It is #merger monopoly time! #Verizon proposes to buy #Frontier. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/verizon-nearing-deal-frontier-communications-wsj-reports-2024-09-04/?

Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission agendizes a Palestine #ceasefire resolution. Berkeley city government shuts down the Peace and Justice Commission. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WizlBUqLMeTlLWl9sG8AaomSUYs3Usq3mS7F7FGtar8/pub?urp=gmail_link

"The publication’s mission is rooted in telling stories in a “no-words-minced, plainspoken way” — particularly when it relates to poverty, police violence, housing, and more" #journalism https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2024/kansas-city-defender-radical-black-press-ryan-sorrell/

CA's POST commission releases first two statement of reasons for the #decertification of police officers under SB2: stalking and sexual assault. https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/california-police-decertification-19731798.php

Yup.

"“The court concludes the only way to achieve full compliance is for the court to appoint its own receiver. The move comes 2 months after Mueller held the department in contempt for staffing shortages, delays in treatment and insufficient suicide prevention efforts". #mentalhealth #prisons #CDCR https://www.kqed.org/news/12002854/court-weighing-takeover-of-mental-health-care-in-california-prisons

Judge refuses to dismiss case against the City of #Fresno for making its #budget committee meetings closed to the public. https://fresnoland.org/2024/08/29/brown-act-lawsuit/

"In at least three instances in July and August, Oakland police sought to tow a #Tesla into evidence to obtain its stored #video.". https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/tesla-sentry-mode-police-evidence-19731000.php

“To me it doesn’t seem fair because I see other communities outside of [southeast L.A.] that don’t have these issues… they can watch videos and listen to music without a problem,. We don’t have that.” #DigitalDiscrimination #Internet https://laist.com/news/digital-discrimination-low-income-areas

A too-rare example of strong local news coverage of #surveillance and #policing. https://localnewspasadena.com/2024/our-local-police-force-prepares-for-war-the-question-is-with-whom/

#NaNoWriMo, the venerable writing contest, upsets people and loses board members after a statement that condemning the use of generative #AI in writing creative works is ableist and classist. https://www.404media.co/nanowrimo-ai-policy-classist-ableist/?

Dutch data regulator fines #ClearviewAI 35 million dollars for using biometric data without consent, one in a series of European #GDPR fines the sketchy facial recognition company refuses to pay. https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/03/clearview-ai-hit-with-its-largest-gdpr-fine-yet-as-dutch-regulator-considers-holding-execs-personally-liable/

Fingerprinting is another reason why using browsers like Firefox or Brave is much better than using Chrome, Edge or Safari to protect your #privacy when online. https://ssd.eff.org/module/what-fingerprinting

Very sad to share that the three year battle to enact the #MandelaAct to severely restrct solitary confinement in CA prisons has failed in the face of repeated veto threats by Governor Gavin Newsom. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-solitary-confinement-19665403.php?

Handy resource collecting examples of online #election #disinformation as it heats up in the run-up to the November 2024 election. https://misinfodashboard.newslit.org/

University of Florida #student #newspaper chased away former Senator Ben Sasse as president by shedding light on secret DC consulting contracts to his former Hill staff. https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2024/university-of-florida-student-journalists-lead-on-breaking-big-stories-about-former-president-ben-sasse/

The ham radio association paid a one million dollar #ransomware demand after a catastrophic hack. https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-it-security-incident-report-to-members

"What would it mean for your business if you could target potential clients who are actively discussing their need for your services in their day-to-day conversations? No, it's not a Black Mirror episode—it's #Voice Data". (Ed. It is a Black Mirror episode). https://www.404media.co/email/862be333-9ce8-4d88-a175-840509462bb1/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

"One of those residents was Lidia Martinez, an 87-year-old retired educator in San Antonio. She said she heard a knock on her door right before 6 a.m. on Tuesday." #Texas #VotingRights https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/us/texas-latinos-democrats-raids-paxton.html

#Texas judge denies Texas AG Paxton's effort to revoke the nonprofit status of an immigration #nonprofit that advocated against Paxton-sponsored laws. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ken-paxton-fiel-immigration-19719322.php