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Richard Stallman's Political Notes

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Pollination Decline

jeudi 28 mars 2019 à 01:00

Many species of insect pollinators in Britain have declined greatly since 2007.

Global heating may be directly responsible for some of these species.

Vaccine Policy

jeudi 28 mars 2019 à 01:00

Rockland County in New York has banned minors not vaccinated against measles from "public spaces."

I think that something along these lines is justified, but this law may go too far. I am not sure what "public spaces" includes. Streets? Hospitals?

Personality Data

jeudi 28 mars 2019 à 01:00

Many programs and systems can deduce information about a person's personality traits from various sorts of data.

This will tend to put people at a disadvantage in dealing with whoever uses the techniques. Systematically, those with less power will suffer losses from this. We need to cancel that out or prevent it, but how?

I think that using software which monitors indications of whether you are about to enter a depressive phase is perfectly sensible, provided the software is free and runs on your own computer, and the data stays in that computer. But if any nonfree software is involved, you must expect it to spy on you.

Spending Priorities

jeudi 28 mars 2019 à 01:00

GM spent billions on stock buybacks, now says it can't afford to keep paying US workers.

Police Misconduct

jeudi 28 mars 2019 à 01:00

A dishonest thug who fabricated accusations (and evidence for them) put people in prison and ruined people's lives. When the state determined he was a liar, it did not inform the people he had done this to.