It's almost as if lawlessness is desired by English authorities.
Ed
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@zimpenfish Basically a software vendor setting up piss weak security on ecommerce sites for a network of restaurants, leaking card and PII, with clear evidence of the source of the leak, yet no action taken.
@zimpenfish unrelated, but while I'm venting, I gathered and reported evidence of a traceable ecommerce data-security breach (involving my credit card and personal details) to the ICO, who said they would not investigate because... actually they didn't give a reason. This is after they made me jump through months of process before I could actually report the evidence.
Today I learned that each local authority in England has its own potentially unique policy regarding public reporting of traffic offences. I learned this by attempting to report an idiot parked on a pedestrian crossing, to which the answer came "we will not prosecute unless a police officer witnesses and takes evidence". Fnarf.
My 2p on the under-16 social media ban:
A blanket ban is a crude response. What will be banned next after kids go dark via VPN?
On the other hand, shaming parents with "just talk to your kids" isn't much better. As if they aren't talking, and as if it's that easy, and as if children's exposure to social media stops at the front door.
This is what you get from asking people to fill in their country of residence using a form that has no validation.
I mean needle nose pliers can in theory crimp ok, but for proper crimping you need an actual crimper.
My resolution for 2026 is to go get the right tool for the job in fewer than... (counts) 11 attempts.
I don't know what people do with the emails I send, but it certainly doesn't involve reading them.