Saturday, February 03, 2024

Is it surprising that they got it wrong?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/02/01/online-safety-hearing-opposition/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzA2ODUwMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA4MjMyMzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDY4NTAwMDAsImp0aSI6ImZhN2VlNGRmLTkyMjAtNDY1MC1hMjg0LWEzNzhmMTZhYTMwOSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjQvMDIvMDEvb25saW5lLXNhZmV0eS1oZWFyaW5nLW9wcG9zaXRpb24vIn0.179DIF134rr6la76-miQm9_sVl5xUzpqs1MsH7c6PYM

Online safety legislation is opposed by many it claims to protect

Gen Z TikTokers, LGBTQ organizations and free speech advocates react angrily to Wednesday’s hearing

Lawmakers who grilled the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, Discord and X on Wednesday all seemed to agree that protecting children’s safety online was a priority. Many of those children were less accepting of the idea, and they let their opinions flow as they listened to the hearing through a Discord server.

These senators don’t actually care about protecting kids, they just want to control information,” one teenager posted. “If congress wants to protect children, they should pass a ... privacy law,” another teenager said. Others in the server accused the lawmakers of “trying to demonize the CEOs to push their ... bills,” which were often described with profanity.





These might also be useful for autonomous drones…

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/chinas-geely-launches-11-low-orbit-satellites-autonomous-cars-2024-02-03/

China's Geely launches 11 low-orbit satellites for autonomous cars

Chinese automaker Geely Holding Group said on Saturday it has launched 11 low-earth orbit satellites, its second dispatch, as it expands its capacity to provide more accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles.

… Geely said it expects 72 to be in orbit by 2025 and eventually plans to have a constellation of 240.



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