The Keystone Collective

A corporation scans your face, adds you to a criminal database, shares it with dozens of retailers, and when it's wrong, you get £25 voucher and silence from the ICO.

We gave algorithms the power to punish. We gave victims a QR code.

#society #technology #ai #statistics #justice #law #facerecognition

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/03/guilty-until-proven-innocent-shoppers-falsely-identified-by-facial-recognition-struggle-to-clear-their-name

Genuinely curious how the same people applauding the EU's new government-ID-linked internet verification app would describe Iran's white SIM card system if a journalist asked them about it.

#internet #censorship #eu #ageverification #technology #security #privacy

https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-internet-kill-switch-iran-built-while-the-west-was-busy-debating-age-verification/

A simple explanation for the Great Silence.

Every advanced alien species eventually invents internet, loses focus, and abandons its interstellar program.

Not extinct, just stuck arguing in comment sections across the cosmos.

#astronomy #space #aliens #science

At Anthropic, we deeply value the contributions of the open source community.

After extensive internal discussion, we’ve decided to release the full Claude codebase under the MIT License.

We look forward to seeing what the community builds next.

#ai #aprilfools #opensource #privacy #surveillance #technology

https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/claude_code_source_leak_privacy_nightmare/

Nothing more reassuring than knowing billion-dollar AI models are powered by toLowerCase() and a really motivated regex.

The singularity isn’t near, it’s just \b(fuck|awful|useless)\b away apparently.

#ai #aislop #technology #developer #machinelearning #fun

RE: @arstechnica@mastodon.social

I am sure that BlackRock being major shareholder is pure coincidence. Their donation to Agent Orange's ballroom is also act of selfless generosity.

#technology #security #infosec #corruption

IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17m penalty.

Alternative title:

"IBM continues in its tradition of pandering to fascist regimes"

#technology #society #dei

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/ibm-folds-to-trump-anti-dei-push-admits-no-misconduct-but-pays-17m-penalty/

High Court rules Met Police scanning millions of faces on London's streets is perfectly legal and not at all the beginning of something we'll deeply regret.

Anyway, smile, you're on camera. All 50 van's worth.

#technology #society #london #surveillance #police #facerecognition #uk #court #justice

https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-court-has-spoken-the-cameras-are-staying/

Western Europe has cathedrals, Central Europe has survived them.

A short story about what happens when Silicon Valley meets a Moravian water spirit, and the water spirit wins without trying.

#writing #technology #society #ai #centraleurope #folklore #slowtech #slavic #mythology #language #linguistics

'The Clockmaker's Algorithm: Some Lessons Are Not Taught in English'

New read at:
https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-clockmakers-algorithm-some-lessons-are-not-taught-in-english/

Wes Streeting: Mandelson's playbook, Keir Starmer's branding, now shipping NHS policy with a side of Palantir and calling it "reform".

#society #technology #nhs #palantir #surveillance #ai #data

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/21/palantir-manifesto-uk-contract-fears-mps

RE: @arstechnica@mastodon.social

“It was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image could both speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.”

Book of Revelation 13:15

The UK Parliament will debate the future of Palantir’s NHS data contract on April 16. Ask your MP to attend to keep up the pressure!

#uk #politics #nhs #palantir #surveillance

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/