#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#photography #myphoto

I'm only a couple weeks into researching YouTube videos and trying out some techniques and I'm having a blast!

It's never too late!

I'd never officially learned art as growing up and in my 30s, I decided that I deserved time to invest in learning new creative things.

Especially now as AI and generative art steals the labor and creativity of artists around the world. It feels important to fight back and make human-art, no matter our experience or 'skill'.

Line work and sketching is what's been capturing my attention to start; so dog study!

#art #lineart #sketching #resistance #myart #creativity

#TextureTuesday #photography #myphoto #FediversePhotography

My theme for my photo walk yesterday was forgotten but still well loved.

Photographing suburban surroundings always finds me something pensive - I like building a reconstructed life of the people who live inside. Why was horse left out here?

#TextureTuesday #photography #phonephotography #FediversePhotography #minimalism

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

#photography #phonephotography #mywork #myphoto #reflection

🔴 A defense contractor is now selling technology that scans every electronic device in your car as you drive past a camera. It ties everything to your license plate. You cannot opt out.

It is called SignalTrace. Made by Leonardo, an Italian military contractor with existing U.S. Special Operations Command contracts. It sweeps your phone, smartwatch, Bluetooth headphones, your dog's RFID chip, tire pressure sensors, your car's infotainment system. Anything that broadcasts.

It bundles these into what Leonardo calls your "electronic fingerprint," timestamped and geotagged. Stored in an "Enterprise Operations Center for future queries and analysis."

Those are their words. Not mine.

You did not consent. You cannot opt out. Your devices broadcast by existing. In most places, this is perfectly legal.

If this sounds like something that will be abused: it already has been. Police have used existing license plate reader networks to stalk partners, verify school residency, run background checks, and monitor protests. At least 22 officers charged or resigned for ALPR stalking.

SignalTrace does not read your messages. It does not need to. It knows who you travel with, where you go, and when.

Sources: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/surveillance-tech-company-is-pitching-an-unholy-alpr-stingray-hybrid-to-law-enforcement/ and https://www.leonardocompany-us.com/lpr/elsag-signaltrace

#surveillance #privacy #ALPR