sears @AlanSears]

There's only an 'Accept' button, and if you want to opt-out, you have to click the small link to read the privacy policy, which then tells you look up how to disable all cookies in your browser—yes, this is the only way to opt-out—and that this may not even be possible on mobile.

[Alexander Fanta @FantaAlexx]

One can learn much from Google.

For instance how to outsmart the publishing industry.

@roofjoke and I spent the past months studying Google's 7-year-campaign to neutralise its adversaries among the world's leading media firms with strategic gifts. Here is what we learned:

[Robert G. Reeve @RobertGReeve]

I'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything like that.

As a privacy tech worker, let me explain why this is happening. 🧵