“By firing skilled human workers & replacing them w/spicy autocomplete, Musk is assuming his final form as both…kind of boss who can be conned into replacing you w/a defective chatbot *&* as…fast-talking sales rep who cons your boss. Musk is transforming key government functions into high-speed error-generating machines whose human minders are only the payroll to take the fall for the coming tsunami of robot fuckups.”

https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/18/asbestos-in-the-walls/

#USpol #musk #elon #ai #DataEthics #infosec #safety

So using a non-google maps app is possible & probably a good idea. Giving your location to google is not safe going forward.

Been using & experimenting with some & I think you might want to find some too.

Apps: https://european-alternatives.eu/category/navigation-apps

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/01/27/google-maps-to-show-gulf-of-america-after-government-updates.html

cc @european_alternatives

#maps #navigation #google #infosec #USpol #location #DataEthics

As @jomc discusses in this article, Bluesky is not decentralized (at least not yet).

Mastodon is today.

That is why I have been more focused on things there where I have more control of my data, social graph and it is more resistant to single-owner problems.

https://filmmakermagazine.com/128200-joanne-mcneil-bluesky/

#social #networks #media #SocialNetworks #SocialMedia #data #ethics #DataEthics #digital #content #bluesky #mastodon #FutureProofing