IanTwenty
@IanTwenty@piefed.social
- Comment on Facial recognition error: Customer misidentified by Sainsbury's 2 days ago:
Thing is Sainsbury have learnt nothing from this and reasserted theair faith in facial recognition, blaming human error in store for grabbing wrong person. I feel we’ll see more of this in future.
- Comment on UK government targets VPNs in new online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban 2 weeks ago:
I know, I’m also highlighting what he says about how we should not rush to deny that protection to children.
- Comment on UK government targets VPNs in new online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban 2 weeks ago:
Parliament itself recommends VPN use for its members:
Labour’s Lord Knight acknowledged that VPNs could “undermine the child safety gains of the Online Safety Act” but warned that age-gating the apps could be “extremely problematic”. He said:
“My phone uses a VPN, following a personal device cyber consultation offered by this Parliament. VPNs can make us more secure, and we should not rush to deprive children of that safety.”
- Comment on UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow 4 weeks ago:
One example the ORG used
After former US president Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the court over its arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports emerged that the email account of chief prosecutor Karim Khan was blocked. Microsoft denied cutting off access, but the ICC later confirmed that in October 2025 it had stopped using Microsoft services altogether, switching instead to openDesk, an open source European platform.
- Comment on Sync-in, a new alternative to Nextcloud 1 month ago:
WebDAV only on mobile and via third-party apps
https://sync-in.com/docs/user-guide/mobile_apps
At the moment, Sync-in does not yet offer a dedicated mobile application.
We know this is an important point for many users️ and we plan to address it thanks to community contributions and sponsorship. - Comment on 'It's Time for a Debate About Who Owns Our Media' Says Leader of the UK's Trade Union Movement 2 months ago:
And while he highlighted some signs of unions reaching more people on platforms like TikTok, the union chief noted a stark fact: “Collectively, the trade union movement has fewer followers on X and Instagram than Nigel Farage on his own.”
“We directly represent five and a half million people, so we’ve got to get much better at using those social media platforms and talking directly to members and potential members,” the TUC head added.
Get on the Fedi!
- Comment on Bicyclists are celebrating a new segregated bike lane linking three cities in southern England 2 months ago:
Cyclists have hailed a new multi-million pound cycle route as a “gamechanger” as construction nears completion.
The Gloucestershire Cycle Spine, a segregated cycle lane linking Gloucester, Cheltenham and Bishop’s Cleeve, has caused months of disruption but is now due to be finished in March 2026.
A cycling campaign group has hailed the ambitious scheme, which in future could end stretching 26 miles (42km) and all the way to Stroud.
Gloucestershire County Council said the scheme was already causing a boost to the number of people cycling.
The £48m scheme has been criticised after roadworks caused disruption in both Gloucester and Cheltenham.