Richard Stallman critiques AI, connected cars, smartphones, and DRM

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/25/1930244/richard-stallman-critiques-ai-connected-cars-smartphones-and-drm

Comments

ciconiaJan 25, 2026, 9:21 PM
Lecture video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4
kstrauserJan 25, 2026, 10:04 PM
> He says one medical site added updated terms saying users agreed not to sue over mishandling of personal data, but instead to resolve it in arbitration.

Fortunately, HIPAA doesn’t care about some dumb ToS. If a site I used violated my healthcare privacy rights, I’m reporting it to the feds for them to drop the hammer, and I couldn’t care less what the site’s ToS says.

You can’t disclaim your legal obligations.

jqpabc123Jan 25, 2026, 10:34 PM
You can’t disclaim your legal obligations.

HIPPA is a privacy obligation for healthcare providers.

Other service providers and professionals (legal, accounting, medical, etc.) have obligations, duties and responsibilities to maintain a reasonably competent level of service.

Using "pretend intelligence" opens the door to liability and claims of negligence when (not if) things go wrong.

welcome_dragonJan 26, 2026, 2:05 AM
That's not true. It's for anyone who handles non anonymized medical data
ChrisArchitectJan 25, 2026, 10:38 PM
Just post the source:

Dr. Richard Stallman - Free/Libre Software And Our Freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices - 01-23-2026 [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4

BenderJan 25, 2026, 7:51 PM
I agree with everything he said and it will be PI going forward using FoxReplace.