[05:55] schestowitz[05:55] schestowitz [05:55] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-freebsdfoundation.org | EuroBSDCon 2023 Trip Report Mark Johnston | FreeBSD Foundation [05:57] schestowitzThe FreeBSD Foundation kindly helped sponsor my trip to Coimbra, where EuroBSDCon 2023 was held. As usual, the conference consisted of a two-day FreeBSD developer summit followed by the conference proper, also two days long. The conference was held in a couple of buildings belonging to the University of Coimbra, which itself was well worth the visit: the university buildings are spectacular, an [05:55] schestowitz d being situated on a hill they offer a great view of the city. Climbing up the hill each morning was a bit arduous, but well worth it.
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[05:57] schestowitz[05:57] schestowitztl;dr: Writing software is encoding knowledge. Knowledge takes the shape of propositions. Compressing rich propositions into is-a and has-a relationships does not lend itself to clarity.
[05:57] schestowitzThat was dense. Lets back up a little bit.
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[06:01] schestowitz[06:01] schestowitzI still catch myself writing Im thinking out loud at the start of posts, as though I have to defend thinking about something. The friction also comes from the perception of journalists producing finished articles, whereas people writing their thoughts are writing their thoughts. Thoughts are malleable.
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[06:02] schestowitz[06:02] schestowitzIn their complaint, the states said Meta had designed psychologically manipulative product features to induce young users compulsive and extended use of platforms like Instagram. The companys algorithms were designed to push children and teenagers into rabbit holes of toxic and harmful content, the states said, with features like infinite scroll and persistent alerts used to h [06:02] schestowitz ook young users. The attorneys general also charged Meta with violating a federal childrens online privacy law, accusing it of unlawfully collecting the personal data of its youngest users without their parents permission.
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[06:05] schestowitz[06:05] schestowitzThe University of Michigan on Monday confirmed that personal information was accessed in a data breach discovered in August 2023.
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[07:43] schestowitz[07:43] schestowitzTwo years ago, noyb filed a complaint against the address trader Acxiom and the credit reference agency CRIF in Germany. Although there is strong evidence that the companies large-scale trade with peoples personal data violates the GDPR, the case is still pending with the Bavarian and Hessian DPA. So in spring 2023, noyb asked the Hessian authority for access to the case file of the Acxiom compl [07:43] schestowitz aint. The address trader reacted quickly - with a request for an interim injunction against the authority to prevent any kind of access to the files.
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