Pluralistic: Why is this Canadian university scared of you seeing its Privacy Impact Assessment? (01 Aug 2024)

Today’s links Why is this Canadian university scared of you seeing its Privacy Impact Assessment: What is Langara College so afraid of? Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2009, 2019 Upcoming appearances: Where to find me. Recent appearances: Where I’ve been. Latest books: You keep readin’ em, I’ll keep writin’ ’em. Upcoming books: Like I said, I’ll keep writin’ ’em. Colophon: All the rest. Why is this Canadian university scared of you seeing its Privacy Impact Assessment? (permalink) Barbra Streisand is famous for many things: her exciting performances on the big screen, the small screen, and the stage; her Grammy-winning career as a musician (she’s a certified EGOT!); and for all the times she’s had to correct people who’ve added an extra vowel to the spelling of her first name (I can relate!). But a thousand years from now, her legacy is likely to be…

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Facebook Is Euthanizing All Its Celebrity AI Clones

So Long In a major — though unsurprising — U-turn, Meta-formerly-Facebook has euthanized its confusing celebrity AI clones, The Information reported yesterday. For those unfamiliar with the unfortunate celeb avatars,…