In Italy, there's currently a political situation that I’m refraining from commenting on. The only remark I’ll make is that, unfortunately, no one has pointed out that the person who recorded videos in Montecitorio (the building housing the Italian Chamber of Deputies) did so using Ray-Ban Meta glasses. In other words, not only did they film in areas where filming is prohibited (by exploiting the fact that the rule bans cellphone use for recording), but the videos captured by Ray-Ban Meta glasses are all routed through Meta’s servers. This means they implicitly sent footage of private areas within Italian government buildings to Meta.

In my view, this is a very serious issue, and the lack of discussion about it highlights the unfortunate ignorance regarding privacy among journalists and the general public.

#PrivacyMatters #DataPrivacy #RayBanMeta #PrivacyConcerns

For this #ThankYouTuesday, I want to express my gratitude to SDF.org.

This long-standing community, thriving and healthy, is built on #NetBSD.

Many years ago (I’d have to dig through old emails, but it’s definitely over 20 years), I reached out to them for advice on setting up a public access server (which I ended up not doing). They were incredibly kind and provided me with a wealth of information.
They are also present in the Fediverse - @SDF - showing that they are always keeping up with the times and looking toward the future.

Long live SDF, and thank you for everything!

#SDFCommunity #Fediverse #TechHistory #Gratitude #RunBSD #Community #ThankYou #SDF

Tonight is the best night to catch the "shooting stars" show.
Too hot, too many mosquitoes, and maybe too many years behind me.
But I remember well, many years ago, when I would purposely drive to deserted roads in the mountains or hills, lying down and watching the sky while listening to this piece (Richard Clayderman - Jardin Secret).

So many years have passed, yet the sound of these notes still evokes those same feelings.

https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=5oAOLS2d_dM

#ShootingStars #Stargazing #MusicMemories #NightSky #CelestialShow #SummerNights #EmotionalJourney #Stars