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Idag tillträder Eric Leijonram som GD för IMY.

https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2024/07/regeringen-utser-eric-leijonram-till-ny-generaldirektor-for-integritetsskyddsmyndigheten/

Han var särskild utredare i Biometriutredningen och presenterade betänkandet "Biometri – för en effektivare brottsbekämpning" i juni 2023:

https://www.regeringen.se/pressmeddelanden/2023/06/overlamning-av-betankandet-biometri--for-en-effektivare-brottsbekampning1/

IMY skrev då ett skarpt yttrande med anledning av att de såg flera förslag vara i strid med grundlag och EU-rätt:

https://www.imy.se/globalassets/dokument/remissvar/2023/yttrande-biometri-for-en-effektivare-brottsbekampning.pdf

Utredningen från Leijonram föreslog att förslagen ska träda i kraft den 1 januari 2025.

Och idag är alltså Leijonram generaldirektör för IMY. 🤷‍♂️

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1 Oct 2024, 10:27
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Nice writeup, thank you.

(I did a double-take on this, since SD is the far-right party in Swedish politics. Way to grab my attention 😅)

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1 Oct 2024, 10:04
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En kartläggning av alla Elef(j)antkyrkogårdens löntagare sedan 2010 vore på sin plats i nuläget. Antalet, och årskostnaden, växer. Någonstans måste det finnas en bristningsgräns.

https://timbro.se/smedjan/lagg-ned-elefantkyrkogarden/

#elefantkyrkogården

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1 Oct 2024, 08:15
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"We’re not publicly discussing that" is a hell of a statement. Reminded me of when Google never told customers their Nest device has a microphone.

I really don't feel Ray-Ban is getting near enough discredit for their participation in this. 😒

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1 Oct 2024, 07:56
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Ooh, good example, that would be a fun one to re-read...

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30 Sep 2024, 08:55
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Wow. Well today's word certainly was a good example of that. Though it also made me think of a certain detective.

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30 Sep 2024, 08:31
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Don't know how you do it. 😁

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30 Sep 2024, 08:26
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Came here to write this! 😂

a sign on a table that says fired

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29 Sep 2024, 20:17
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Thanks for sharing! 🙏

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29 Sep 2024, 20:05
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Oldie but goodie: When digital "innovation" demolishes accessibility and common sense.

Opening the glove box in the Cadillac Lyriq SUV requires you to navigate through a touch screen menu, and among 10 on-screen options find and touch “Glove Box Release”.

Source: Doug DeMuro’s review on YouTube.

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In the linked video, a salesperson reveals it took him 2 weeks to learn how to open the glovebox. He also says it’s for security reasons.

So apparently when someone breaks into your car they’re gonna be totally stumped by how to break into your glove box.

www.kendallautooregon.com/the-glove-bo...

The Glove Box in the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq | Kendall Auto Oregon

Unsurprisingly, in several different videos I’ve seen the exact placement of the menu item to open the glove box is different.

What you may not know is that the car also has to be stationary. No way to open it when the car is in motion.

Also, wait for it… if your battery is dead it won’t open.

From the car’s manual: Glove Box. To open the glove box, the vehicle must be stationary. Go to the infotainment home screen, tap Virtual Controls > Glove Box Release. To close, push the glove box up until it latches.

The fact that there are many, many videos online helping people understand HOW TO OPEN A GLOVE BOX should be some sort of red flag.

But, hey, at least it’s driving content creation.

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29 Sep 2024, 18:07
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My issue on online resilience may be of interest to you, if you’re also thinking of how to make sure your content lives on (as in registering a domain name). 😊

axbom.com/25y/

25 years of online resilience

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29 Sep 2024, 17:05
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If you want to try something free and that I imagine aligns with your values (no cookies, analytics or tracking for example), I’d recommend

mataroa.blog

Mataroa — Blogging platform for minimalists

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29 Sep 2024, 15:50
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29 Sep 2024, 10:28
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Just a heads up.

bsky.app/profile/axbo...

@axbom.com: I see people use QR codes in fundraising graphics. Be advised that QR codes in graphics are easily replaced by bad actors, essentially giving them an opportunity to try and hijack some payments and funnel them to their own accounts. (1/5)

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29 Sep 2024, 07:36
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I see people use QR codes in fundraising graphics.

Be advised that QR codes in graphics are easily replaced by bad actors, essentially giving them an opportunity to try and hijack some payments and funnel them to their own accounts.

(1/5)

The image shows two virtually identical campaign graphics asking for donations for World Kindness Day by scanning a QR code. The QR codes are different but it’s essentially impossible to see this.

The text above the graphics reads: If you have a campaign graphic with a QR code, a bad actor can easily edit your graphic to include their QR code instead. It’s virtually impossible to spot the difference.

Below the graphics is a web address: axbom.com/qr-hijacking

Imagine you are a campaign owner who has produced a graphic asking for donations, encouraging people to scan a QR code.

You see someone on social media posting your graphics and encouraging to donate to your efforts. It's likely full of praise for you and your mission.

(2/5)

Their praise makes you happy and proud, so you republish it and thank them.

Now what if I told you that person was not actually posting your graphic, but a manipulated one with their own QR code in place of yours.

(3/5)

So now you've repeated their version of the image to all of your own followers, essentially endorsing it and helping them in their deceptive efforts.

Recommendation: don’t use QR-codes in graphics. Use official, verifiable web addresses.

(4/5)

Here is my full article on how QR code hijacking can divert donations to criminals.

QR codes are immensely popular but also immensely open to fraud when they are used in public spaces and forums.

axbom.com/qr-hijacking/

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QR code hijacking can divert donations to criminals

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28 Sep 2024, 15:36
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I see people use QR codes in fundraising graphics.

Be advised that QR codes in graphics are easily replaced by bad actors, essentially giving them an opportunity to try and hijack some payments and funnel them to their own accounts.

Worst case, the original fundraiser reposts a fake graphic, thinking it’s their own.

"Imagine you are a campaign owner who has produced a graphic asking for donations, encouraging people to scan a QR code. You see someone on social media posting your graphics and encouraging to donate to your efforts. It's likely full of praise for you and your mission. It makes you happy and proud, so you republish it and thank them.

Now what if I told you that person was not actually posting your graphic, but a manipulated one with their own QR code in place of yours. So now you've repeated their version of the image to all of your own followers, essentially endorsing it and helping them in their deceptive efforts.”

Recommendation: don’t use QR-codes in graphics. Use official, verifiable web addresses.

My full article on this: https://axbom.com/qr-hijacking/

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28 Sep 2024, 15:23
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This is Woj Zaremba, co-founder of OpenAI , addressing yesterday’s departures from OpenAI.

I read this and feel like I need to cleanse myself. I have no idea what is going on in the world anymore. Dissertations will be written about this note.

Screenshot of a post by Wojciech Zaremba on X, on September 27. It reads as follows:

It’s sad to see Mira, Bob, and Barret go—not only because they are excellent leaders but also because I will miss seeing them day to day. They are my friends.

Their departures made me think about the hardships parents faced in the Middle Ages when 6 out of 8 children would die prematurely. Despite the profound loss, the parents had to accept it and find deep joy and satisfaction in the 2 who survived.

OpenAI is not perfect, and that’s fine. In all sorts of ways, this is an opportunity. The organization has achieved a lot and has tremendous potential. I am amazed by the number of talented people around me in the organization. I am in awe of the sheer number of GPUs, users, and people whose lives ChatGPT have changed (there are even cases of people whose lives were saved by ChatGPT).

With all its imperfections, OpenAI is extraordinarily amazing. Sam, despite all his shortcomings and mistakes, has created an incredible organization.

I wish Mira, Bob, and Barret all the best in finding whatever brings them tremendous joy. That might mean spending time with their kids, starting something new as CEOs, or simply taking some time to chill. They have been sprinting an ultramarathon.

Thank you, guys, for being my team and my co-workers. With each of you, I have collected cool memories — with Barret, when we had a fierce conflict about compute for what later became o1; with Bob, when he reprimanded me for doing a jacuzzi with a coworker; and with Mira, who witnessed my engagement.

In the end, there is only love.

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27 Sep 2024, 22:50
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Why thank you Loukas! Really nice to find you here. 😊

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27 Sep 2024, 17:18
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I'd say that translates literally to something more like smut-lobster. There is no word for 'minded' involved in the word.

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27 Sep 2024, 16:55
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Hi Bilgi. If you have a look at the list of who I am following I think a large part are UX or UX-adjacent.

But I'm also perhaps more focused on digital ethics than strictly UX these days. 😁

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27 Sep 2024, 16:06
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