Many such cases…. Market humbling one founder after the other. Thank god for screenshots, wayback machine and digitaldigging. @beniaminmincu @xMoney_com @seannogazen @Sim_Berglund @MartinGranstrom @SanjaKon @vetri_global

Politicians exaggerate. Organizers inflate. Media guesses. I built a free tool that does the math for you. digitaldigging.org/crowdchec… CrowdCounter uses the Jacobs Method — the same technique crowd scientists use — to estimate how many people are actually in a photo. Here's how it works: 1. Select the area size 2. Upload your photo 3. Click the grid cells where people are standing 4. Choose how densely packed they are The tool calculates the rest. With a minimum and maximum range, so you know the margin. No app to install. No sign-up. #OSINT #verification #factchecking #crowdscience #journalism #digitaldigging

🚨 The AI Confession Files: A Digital Reckoning Against Privacy Predators In today’s hyper-connected world, a chilling revelation has surfaced — one that threatens reputations, careers, and the very notion of personal privacy. The Sunday Guardian’s explosive exposé on the “ChatGPT Confession Files” is not just an investigative story—it’s a wake-up call, a manifesto for digital resistance against unchecked AI power. Imagine this: you open ChatGPT, pour your heart out—complaining about work politics, testing business ideas, or even revealing personal struggles. You hit “share,” believing it’s a private link meant only for a trusted colleague. But here’s the shocking truth: those supposedly private links are often indexed by search engines like Google. What you thought was confidential can suddenly become public—visible to employers, competitors, or anyone with a keyboard. This isn’t paranoia; it’s reality. The watchdog group Digital Digging uncovered thousands of such “confession files,” searchable online for anyone to stumble upon. In India, where privacy laws lag behind technological growth, the fallout has been devastating. Professionals have had strategies leaked, relationships destroyed, and careers ruined. One Mumbai-based executive, Bijraj Singh, shared how a simple brainstorming session ended in catastrophe when sensitive details were exposed. His case isn’t unique—it mirrors countless others. The most alarming part? This isn’t just an oversight—it’s a flaw baked into the design. OpenAI’s ChatGPT prioritizes convenience of sharing over airtight security, making users unknowing participants in an experiment with their privacy on the line. Shared links can be crawled, cataloged, and exposed. In an era where data is the new oil, companies are drilling without consent—profiting from user vulnerabilities while leaving individuals to deal with the consequences. This moment demands more than outrage—it calls for revolution. Users, lawmakers, and technologists must unite to demand: ✅ End-to-end encryption for AI conversations ✅ User-controlled, irreversible data deletion ✅ Stronger global privacy regulations that treat AI leaks as criminal negligence Until then, users must stay vigilant: set chats to private, avoid link sharing, use VPNs, and boycott platforms that place profit above privacy. The AI Confession Files are not just headlines—they are a battle cry. Privacy is no longer a luxury; it’s a right that must be defended. The time to fight back against digital predators is now. 👉 Will you stand by, or will you join the movement? #ChatGPT #AIPrivacy @elonmusk #DigitalDigging #PrivacyFail

🎥 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱... 🍷🍿 Step into a 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮, uncovered during our excavations at the former Dings Crusaders RFC near #𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹, as Tom and Marino explore how this exceptionally well-preserved courtyard villa evolved over 400 years, and what its artefacts and environmental evidence reveal about everyday life in Roman Britain. Whether for the Roman architecture, Iron Age to Empire transition, or just to unwind with a bit of ancient domestic drama – this one’s worth a watch 🕶 youtu.be/nm1Otc6Hg08 #Roman #Archaeology #FreeWebinar #FridayFind #WeekendWatching #DigitalDigging #Heritage #CAarchTeam

A tidinit & drum party in Tamanrasset, Southern Algeria with some fun dancing. The poster says "Cultural Association Khemisa for Traditional Industry," an event with craft goods. From the Djaber Ouladheddar facebook page. #digitaldigging #sahelsounds #tuaregmusic

Born May 12, 1978 in Dakar, Allé Dieng is a Senegalese singer, blind from birth. He's also a songwriter and actively performs in Dakar. Here he is giving an energetic performance on a local television program with Thiate Seck. #digitaldigging #sahelsounds #senegalmusic

Singer Nyamina Kadi and guitarist Karamoko Diabate performing "Diarra", a popular Bambara song at Mieruba Art Center, a prolific art center in Ségou, Mali. #digitaldigging #sahelsounds #malimusic

Meet oud player, music teacher and poet Baraka Ghantewi بركة غنتيوي from Andrar, Algeria. In this educational video he explains his tuning then proceeds to play a melancholic taqsim improvisation from Maqam Nawather. #digitaldigging #oudplayer #andrar #algeriamusic

Poet, singer and tambour player Altaya Bit Al-Amin Wad Khair تاية بت الأمين ود خير from Sudan. She’s the only female tambour player we’ve come across, seemgly well respected in her community. She passed away in 2021 (RIP). #sudanmusic #digitaldigging #sahelsounds #tambour

Diaba Koité from Kayes, Mali is a singer from a well known family of Kouyaté griots. An established and respected artist, she has been keeping Manding song traditions alive since the ‘80s - here accompanied by Moriba Koita(RIP) on n’goni. #malimusic #digitaldigging #saheldivas

Making it rain Tchad style! More rhythmic goodness from the Qur’an Tribe قبيلة القرعان, whose pages features the Gourane/Toubou Qur’an tribe. Find them on insta and on FB - @ /dazagra_379 #tchad #gourane #sahelsounds #digitaldigging

Tchengeni filles Gourane - a delightful music and dance moment from Chad. You can find more artists and videos on the Soumain Goukouni Guirssidei Youtube page, where they post about Toubou culture & history. #Tchad #digitaldigging #sahelsounds

A playful percussion moment from Tambin flute master of Fula descent Bubacerr Jallow from Gambia. #digitaldigging #gambiamusic #sahelsounds

Happy Friday! Here's Hisham Absher (هشام ابشر) playing the Sudanese tambour (aka rababa) in 2020 #digitaldigging

Reworked stems from #GRANDRISING #304 calling it the "BitBoomBap dusty frog mix"- @ScrillaVentura @RoomInEight beat contest. thx again to @TruBlinkyNigiri for connecting me to this community. #NFTmusic #NFTbeats #NFTdigging #digitaldigging

This a playlist of most of the songs I discovered this year. Either through discovery or just randomly. It's a lot but thought I'd share, never know what you might find? Hit that shuffle. #digitaldigging open.spotify.com/playlist/6Q…

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#DigitalDigging .@ihateyoualx "Blossom" is an attention grabber buff.ly/2LyhVu2

(#DigitalDigging .@ihateyoualx "Blossom" is an attention grabber) via Houston Hip Hop Fix - houstonhiphopfix.com/digital…

This is too wonderful. Thanks @digitaldigging newscientist.com/article/216…