Govt. Issues SIM Binding Directions To WhatsApp and Telegram
India sees US and EU lawmaking idiocy and wants to get in on the fun. Basically, they demand that popular messaging apps link your online ID with a physical element the government believes they can control. They say so right in their claims: it will deter “fraud”; that is, any activity you wouldn’t want traced back to yourself.
In this specific case, I hope the corpos tell them to shove it.
The Black Panther Party had a 10 point platform. These demands are painted in various places around Oakland, CA. This is the painting for number 4:
We Want Decent Housing Fit For The Shelter of Human Beings.
It’s in the middle of a homeless encampment. Some things are better now. Some are not.
In honor of its new financial arrangement with Donald Trump, Intel announced its new flagship CPU: the Inanium.
Infomaniak breaks rank and comes out in support of controversial Swiss encryption law | Tom’s Guide
Infomaniak argued that anonymity prevents justice, saying there must be a “happy medium” to prevent the digital landscape becoming a “Wild West.”
They further state that demands for anonymity show “lack of knowledge of Swiss political institutions”.
If you’re an Infomaniak user, you should stop that ASAP.
Kim Jong Un’s New Warship Capsizes at Launch Due to ‘Absolute Carelessness’ - The Wall Street Journal www.wsj.com/world/asi…
Kim, who witnessed the mishap unfold at a Wednesday launch event, lambasted officials for their “absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism” in causing the “serious accident,” North Korea’s state media reported. The 41-year-old dictator equated the gaffe to a criminal act.
Thought you were having a bad day?
In March, Waltz came under scrutiny after he put together a Signal chat and mistakenly included The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, disclosing discussions with top national security officials about plans for a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Part of being a security adviser is being, you know, competent at security.
Sharon Osbourne calls for Irish band’s U.S. visas to be revoked after Coachella show - pennlive.com
“At a time when the world is experiencing significant unrest, music should serve as an escape, not a stage for political discourse.”
This is the stupidest possible take on music and art. Her husband sang “War Pigs”.
California is now 4th-largest economy in world, surpassing Japan
Some Americans constantly talk about how much CA supposedly sucks and is on the edge of collapse. My favorite criticism is that “no one wants to live there because it’s so expensive”, although the fundamentals of capitalism explain that it’s so expensive because so many people want to live there.
Meanwhile, back in reality…
France Fines Apple €150 Million Over iOS Data Consent Rules - Bloomberg
Things like this are why it’s hard for me to take EU regulation seriously. (In before “but what about the US…” Yeah, I know.)
It’s purely good that Apple makes apps get your approval before allowing them to track your actions. France claims this is hard for the poor companies like Facebook that want to collect every move you make. Yes. It’s supposed to be. That’s the point. I want it to be.
