Capitol Riot Insurrectionists Networks – Mapping the networks of the more than 1,500 individuals who have been arrested, charged or subpoenaed in connection to the Capitol Riot on January 6th. The Capitol Riot Map incorporates research and data from several sources, including from government agencies, research organizations, academics institutions, and crowdsourced projects. Users may search for and retrieve a data sheet on each individual that may include: Case Number, link to CourtListener docket and free/fee documents, statements made by the defendants, representation, associated news and media clips, plea agreements and sentences. Categories for search are: Military Veterans, Law Enforcement, Armed, Subpoenaed, and Conspiracy Networks. This site also uses metadata tags in addition to a visualization tool to associate information and individuals re crimes, sentences, affiliations.
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Daily Archives: December 8, 2024
Everybody Loves FRED: How America Fell for a Data Tool
The New York Times [gift article] – “From Facebook political debates to college classrooms, the St. Louis Fed’s data tool has gained a major following. Fans post about him on social media. Swag bearing his name sells out on the regular. College professors dedicate class sessions and textbook sections to him. Foreign government officials have… Continue Reading
Find out why your health insurer denied your claim
ProPublica’s Claim File Helper lets you customize a letter requesting the notes and documents your insurer used when deciding to deny you coverage. Get your claim file before submitting an appeal. What’s a Claim File? Why Should I Request One? A claim file is a collection of the information your insurer used to decide whether… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 7, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 7, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the… Continue Reading
How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid Facial Recognition?
Gizmodo: “Our biometric data is freely available to anybody with an AI model and a camera. Facial recognition software is such a pervasive technology that we submit our data whenever we go through airport security or walk into a drug store. You start to wonder if it’s possible to hide our facial features or—on the extreme end—change our… Continue Reading
There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI
The Atlantic – Dialogue from these movies and TV shows has been used by companies such as Apple and Anthropic to train AI systems [unpaywalled] By Alex Reisner – “I can now say with absolute confidence that many AI systems have been trained on TV and film writers’ work. Not just on The Godfather and Alf,… Continue Reading
15 Times to use AI, and 5 Not to
One Useful Thing – Notes on the Practical Wisdom of AI Use – “There are several types of work where AI can be particularly useful, given the current capabilities and limitations of LLMs. Though this list is based in science, it draws even more from experience. Like any form of wisdom, using AI well requires… Continue Reading
CFPB Orders Federal Supervision of Google Following Contested Designation
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published an order establishing supervisory authority over Google Payment Corp. The CFPB is responsible for supervising a wide range of financial firms to ensure they are complying with federal consumer financial protection laws. The CFPB has supervised nonbank entities in certain industries like mortgage and payday lending, service… Continue Reading
America’s Phone Networks Could Soon Face Financial and Criminal Penalties for Insecure Networks
The head of America’s FCC “has drafted plans to regulate the cybersecurity of telecommunications companies,” reports the Washington Post [via MSN]and the plans could include financial penalties phone network operators with insufficient security — “the first time the agency has asserted such powers under federal wiretapping law.” Rosenworcel said the FCC’s authority in this matter… Continue Reading
The Global Fishing Legislative Database
Ian Urbina, The Outlaw Ocean Project: “If you don’t know the rules, it’s tough to determine whether they’ve been broken. And yet, there isn’t a central spot online where a journalist or researcher can find the rules that apply in a given countries’ waters. This tool, called The Global Fishing Legislative Database, is meant to… Continue Reading
