For some citizenship-seekers asked to submit more documents, technical glitches trigger refusals. “That’s not fair because we have uploaded [the documents],” says Irina Osipova, who has applied for citizenship for her 12-year-old daughter.
The UK government's action to force Apple to remove Advanced Data Protection (ADP) from its iCloud services is based on the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. This law, often referred to as the "Snoopers' Charter," grants the government the authority to demand access to encrypted data for security and law enforcement purposes.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/28/uk-forced-apple-to-remove-adp/
The UK government has served a technical capability notice to Apple under the UK Investigatory Act. Apple's response was to remove the Advanced Data Protection feature from the UK this week. What does this mean for Apple users in the UK and for encryption rights worldwide?
People like people who show they can change their mind when new information arrives.
So, if you voted for Donald Trump, now would be a great time to recognise that you have made a mistake, to stop supporting him on social networks, and to not vote for him or people like him again.
His death provoked strong anti-British, pro-Irish republican reactions around the world. The Iranian government renamed Winston Churchill Boulevard, the location of the British Embassy in Tehran, to Bobby Sands Street. This forced the embassy to move its entrance door to Ferdowsi Street to avoid using Bobby Sands Street on its letterhead. 2/2
#Ireland #IrishHistory #BobbySands #HungerStrike #LongKesh #HBlocks #OnThisDay
The Irish language allows us to determine our own narrative beyond the darkening Anglosphere.
#Gaeilge @gaeilge
https://irishlanguagematters.com/the-necessity-for-re-gaelicising-ireland/
100 Mastodon myths:
1. Mastodon is hard.
FALSE. It’s a "soft"ware. Not hardware.
2. You have to use Linux to post on Mastodon.
FALSE. FreeBSD and OpenBSD are also supported.
3. You need to learn to use the Vim editor before posting on Mastodon.
FALSE. There’s also an emacs plugin.
4. Mastodon is only for computer nerds.
FALSE. As you can see, we sometimes try to make jokes that everyone could understand.