@iainthomson

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British journalist in California with The Register. Interested in security, space, sailing, and Marmite.
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The big question now is if the FTC will consider two commissioners enough for a quorum.

I suspect they will, and if so all regulation bets are off. The right-to-repair coalition will need support, big mergers are back in fashion, and expect an investigation if you moderate social (or maybe any) media. https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/19/trump_ftc_fired/

Odds are we're going to get a cracker of a feed from @pluralistic
mamot.fr Unfortunately also the economic strip mining of tech, unless folks stand up.

Trump fires Democrat FTC commissioners, presaging big tech policy shifts

Analysis: Remaining Republicans don't like the right to repair, non-compete clause ban, or some social media moderation

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Posters like this are going up in London. Fellow countryfolks, I salute you.

Everyone thinks they're going to be Mad Max. Most are just going to be Johnny the Boy at best.

Elon really is a tool.

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TikTok is back on the App Store and the Play Store in the U.S.Elon Musk’s DOGE Website Is Already Getting HackedIRS Acquiring Nvidia SupercomputerElon's bid for OpenAI is

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10 years ago I interviewed Bruce Schneier after he published "Data and Goliath" warning about the dangers of privacy online. A decade later and the forecast is looking stormy.

'In 50 years, I think we'll view these business practices like we view sweatshops today'

Also, great sticker.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/15/interview_bruce_schneier/

Nearly 10 years after Data and Goliath, Bruce Schneier says: Privacy’s still screwed

'In 50 years, I think we'll view these business practices like we view sweatshops today'

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@rstein It really can be.
It's official - for Google at least. It's now the Gulf of America. Please tell me this is for US users only.
I gather some Canadian places are also dropping Americano in favour of Canadiano...
@chetwisniewski Excellent news, I'm on.