Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

I saw that it was Aaron Swartz’ 36th birthday, and looked back at what I wrote about his case, and his suicide, almost ten years ago.

It all holds up, but it’s kind of darkly amusing to figure out that when I was writing this about how well people mask their depression I was profoundly depressed and nobody knew. So, QED, I guess?

https://www.popehat.com/2013/03/24/three-things-you-may-not-get-about-the-aaron-swartz-case/

The #election results will have a huge impact on do or die tech policy fights like data privacy, online access to abortion information and fundraising, surveillance, antitrust, and Big Tech accountability. My org @team is hosting a panel / Q&A this Friday to discuss with experts including folks from @glaad @amnestyusa @eff @protonmail and more. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YLXM4uYiTbWC8AmdVqzQIQ

Mastodon is now at 1 million users … same as Twitter was in 2008 when I joined (as @james_slezak@twitter.com )

RT evan_greer: 🧵Okay it's #ElectionDay (go vote! voting is a valid harm reduction strategy.)

I know this birdsite is going to hell in a handbasket, but while we're all still here, I put together a THREAD on what the midterms will likely mean for tech policy fights that impact human rights.

We're built different.

Privacy is not a crime.

Your phone number identifies you.

When you sign up with a phone number, apps which might seem private become vulnerable.

That's why Session doesn't require a phone number for sign-up.

#GetSession

https://getsession.org/blog/phone-number-privacy

Privacy is a human right.