467 points by rzk 8 hours ago | 149 comments on HN
| Neutral Human Rights
· vv3.4 · 2026-02-25
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+0.95 Article 12
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+0.35 Article 4
Signal
31
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Confidence
42%
Volatility
0.22 (Medium)
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Editorial-dominant
Evidence: High: 5 Medium: 7 Low: 19 No Data: 0
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Privacy
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No privacy policy detectable on provided content.
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No terms of service detectable on provided content.
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Retro UI design (98.css, oneko.service) may limit accessibility for some users; not determinative.
Mission
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Article 12 Article 19 Article 20
Domain exhibits explicit mission to expose surveillance infrastructure and publish security research in public interest. Stated commitment to First Amendment and CFAA protections indicates advocacy for freedom of expression and access to information.
Editorial Code
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Article 19
Content demonstrates editorial commitment to accountability journalism and technical transparency. Multiple legal disclaimers and methodological rigor indicate editorial standards around evidence and source verification.
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Attributed to vmfunc, MDL, Dziurwa; independent researchers. No corporate or state ownership detected.
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Article 19 Article 27
Content published openly on public web without paywall or registration barrier. Distributes findings across multiple jurisdictions and third-party archives to preserve accessibility.
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It seems like at every technological step, we're sold the dream and delivered the meme. We always end up with the worst possible combination of players, ideas and outcomes; with the promise of what the said technology delivers in terms of additional freedom or free time never realised. How many more broken social contracts can society endure before it crumbles?
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"what is Fivecast ONYX? an AI-powered surveillance platform purchased by ICE for $4.2 million and CBP for additional license costs. according to Fivecast’s own documentation and EFF’s reporting, they do automated collection of multimedia data from social media and dark web, build “digital footprints” from biographical data, tracks shifts in sentiment and emotion, assigns risk scores, searches across 300+ platforms and 28+ billion data points, identifies people with “violent tendencies”"
Glad to know that my tinfoil hat wasn't too tight when social media came to be and this obvious use was predicted. How quickly will not having social media accounts become a crime?
Governments in Europe should be seriously scrutinising this with the background conversation of departing American tech going on. Discord users globally were being coerced into handing over their ID to this American surveillance tech. Are we just going to let this go on?
This is the most important section, as the above ones any privacy-conscious person would assume most anyway. I did mention before that we need an open-source platform that tracks the people who work and build such systems. Those are the enablers who have no morals or ethics - a greedy corporation is always greedy, but when the average employee is willing to work full time on building such systems, they need to be exposed publicly, just as they are working relentlessly on violating private people's privacy. It isn't about public humiliation; it's about basic human decency and maintaining a minimum ethical code to abide by. These individuals shouldn't be hired or dealt with, not even a simple connection on LinkedIn.
These individuals are dangerous. They are like rats among us and should be exposed, and I bet some of them are reading this as well.
Author was doing such a good write-up, until I saw repeated AI syntax "its not x, but y" and "a is b. b is c. and, c is the final thing in this series of short, punchy sentences". Really tired of this. Why is it so hard to just write naturally? Maybe I'm just easily triggered
> OpenAI’s disclosures reference biometric data stored “up to a year.” the source > code shows face list retention capped at 3 years. government IDs retained
> “permanently” per Persona’s practices. which is it?
I keep saying this. This is the playbook -- everything is moving to standardize Sam Altman's biometric authentication cryptocurrency company to use internet services. This has been a slow moving strategy for /years/ and every new step over that period only get closer, not further from this goal.
High A: Advocacy for freedom of expression and information access F: Framing surveillance collaboration as violation of dignity and privacy P: Publishing unfiltered evidence and legal analysis
Editorial
+0.80
Structural
+0.70
SETL
+0.28
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Content explicitly frames surveillance as violation of fundamental human dignity. Advocates for transparency and public accountability. Strong affirmation of universal principles underlying UDHR.
+0.75
Article 1Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood
High A: Asserting equal dignity against discriminatory surveillance systems
Editorial
+0.70
Structural
+0.60
SETL
+0.26
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Content documents systems designed to discriminate based on watchlist categorization and algorithmic scoring. Implicitly asserts equal dignity of all persons regardless of government classification.
+0.70
Article 2Non-Discrimination
Medium A: Exposing discrimination based on status in watchlist systems
Editorial
+0.65
Structural
+0.55
SETL
+0.25
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Implicitly challenges discrimination by exposing watchlist infrastructure that categorizes and screens users by federal designation.
+0.45
Article 3Life, Liberty, Security
Low
Editorial
+0.50
Structural
+0.40
SETL
+0.22
Combined
ND
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ND
No explicit engagement with right to life, liberty, security of person.
+0.35
Article 4No Slavery
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 5No Torture
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 6Legal Personhood
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
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ND
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ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 7Equality Before Law
Low
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+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
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ND
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ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 8Right to Remedy
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
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ND
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ND
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+0.35
Article 9No Arbitrary Detention
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
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ND
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ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 10Fair Hearing
Low
Editorial
+0.40
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+0.30
SETL
+0.20
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ND
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ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 11Presumption of Innocence
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.95
Article 12Privacy
High A: Exposing government/corporate interference with privacy F: Framing identity verification as privacy invasion P: Publishing detailed documentation of surveillance apparatus
Editorial
+0.85
Structural
+0.75
SETL
+0.29
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Central theme: arbitrary collection of biometric data, facial recognition scoring, watchlist matching without consent. Directly documents violations of privacy and family/correspondence protection. Mission modifier and editorial code modifier both apply.
+0.70
Article 13Freedom of Movement
Medium A: Advocating free movement against identity surveillance restrictions
Editorial
+0.60
Structural
+0.50
SETL
+0.24
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Implicitly addresses freedom of movement by exposing systems designed to restrict access based on watchlist scoring and algorithmic judgment.
+0.35
Article 14Asylum
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 15Nationality
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 16Marriage & Family
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.80
Article 17Property
Medium A: Protecting arbitrary interference with property and digital assets F: Framing unauthorized data collection as property violation
Editorial
+0.75
Structural
+0.65
SETL
+0.27
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Implicit: biometric data as personal property arbitrarily collected and processed by government/corporate systems without consent.
+0.35
Article 18Freedom of Thought
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.95
Article 19Freedom of Expression
High A: Explicit advocacy for freedom of expression and information F: Framing publication as protected journalism under First Amendment, ECHR Art. 10, CFAA, California Shield Law P: Publishing security research findings publicly without censorship C: Comprehensive coverage of surveillance infrastructure with full source documentation
Editorial
+0.90
Structural
+0.80
SETL
+0.30
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Central mission: expose surveillance through public research publication. Legally frames content as protected expression under multiple jurisdictions. Editorial code modifier (0.2), mission modifier (0.25), and access model modifier (0.15) all apply, totaling 0.30 (at cap).
+0.85
Article 20Assembly & Association
High A: Organizing collective research and publication to challenge government surveillance P: Named authors coordinate publication across multiple jurisdictions
Editorial
+0.80
Structural
+0.70
SETL
+0.28
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Content represents collective assembly of independent researchers united in exposing surveillance. Explicit coordination across borders. Mission modifier applies.
+0.80
Article 21Political Participation
Medium A: Participation in governance through transparency advocacy F: Framing public interest research as democratic accountability
Editorial
+0.75
Structural
+0.65
SETL
+0.27
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Implicitly asserts right to participate in governance through exposure of government surveillance programs. Editorial code modifier applies.
+0.35
Article 22Social Security
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 23Work & Equal Pay
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 24Rest & Leisure
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 25Standard of Living
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.35
Article 26Education
Low
Editorial
+0.40
Structural
+0.30
SETL
+0.20
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Not directly addressed.
+0.80
Article 27Cultural Participation
Medium A: Advocating for open access to research and information P: Publishing findings without paywall or registration restriction
Editorial
+0.70
Structural
+0.65
SETL
+0.19
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Access model modifier applies: open publication of scientific/technical findings without barrier. Supports right to participate in scientific advancement.
+0.80
Article 28Social & International Order
Medium A: Establishing social order enabling exercise of rights F: Framing surveillance exposure as prerequisite to claiming privacy rights
Editorial
+0.75
Structural
+0.65
SETL
+0.27
Combined
ND
Context Modifier
ND
Implicitly asserts duty to establish order where human rights can be freely exercised. Editorial code modifier applies.
+0.65
Article 29Duties to Community
Medium A: Advocating limits on surveillance in name of collective rights
Editorial
+0.65
Structural
+0.55
SETL
+0.25
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ND
Context Modifier
ND
Implicitly asserts that surveillance restrictions are necessary for protection of collective rights to privacy, freedom of expression, dignity.