Pokemon Go using your phone camera to build a CIA-backed 3D Map AI system.

It sounds like an insane movie plot. But it's real.

In 2016, this was "Lunduke's crazy conspiracy theory about Pokemon Go being used to spy on everyone, backed by the CIA". Now, in 2024, Niantic Labs (the makers of Pokemon Go), proudly brags about using Pokemon Go to spy on you... and using that covertly obtained information to build a massive, 3D artificial intelligence mapping system of private spaces.

"We receive about 1 million fresh scans each week, each containing hundreds of discrete images."

In other words: Lunduke was right.

The CIA, NSA, and Pokémon Go:
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5756204/the-cia-nsa-and-pok-mon-go

Building a Large Geospatial Model to Achieve Spatial Intelligence:
https://nianticlabs.com/news/largegeospatialmodel

And that's only one impact of Google being officially ruled a monopoly.

A survey about Mozilla's future doesn't mention Firefox... but it does have 8 gender options.

The "What Is Your Dream for Mozilla?" Survey: https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/101

Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.

It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.

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Those in power with openSUSE make it clear they will not allow me anywhere near anything related to the openSUSE project. Ever. For any reason.

Well, that settles that, then! Guess I won't be contributing to openSUSE! 🤣

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I'm just going to leave this here: https://xkcd.com/129/

Braxman opens up about how he grew up in an authoritarian state. He understands how citizens are manipulated, and how important free speech is in every aspect of society.

Here, he explains how algorithms and social proof are used to convince us that having our devices track our every move and spy on us is actually good. It keeps us safe... and makes us easier to manipulate.

He talks about the importance of privacy, and why we should care.

This is partially marketing for his new Brax3 phone, and partially his story of why he hates surveillance.

Edit: I have purchased one of the Kompact phones off Kickstarter, and I await the Brax3 phone. I'll give each of them a try, and then see about passing them along for further review.

https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/mind:78