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Fwd: Free Software Supporter -- Issue 188, December 2023
by Baffo 32 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Free Software Foundation <info(a)fsf.org> Date: Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 20:36 Subject: Free Software Supporter -- Issue 188, December 2023 To: Karl Semich <baffo32(a)gmail.com> [image: Free Software Foundation] *Please consider adding info(a)fsf.org <info(a)fsf.org> to your address book, which will ensure that our messages reach you and not your spam box.* *Read and share online: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2023/december <https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2023/december>* Welcome to the *Free Software Supporter*, the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) monthly news digest and action update -- being read by you and 232,350 other activists. [image: Image of a computer with a university displayed on a laptop screen with students going in and out. The words Freedom and Free Software Inside are displayed prominently.] <https://www.fsf.org/appeal?mtm_campaign=fall23&mtm_source=supporter> Free software, free society, free education! *From November 8* We can only learn in freedom if the software we use is free. Your donation helps us bring free software to schools, universities, and every learner around the world, thereby protecting not only each learner's freedom, but also educating everybody on the importance of free software. What better way is there to learn about free software than by using it? Free software in education is vital for a free society. Together, we can build a future in which everyone will be able to learn in freedom and will know their rights as a user. Invest in a free future by donating to the FSF today! <https://my.fsf.org/donate/> Please consider supporting our work by making a donation, becoming an associate member, or gifting an associate membership to a loved one. You will help us reach our goal of collecting USD 375,000 by December 31 and thereby support us in bringing free software to every learner around the world. Plus, if you start an annual associate membership or contribute $140 or more as a donation we'll send you an exclusive drawstring bag to show off your support for user rights. Share the message using the hashtag #LearnLibre on social media networks <https://u.fsf.org/learnlibre>.** - https://www.fsf.org/appeal TABLE OF CONTENTS - EmacsConf joins Free Software Foundation fiscal sponsorship program - Worldwide community of activists protest OverDrive and others forcing DRM upon libraries - FSF Giving Guide: Tech changes, freedom doesn't - Protecting free software against confusing additional restrictions - Calling for volunteers: Help FSF staff with the GNU Press shop, which is open until December 15 - FSF Free Software Community Meetup on December 15, 2023 - Now's your chance to submit your session and nominations - Software that supports your body should always respect your freedom - You paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple still controls it - November GNU Emacs news - Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory - LibrePlanet featured resource: Birds of a Feather at LibrePlanet 2024 - November GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali: Fourteen new GNU releases! - FSF and other free software events - Thank GNUs! - Translations of the *Free Software Supporter* - Take action with the FSF! View this issue online here: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/2023/december Encourage your friends to subscribe and help us build an audience by adding our subscriber widget to your website. - Subscribe: https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter/subscribe - Widget: https://www.fsf.org/associate/widget Miss an issue? You can catch up on back issues at https://www.fsf.org/free-software-supporter. Want to read this newsletter translated into another language? Scroll to the end to read the *Supporter* in French, Spanish, or Portuguese. EmacsConf joins Free Software Foundation fiscal sponsorship program *From November 30* The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced on November 30, 2023 that EmacsConf will join the Working Together for Free Software Fund. The one and only conference dedicated to the joy of Emacs is joining just before their event on December 2 and 3, 2023. - https://www.fsf.org/news/emacsconf-joins-free-software-foundation-fiscal-sp… - https://emacsconf.org/2023/ Worldwide community of activists protest OverDrive and others forcing DRM upon libraries *From November 28* The FSF is hosting its International Day Against DRM (IDAD) again this year, taking aim at companies that force Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) upon libraries. This year's IDAD campaign draws attention to the ways libraries, and by extension, their patrons, are mistreated by corporations like OverDrive, makers of the "Libby" app that have a near monopolistic control over digital lending in the United States. Services like OverDrive and Follet Destiny mandate "controlled digital lending" schemes, imposing artificial scarcity on a digital good. They also require monthly or annual fees in order to have the privilege of having a book or piece of media in circulation. Should the library struggle with paying its licensing fees, like the New York Public Library, then its "access" is "rescinded." IDAD will take place digitally and worldwide on December 8, 2023. - https://www.fsf.org/news/worldwide-community-of-activists-protest-overdrive… - https://dayagainstdrm.org/ FSF Giving Guide: Tech changes, freedom doesn't *From November 22* *This year's FSF Giving Guide is here: Make freedom your gift!* This is the fourteenth year the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has published its Ethical Tech Giving Guide as a way to help people make better informed decisions when finding gifts for friends and family. No matter how you celebrate this year, we hope that the holidays will prove a fruitful time for you to educate the people you care about on the importance of free software. No matter if or how you'll be buying gifts this year, always keep in mind that retaining your freedom is the greatest gift of all. - https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf-giving-guide-tech-changes-freedom-d… - https://fsf.org/givingguide/v14 Protecting free software against confusing additional restrictions *From November 14* While we are pleased when people use GNU licenses to distribute and license software, we condemn the use of unauthorized, confusing derivatives of the licenses. In this article, we explain how users are protected against restrictive terms introduced by people using GNU licenses' terms in drafting their own, new licenses. - https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/protecting-free-software-against-confus… Calling for volunteers: Help FSF staff with the GNU Press shop, which is open until December 15 *From November 16* The GNU Press shop is open for the holidays until December 15. If you are planning to buy something from the GNU Press Shop, *now is the chance*. And right now, we have a special offer. Order a stuffed baby gnu, one of our most sought-after items, and receive a special gift with your order: a FSF or unique floating GNU pin. Our favorite baby gnu is small, soft, poised, and eager to migrate onto your computer desk or bookshelf. And if you are in the area and able to join us in the office, we are asking for assistance in packing, labeling, and sending GNU Press shop orders. We're organizing multiple volunteer days, with the hours of 14:00 to 21:00 (2:00 PM to 9:00 PM) EST each day. Food and drinks will be provided. Please let us know which times and dates would work for you from the following: Tuesday, December 12; and Friday, December 15, 2023. *Also note that the December 15 date coincides with our upcoming Free Software Community Meetup, so if you want to come in that day and do both, you can!* - https://www.fsf.org/blogs/gnu-press/calling-for-volunteers-help-fsf-staff-w… - https://www.fsf.org/about/contact/fsf-office-directions FSF Free Software Community Meetup on December 15, 2023 We are inviting you to the first ever FSF Free Software Community Meetup on Friday, December 15, 2023, from 18:45 to 21:00 (6:45 PM to 9:00 PM) EST. This is the perfect opportunity to meet other free software supporters, hangout with Free Software Foundation (FSF) staff, swap stories, and discuss free software topics while grazing like a gnu on some snacks. If you support free software and are in the Boston area during this time, you're invited. Feel free to bring friends and family members along. We'll start with a Freedom Trail walk and, once we return, we'll warm up in the office with hot chocolate and snacks. - https://www.fsf.org/events/free-software-supporter-meetup-2023-12-15 - https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=130 Now's your chance to submit your session and nominations *From November 15* The window for submitting your session proposals for next year's LibrePlanet and nominations for this year's Free Software Awards is now closed, but registration and sponsoring remain open. Please consider registering for LibrePlanet as a participant and supporting the event as a sponsor or exhibitor. - https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/nows-your-chance-to-submit-your-session… - https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/register-to-be-part-of-libreplanet-2024… - https://libreplanet.org/2024/sponsors/ Software that supports your body should always respect your freedom *From November 3* It's up to us, advocates of free software, to inform the people around us of the issues with proprietary software in medical aids. Let's encourage our friends, parents, and grandparents to ask their doctor about the software in their medical devices and to choose and insist upon free software over proprietary software. You could start by sharing this article with the people who are near and dear to you. - https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/software-that-supports-your-body-should… You paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple still controls it *From November 12 by Tripp Mickle, Ella Koeze, and Brian X. Chen* People who purchase an iPhone find themselves asking a question whose importance only becomes obvious once the time comes to service the phone: *Who controls my device?* This is due to a devious practice called *parts pairing*, which employs (proprietary) software to check the device, detects installed hardware, and decides whether or not it will continue working purely based on the hardware's origin (i.e. whether or not Apple is getting a cut). This practice has been reported before and is cataloged on the GNU website's DRM malware page <https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html#content>, but the authors' research in this article has found that this malpractice has been on the rise over the years. *Tip for viewing articles on *The New York Times* website: Use LibreJS <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/gnu-librejs-new-and-improved> to avoid its nonfree JS as well as its nagging popup.* - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/technology/iphone-repair-apple-control.h… November GNU Emacs news *From November 27 by Sacha Chua* In these issues: EmacsConf 2023 updates, Emacs Advent Calendar 2023, creating flow charts in org-mode, and more! - 2023-11-27 <https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/11/2023-11-27-emacs-news/> - 2023-11-20 <https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/11/2023-11-20-emacs-news/> - 2023-11-13 <https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/11/2023-11-13-emacs-news/> - 2023-11-06 <https://sachachua.com/blog/2023/11/2023-11-06-emacs-news/> Join the FSF and friends in updating the Free Software Directory Tens of thousands of people visit directory.fsf.org each month to discover free software. Each entry in the Directory contains a wealth of useful information, from basic category and descriptions to version control, IRC channels, documentation, and licensing. The Free Software Directory has been a great resource to software users over the past decade, but it needs your help staying up-to-date with new and exciting free software projects. To help, join our weekly IRC meetings on Fridays. Meetings take place in the #fsf channel on Libera.Chat, and usually include a handful of regulars as well as newcomers. Libera.Chat is accessible from any IRC client -- Everyone's welcome! The next meeting is Friday, December 8 from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC). Details here: - https://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-20231208-irc LibrePlanet featured resource: Birds of a Feather at LibrePlanet 2024 Every month on the LibrePlanet wiki <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Main_Page>, we highlight one resource that is interesting and useful -- often one that could use your help. For this month, we are highlighting Birds of a Feather at LibrePlanet 2024, which has proposals for, and provides information about, Birds of a Feather sessions at the upcoming LibrePlanet conference. You are invited to add your own proposal, as well as to share this important resource. - https://libreplanet.org/wiki/LibrePlanet:Conference/2024/BOF Do you have a suggestion for next month's featured resource? Let us know at campaigns(a)fsf.org. November GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali: Fourteen new GNU releases! Fourteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of November 29, 2023): - bash-5.2.21 <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/> - gama-2.27 <https://www.gnu.org/software/gama/> - gawk-5.3.0 <https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/> - gettext-0.22.4 <https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/> - g-golf-0.8.0-rc-2 <https://www.gnu.org/software/g-golf/> - global-6.6.11 <https://www.gnu.org/software/global/> - gnutls-3.8.2 <https://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/> - gprofng-gui-1.0 <https://www.gnu.org/software/gprofng-gui/> - lilypond-2.24.3 <https://www.gnu.org/software/lilypond/> - linux-libre-6.6-gnu <https://www.gnu.org/software/linux-libre/> - mes-0.25 <https://www.gnu.org/software/mes/> - octave-8.4.0 <https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/> - parallel-20231122 <https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/> - r-4.3.2 <https://www.gnu.org/software/r/> *For a full list with descriptions, please see: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/november-gnu-spotlight-with-amin-bandal… <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/november-gnu-spotlight-with-amin-bandal…>* For announcements of most new GNU releases, subscribe to the info-gnu mailing list: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-gnu. To download: nearly all GNU software is available most reliably from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/. Optionally, you may find faster download speeds at a mirror located geographically closer to you by choosing from the list of mirrors published at https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html, or you may use https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/ to be automatically redirected to a (hopefully) nearby and up-to-date mirror. A number of GNU packages, as well as the GNU operating system as a whole, are looking for maintainers and other assistance. Please see https://www.gnu.org/server/takeaction.html#unmaint if you'd like to help. The general page on how to help GNU is at https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html . If you have a working or partly working program that you'd like to offer to the GNU project as a GNU package, see https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html. As always, please feel free to write to me, bandali(a)gnu.org, with any GNUish questions or suggestions for future installments. FSF and other free software events - December 2-3, 2023, Online, EmacsConf <https://emacsconf.org/2023/> - December 15, 2023, Boston, MA Free Software Community Meetup <https://www.fsf.org/events/free-software-supporter-meetup-2023-12-15> - February 3-4, 2024, ULB Solbosch Campus, Brussels, Belgium, FOSDEM <https://fosdem.org/2024/> - February 6-7, 2024, London, UK, State of Open Con <https://stateofopencon.com/> - March 14-17, 2024, Pasadena, CA, SCALE <https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/> - Spring, 2024, Location TBD, LP 2024 <https://my.fsf.org/node/62> Thank GNUs! We appreciate everyone who donates to the Free Software Foundation, and we'd like to give special recognition to the folks who have donated $500 or more in the last month. - https://www.gnu.org/thankgnus/2023supporters.html This month, a big Thank GNU to: - Alessandro Vesely - Christopher Rorvick - David Lecompte - J.Fossy Weinzinger - Massimo Spadotto - Michael Gran - Michael Stroucken - Michael Lewis - Nathan Thuma - Roland Pesch - Savoir-faire Linux inc. - Seth Erfurt - Thomas Hahn - Trevor Spiteri You can add your name to this list by donating at https://donate.fsf.org/. Translations of the *Free Software Supporter* El *Free Software Supporter* está disponible en español. 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Fwd: Friday's Debate: Attribution vs. Narrative in Information Operations
by Karl Semich 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

I don’t know why I’m receiving this or if it’s legit but the concepts could be meaningful. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Threat Intelligence Academy <hub(a)threatintel.academy> Date: Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 08:01 Subject: Friday's Debate: Attribution vs. Narrative in Information Operations To: <0xloem(a)gmail.com> Charity Wright will debate the importance of attribution and narrative in information operations analysis and defense. FRIDAY! Charity Wright Attribution or Narrative? Which is more important? [image: 2023-12-01 Guest Lecture Charity Wright] <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> On Friday, December 1st, Threat Intelligence Academy will host Charity Wright, Principal Threat Intelligence Consultant at Recorded Future, in the Advanced Cyber Threat Seminar with a lecture and debate on attribution vs. narrative in combatting information operations. About The Debate We will discuss the challenges of attribution in influence operations analysis, especially those campaigns on social media platforms. What changes will we see in Influence Operations over the next 5 to 10 years? What technologies might become obsolete? What new technological threats will we face in the future that could impact influence operations and audiences specifically? Should we continue analyzing IO the way we do today? What can we do to prepare for and defend against future IO? About Charity Charity Wright is a Principal Threat Intelligence Consultant at Recorded Future. Charity has over 17 years of experience in the US intelligence community, including a career in the US Army and the National Security Agency (NSA), where she served as a Chinese Linguist (35P) and Intelligence Analyst (35N). She has analyzed cyber threats in the private sector since 2015, focusing on Chinese state-sponsored threats, cybercrime, malign influence operations, and strategic intelligence. Charity has consulted on espionage and intelligence topics on C-SPAN, Bloomberg, NBC, CBS, and many more media outlets worldwide. Find Charity on LinkedIn <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Find Charity on Twitter @CharityW4CTI <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Resources To prepare for the lecture, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the following selected resources from the Cyber Learning Library: <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Frameworks for analyzing influence operations: SCOTCH Framework <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> DISARM Framework <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> The Kill Chain for Influence Operations <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> The Diamond Model for Influence Operations Analysis <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Attribution in IO: Bellingcat Video <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Microsoft White Paper <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Examples of IO campaigns that may be useful in this lecture: Graphika: Spamouflage Dragon <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Google: Dragonbridge <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Recorded Future: Empire Dragon <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Recorded Future: Maui Wildfire Influence Operations <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Recorded Future: JokerDPR and the Information War <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> The Future of IO: Stanford Internet Observatory: Generative Language Models and Automated Influence Operations: Emerging Threats and Potential Mitigations <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Missed a Debate and Want to Watch? All of our lectures and debates are recorded Students of TIA-811 can watch all previous debates and continue the discussion in our community. Not yet a student? Join here <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> . Students can view debates here: - Robert M. Lee on Attribution <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> - Dr. Thomas Rid on Deception <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> - Rick Holland on Strategic Intelligence <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> - Matt Edmondson on OSINT and Artificial Intelligence <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> - Kurt Waller on Cybersecurity Game Theory <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> - Josiah Dykstra on Cybersecurity Metrics <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Every week, we invite a recognized expert in their craft to discuss and debate an essential and timely topic in cybersecurity. Our Exciting Next Speaker [image: 2023-12-05 Guest Lecture Scott Small] <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> *Join The Debate* <https://d2NGwC04.na1.hubspotlinks.com/Ctc/5G+113/d2NGwC04/VWTb__9hCR3LW5trl…> Threat Intelligence Academy, 10809 Arrowtree Blvd, Clermont, FL 34715, USA Unsubscribe <https://hs-23565686.s.hubspotemail.net/hs/manage-preferences/unsubscribe-al…> Manage preferences <https://hs-23565686.s.hubspotemail.net/hs/manage-preferences/unsubscribe?la…>

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Fwd: How to get Clearview AI out of your face
by Baffo 32 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

images and html tonight ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Freedom of the Press Foundation <newsletter(a)freedom.press> Date: Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 14:59 Subject: How to get Clearview AI out of your face To: <baffo32(a)gmail.com> Clearview AI may be the worst thing for your mug since the invention of acne View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/freedom.press/digital-security-digest-8369270?e=8b5f39c9…> Illustration by David Huerta, with photo by Robert Scoble <https://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/4870003098/> licensed under CC-BY <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/> Welcome back to the work week! This is David Huerta, filling in for Martin Shelton with security news and tips to keep you, your sources, and your devices safe. If someone shared this newsletter with you, subscribe here <https://freedom.press/training/digisec-subscribe/>. In the news - New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill’s new book, “Your Face Belongs to Us, <https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691288/your-face-belongs-to-us-by-…>” documents the ascent of Clearview AI, a startup that lets police track you by using pictures of your face collected online. - Last week, Sen. Ed Markey requested that Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That answer some questions <https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-demands-an…> about the company’s use of AI technology. Ton-That has not yet responded to Markey’s questions. What you can do - Clearview AI offers residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Illinois some options for opting out <https://www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-requests> of different types of profiling or tracking, depending on which state you live in. - There is no single “opt out” for removing yourself from Clearview AI’s database. However, there is a way to request a “deindex” <https://app.clearview.ai/privacy/deindex> for photos after you have them deleted from the website those images are hosted on. Updates from my team - Our executive director, Trevor Timm, will be participating in a Q&A discussion as part of the NYC premiere of the documentary “Bad Press,” which chronicles the fight for press freedom in the Muscogee Nation. The discussion will follow the Dec. 1, 6 p.m. screening at DCTV Firehouse Cinema. Tickets available on Firehouse’s website <https://firehouse.dctvny.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=406254~299828…> We are always ready to assist journalists with digital security concerns. Reach out here <https://freedom.press/training/request-training/>, and stay safe and secure out there. Best, David – David Huerta Senior Digital Security Trainer Freedom of the Press Foundation Donate to support our work <https://freedom.press/donate> [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/freedomofpress> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/FreedomOfThePressFoundation/> [image: Website] <https://freedom.press/> *Copyright © 2023 Freedom of the Press Foundation, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. *Our mailing address is:* Freedom of the Press Foundation 49 Flatbush Ave, #1017 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Add us to your address book <https://press.us6.list-manage.com/vcard?u=19b87eae477821267dea69438&id=c8d8…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://press.us6.list-manage.com/profile?u=19b87eae477821267dea69438&id=c8…> or unsubscribe from this list <https://press.us6.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=19b87eae477821267dea69438&i…>.

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Fwd: ETS-Lindgren News: Expert to Present at the 2023 National Disaster Resilience Council (NDRC) Summit
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

This is my first shielding supplier forward. When I visited a testing facility they used this supplier but had modded the enclosures to increase their shielding effectiveness. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joel Kellogg <joel.kellogg(a)ets-lindgren.com> Date: Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 13:52 Subject: ETS-Lindgren News: Expert to Present at the 2023 National Disaster Resilience Council (NDRC) Summit To: <gmkarl(a)gmail.com> *ETS-Lindgren Expert to Present at the 2023 National * *Disaster Resilience Council (NDRC) Summit* *Expert to Address the Growing Threat of HEMP, EMP, and IEMI on Critical Infrastructure* CEDAR PARK, November 30, 2023 – ETS-Lindgren’s Subject Matter Expert and Global Director, Marketing, Joel Kellogg, will present during the 2023 NDRC Summit to be held in person and remotely on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 5 and 6, at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Mr. Kellogg’s presentation “Protecting Critical Infrastructure: The Resilient Digital Substation Module,” co-authored by Ryan Marietta and Eric Easton with CenterPoint Energy, supports the Summit theme of “Solutions Now for Infrastructure Resilience.” The talk, co-presented by Mr. Marietta, is scheduled for Wednesday, December 6, at 10:15 am CST. Host University of Texas at San Antonio National Security Collaboration Center and co-host Joint Base San Antonio provide a platform to discuss improving emergency readiness for potential disruption of services necessary for sustainment and quality of life. Essential services identified by the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency include 16 Critical Infrastructure Sectors <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=48720767&msgid=518489&act=21EF&c…> . “Protection of critical infrastructure is paramount to the security and defense of the United States,” explained Mr. Kellogg. “As a result, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, in collaboration with ETS-Lindgren, has developed a patented system for substation and transmission stations. The system provides resilience not only from cyber threats and High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), and Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI), but from a host of other events that could disrupt supply and delivery,” he added. The presentation will provide a high-level, real-world overview of a resilient substation system, shielding effectiveness, and system performance. Examples will be provided of how the system is deployed or could be deployed to provide security to a utility from malicious attacks as well as a host of other events that can disrupt substation and transmission station operations, thereby preventing the reliable supply and delivery of power. In addition, the presenters will highlight how it is possible to provide MIL-STD-level protection that is flexible, easy to install and maintain, and cost effective. “We invite anyone interested in learning more to attend our presentation either in person or remotely via Zoom,” said Mr. Kellogg. For additional information on the 2023 NDRC Summit, including how to register to attend, click here <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=48720767&msgid=518489&act=21EF&c…> . ETS-Lindgren is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the 2023 NDRC Summit. Bob Piemonte, Director, Government/General Purpose Shielding with ETS-Lindgren, will provide a short overview of the company’s solutions for HEMP, EMP, and IEMI protection of critical infrastructure during the Sponsor Presentations on Tuesday, December 5, from 4:50 to 5:50 pm CST. View the educational brochure Solutions for Electromagnetic Pulse <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=48720767&msgid=518489&act=21EF&c…> for more information on ETS-Lindgren’s products and services for protection of critical infrastructure. Our Government <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=48720767&msgid=518489&act=21EF&c…> and Utility <https://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=48720767&msgid=518489&act=21EF&c…> products and services are backed by a team of more than 750 professionals worldwide with decades of experience gained by greater than 50,000 RF shielded enclosure installations globally. Please contact ETS-Lindgren at phone +1 (512) 531-6400 for immediate assistance. 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Fwd: Mass surveillance threatens journalism
by Baffo 32 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Freedom of the Press Foundation <newsletter(a)freedom.press> Date: Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 17:28 Subject: Mass surveillance threatens journalism To: <baffo32(a)gmail.com> Journalists must be allowed to cover protests View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/freedom.press/mass-surveillance-threatens-journalism?e=8…> Dear friend of press freedom, If you enjoy reading this newsletter, please consider supporting our work through a donation. A few generous supporters have pledged to match donations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $150,000, to help your gift to <https://freedom.press/donate/> Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) go even further. Donate today <https://freedom.press/donate/> through Dec. 31 and double your impact! If someone has forwarded you this newsletter, please subscribe here <https://freedom.press/subscribe/>. A secret surveillance program that allows law enforcement agencies to monitor trillions of phone records without a warrant could be used to target journalists and sources. *Woman talking on her mobile phone on outdoor <https://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/49918277466> by wuestenigel is licensed under CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>.* *Mass surveillance threatens journalism* Lawmakers are reportedly <https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-reauthorization-ndaa-2023/> considering rushing a short-term reauthorization of the mass surveillance law Section 702 through Congress. Section 702 threatens the free press <https://freedom.press/news/congress-can-end-warrantless-spying-on-journalis…> by allowing the government to spy on American journalists and their sources without a warrant. Congress shouldn’t re-up it without making significant reforms. Last week, Wired also revealed <https://www.wired.com/story/hemisphere-das-white-house-surveillance-trillio…> a different secret U.S. surveillance program that allows federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to monitor trillions of phone records of Americans (including, potentially, journalists and their sources) without a warrant. Read more <https://freedom.press/news/secret-spying-program-underscores-need-for-surve…> about how this latest revelation reinforces the need for Congress to take steps to rein in the government’s domestic spying powers, starting with Section 702. *Russia continues campaign against press freedom* More than a dozen press freedom groups — including FPF — joined a letter <https://www.press.org/newsroom/npc-leaders-lead-civil-society-letter-blinke…> led by the National Press Club urging the United States to designate Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reporter Alsu Kurmasheva as wrongfully detained in Russia. Russian authorities have accused <https://freedom.press/news/us-must-designate-alsu-kurmasheva-as-wrongfully-…> her of failing to self-register under its notorious “foreign agents” law. In a blatant attempt to intimidate reporters from covering war crimes, Russia has also opened a criminal case <https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/27/masha-gessen-criminal-case-…> against Russian American journalist Masha Gessen, accusing them of spreading false information about the war in Ukraine. Additionally, Russia recently extended the detention <https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russian-court-extends-detention-of-wsj-rep…> of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for a third time since he was taken into custody in March on bogus espionage charges. All three are sham cases meant to censor journalism. They should be dropped immediately and the Biden administration should do everything in its power to make that happen. *Journalists must be allowed to cover protests and their aftermath* Protests are newsworthy. Police arresting and assaulting protesters is newsworthy. Journalists should be able to safely report on both protests and their aftermath. None of that seems particularly controversial, especially when law enforcement nationwide is forced to pay large sums <https://www.rcfp.org/josie-huang-la-county-settlement/#:~:text=LAist's%20Josie%20Huang%20reaches%20%24700%2C000%20settlement%20with%20LA%20County> to settle claims arising from their illegal treatment of journalists covering protests after George Floyd’s murder. You’d think they would learn their lesson <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/05/nypd-protest-reform-lawsuit…> . Yet, authorities across the country continue to harass journalists as they attempt to document demonstrations, despite their posing no risk to police operations or public safety. Too often, officers face no consequences for their actions. The latest examples come from Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Georgia and Pima County, Arizona. Read more on our blog. <https://freedom.press/news/journalists-must-be-allowed-to-cover-protests-an…> *Press Freedom in Gaza * Journalists make up only a tiny fraction of the casualties of the war in Gaza. Their deaths are no more or less tragic than anyone else’s. But journalists can only tell the stories of all the others impacted by the war if they can report without fear of being targeted. Here are some recent stories about the dire situation the press is facing as it attempts to cover the most deadly war for journalists in recent memory. The Israel-Hamas war is deadly for journalists. Lives are being lost, and truth <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/28/journalists-killed-is…> Who will shine a light on the atrocities in Gaza if all the journalists are wiped out? <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/29/atrocities-gaza-journ…> CPJ pays tribute to slain Palestinian press freedom defender Bilal Jadallah <https://cpj.org/2023/11/cpj-pays-tribute-to-slain-palestinian-press-freedom…> The Israeli government has Haaretz newspaper in its sights as it tightens the screws on media freedom <https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/11/the-israeli-government-has-haaretz-newspa…> Tracking lost pro-Palestinian posts <https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/excessive-moderation-meta-palestinian-7…> *What we’re reading* Elon’s censorial lawsuit against Media Matters inspiring many more people to find ExTwitter ads on awful content <https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/27/elons-censorial-lawsuit-against-media-m…>. Elon Musk’s X Corp. has brought a SLAPP suit against Media Matters for its report on ads that appeared on the platform next to neo-Nazi content. Now, others have found even more egregious examples of the type Media Matters reported. We need a strong federal anti-SLAPP law <https://freedom.press/news/journalists-whistleblowers-and-activists-must-be…> so the wealthy can’t harass their critics with frivolous lawsuits without consequences. Court orders reporter to hand over jailhouse interview notes — a threat to free press, critics say <https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-23/court-order-reporter-ja…>. A California court decision undermining the state reporter’s privilege is harming the public’s access to information. After the court ordered a journalist to turn over jailhouse interview notes, other journalists are reportedly declining to interview incarcerated sources because they might also be forced to break confidentiality promises. GOP senators blast Voice of America for Hamas ‘militants’ terminology <https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2023/11/29/voice-of-america-hama…>. The Republican senators threatening Voice of America over its decisions about how to report on Hamas and the war in Gaza either don’t understand editorial independence and the First Amendment or, more likely, just don’t care. Shame on them. *FPF Live: Bad Press* Last chance! Join us tomorrow, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m., for a screening of the documentary film “Bad Press <https://badpress.film/>,” which follows Mvskoke Media, a news outlet based in the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, and its reporter Angel Ellis, as they fight against censorship and other threats to their newsgathering. The screening <https://firehouse.dctvny.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=406254~299828…> at Manhattan’s Firehouse Cinema will be followed by a Q&A with Ellis and the film’s directors, Rebecca Landsberry-Baker and Joe Peeler, moderated by FPF Executive Director Trevor Timm. Get your ticket here <https://firehouse.dctvny.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=406254~299828…> . [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/freedomofpress> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/FreedomOfThePressFoundation/> [image: Website] <https://freedom.press/> *Copyright © 2023 Freedom of the Press Foundation, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. *Our mailing address is:* Freedom of the Press Foundation 49 Flatbush Ave, #1017 Brooklyn, NY 11217 Add us to your address book <https://press.us6.list-manage.com/vcard?u=19b87eae477821267dea69438&id=c8d8…> Want to change how you receive these emails? 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[spam][crazy] advanced coding therapy
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 01 Dec '23

01 Dec '23

[from, if training transformers were an actual data average by tracking symbolic gradients across thresholds] something i’ve done sometimes is try to make a symbolic equation solver. this usually goes away about halfway through, but something that’s interesting about it is that it’s clearly not very complicated to do. it’s also a bit of a big work. anyway it seems it’s useful to have a symbolic algebra framework. maybe i could use a thread like this to draft such things/more. class Expression {}; class OperatorExpression {}; // an expression that is the evaluation of a parameterized operator on operands (could elide into Expression); class Operator {};

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