MTEC (Miami Tech Enthusiast Club) is a club dedicated to fostering a local community who are interested in technology in the broadest sense while facilitating advocacy for digital and consumer rights. https://www.miamitech.club/https://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.clubhttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mizkubbiyc2kWe had a great time doing our first virtual social hour with Proton Meet. @proton.me it worked great! No issues to report and everything about the design made sense. :)09 Apr 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizkubbiyc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3miweljfjac2jJoin us tomorrow, April 8 at 7:30 PM for our next virtual social hour! From the convo that started in our chat we may be talking about Home Assistant. www.miamitech.club/events/ #Miami #Tech #HomeAssistant07 Apr 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3miweljfjac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mimd2bhl4c2d@theverge.com writing about Linux? You love to see it. https://www.theverge.com/tech/905946/windows-11-forced-obsolescence-linux-thinkpad #Linux #OpenSource #ThinkPad #Endof1003 Apr 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimd2bhl4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mi5xkn7jj22l"West Palm Beach is paying businesses in high-crime neighborhoods to install cameras that police can monitor live, allowing officers to expand their surveillance of streets where public safety is a concern." Can't confirm, but this sure sounds a lot like Flock https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/westpb/2026/03/25/west-palm-beach-to-pay-businesses-to-install-surveillance-cameras-high-crime-areas/89293519007/29 Mar 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5xkn7jj22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mi2suauqm22zFlock is commonly cited as an important measure for public safety, but what happens when your surveillance network is turned on you? What happens when you are betrayed by your infrastructure? https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-built-a-vast-camera-network-to-control-dissent-israel-used-it-to-track-targets-ap-sources-say #Flock #ALPR #Surveillance #Privacy #Miami #Florida #Tech #AI27 Mar 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2suauqm22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mhvxcmci7k2oJoin us for our virtual social hour tonight at 7:30 PM! www.miamitech.club/events/25 Mar 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvxcmci7k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mhsko4floc2tFor the virtual social hour tomorrow, bring a few recommendations to share with the group! Could be a website, an app you love, a particular piece of equipment that, or anything else. Wed, Mar 25 | 7:30 PM | Virtual Social Hour www.miamitech.club/events/ #Miami #Tech #Linux #WebDev #Privacy #FOSS https://www.miamitech.club/events/24 Mar 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsko4floc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mhlg647cc22cIf you're wondering what's the next thing you can do to fight against the erosion of our digital rights, check out our Action Center. We list issues that would affect the federal, state, and local level. Stay in the loop on what you can do! www.miamitech.club/action/ #Miami #Tech #Privacy https://www.miamitech.club/action/21 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlg647cc22chttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mgwzvrjx5k23Last day to call your state rep and tell them to support SB 484 to bring AI data center regulation to Florida! https://www.wlrn.org/government-politics/2026-03-11/wellington-ai-data-center-electricity #Florida #AI #Tech #DataCenter13 Mar 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwzvrjx5k23https://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mgn42vu4vk2uBusiness Reform did a video on HB 945, the Florida bill that would allow the state to surveil anyone they disagree with. He goes into two of companies associated with this bill, one of which is the mercenary spyware company Cellebrite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wjnBWnL8bM #Florida #Surveillance09 Mar 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn42vu4vk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mgloi3mz722wI love CDs as much as the next person who got into physical media, but I think there's an underappreciated aspect to enjoying CDs that we take for granted. -J https://www.miamitech.club/the-simplicity-of-the-cd-player/ #CD #PhysicalMedia #Music #CompactDisc #DigitalRights #Tech #Retro09 Mar 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgloi3mz722whttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mggrt5yukk2kAs of right now, none of the bills we have been tracking have moved forward. We have one more week to go before the regular legislative sessions ends on March 13. Sucks for the good right to repair bills that we liked, but good for the bad identity verification bills that we oppose! #Florida07 Mar 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggrt5yukk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mfv3gcnpas2uPlease please please call your legislators and tell them to vote NO on these bills. #Miami #Florida #Surveillance #Tech #DigitalRights [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfv3gcnpas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mfpb5b47g226But if you're in Palm Beach County and want to oppose the Projects Tango data center that is being considered in the western part of the county, you have a town hall with your mayor to get to! Location: www.notoprojecttango.com #PalmBeach #Florida #DataCenter #AI #Tech #DigitalRights https://www.notoprojecttango.com/25 Feb 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpb5b47g226https://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mfpaetqxvk26Join us for our virtual social hour tonight at 7:30 PM! It's a casual time to chat with others about our favorite (or not so favorite) technology. www.miamitech.club/events/ #Miami #SouthFlorida #Tech #Programming #Linux #SysAdmin #Privacy25 Feb 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpaetqxvk26https://bsky.app/profile/miamitech.club/post/3mfnoo26w2c2lNot much moving in Tallahassee regarding the bills we're tracking, except that the AI chatbot identity verification bill is before the Florida Senate now. Other bills remain where they have been since the beginning of the month. Call your legislators! https://www.fldigitalrights.org/ai-chatbot-identity-verification-moves-to-the-state-senate-floor-action-bulletin/25 Feb 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:ojckacr7rtjibupt2j6vef2f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnoo26w2c2l