#right to privacy

[thoughtportal]

#toot #toots #mastodon #online privacy #internet privacy #right to privacy #medical privacy #privacy

[queerism1969]

#lgbtqia #lgbtq community #lgbt pride #lesbian #nonbinary #lgbtq #queer #sapphic #nonbinary lesbian #gay girls #right to privacy #right wing media #agree #honestly #exactly #right now #gay pride #pride and prejudice #bi pride #pride flag #pride month #pride #pride month 2023 #pride 2023

[thefirsthogokage]

(link to post) (link they put in bio)

This is the article they put in the comments:

#us politics #us government #us congress #fuck the house #house of representatives #the us house of representatives #signal boost #call your reps #palestine #human rights #right to privacy

[liberalsarecool]

Freedom vs No Freedom

Having a choice, made in private, between you and your doctor...

Vs

The State voiding your medical choice using male Republican politician's Bronze Age opinions and two thousand years of misogyny.

Both parties are not the same.

#abortion #right to privacy

[socialist-microwave-laser]

wow i just saw some fuckshit on my dash and had to unfollow some people... anyway hi fellow cripples, sickies, and general corporeal beings, i'd like to tell you about this lovely thing called the four thieves vinegar collective. this is its plain website, there are also multiple backups (including on tor), all with the same info

what is that info exactly?

well currently the website includes instructions on how to make:

your own tools needed to mix chemicals and make medications

epipens

defibrillators

on-hand o2

misoprotisol-infused cards that can be shipped through the mail that will help induce an abortion

solution to repair cavities

stickers

crochet plague doctors

tshirts, sweatshirts, mugs, patches, and more!

a representative has said people working with the collective are currently trying to figure out how to easily, safely, and reliably synthesize your own hrt, as well as a way to do the miso cards with mifepristone

do you or a loved one have privileged information regarding drug manufacturing, or have an especially easy time getting ahold of medication others may not be able to, and have the urge to share those resources with your fellow humans? this website also has information on how you can contact them, using methods with a wide range of security options

empower yourselves, empower your communities, and take care of each other

#anarchist #praxis #right to repair #right to information #right to choose #right to abortion #right to health #right to privacy #community self defence #disabled #cripplepunk #abortion #reproductive care #bodily autonomy

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.

II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.

IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.

V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.

VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.

VII. All people, regardless of origin, age, background, or views, possess a right to privacy and confidentiality in their library use. Libraries should advocate for, educate about, and protect people’s privacy, safeguarding all library use data, including personally identifiable information.

"Library Bill of Rights", American Library Association, June 30, 2006.

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill (Accessed May 10, 2023)

#american library association #Library bill of rights #right to information #right to privacy #civil liberties

[ebookporn]

You go Vermont!

#librarians #libraries #literacy #banned books #ebooks #right to privacy #teen reader

[thepastisalreadywritten]

By Simmone Shah

29 February 2024

While Catherine Middleton has been absent from royal duties for two months due to a “planned abdominal surgery,” the British public has been full of speculation about what's going on with their future Queen Consort.

But the royal family has always held a fine line between balancing private health matters with disclosure to the public they serve.

“You could argue that details about a head of state are in the public interest,” says Richard Fitzwilliams, an expert on the royal family.

“But on the other hand, to what extent does a public figure have a right to privacy?”

Catherine's absence fits into a long and evolving history of how royals have chosen to handle health issues.

Past generations often shrouded them in secrecy. Perhaps most famously, in the 1950s, the British public was not told when King George VI had lung cancer.

In 1951, he had his left lung removed because of what was vaguely described as “structural abnormalities," and cancer was not mentioned in his death announcement.

Occasionally, past generations would be more open about less significant problems.

Once in 1982, when Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, had to visit the hospital after nearly choking to death on a fishbone, she issued a statement to the press, joking, “It was only the salmon getting its own back."

“The fishbone is quite revealing because they tended to be more open about minor instances,” says Gareth Russell, a historian and author who focuses on the British royal family.

“Britain was a much more reserved society in the 20th century, and in families across the land and across the social spectrum, cancer or fatal illnesses often weren't discussed.”

Catherine and William’s approach has proved to be starkly different, as they’ve addressed private matters with far more candor.

“Catherine and William are members of a different generation, so they feel no shame in being open about challenges,” says Clare McHugh, a royal historian and author.

Neither Catherine or William have shied away in the past from speaking out about health matters.

Prince William has spoken extensively about the importance of mental health, and Catherine spoke about the difficult morning sickness she faced during her pregnancies.

She also revealed her postpartum baby bump in photos hours after giving birth to her son, Prince George.

In part, it’s a necessary tactic for the internet age in which secrets are much harder to keep.

“I think they do recognize that in order to survive and flourish in a modern era they need to be honest about what is going on with them,” says McHugh.

“It’s better for them to be candid up front rather than let internet rumors fly.”

That they have previously been somewhat transparent only makes their current silence stand out, experts say.

“That’s why William and Catherine’s reticence about what's going on with them is odd,” says McHugh.

As Kathryn Lamontagne, a lecturer in Social Science at Boston University says, sometimes saying nothing causes more of a stir than addressing the problem head on, a lesson the Royal Family learned when Queen Elizabeth II missed parts of a major event in the months before her death.

“For Royal followers, her absence from the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022 was a glaring sign of how unwell she was and a clear indicator of a serious issue on the horizon,” Lamontagne said in an email.

Still, despite her candor in the past, in many ways the Duchess of Cambridge’s silence is simply following tradition.

“This dance between private and public information nudges the line of medical privacy and a public clamoring for details, but it still follows the pattern of giving very few medical details of a certain kind to the public,” says Lamontagne.

“‘Never complain, never explain,’ in the words of the late Queen.”

#Princess of Wales #Catherine Princess of Wales #Catherine Middleton #Kate Middleton #British Royal Family #health issues #abdominal surgery #right to privacy #King George VI #Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother #Prince William #Prince of Wales #Queen Elizabeth II #medical privacy

[llyfrenfys]

This is not from my post originally (it's a popular post from about 5 days ago and ironically spreads a picture taken without consent). I've censored the original picture because this is a jumping off point for what happened to me on Sunday while at work.

So I was at work on the shop floor when a man came in facetiming someone. He was picking up books and showing them to the lady he was facetiming, who told him that those books weren't the ones she was looking for. The man then turns to me (I was behind the tills) and asks I've I've heard of [book name]. I hadn't and explained that I'd been stocking the bookshelves earlier and hadn't come across it while doing that. He then flips his phone around so that the facetime camera is pointing at me. I freak out internally because what the hell?? I'm at work and you didn't ask me to talk to whoever it is you're talking to.

Man walks around the tills, comes up to the threshold of the till area and shoves the camera closer to my face. Because of where I was stood, I physically could not walk away from the tills because there is a wall of books in my way. I would have had to jump over the counter to leave. Honestly the whole thing made me really uncomfortable and I deeply resent people who think it's okay to take pictures of or record people in public. Ask for permission first. And if you can't, don't! Especially don't corner someone and force them to facetime a complete stranger. It's not okay, even if you think it's lighthearted.

#privacy #consent #data privacy #data protection #customer service #right to privacy #if you've also experienced something like this and feel comfortable sharing please do #I can't be the only person this has happened to

[crazycatsiren]

Don't know who needs to hear this but I've no interest in interacting with anybody who lacks even the most basic human decency of respecting my boundary and privacy to begin with.

Nobody owes you their age, or any personal information of theirs, online.

#mother witch ramblings #internet safety #right to privacy #personal boundaries #social media

[thoughtportal]

stop telling people to ‘just move’

#toot #toots #mastodon #human rights #systemic oppression #southern united states #United States #inequality #right to privacy #internet privacy #online privacy #medical privacy #privacy #LGBTQ #reproductive justice #reproductive freedom #reproductive rights #reproductive choice #reproductive health

[profeminist]

This page is organized into different security-related threats. You can jump to the ones that most concern you. Along with each scenario is a list of digital security tips to neutralize the threat!

These are possible concerns you might have:

Seeing advertisements related to pregnancy/abortion

Tech companies like Facebook and Google storing information about your pregnancy/abortion

That the person who pays your phone bill can see your texts

That someone who can access, steal, or demand your phone will see your messages or your browsing history

Your phone company keeps copies of your browsing history or texts about your abortion

Protestors outside the clinic may violate your privacy

* New *: Abortion Mobile Privacy Settings Quick Guide

These privacy recommendations are for informational purposes only, and do not constitute legal advice. Please consult with your own counsel for any questions on applicable local, state, or federal laws.

Do you have specific legal questions about your abortion experience? Reach out to the Repro Legal HelpLine.

This guide is also available in Spanish. | Esta guía también está disponible en español.

#abortion #abortion info #pro choice #feminism #feminist #right to privacy #stop forced childbirth #pro-choice

[eternalistic]

“Correctional facilities across the country have a variety of rationales they use to justify this, but largely it boils down to the fact that scanned electronic mail is easier to surveil than physical mail. NYC’s plan is ostensibly in response to a spike in overdoses in NYC’s jail system.”

“Council members also had privacy concerns should mail be recorded off-site by a private contractor. [...] Such data can be retained far into the future and be used against people even if they have never been charged with a crime, have been released from jail, or have had charges dismissed...” “Previous attempts to digitize mail have resulted in first amendment lawsuits.”

#vice #civil rights #right to privacy #prison reform #us prisons #mail #fourth amendment #4th amendment #prisoners rights #prison industrial complex #human rights #first amendment #1st amendment

[liberalsarecool]

To never understand is peak conservatism.

#abortion #right to privacy #right to choose

[darkwhimsycreations]

https://explore.fednow.org/ <---- more about FedNow

Everyone should be calling and emailing their representatives about this. It is not mandatory as of now so we still have time. Make a big deal out of it like the RESTRICT Act, they go hand in hand. If even conservatives are going against the restrict Act after all the emails and calls they received, we can do the same thing with this. You can use chatgpt to help you write a letter if you need it.

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

#us politics #net neutrality #right to privacy #activism #human rights #internet censorship #fascisim #fednow #call to action

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

someone tell the British press.

#ktd #brf #kate middleton #british royal family #right to privacy