Privacy

"How to Fix the Internet" has an important interview with neuroscientist Rafael Yuste and human rights lawyer Jared Genser, who together established the Neurorights Foundation, focused on expanding human rights concepts to neurotechnologies —tools that can record, interpret, and even manipulate brain activity.

They have contributed to getting laws passed nearly unanimously in three states of the USA and also discuss reforms in Brazil and Chile. This is an important issue to understand, and now seems like a short-lived opportunity to get laws passed before wealthy companies become involved in these technologies and start lobbying for their own interests.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/podcast-episode-protecting-privacy-your-brain

Mastodon, the decentralized social network, stated it cannot comply with age verification laws like Mississippi's recent legislation because it lacks the technical capability to do so[^1]. While Mastodon's software allows server administrators to specify a minimum age of 16 for sign-ups, the age-check data is not stored, and the nonprofit has no way to verify users' ages[^1].

The organization emphasizes that individual server owners must decide for themselves whether to implement age verification, noting that Mastodon was founded specifically "to allow different jurisdictions to have social media that is independent of the U.S."[^1]

This stance follows Bluesky's decision to block service in Mississippi over similar age verification requirements[^1]. Mastodon's position highlights the unique challenges decentralized platforms face with regional compliance, as there is "nobody that can decide for the fediverse to block Mississippi," according to Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko[^1].

[^1]: TechCrunch - Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws

I had a quick look at the intro page https://geti2p.net/en/about/intro

The core software (Java) includes a router that introduces and maintains a connection with the network. It also provides applications and configuration options to personalize your experience and workflow.

Maybe I'm biased, but using a Java for the core software doesn't bring good memories back

• Backgrounder: Timeline of events related to the investigation of Google and de-listing of online information;
• Report of Findings: Investigation and recommendations concerning Google search engine service’s compliance with its obligations under PIPEDA.

In February, a woman told the police that a delivery man had exposed himself to her in a Manhattan building. He was about 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Two months later, evidence shows, the police arrested the wrong man. He was 6-foot-2.

The man, Trevis Williams, was driving from Connecticut to Brooklyn on the day of the crime, and location data from his phone put him about 12 miles away at the time. But a facial recognition program plucked his image from an array of mug shots and the woman identified him as the flasher.

Trevis Williams is eight inches taller than a man accused of flashing a woman in Union Square in February. The police arrested him anyway.

https://iode.tech/iodeos/