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This OpenAI Statsig thing is like when #Keybase was acquired by #Zoom. Despite the numerous explanations by the Keybase team, the FUD around the acquisition continues to this day.It's similar in the VPN space, so many assumptions based on ownership, many aren't even valid.

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Remember when #Firefox used to come with an integrated video calling service called Firefox Hello?

Now they’re offering their users #Amazon giftcards in exchange for taking a survey over #Zoom.

So you run non-free software in order to connect to an unethical service so you can go shopping at an unethical company. To be fair though, they also promote the alternative option of sending you money directly via an unethical payment processor. What can I say? Thanks for improving Firefox.

#lang_en #FOSS #Free_Software #Mozilla #PayPal #technology

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Earlier this evening I took part in my first #Esperanto book club. I was nervous in the beginning, as I still don't feel very confident using the language. But the group was so nice and friendly, and the book we're reading is well suited for learners (M. Boulton's Faktoj kaj fantazioj). It was great fun and I can't wait for the next week's meeting!

#books #bookclub #zoom

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19d

Der #BigBrotherAward 2023 in der Kategorie #Kommunikation geht an #Zoom Video Communications Inc., die als US-Unternehmen Daten an Geheimdienste weiterleiten müssen, aber dennoch behaupten, #DSGVO-konform zu sein. Zoom untersteht überdies chinesischer Kontrolle und #Zensur, da relevante Teile der Entwicklung in #China stattfinden.

Der Preis geht auch an alle Gruppen, insbesondere Menschenrechts- sowie #Umwelt- und #Klimaorganisationen, die Zoom einsetzen und damit ihre Teilnehmer.innen der #Überwachung preisgeben, obwohl es freie und datenschutzfreundliche Alternativen gibt.

https://digitalcourage.video/w/fa8Aykmxya2Y7KPerxeYDG

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