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[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@BaseballQuotes1 Technically, he never called it foul. Foul is both hands up like a stop signal, isn't it? But he did signal fair to the wrong side...

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@jmjones I sure hope the doctor's first name is Burger!

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@FSRedbirdRants @masonkeith25 And I quote, "he has no reaction time..."

Isn't that kind of important at third?

[Rep. Scott Perry @RepScottPerry]

I’m all for child safety.  I’m also all for parenting, supervising, and protecting kids – to include the two minors of my own.  This bill – HR 7757 - under the guise of “kids’ safety,” is just more government creating a vehicle for mass surveillance – ultimately leading to a digital surveillance state that leads to suppression of privacy, free speech, and punitive action against dissenting views - all under the guise of child safety. This is the first phase.  Pretty soon, everything you do will be tracked – and judged – by the government. All I hear about right now are complaints and concerns on this issue; my constituents are all for safety and protection; what they don’t support are large scale ID databases, Central Bank Digital Currency, data centers, warrantless surveillance, camera surveillance, kill switches in cars, etc.  There’s too much government in our lives and too many breaches into our privacy.

BTW – check out the “UK Online Safety Act,” passed a year ago this month in Great Britain, aimed at “keeping children from accessing adult content.” Well, surprise:  the UK’s now using it for “age verification requirements” for adults (who must upload their ID / do a facial scan) to use any social media. Worse yet, now the UK is cracking down on any dissenting views; in this case, IT apparently doesn’t like citizens’ criticism about Islamic migration overwhelming the country. Yes, they imprison people for political dissent there…

Our government ultimately will be able to attack dissenters and quash dissent.  Goodbye, First Amendment.   

I was a “NO” vote on this last night.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

This is a dangerous anti-privacy bill (identity verification) that the House of Representatives might try to pass by voice vote this afternoon before many of us are even in town. Senators Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Ron Wyden voted against a similar bill in the Senate two years ago.

[Jason Bassler @JasonBassler1]

The FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to verify every customer’s government ID.

Sold as “anti‑fraud,” but it kills anonymity.

Burner phones? Gone.
Anonymous calls? Gone.

Surveillance expands. Freedom shrinks.

[Reclaim The Net @ReclaimTheNetHQ]

Weeks after America slammed the UK for dystopian social media rules, Congress is rushing through its own version.

The KIDS Act (with KOSA & more) is a bipartisan privacy nightmare: forces platforms to ID minors under a vague “should have known” standard, kills anonymity, ramps up surveillance on everyone, and creates a patchwork of rules.

“No age verification required" ... yet platforms get punished if they “should have known” a user is a minor.

That means digital ID/surveillance for all.

https://t.co/OaCWjjGQEl

[hacker.house @hackerfantastic]

America is about todo the thing that they laughed at the Brits for doing last week.

[hacker.house @hackerfantastic]

Roblox introduced a change that only assists predators hiding their identity whilst they groom your kids. They don't even hide what this game's profit model is. Please stop children from using Roblox!

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@INDOTEast I hope these make it safer for people working on the roads. I really do. They deserve it. But I sure hope the whole study wasn't "Can things that emit light be seen further away in the dark than things that only reflect light?"

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

Hey @X what fresh new hell is this that constantly takes me to the most recent post instead of leaving me where I was?

[Sooraj @iAnonymous3000]

DO NOT trust Google with your health data. DO NOT buy this product.

If you still use a Fitbit account, Google says you cannot access Fitbit with that account after May 19; to keep using it, you must move to a Google Account or leave/delete Fitbit.

What that Google account can hold, depending on what you enable or connect: wearable data, workouts, sleep, weight, heart rate, glucose, menstrual/cycle data including fertile windows, medical records, lab results, medications, allergies, clinical data, AI coach chats, precise location from GPS/sensors/Wi-Fi/cell towers, approximate location from IP, plus data from connected apps/devices like Strava, Flo, Oura, Dexcom, MyFitnessPal, Whoop, and more.

What Google admits in its own docs:
Submit feedback on an AI Health Coach conversation and trained reviewers may read, annotate, and process that conversation. They may also review associated Fitbit health/wellness data, activity logs, and basic app info.

Google’s own warning: “Please don’t enter sensitive or confidential information you wouldn't want a reviewer to see.”

The “not for Google Ads” promise is real. It does NOT mean “Google won’t use this data.” Google’s docs still allow uses for personalization, AI features, product development, opt-in research, service providers, legal requests, third-party connections, and Fitbit Enterprise workflows.

Opt into research/R&D and Google says Fitbit + Google may use de-identified data to develop new health/wellness products and services, including Google enterprise products. That data can include AI conversations, location, sleep, nutrition, third-party connected data, and personal health records such as medical records.

Do not assume HIPAA protects this. HHS says HIPAA generally does not protect data stored on personal phones/tablets or data downloaded/entered into personal-use mobile apps unless the app is provided by a covered entity or business associate.

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

Great work by @TheStarPress out of Indiana. I thought I had missed the sample ballot for the primary in the enewspaper. I just looked on the wrong day. The ballot for Tuesday's primary was in the Wednesday edition. Top notch work right there.

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

Hey @pandora , why does the station not go to the next song if my screen is off?

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@ThePunnyWorld *teacher.
Get full use of the pun.

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@INDOTEast I can't make it to the meeting, but most of that traffic wouldn't be there if you didn't expect 35/67 northbound to get off at 3, go North into Muncie, then hard right at busy intersection to go South on 35. Fix that instead.

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@PitBarrelCooker Bone in pork butt for pulled pork. Too easy.

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@Shinedown Per the song; In a sandwich.

[JF @JimFeistritzer]

@INDOTEast Would be nice if the links to the actual presentations worked.