figlett

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by figlett 3y ago
What leads you to believe that access to search these datasets is some sort of unregulated, unmonitored free-for-all for anyone allowed to wander into an intelligence agency building? The scenarios you invented sound very far-fetched to me,
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by figlett 3y ago
But being critical of pornography and considering it to be abuse isn't a view limited to right-wing Christians. For example, here's what Noam Chomsky has to say about it: > Pornography is humiliation and degradation of women.
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by figlett 3y ago
I'm writing from a UK perspective so there's no underlying constitutional issue here like there might be in the US. Bulk data collection is restricted by specific laws and this mandates regular operational oversight by an independ
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by figlett 3y ago
Isn't that because laws relating to physical harm already exist and are well-established? There's not really much legal regulation yet in terms of specific AI-driven harms. We're probably yet still to find out all the ways in
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by figlett 3y ago
Why is it not okay at all? That's what our intelligence agencies do with their bulk data collection capabilities, and they have an immense positive impact on society.
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by figlett 3y ago
Exactly, this is one area where the political left, particularly in the US, are failing terribly on child safety. I'm in the UK and we're doing better here though, the main left-wing party is backing away from the particular ideol
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by figlett 3y ago
Well, paedophiles hijacking leftist movements for their own ends is a known problem, it's happened before and it will happen again. One particularly infamous instance occurred in the UK back in the 1970s: https://www.theguar
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by figlett 3y ago
Mass surveillance isn't necessarily bad. It depends how it's implemented. The solution you describe is basically how it works with the intelligence agencies, in that only a miniscule fraction of the data collected in bulk ever rea
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by figlett 3y ago
It sounds like an entirely unreasonable assumption to me. Advocating for child safety is something that transcends political differences, and generally unifies people across the political spectrum. I mean, there aren't many people who
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by figlett 3y ago
> So despite looking a bit fishy at first, this doesn't seem to come from a christofascist group. Why would you assume this in the first place?
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by figlett 3y ago
Might just be your personalized experience. I get music, comedy and old film clips recommended to me on YouTube. It's actually gotten really good at predicting what I might enjoy watching. By contrast, Twitter is always showing me cont