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How would that be even remotely acceptable?!

"Under the proposed EU-US EBSP framework, the DHS[/ICE] would gain access to national biometric databases for the purposes of immigration screening and vetting [...] The draft agreement seen by Euractiv also allows for the transfer of “special categories” of personal data – for example on political opinions, trade union memberships, information about a person’s sex life or their biometric data.”

https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-us-algorithms-judging-eu-travellers-not-fully-excluded-in-draft-data-deal/

The CMA has invited stakeholders to submit views on Apple’s proposed commitments. Please consider writing in. See here for details:
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https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apples-interoperability-commitments-to-the-uk-cma-promise-nothing/#how-you-can-help!
Apple’s Interoperability Commitments to the UK’s CMA Promise Nothing - Open Web Advocacy

Open Web Advocacy

The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. This is our cue to provide feedback and input to the strategy!

If you are involved in the Open Source community in any way, if you benefit (or could benefit) in any way from Open Source, or if you're simply interested in questions about digital sovereignty, please visit https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en for details on how to contribute.

#FOSS #opensource

“Nobody should have a billion dollars,” writes Tom Whyman for The Outline. “People don't have a strong intuitive sense of how much bigger 1 billion is than 1 million. 1 million seconds is about 11 days. 1 billion seconds is about 31.5 years.”

https://theoutline.com/post/8187/billionaires-are-not-people

(Found via this week’s @densediscovery.)

The worship of billionaires like Jeff Bezos has become our worst religion

Nobody should have a billion dollars, and those who do are something other than fully human.

The Outline

If I take your words and claim them as my own, it's stealing. But if I called myself an "AI startup", it'd be considered "open data".

That's messed up.

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When an entire class of technology states on the packaging that it was made in China but intended "for overseas use only," this should really give you pause before plugging it into your network.

You will find this verbiage on a lot of Android TV streaming boxes for sale at the major retailers. There's a very good reason the country that makes this crap doesn't want it on their own networks. My advice: If you have one of these Android streaming boxes on your network or get one as a gift, toss it in the trash. I'll have a lot more about this in the New Year, but these things are responsible for building out a botnet that currently has ~2M devices and is growing rapidly. https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/kimwolf-botnet-en/

This will make the end of participation in person for U.S. hacking conventions for many overseas, as only people who support Trump publicly will be allowed into the country.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/foreign-tourists-five-years-social-media-history-customs-border-protec-rcna248337
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan

The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.

NBC News
If We Tax Rich People... They Will Just Leave!

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