𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Friday, November 24, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 25 Nov 02:50:04 GMT 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/11/24/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmbHjgPAAcGNUG9Sej4vSKhK8DfUYokfFkXLdKwr1JtGJG QmdLsuRLzrwb58dZaSmJah6oCmNNZ6cW4ick4chqJmHjmY QmTNR3uqcbMYjPAbbHjBqyNJb3ib8kytQvdFnATzkBFVvo QmfCHrqMLfMsHXYnQeAvVuNYt91Zw2AmMJ5mx4RqsrWy3b QmR2rr1yXDANjQBEz2oGtd2UMgy9U37FHdjpUhPfAk7h5z QmWE6ucdKk9Q1pi6ce3ko9xPWd9Y4BjpLij3W7tJ5TMjG3 QmaoEDiALTYYZdaq3SQ86aQpMwUji1nqCeLbXAoszFRYvJ QmSTkZUY74BcgbgqS6JKwwNbVnbzY5uqwpgWtYonGJua8s QmXZcp3rXLYa24pYd7jUu6sPDrhziRCNCok875WLJTLysP QmUE7nd24kx2soZFbSYKDsb1ik1wpirFTRTBhDTj6w9sjh QmdKeWBhfnjgQLYU48wto7DdStpXsB5mE1yEEnWcxQ53vu QmfSnnTnjcAe3YvtRsVgAwUJfpcEk1dM5J5yjJLyv7MxqM QmQ16CkpxBbMzPZ6wZcuKBUcxH1RZ8uAEhcvdBsPRpVZe9 QmT3gTQRv33wEDtJveL8DiqiacGeRaxEbRFDUyVSJEAvDL QmTs9qcwghZPs5oBh9qzsu8a11T4s6xHrJjVNyk5miFy3X Qmdqd6mb8mj27qVvQZRR7sjshrXYYirWm9vRttLkNB5rW6 QmSjY85vxbu9nNFHUMmuK7CxRame2VYuhb523CJaK5zRkj QmZwah9nZHVvSzbJWEAMxumYDpanFPqTahnqoNP83tuZbx QmQWSrGfeYwgf6HE9N3742DJrJwq8uNSCUAz469CnuUFGe QmcgTTyseF5zFd4MLquM4PtJZzkFcBEqaUbqDe4eaUx6Na QmZMEFKvpgvjxAcV9Pwu7yF74LYZwS7ktdLFdYb988Ncfu ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Techrights - Tracing Back Orchestration of Attacks ⦿ Techrights - Eben Moglen: Congressional Testimony for “Do-Not-Track Legislation" (2010) ⦿ Techrights - IRC Proceedings: Thursday, November 23, 2023 ⦿ Techrights - Mozilla Continues to Spam Many People With Privacy-Violating E-mails, Urging Sites to Pretend That Mozilla Values Privacy ⦿ Techrights - Musical Chairs Melodrama and 'Extinction' BS (Sensationalist Doomsday Scenarios) Help Distract From What Chatbots Are Truly About: Plundering Other People's Work by Automated Plagiarism ⦿ Techrights - Professor Eben Moglen in Freedom-Centric Conference on the Public Domain (Not Copyrights) ⦿ Techrights - The Border Crossings in Severe Freezing Conditions Are a Reminder That Scandinavia Needs to Urgently Dump Microsoft ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/connecting-dots.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Eben_Moglen_Congressional_Testimony.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/irc-log-231123.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Mozilla_Continues_to_Spam_Many_People_With_Privacy_Violating_E_.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Musical_Chairs_Melodrama_and_Extinction_BS_Sensationalist_Dooms.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Professor_Eben_Moglen_in_Freedom_Centric_Conference_on_the_Publ.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/The_Border_Crossings_in_Severe_Freezing_Conditions_Are_a_Remind.shtml ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Links_24_11_2023_Apps_Creasefire_and_More_Russia_Aggression_at_.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Links_24_11_2023_Major_Strikes_at_Amazon_Busiest_Day_HSBC_Offli.shtml https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Links_24_11_2023_UPC_Worries_and_Paid_Propaganda_China_Experien.shtml ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 67 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/connecting-dots.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/connecting-dots.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Tracing Back Orchestration of Attacks⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 24, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Silicon Valley and connecting dots⦈ THE Bob_Lee_murder is connected to a bunch of people and activities that we've been covering here over the years. The person who put this graph together said: "Bob Lee and his connections a culture of drugs, sexual misconduct, and sex trafficking that pervades Silicon Valley" (and Microsoft, too). I've been made aware that some of the_militants who are attacking us are in fact connected to Mr. Graveley, whose lawyer Rick Cofer made implicit threats against us for publishing suppressed material connected to Microsoft and GitHub. Bill Gates habitually does this to critics and Rick Cofer did the same to us [1, 2]. Some time next year we'll explain some of these connections and illuminate Microsoft's role. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠜⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣻⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢡⣶⣶⡌⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡘⢿⡿⠇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡋⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢹⠜⢹⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣮⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣩⣬⣍⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣌⡛⠛⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣰⣾⡿⣷⣦⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⣿⣿⣔⣼⣿⢂⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣌⣛⠛⢛⣡⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠛⠿⣿⡿⢋⣩⣉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢋⣥⣤⣬⡙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣴⣿⣿⣷⡌⣇⠻⠿⠟⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠸⣿⣿⣿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠻⣿⣿⠿⢡⣿⣿⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣬⣭⣥⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 139 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Eben_Moglen_Congressional_Testimony.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Eben_Moglen_Congressional_Testimony.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Eben Moglen: Congressional Testimony for “Do-Not-Track Legislation" (2010)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 24, 2023 Eben_Moglen:_Congressional_Testimony_for_“Do-Not-Track_Legislation"_(2010) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Eben_Moglen⦈_ The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) uploaded_this_talk_half_a_decade_ago. 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To make matters worse, despite me being unresponsive, this PR firm of Mozilla (that's where the money goes apparently, not programmers!) persisted and persisted. Yes, the very same firm send me some more spam, and again it was privacy-violating. I am reproducing it below: ⚓ Re: Embargo (Nov 15): Mozilla unveils *Privacy Not Included warning labels for holiday gifts⠀⇛ Hi Roy, Checking in before the weekend - can I send over the embargoed press release? I can also put you in touch with Jen Caltrider for an interview. She's open on Monday after 2 and all day Tuesday. Embargo lifts November 15! Thanks so much, Helena The above was sent two days after the first message from Helena Dea Bala . Then came this (despite me ignoring the spam): ⚓ Embargo (Nov 15): Mozilla unveils *Privacy Not Included warning labels for holiday gifts⠀⇛ Hi Roy, I want to make sure you've had a chance to consider this: consumer privacy watchdog Mozilla will release its annual *Privacy Not Included guide for holiday shoppers on Wednesday, November 15th. The 2023 edition reviews the privacy and security features of over 150 popular gifts, like Microsoft XBox, Garmin Fitness Trackers, Amazon Ring, iRobot vacuums, Tile Trackers, Bose headphones, and the Tamagotchi Uni, and slaps warning labels on the creepiest products. One highlight of this year?s research: children?s connected toys and apps ? which collect and repurpose hoards of data ? are among the worst in class. Amazon?s Alexa, for example, has kept and used children?s voice recordings for years, and Embodied Inc?s Black Mirror-esque Moxie Robot records and shares its ?conversations? with kids. You can find past coverage of Mozilla?s Privacy Not Included research here. For a story: - Let me know if you?d like to see the press release under embargo until November 15 at 4 am ET - I can coordinate an interview with Jen Caltrider, *Privacy Not Included lead researcher. Please let me know if you?d like to receive the embargoed press materials. Thanks! Helena As before, the E-mail is an HTML file containing spying elements (HotLinking) and the links contain tracking elements (e.g. domain omitted/t1/96/ 6tgvty0yw45a7m4bt5wq2g158/0/ 6f5da6f911e2d2af010f47694c36e43a8e68059740c8865772b78a5b5d04f845). Mozilla is a rogue company that employs/contracts other rogue companies, investing_in surveillance_(e.g._of_critics)_instead_of_software_development. It outsources development_to_Microsoft (worse_than_before) and even outsources the spam. Don't trust Mozilla on anything. 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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Water_Canal_To_The_Gulf_Of_Finland⦈_ Works of art, visual and textual (also audio; multimedia at large), are being raided and they tell us it's "AI" or "GAI" when it is in fact "CG" - hardly a new thing. Creative people are vulnerable to CG, like painters versus photography. But the corporations don't innovate, they just raid and remove ownership/attribution indicators. They pretend it's some revolutionary and innovative thing when in fact the main 'breakthrough' is more computer resources thrown at the task, even if that means billions of dollars/euros wasted on hardware bills and electricity (really bad for the planet). The economic and environmental perils aside, this is not "intelligence" but just a lot of automation and abuse of artists/creators, whose works are being exploited (not merely leveraged, to note the politer term) to create obfuscated derivatives of dubious quality. It's done en masse to challenge a decryption of original sources. Companies like Microsoft mislead_public_officials_and_judges, basically subjecting them to paid-for media "psy-ops", intentionally mis-characterising what's happening and hype it all up. Microsoft even bribes_the_OSI_(and_others) to_play_along_with_false_narratives and help justify an_attack_on_the_GPL (or copyleft in_general). Let's just face it: "HEY HI" (AI) is a bubble, a misnomer in most contexts (chatbots are not AI), and nothing but a pile of debt meant to impress gullible shareholders. A new_article_explains (just hours ago): "After burning through $48m of Microsoft funding, the innovative AI platform developed by New York tech firm Nautilus Labs has been bought out by Danish technology provider Danelec" (simply because it ran out of cash; it's more like they just took over the staff and there's a term for this). They also called themselves "Nautilus", which is hard to ignore. Does GNOME mind? Microsoft loves hijacking and then destroying the brands of the main rivals. Maybe the magician in charge of the GNOME Foundation has something to say about that... Maybe not. Anyway, the above shows how Microsoft basically takes over companies that it later claims "prove" that Microsoft is "leader" in this "HEY HI" thing (while it lays off tens of thousands of workers and goes very debt into unprecedented debt). What about "Open" (proprietary actually) "HEY HI", the hyped up cash burner that seems to have no future? It has been personified in order to make up for its total lack of business prospects. Who runs that company after the latest coup? We some names of board members and filed some of that in recent Daily Links. But it seems to be work in progress, as the turmoil isn't over yet. There are meanwhile nerds who are complaining about the media noise [1] or obsession with overhyped losers, whose main accomplishment is losing a lot of shareholders' money in a failing company heading towards bankruptcy. One person sent us this_link that says: "More board members, who could be plucked from OpenAIs [sic] biggest investor, Microsoft, and the A.I. research community, are expected to join soon. Mr. Altman was not named to the board on Tuesday night, and it was not clear if he ever will be." Is there a complete list or is the roster a long way from its final state? Readers, do let us know if you see a full list of board members (the latest, not the old). Here's the relevant bit from the article: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇More board members, who could be plucked from OpenAIs biggest investor, Microsoft, and the A.I. research community, are expected to join soon. Mr. Altman was not named to the board on Tuesday night, and it was not clear if he ever will be.⦈ In my personal opinion, all this drama and "extinction" predictions serve to distract from what we described in the first paragraph. "The chatbots could accelerate_extinction_of_civilization_through_overwhelming_automated disinformation_in_all_channels_on_all_topics," an associate told me. "LLMs [chatbots] are lie machines and have nothing to do with aggregation or summarization of facts." As Richard Stallman says (to paraphrase what he said once upon a time about clown computing), maybe I am dumb and don't get it, but to me disinformation and misinformation aren't a new thing. Scale does not guarantee audience. You can make a million versions of a lie, but each version can find an audience of one person, whereas one accurate story can reach billions of people. So I am not exceedingly worried about machine-spewed screed. That's hardly even a new problem. Maybe chatbots are really that amazing, or maybe the emperor is naked and the media loves "skin". To me, chatbots always seemed like overhyped nonsense. I just didn't get it. I did Machine Learning code over 20 years ago and where I worked at the time we did many of the same things, also in graphics, albeit with less brute force (hence lower resolution, longer times to generate or synthesise images). I did this myself with brain images 20 ago as a Ph.D. student. So all this "chatbots are the future" fanaticism looks to me like a bunch of clueless, delirious fake "journalists", likely handed over "prepared" articles to post for marketing purpose. The failure of the media merits another article. Many people share our feelings and observations that a lot of the news is now written by nontechnical people who resort to "HEY HI" and other meaningless nonsense, mostly to dodge any technical discussion and speak in ludicrous abstract terms, plus some click-baiting melodrama. Even if the numbers of articles did not decline, their average "worth" sank. They add nothing. Again, quantity means little. "HEY HI" is only good at quantities. Going back to the core - and real - issue, this is the suppressed aspect we must focus on [2-4] (see below). It's the impact on copyrights. As an associate put it, "that is the core of LLMs: plagiarism [...] LLMs by their very nature generate lies, that's part of their appeal to the general business community." ("Plausible sentence generators" not "fact aggregators" or "fact summarizers") At one point we'd like to compare board members before and after the "Open" (not!) "HEY HI" coup, but it seems like Microsoft, which already more or less controlled it, will gain even more control. We've seen some terrible journalism on this! False speculations (falsified shortly later) and worse... "How many of the new Board of Directors at OpenAI are Microsofters," one reader asked, "especially in comparison to the old roster?" "LLMs being marketed as AI are no more than plagiarism engines which systematically strip attribution and licensing information from copyrighted works. That seems to get lost in the soap opera about Microsoft OpenAI and Microsoft Altman." We've already considered calling it "ElopAI" (because of the similarity to what happened to Nokia, along the lines of FSF-EEE), but most people won't 'get' it, especially young people who did not see Microsoft's_destruction_of_Nokia_from within. The reader said that "a full list [of current board members] would be very important to know how many Microsofters got in during the shuffle." We'll follow up once we have that information. When Microsoft thought about hiring people from "Open" (not!) "HEY HI" - even if that didn't happen - it managed to upset loads of its own workers [5]. A self-inflicted wound. █ Related/contextual items from the news: 1. ⚓ Is_it_safe_to_read_tech_news_again?⠀⇛ The tech world was all a dither over one specific company and its beleaguered CEO this week, with all the suspense and intrigue of a damp sponge. Even non-technical news outlets were keen to report on what amounted to a game of musical chairs, regurgitating the same opinions and speculation. 2. ⚓ Author_hopes_to_throw_the_book_at_OpenAI,_Microsoft_with_copyright class_action⠀⇛ According to the complaint, Sancton spent five years and tens of thousands of dollars on the book, secure in the knowledge that the US Copyright Act gives "exclusive rights" as well as "the rights to reproduce the copyrighted work[s]." Sancton's complaint states: "This case is about defendants OpenAI and Microsoft's complete disregard for those exclusive rights. "Defendants [OpenAI and Microsoft] have made commercial reproductions of millions, maybe billions, of copyrighted works without any compensation to authors, without a license, and without permission. 3. ⚓ OpenAI_and_Microsoft_Face_New_Copyright_Lawsuit_for_Allegedly_‘Taking the_Combined_Works_of_Humanity_Without_Permission’⠀⇛ Julian Sancton, the author of 2021’s Madhouse at the End of the Earth, only recently submitted the suit to a New York federal court. As highlighted, the case is one of several levied against OpenAI (which reinstated Sam Altman as CEO today) owing to the alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted works. But contrasting the complaint from Sarah Silverman as well as a separate action from the Authors Guild, Sancton’s suit centers on both OpenAI and Microsoft – and not solely because the latter’s invested billions in the AI startup. 4. ⚓ Microsoft,_Proprietary_Chaffbot_Company_sued_over_alleged_unauthorized use_of_nonfiction_authors’_work_in_Hey_Hi_(AI)_training⠀⇛ Artificial intelligence startup Proprietary Chaffbot Company and Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Corp. have been hit with a new lawsuit alleging that the companies violated copyright monopoly by using the works of nonfiction authors to train Hey Hi (AI) models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT. 5. ⚓ Microsoft_employees_angered_by_plans_to_hire_OpenAI_staff⠀⇛ The announcement by Microsoft’s CTO, Kevin Scott, about hiring hundreds of OpenAI employees and matching their current compensation has sparked a wave of discontent among Microsoft workers. This decision comes at a time when many Microsoft employees have been grappling with job security concerns and increased workloads. An employee expressed their frustration, saying, “How many loyal employees who stayed at Microsoft while working 12+ hours daily and living in constant fear of being laid off all year? Now here comes OpenAI. We worked even harder when we were told there’s no budget to hire more people. 14-hour days?” This quote captures the sentiment of several employees who feel overlooked and undervalued in the wake of the OpenAI deal. Microsoft’s 2023 has been marked by uncertainty for its employees, with the company announcing plans in January to lay off 10,000 workers. This unease extended even to staff in cloud and AI — areas prioritized for growth. 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https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Professor_Eben_Moglen_in_Freedom_Centric_Conference_on_the_Publ.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/Professor_Eben_Moglen_in_Freedom_Centric_Conference_on_the_Publ.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Professor Eben Moglen in Freedom-Centric Conference on the Public Domain (Not Copyrights)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 24, 2023, updated Nov 24, 2023 Click the image below to play. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Old_Moglen_speech⦈_ Years ago this_video got uploaded by Tech Perspectives. Today we offer a_free format_version_of_it, just shortly ahead of a long article about Microsoft plagiarism (attacking both copyrights and copyleft for personal gain and to spread disinformation, nothing else). That's not to say copyright is wonderful, but as the next post will explain, there's more going on than just that. "As noted in dozens (or more) articles," one associate explains, "the only feasible way to acquire access to most movies is through illicit means. Even the UI for the proprietary services is a problem and then there is the DRM on top of the lack of selection." █ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 799 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://news.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/The_Border_Crossings_in_Severe_Freezing_Conditions_Are_a_Remind.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/24/The_Border_Crossings_in_Severe_Freezing_Conditions_Are_a_Remind.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ The Border Crossings in Severe Freezing Conditions Are a Reminder That Scandinavia Needs to Urgently Dump Microsoft⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 24, 2023, updated Nov 24, 2023 The Microsoft_back_doors are a blessing for hybrid warriors at times of covert (e.g. by proxy) warfare 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Finnish_flag⦈_ THE Russian government (i.e. Vladimir Putin and his crony army) has begun aggression_at_the_Finnish_border, in effect weaponising desperate people. This isn't classic hybrid warfare and there's no simple solution to it. What next? Attacks on pipes, grids, and computer systems? Russia is casually being accused of having already started this too (sophisticated attacks are hard to prove/ trace back to the perpetrator/s), emboldened by Finland's excessive reliance on Microsoft (which means plenty of back doors open for exploitation by anybody, including crackers based near Moscow). So where is the region when it comes to "IT"? If it positioned to handle "cyberattacks"? With Microsoft, an attack is presumed a successful breach, whereas UNIX-like systems are robust and can deter such attacks rather effectively because of their inherent structure (how they're built from the ground up). Windows was never designed for security. It is a snooping platform. It was designed for a single user not connected to a network; everything beyond this is a 'hack' made of spaghetti code. Microsoft pays (bribes) the media to frame Microsoft as some sort of security guru with a suite of "addons", but Microsoft is exactly the opposite. There's ample evidence to show this every week. Is Finland ready or genuinely prepared to endure digital assaults from Russian nodes or proxies of theirs? Considering business and residential machines for the most part, many people (statCounter now_says_6%_on_the_desktop/laptop) use GNU/Linux and Chrome OS (3.52% and 2.73%, respectively) and Microsoft_lost_share_in_search_since_the whole_chatbot_hype. YANDEX is apparently used about 1% of the time or by a hundredth of the Finnish people in the survey. Firefox has_maintained relatively_high_share (or maybe that's just pure noise; in Norway, which shares a border with Russia at the north, Firefox_seems_like_it_stayed_high at about a third of the whole, but the chart is all over the place, so it's almost definitely wrong). Anyway, any use of YANDEX is an information warfare risk; it's_more_dangerous_than_home_routers, but probably not as dangerous as Beijing's_Bytedance,_especially_Fentanylware_(TikTok). Government advice should prioritise the risks; removing Microsoft should be utmost priority. Don't wait for loads of ransomware attacks and grid shutdowns. There was already one major energy incident last week, resulting in loss of power and price hikes when people rely on heating the most. We put that several times in Daily Links. Norway seems better positioned to cope with electronic/digital warfare. With GNU/Linux_at_17.3%_(fluctuates_too_much_though)_and_ChromeOS_at_about_3%, there's not much Windows. Sweden has_ChromeOS_at_10% and YANDEX_at_0.2% (same_as_Denmark where Apple_does reasonably_well), but there's no land border with Russia. 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Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Russia,_Belarus,_and_War_in_Ukraine * Transparency/Investigative_Reporting * Environment o Energy/Transportation o Wildlife/Nature * Finance * AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics * Censorship/Free_Speech * Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press * Civil_Rights/Policing * Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality * Monopolies o Patents * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Politics_and_World_Events o Technology_and_Free_Software * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ No,_I_Will_NOT_Download_Your_‘App’_(I_Won’t_Buy_a_‘Smart’_Phone, Either)⠀⇛ Just over a day ago I went to the local bank and then visited 2 more banks. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Move_over_Pokemon_Go:_Hide-and-seek_the latest_game_in_China_for_players_to_get_out_and_make_friends⠀⇛ It's a battle of wits and courage, and an icebreaker for strangers. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Machining_A_Reciprocating_Solenoid_Engine⠀⇛ The reciprocating engine has been all the rage for at least three centuries. The first widely adopted engine of this type was the steam engine with a piston translating linear motion into rotational motion, but the much more common version today is found in the internal combustion engine. Heat engines aren’t the only ways of performing this translation, though. While there are few practical reasons for building them, solenoid engines can still do this job as well and, like this design from [Maciej Nowak Projects], are worth building just for the aesthetics alone. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ KWS-302WF_whole_house_WiFi_power_meter supports_up_to_63A,_power_control,_features_a_color_display⠀⇛ KWS-302WF is an inexpensive WiFi power meter with a color display and power control that is suitable for the whole house since it can handle up to 63A/ 17kW and supports DIN Rail mounting in a fuse box or cabinet. Installation is made through the neutral and live wires, and the display shows voltage, current, power, energy consumption, power factor, frequency, and temperature through an external temperature probe. Multiple KWS-302WF can be monitored and controlled through a mobile app which may make suitable suitable for apartment buildings as well. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Arm_Cortex-M52_aims_to_bring_Hey_Hi_(AI)_to small,_low-cost_IoT_devices⠀⇛ Arm Cortex-M52 is a new microcontroller core featuring Arm Helium technology and designed to bring Hey Hi (AI) capabilities to smaller and lower-cost IoT devices than what is already possible with SoCs based on the Arm Cortex-M55 core. Arm Cortex-M52 key features and specifications: Architecture – Armv8.1-M Bus interfaces AMBA 5 AXI 32-bit or AMBA 5 AHB 32-bit Main system bus AMBA 5 AHB 32-bit Peripheral bus AMBA 5 AHB 32-bit TCM Access bus (subordinate port) Pipeline – 4-stage pipeline Security Arm TrustZone technology (optional), with optional Security Attribution Unit (SAU) of up to 8 regions. Stack limit checking. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Arm_debuts_Cortex-M52_processor_to_power Hey_Hi_(AI)_on_the_smallest_IoT_devices⠀⇛ Chip design firm Arm Holdings Plc said today it’s aiming to bring advanced artificial intelligence workloads to the smallest of internet of things devices with the launch of its new Cortex-M52 processor that’s capable of more powerful computation with limited resources. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Turning_A_Saxophone_Into_A_MIDI_Controller⠀⇛ Most of the time, if you’re looking for a MIDI controller, you’re going to end up with some kind of keyboard or a fancy button pad. The saxophone is an altogether more beguiling instrument that makes for one hell of an interface, but there’s a problem: they’re seldom MIDI-compatible. This build from [AndrewChi] changes all that. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ ESP32_Used_As_Wireless_CAN_Bus_Reader⠀⇛ The CAN bus, accessible through the OBD-II port, is the channel that holds all the secrets of the modern automobile. If you want to display those for your own perusal, you might consider this nifty tool from [EQMOD]. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Thinkpad_IBM_Laptop_Case⠀⇛ Once upon a time, laptops and other computer hardware often came with a fancy leather case for protection. That’s not really the case anymore, but it was in the golden era of the IBM ThinkPad. [polymatt] found a rare example, but wanted another one, so he decided to try and replicate it from scratch. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Modernized_Metric_Clock⠀⇛ Much to the chagrin of many living in North America who still need to do things like keep two sets of wrenches on hand, most of the rest of the world has standardized to a simpler measurement system using metric units exclusively. The metric system is widely adopted worldwide, but we still use a base- 60 system for timekeeping that predates the rest of the metric system. The French did attempt to “decimalize” timekeeping as well with the French Republican Calendar at around this same time, but this “metric” timekeeping system never caught on particularly well. It’s still an interesting historical tidbit, and [ClassTech] built this modern metric clock to explore it a little more. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Keynote_speech_by_Executive_Vice- President_Šefčovič_at_the_EU_Clean_Air_Forum⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Rotterdam, 23 Nov 2023 Dear distinguished guests, It is a pleasure to be here in Rotterdam this morning to open the EU Clean Air Forum 2023. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Can_We_Stop_The_Moral_Panic_Yet?_New_Study: Children’s_Brains_Are_Not_Harmed_By_Screen_Time⠀⇛ Over the last few years, we’ve highlighted study after study after study showing that, contrary to the public narrative, claims by politicians, the media, and plaintiffs in many, many lawsuits, the actual evidence just does not show at all that social media/internet is doing damage to kids. In a recent post we highlighted just a few of the recent reports on this. # ⚓ France24 ☛ WHO_asks_China_for_more_data_on_outbreak_of respiratory_illnesses_in_north⠀⇛ The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ World_Health_Org_advises_China_to take_measures_amid_respiratory_illness_spike_among_children⠀⇛ Geneva, Switzerland The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged people in China to “follow measures to reduce the risk of respiratory illness” and asked authorities for more information about a reported spike in cases among children. Northern areas of the country have reported an increase in “influenza-like illness” since mid-October when compared to the same period […] # ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_hospitals_swamped_with_severe_child_pneumonia cases⠀⇛ Mycoplasma pneumoniae is causing a wave of severe illness among children, as well as some adults, experts say. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ WHO_asks_China_for_details_on respiratory_illness_outbreaks⠀⇛ Since mid-October, northern China has reported an increase in influenza-like illness. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ W.H.O._Asks_China_for_Details_on_Surge_of Respiratory_Illness_in_Children⠀⇛ Reports of overcrowding at pediatric hospitals in China have raised concerns about a jump in respiratory illnesses affecting children. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Have_Finally_Figured_Out_What Ignites_Endless_Itching_in_Eczema⠀⇛ A step towards stopping it. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Something_Unexpectedly_Cool_Happens_When You_Use_Banana_Peel_as_an_Ingredient⠀⇛ We've been eating bananas wrong! # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ In_a_First,_Bacteria_Seen_Storing_Memories And_Passing_Them_on_For_Generations⠀⇛ From mother to daughter to granddaughter. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ DIY_Fecal_Transplants_on_The_Rise:_Experts Urge_Caution_in_Wake_of_"Success_Stories"⠀⇛ You really shouldn't try this at home. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Find_'Kill_Switch'_That Activates_Cancer_Cell_Death_in_The_Lab⠀⇛ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Ilana_Harris-Babou,_Reviewed:_The_Artist Skewering_Wellness_Culture⠀⇛ In “Needy Machines,” Ilana Harris-Babou continues her study of self-improvement, taking on everything from luxury bathrooms to health-care documents. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Alcohol_consumption_estimated_to_cause_millions_in losses_to_state⠀⇛ The first study of how alcohol consumption impacts the state budget has been carried out in Latvia on the order of the Ministry of Health. It suggests that losses of EUR 149.7 million were incurred for the health sector, law enforcement institutions, and social assistance in 2021, which accounted for 0.45% of gross domestic product (GDP), the Ministry said. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Defibrillators_to_be_mandatory_in_public_places_in Latvia⠀⇛ As of next year, public spaces that tend to be crowded will have to have external automatic defibrillators, Latvian Radio reported on November 23. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Is_it_safe_to_read_tech_news_again?⠀⇛ The tech world was all a dither over one specific company and its beleaguered CEO this week, with all the suspense and intrigue of a damp sponge. Even non-technical news outlets were keen to report on what amounted to a game of musical chairs, regurgitating the same opinions and speculation. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Proprietary_Chaffbot_Company_Drama_Has a_Clear_Winner:_The_Capitalists⠀⇛ The fight over Proprietary Chaffbot Company was at least partly about dueling visions of artificial intelligence. One side clearly won out. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Unsettling_Lesson_of_the_Proprietary Chaffbot_Company_Mess⠀⇛ Science fiction writers and Hey Hi (AI) researchers have long feared the machine you can’t turn off. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Federal_Labor_Relations Authority_proposes_new_privacy_rules⠀⇛ The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has proposed several revisions to rules concerning its duties under the Privacy Act, including duties assigned to the office of the solicitor. For more on what is going on and what you need to know, Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked with Thomas Tso, FLRA's Solicitor. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ AI_Act:_What_happens_when_lawmakers’_faces_get scanned_with_face_recognition_algorithms?⠀⇛ EDRi member in Italy Hermes Center simulates face recognition on lawmakers to pressure them for a total ban of remote biometric identification (RBI) in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ Privacy_International_writes to_Council_of_European_Union_members_on_the_new Platform_Workers_Directive⠀⇛ # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ Technology,_Data_and Elections:_An_Updated_Checklist_on_the_Election_Cycle⠀⇛ # ⚓ EDRI ☛ EDRi-gram,_23_November_2023⠀⇛ In this edition, we are looking at the thunderous news of six civil society organisations, including EDRi, taking the European Union’s dangerous content regulation to court. The regulation proposes a dodgy tech solution that empowers the police to censor what you post online. We can stop that. We are also excited to share a new campaign called “Don’t Spy EU” which allows you to scan the faces of European lawmakers with a face recognition algorithm. Lawmakers are the ones in charge of finalising the Artificial Intelligence Act, so let’s make sure they fully understand the risks of biometric surveillance. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_role_of_nuclear_weapons_in_a_Taiwan crisis⠀⇛ Nuclear deterrence would be key in a Taiwan crisis, in part because a PLA amphibious fleet would be vulnerable to a US nuclear strike. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_appeals_court_strikes_down_part_of_Maryland_gun law_that_requires_a_‘firearms_safety_training_course’_before purchase⠀⇛ The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit struck down part of Maryland’s Firearm Safety Act of 2013, which the Maryland General Assembly passed in response to the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ S​outh_Korea_Scraps_No-Fly_Zone_Near Border_With_North_Korea⠀⇛ A day after Pyongyang placed a military spy satellite into orbit for the first time, Seoul said it would no longer abide by a ban on surveillance flights. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Al-Shifa_Hospital:_What_do_we_know_about_IDF videos_of_a_tunnel_under_the_hospital?⠀⇛ For weeks, Israel has claimed that the Al-Shifa Hospital is above an underground Hamas "headquarters”, justifying its military interventions on the health complex. On November 16, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have discovered the entrance to an underground passage under the Al-Shifa Hospital. While IDF videos serve as evidence of a tunnel structure under the hospital complex, it does not indicate who used it for what purpose. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ China’s_acoustic_aggression_against_a_US ally_follows_a_pattern._Military_talks_won’t_help.⠀⇛ On November 14, a Chinese warship used its active sonar to harass and injure two Australian Royal Navy divers with high-powered sound waves. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Only_9%_of_Taiwanese_trust_China:_poll⠀⇛ An expert cited Chinese leader Pooh-tin Jinping’s strict approach to cross-strait relations as the main reason. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ War_with_China_is_not_an_option,_Taiwan ruling_party_VP_candidate_Hsiao_says⠀⇛ She has expressed her commitment to defending Taiwan’s democracy. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_says_Philippines_enlisted ‘foreign_forces’_to_patrol_South_China_Sea⠀⇛ The military will resolutely safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea, said China’s military. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan's_Kishida_sends_letter_to_China's Xi:_NHK⠀⇛ A Beijing delegation of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Japan's ruling party, handed a letter from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Chinese President Pooh-tin Jinping in a meeting with China's top leadership team on Wednesday, NHK reported. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Now_is_the_time_for_Japan_to_join_AUKUS⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFA ☛ N_Korea_scraps_military_deal_with_South,_vows_to deploy_weapons_to_border⠀⇛ The move came a day after Seoul suspended the inter-Korean deal to tackle the North’s illegal satellite launch. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_scraps_military_deal_with South,_vows_to_deploy_new_weapons_at_border⠀⇛ North Korea said on Thursday it would deploy stronger armed forces and new weapons on its border with the South, a day after Seoul suspended part of a 2018 military accord between the two Koreas in a protest over Pyongyang's launch of a spy satellite. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_vows_to_deploy_new_weapons at_border_after_South_suspends_military_deal⠀⇛ Pyongyang said it would restore all military measures it had halted under the deal. # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ HEDEP_deputy_Sinan_Çiftyürek_reports_armed threat⠀⇛ The MP believes that the incident was premeditated, occurring after an extended period of surveillance and organization. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Family_Confirms_Death_Of_Former_Afghan_Prosecutor, Says_Body_Showed_Signs_Of_Torture⠀⇛ The family of former prosecutor Taqi Mohammad Taqi, who was forced out when Taliban militants took power in August 2021, has confirmed his death in eastern Afghanistan, saying it appears he was brutally slain by unknown assailants. # ⚓ France24 ☛ War_crimes_denial_threatens_peace_in_former Yugoslavia,_Europe's_top_rights_body_says⠀⇛ Hate speech and ultranationalism are threatening peace efforts in the Balkans, despite years of war crimes trials and reconciliation efforts in the nations of former Yugoslavia, Europe's top rights body said Thursday. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Nanjing_police_detain_activist_who_spoke_out_about Sun_Lin's_death⠀⇛ Government censors block social control media posts about Sun's death after a state security police raid on his home. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Dell_reportedly_restricts_exports_of_AMD's fastest_gaming_GPUs_to_China_—_Radeon_RX_7900_XTX,_RX_7900, Pro_W7900_purportedly_listed_as_sanctioned_tech⠀⇛ Dell asks its sales personnel not to supply AMD's latest graphics cards to China and 22 other locations. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ South_Africa’s_police_are_losing_the_war_on crime_–_here’s_how_they_need_to_rethink_their_approach⠀⇛ South Africa’s crime statistics for the third quarter of 2023 show that people continue to face a serious problem of violent crime, especially murder and attempted murder. The country’s per capita murder rate for 2022/23 was the highest in 20 years at 45 per 100 000 (a 50% increase compared to 2012/ 13). # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_defence_and_security_implications_of the_Australia–Tuvalu_treaty⠀⇛ The Falepili Union has shifted up the paradigm of Australia’s strategic policy in the Pacific by several gears. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Colorado_Supreme_Court_Agrees_to_Hear_14th Amendment_Case_to_Disqualify_Trump⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ No_Gaza_hostage_release_will_start before_Friday,_says_Israel⠀⇛ The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will not happen before Friday, Israel's national security adviser said, thwarting hopes of relatives that some would be freed on Thursday. o § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ YLE:_drivers_being_recruited_in_Finland_for Latvian_border_smuggling_jobs⠀⇛ Finnish national public broadcaster reports that attempts have been noted to recruit drivers willing to do people-smuggling work from the Latvian border into EU territory. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Why_are_asylum_seekers_pushing_bicycles_to_the border?⠀⇛ Many images of asylum seekers entering Finland show them pushing bicycles towards the border, even though crossings both by bike and on foot have been banned. * § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ o ⚓ TruthOut ☛ LA_Sheriff_Promised_Reform_and_Accountability._Critics See_Neither_a_Year_Later.⠀⇛ * § Environment⠀➾ o ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Five_Key_Narratives_to_Watch_For_at_COP28⠀⇛ The annual United Nations climate negotiations are just a week away. Known as COP28 — since it’s the 28th year of the “conference of the parties” to the United Nations climate agreement — it will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in Dubai from November 30 through December 12.  COP28 will be especially significant, as it will feature the first-ever “global stocktake,” of how much progress — or lack thereof — countries and other stakeholders have made toward meeting the goal established in 2015’s Paris Agreement of limiting warming to “well below” 2º degrees Celsius.  o ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Badvertising:_How_Promoting_Pollution_Prevents_Climate Action⠀⇛ On Monday, three apparently unconnected things happened. First, news broke that London Mayor Sadiq Khan had refused planning consent for the MSG Sphere in Stratford. This 100-metre illuminated globe would have towered over nearby buildings like a baleful, modern-day Eye of Sauron, with 190,000 square feet of LED surface continually beaming corporate marketing messages across the city. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Environmental_Tsunami⠀⇛ o § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Revealed:_Scale_of_The_Telegraph’s_Climate_Change ‘Propaganda’⠀⇛ Telegraph columnists routinely questioned climate science and criticised green reforms as a major backlash against net zero policies raged in the UK, DeSmog can reveal. A new analysis by this website reviewed over 2,000 Telegraph opinion pieces and editorials published online over the six months ending 16 October. Of the 171 opinion pieces that dealt with environmental issues, 85 percent were identified as “anti-green” – attacking climate policy, questioning climate science and ridiculing environmental groups. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Spot_price_electricity_contracts_still_best_deal, despite_ups_and_downs⠀⇛ Market spot prices on the electricity exchange can vary a lot, but on average they have been below the charges found in fixed-price contracts. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Storm_sweeps_Uusimaa_region,_causing_power_cuts_and port_disruptions⠀⇛ Strong winds affected ship and ferry traffic on Finland's south coast overnight. o § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Remarks_by_Commissioners_Sinkevičius and_Hoekstra_at_the_press_conference_on_the_Forest_Monitoring Law⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Brussels, 22 Nov 2023 Commissioner Sinkevičius Good afternoon everyone, thank you for your interest. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ World-First_Footage_Shows_Dolphins_Pulling Off_a_Clever_Bait_Heist⠀⇛ "We were stunned by what we saw." * § Finance⠀➾ o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_may_help_Fiji_develop_ports,_Prime Minister_Sitiveni_Rabuka_says_after_meeting_with_Pooh-tin_Jinping⠀⇛ Sydney, Australia China may help Fiji develop its ports and shipyards, the Pacific island country’s prime minister said Wednesday, raising the prospect of stronger ties with Beijing in a key area of its economy. o ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Autumn_Statement_2023:_what's_happening_to_universal credit_and_other_benefits?⠀⇛ Working age benefits will be increased 6.7% in line with inflation, while triple lock is maintained to increase state pension by 8.5% o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finnish_government_survives_confidence_vote_over_planned cuts_to_youth_programmes⠀⇛ The confidence vote was called by the opposition Social Democratic, Left Alliance and Green parties. o ⚓ YLE ☛ UPM_begins_furlough_talks_affecting_2,200_employees_in Finland⠀⇛ The negotiations will affect workers at all of the firm's domestic pulp-, saw- and graphic paper mills, as well as a biorefinery in Lappeenranta. * § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ History_chapter_missing_from_Hong_Kong’s latest_yearbook⠀⇛ The latest edition of Hong Kong’s official yearbook is missing a chapter on the city’s history which had been included since the handover in 1997. Hong Kong 2022 – the latest edition of the annual yearbook published by the government – was released last Friday. o § Fakebook⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_writer_Juris_Zvirgzdiņš_dies⠀⇛ Latvian writer Juris Zvirgzdiņš (1941–2023) has died on November 22, Inguna Cepīte, head of publishing house Pētergailis, stated on Facebook. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Editorial:_Fake_HKFP_Allan_Zeman_ads on_Facebook,_Insta_reported_to_police,_as_Meta_bans legitimate_fundraiser_vid⠀⇛ HKFP and the LKF Group have warned Facebook (Farcebook) and Instagram users of fraudulent, paid-for advertisements from a group calling itself Quantum IFex Hey Hi (AI) on Meta’s platforms. The ads unlawfully mimic the newspaper’s branding and involves fake endorsements from local tycoon and Lan Kwai Fong founder Allan Zeman. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Cambodian_man_gets_3_years_for_Facebook_(Farcebook) posts_critical_of_government⠀⇛ ‘Why can’t people express their opinions?’ he asks. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Johnson_Learns_on_the_Job,_Drawing_the_Ire_of the_Republican_Right⠀⇛ The new House speaker is facing complaints from his members that his leadership is no different from his predecessor’s. His style, however, is in stark contrast. o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_officials,_civil_servants_study doctrine_of_Chinese_leader_Pooh-tin_Jinping_and_Communist_Party theories⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s Civil Service College has hosted a lecture for the city’s top officials and high-level civil servants to learn about China’s path to modernisation, a topic frequently discussed by China’s leader Pooh-tin Jinping, including during last year’s 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. * § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Journalist_Wins_Defamation_Suit_Brought_By_Someone_Who Didn’t_Like_Actual_Facts_Being_Reported⠀⇛ There are few moves that make reporting more credible than suing the reporter for defamation and losing. It not only revives the negative reporting that might have faded into the white noise of constant internet churn, but also exposes the plaintiff as someone unable to handle being the subject of factual reporting. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Outspoken_Kadyrov_critic_reportedly_avoids_deportation from_Kyrgyzstan_back_to_Chechnya_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Italy_Wants_To_Save_Its_Children,_Too⠀⇛ In Italy, an age-verification coalition against porn is getting traction. On September 4th, the Minister of Family Eugenia Roccella, representing the right-wing majority, initiated consultations for introducing a law to prevent minors from accessing pornographic content. On November 13th, the Democratic Party (currently the main opposition party) presented the Digital Innovation Act, whose Article 17 aims to prevent minors from accessing content forbidden to under-18 users. o ⚓ France24 ☛ China_expands_crackdown_on_mosques_outside_Xinjiang, Human_Rights_Watch_says⠀⇛ The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. o ⚓ RFA ☛ Report:_Hundreds_of_mosques_in_China_converted_or_closed since_2018⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch said the ‘consolidation’ policy has been implemented in northwestern China. o ⚓ RFA ☛ Land_reclamation_sweepstakes⠀⇛ o ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Thanksgiving_2023⠀⇛ But I also know that many families are suffering right now. Some have loved ones caught up in or killed in the Israel-Hamas war. Some families may have suffered financial or health setbacks this year. And some may have found themselves being increasingly targeted by hate speech and hate groups. [...] The amount of anti-semitism and anti-Palestinian feeling in this country is both worrying and unacceptable, as is the bigotry of college students on campuses throughout this country. * § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ o ⚓ BIA Net ☛ bianet_editor_Ayça_Söylemez_before_judge_following complaint_of_Deputy_Justice_Minister⠀⇛ Journalist Ayça Söylemez started to be tried for her article titled 'Talented Judge Sir,' based on a complaint by Deputy Justice Minister Akın Gürlek which she wrote while Gürlek was serving as a judge in the heavy penal court. The prosecutor at the trial requested Söylemez to be sentenced to imprisonment for her article. * § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ o ⚓ ACLU ☛ 2023_at_the_ACLU:_Our_Year_in_Stories⠀⇛ Across the country, 2023 saw both new and ongoing challenges to civil rights, whether it was reproductive freedom, access to gender-affirming health care, or the ability to speak openly and freely in classrooms. But the ACLU has been there every step of the way, and we’ve seen many victories amid these challenges. Throughout the year, we brought attention to some of the country’s biggest fights to protect our rights, shared the stories of those whose freedoms were assailed, and celebrated hard-won battles. Look back with us on some of the civil rights moments that defined this year. o ⚓ Reason ☛ Maryland_Statute_Banning_Attempts_to_Influence_Judges and_Jurors_Through_"Corrupt_Means"_Upheld⠀⇛ The case arose following plaintiff's arrest, allegedly for telling Justice Kavanaugh's wife that "he might ruin [Justice] Kavanaugh's career and reputation"; but the charges against him were dropped, and he challenged the statute on its face, rather than as applied to his speech. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ South_Korea_Sentences_Dissident_Who_Fled_China on_a_Jet_Ski⠀⇛ Kwon Pyong made the 200-mile journey in August in a bid for asylum. His worst nightmare was being sent back to China, a fellow activist said. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian_MP_slammed_for_saying_polygamy could_resolve_late_marriage_issue⠀⇛ Netizens said the Kubang Kerian MP could have discussed issues like the rising cost of living. * § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ o ⚓ APNIC ☛ Call_the_routing_police!⠀⇛ How can we better understand responsibility for large outages? o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Once_Again,_DOJ_Fails_To_Convict_Backpage_Boss_Of_Sex Trafficking_Or_Prostitution⠀⇛ It’s somewhat incredible when you look at the full story, but once again, the DOJ has failed in its attempt to claim that Backpage founder/editor Michael Lacey was facilitating sex trafficking with the site. They did convict him on one count of money laundering, for transferring $16.5 million to a bank in Hungary right around the time that they were facing more legal pressure. The DOJ did secure some convictions for other Backpage execs for violations of the Travel Act, money laundering, and some “facilitation of prostitution.” o ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_HKNOG_12.0⠀⇛ Che-Hoo Cheng presented on RPKI at HKNOG 12.0, held on 30 October 2023 in Hong Kong. * § Monopolies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Correcting_the_Record_on_the_PREVAIL_Act⠀⇛ Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing to discuss Reforming the Patent Trial and Appeal Board – The PREVAIL Act and Proposals to Promote U.S. Innovation Leadership. # ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Biochemical_substances_and_the_realm of_S._3(d)_(Novozymes_vs_The_Assistant_Controller_of_Patents and_Designs):_Scope_of_applicability_of_Section_3(d) redefined_by_Madras_High_Court?⠀⇛ I) Introduction The science of biochemicals and the realm of Section 3(d) of Indian Patents Act! Can there be a reconciliation between the two? * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_CDKUMOL_Wordo:_ODDER⠀⇛ # ⚓ Happy_let's_pretend_today_is_different_from_other_days!⠀⇛ Individuality will stop at nothing to over- demonstrate - if not celebrate! - its self-centric misery. # ⚓ Time_scales:_UTC,_TAI,_UT1⠀⇛ I'm not a time lord (an expert on time), but here is my understanding of three time systems and how they relate. There are three properties that you _want_ from a time system, but you can only get _two_ of them; one must always be sacrificed. Each of these time systems sacrifices a different one of the properties. o § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Atheists⠀⇛ Atheists don’t deny God, not really, for all they have to do is open the window, or feel the ground beneath their feet, or even take a deep breath, to know that what’s there is what’s there, and what it is is what it is. More probable is that they deny some specific traits of God, or claims about God. Not the one about how we were made in that image, since they’ve seen in their microscopes that we are worlds, each one of us a walking cosmos of living things. Not the one about how God needs love, since they’ve found out in their thermometers how worlds can burn without tenderness and care for this blue marble garden. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Lag⠀⇛ So there was the usual discussion of colors in editors—no, I'm not enabling them. A novelty this time was that someone suggested vim, which I had already dropped for vi some years ago. Maybe they thought an even more colorful IDE was being used? Apparently Visual Studio is real bad. My reasons for dropping vim include the slow startup time (recall the 2009 MacBook with the spinny disk), sluggish cursor motions, not to mention having to disable various new things they kept adding, in addition to dealing with wacky vendorisms. (vi is also bloated, but ed lacks filters and some other nifty things ex added, if you want to argue to the standard editor.) Shouldn't software be getting faster and more efficient over time? =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2100 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 24/11/2023: Major Strikes at Amazon (Busiest Day), HSBC Offline⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 24, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Monopolies # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Chinese_Spacecraft_That_Smashed_Into_Moon_Was Carrying_Something_Mysterious,_Scientists_Say⠀⇛ Whatever was attached to the obliterated rocket, it seems to have been big enough to counterbalance its two 1,200-pound engines and make it tumble like a kid in gymnastics class. But after looking at the booster's known payloads, the AU team determined an object of a suitable mass was mysteriously missing from the list. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Scientists_Warn_That_AI_Threatens_Science Itself⠀⇛ In a new essay, researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute argue that scientists should abstain from using LLM-powered tools like chatbots to assist in scientific research on the grounds that AI's penchant for hallucinating and fabricating facts, combined with the human tendency to anthropomorphize the human-mimicking word engines, could lead to larger information breakdowns — a fate that could ultimately threaten the fabric of science itself. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Man_Keeps_Rock_For_Years_Thinking_It's Gold._It_Turned_Out_to_Be_Far_More_Valuable.⠀⇛ To break open his find, Hole tried a rock saw, an angle grinder, a drill, even dousing the thing in acid. However, not even a sledgehammer could make a crack. That's because what he was trying so hard to open was no gold nugget. As he found out years later, it was a rare meteorite. # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ U-M’s_mastodon_man_calls_it_a_career after_decades_of_solving_Ice_Age_mysteries⠀⇛ When he retires at the end of 2023, Fisher will leave U-M as one of the world’s foremost experts in mammoths and mastodons, the elephant-like giants of the Ice Age. His retirement marks the end of a 44-year tenure at the university, where Fisher stumbled upon his area of expertise while assisting on two mastodon paleontology digs shortly after he arrived at the school in 1979. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Emory ☛ Technology’s_Influence_on_University_Education Evolution⠀⇛ The evolution of university education is like a wild, unpredictable ride, constantly adapting and reinventing itself. It’s now a vibrant, dynamic beast, feeding off the latest tech and societal shifts. In the beginning, higher education was a luxury, the playground of the elite. But now, it’s a whole different story. Universities have become melting pots of innovation and practical learning. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Strategies_for_the_GPU-Poor⠀⇛ But there’s a different type of strategy in AI for the GPU-poor startups that don’t have access to large clusters of machines. Many will hypothesize that GPU-poor startups have no moat — that’s only part of the story. There are hardware/software cycles and distribution moats, often the best hardware moats. In fact, I believe that GPU-poor startups might be in better positions than their GPU-rich counterparts as soon as the next few quarters. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Life_Imitates_ART_(ART-13,_That_Is)⠀⇛ [Mr. Carlson] has been restoring vintage military radios, and as part of his quest, he received an ART-13 transmitter. Before he opened the shipping box, he turned on the camera, and we get to watch from the very start in the video below. These transmitters were originally made by Collins for the Navy with an Army Air Corps variant made by Stewart-Warner. Even the Russians made a copy, presumably by studying salvaged units from crashed B-29s. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ IT World CA ☛ Microsoft_employees_angered_by_plans_to_hire OpenAI_staff⠀⇛ The announcement by Microsoft’s CTO, Kevin Scott, about hiring hundreds of OpenAI employees and matching their current compensation has sparked a wave of discontent among Microsoft workers. This decision comes at a time when many Microsoft employees have been grappling with job security concerns and increased workloads. An employee expressed their frustration, saying, “How many loyal employees who stayed at Microsoft while working 12+ hours daily and living in constant fear of being laid off all year? Now here comes OpenAI. We worked even harder when we were told there’s no budget to hire more people. 14-hour days?” This quote captures the sentiment of several employees who feel overlooked and undervalued in the wake of the OpenAI deal. Microsoft’s 2023 has been marked by uncertainty for its employees, with the company announcing plans in January to lay off 10,000 workers. This unease extended even to staff in cloud and AI — areas prioritized for growth. In May, CEO Satya Nadella announced a freeze on salaries and reductions in the bonus and stock award budget, exacerbating concerns about job security and compensation. # ⚓ Net Media Europe ☛ Amazon_Cuts_Hundreds_Of_Jobs_In_Alexa Division⠀⇛ More job layoffs again at Amazon’s Alexa division, on top of the 27,000 jobs already let go in the past twelve months Amazon is cutting more jobs within its Alexa division, and is also axing a number of unspecified initiatives within the unit. CNBC reported that last Friday Amazon began laying off “several hundred” people in its Alexa division as part of broader belt-tightening measures at the e-commerce giant. It should be noted that these fresh job losses are on top of the 27,000 jobs that Amazon has already axed since November 2022. # ⚓ Reason ☛ 90-Day_Suspension_of_Colorado_Lawyer_Who_Filed ChatGPT-Written_Motion_with_Hallucinated_Cases⠀⇛ Before a hearing on the motion, Crabill discovered that the cases from ChatGPT were either incorrect or fictitious. But Crabill did not alert the court to the sham cases at the hearing. Nor did he withdraw the motion. When the judge expressed concerns about the accuracy of the cases, Crabill falsely attributed the mistakes to a legal intern. Six days after the hearing, Crabill filed an affidavit with the court, explaining that he used ChatGPT when he drafted the motion. # ⚓ Colorado ☛ People_v._Zachariah_C._Crabill._23PDJ067. November_22,_2023 [PDF]⠀⇛ The case file is public per C.R.C.P. 242.41(a). # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Broadcom_re-orgs_VMware_into_four divisions_–_none_of_which_mention_end-user_compute_products⠀⇛ Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has concluded, and quickly resulted in the creation of four divisions dedicated to the virty giant's business – none of which appear to include end-user compute products. The changes weren't announced as such, but appeared on Broadcom's list of executives. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Humans_Are_Notoriously_Bad_at_Assessing Risk⠀⇛ Unfortunately, subjectivity introduces bias, which skews risk assessment. When too much subjectivity is mixed into risk assessment, it can produce a risk picture that is not an accurate representation of reality. This, in turn, results in a poorer overall security posture. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Larry_Summers’_Ascent_to_OpenAI_Board_is Awful_News_for_Humanity⠀⇛ “As Revolving Door Project’s work has demonstrated, Larry Summers is an ignorant person’s idea of an economic genius and a naive person’s notion of an impartial expert. It is likely that OpenAI’s idea of intelligence is similar to that of Summers: to give forth something which appears intelligent by using the right buzzwords with an excessive amount of confidence.” “Summers involvement raises several important questions: [...]” # ⚓ India Times ☛ IT_ministry_plans_regulations_to_tackle deepfakes;_data_breach_at_Tata-owned_hospitality_firm⠀⇛ The government will come out with new rules and regulations to control the spread of deepfake content, information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. He chaired a meeting with social media platforms to discuss the issue of deepfakes. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Deepfake_has_emerged_as_a_new_threat,_new regulation_soon_to_tackle_it:_Ashwini_Vaishnaw⠀⇛ The new regulation will focus on four main aspects such as detection and prevention of deep fakes, strengthening the reporting mechanism of such content and increasing the awareness among users, he said. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ IRS_cybersecurity_chief_says_agency has_made_‘tremendous_progress’_on_logging⠀⇛ The Internal Revenue Service is gathering more network logs, automating many of its cybersecurity playbooks, and planning to conduct a tabletop exercise on artificial intelligence threats in the coming year, according to a top cyber official. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Patient_privacy_fears_as_US_spy tech_firm_Palantir_wins_£330m_NHS_contract⠀⇛ NHS England has given Palantir and four partners including Accenture a five-year contract to set up and operate the “federated data platform” (FDP). Palantir is known for working closely with intelligence agencies and military organisations around the world, such as the CIA and UK Ministry of Defence. Peter Thiel, its billionaire founder and chair, backed Donald Trump in his 2016 presidential election. # ⚓ National Health Service UK ☛ New_NHS_software_to improve_care_for_millions_of_patients⠀⇛ The NHS will roll out new software from spring next year to deliver better joined-up care for millions of patients, help tackle waiting lists and reduce hospital discharge delays. The software will bring together existing NHS data, making it easier for staff to access key information to provide improved and more timely patient care. The new tool, known as the Federated Data Platform, will join up key information currently held in separate NHS systems to tackle some of the big challenges the health service faces coming out of the pandemic. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Palantir_Wins_Major_U.K._Health Contract_Despite_Criticism⠀⇛ The National Health Service said Palantir had been awarded the seven-year contract, worth 330 million pounds, or about $415 million, to build a new platform that integrates data from across the N.H.S. into a central repository. Called the Federated Data Platform, the system is intended to make it easier to share patient information and analyze wider health trends across the health service. The contract is for the N.H.S. in England and does not cover Scotland or Wales. # ⚓ Digital Health ☛ NHS_England_awards_£330m_Federated Data_Platform_contract_to_Palantir⠀⇛ Palantir was widely seen as the favourite to win throughout the procurement in partnership with Accenture, and has now been selected ahead of rival bidders including Oracle and IBM. # ⚓ Reuters ☛ UK's_NHS_hands_U.S.-based_Palantir_contract for_patient_data_software⠀⇛ The NHS said it expects investment in the platform to be at least 25.6 million pounds ($32 million) in the first year, with up to 330 million pounds investment expected over the contractual period of seven years. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Norwegian_Social_Service_guilty_of_massive GDPR_violations⠀⇛ After getting nowhere for more than 3 years she finally decided to take the issue to court. The case was litigated twice and both times the courts found that NAV committed massive violations of GDPR, but held that the institution is not liable. # ⚓ Site36 ☛ EU_migration_deal_with_Cairo:_Military_in Egypt_also_receives_money_for_border_surveillance⠀⇛ Following Tunisia’s example, the EU Commission wants a “partnership against migrant smuggling” with Egypt. The Gaza war might has given urgency to these plans. The EU Commission wants to agree an “operational partnership to combat migrant smuggling” with the government in Cairo this year. > # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ The_vast_majority_of_us_have_no idea_what_the_padlock_icon_on_our_[Internet]_browser_is –_and_it’s_putting_us_at_risk⠀⇛ Of the 463 who responded, 63% stated they knew, or thought they knew, what the padlock symbol on their web browser meant, but only 7% gave the correct meaning. Respondents gave us a range of incorrect interpretations, believing among other things that the padlock signified a secure web page or that the website is safe and doesn’t contain any viruses or suspicious links. Others believed the symbol means a website is “trustworthy”, is not harmful, or is a “genuine” website. Not understanding symbols like the padlock icon, can pose problems to [Internet] users. These include increased security risks and simply hindering effective use of the technology. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Vox ☛ Why_it’s_important_to_remember_that_AI_isn’t_human⠀⇛ Like other cognitive biases, anthropomorphism and anthropocentrism are resilient. Pointing them out does not make them go away. One reason they are resilient is that they are sustained by a deep- rooted psychological tendency that emerges in early childhood and continually shapes our practice of categorizing the world. Psychologists call it essentialism: thinking that whether something belongs to a given category is determined not simply by its observable characteristics but by an inherent and unobservable essence that every object either has or lacks. What makes an oak an oak, for example, is neither the shape of its leaves nor the texture of its bark, but some unobservable property of “oakness” that will persist despite alterations to even its most salient observable characteristics. If an environmental toxin causes the oak to grow abnormally, with oddly shaped leaves and unusually textured bark, we nevertheless share the intuition that it remains, in essence, an oak. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ EU_deploys_agents_to_help_Finland_bolster Russian_border⠀⇛ The current situation along Russia and Finland's 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border — the EU's easternmost — is reminiscent of a similar situation from two years ago in which Poland, Latvia and Lithuania accused Russian-allied Belarus of having shuttled migrants to their borders in retaliation for EU sanctions leveled against Minsk. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU's_Frontex_To_Provide_Additional_Support_To_Help Finland_Patrol_Russian_Border⠀⇛ Frontex said in a statement on November 23 that the "significant reinforcement" it plans to send is expected to be on the ground as soon as next week, with the first group of officers to be provided on November 29 to expand an existing mission of 10 officers. The reinforcements will include border surveillance officers, support for registering migrants [sic], document experts, and interpreters, Frontex said. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Governor_of_Russian_border_region_declares_state of_emergency_in_anticipation_of_migrant_crisis_as_Finland announces_closure_of_all_but_one_crossing_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Site36 ☛ Europol_deletes_NoBorder_initiatives_from_terror report,_Dutch_police_doesn’t_see_them_as_“extremists”⠀⇛ The mention of Abolish Frontex and a “No Border Movement” in a Europol report was due to different interpretations of “terrorism”. They have now been removed from the current TE-SAT. Europol has deleted the Abolish Frontex campaign and the international “No Border Movement” from its current EU situation report on terrorism. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ APN_Podcast:_Can_Finland_close_the_Russian border?⠀⇛ What can Finland do to deal with flows of migrants arriving on the eastern frontier? This week's podcast examines the issue. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Finland_closes_all_but_one_border_crossing to_asylum_applicants_entering_from_Russia⠀⇛ The Finnish government announced a comprehensive border closure policy on Wednesday for its border with Russia, closing a number of land border crossings. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_not_under_direct_military_threat, says_military_chief_after_FM’s_warnings_of_Russian attack⠀⇛ There is no direct military threat to Lithuania at the moment, the country’s armed forces commander General Valdemaras Rupšys said in comments of the foreign minister’s warnings about prospects of Russia attacking NATO’s eastern flank members. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_president_tells_minister_to_‘calm down’_after_talks_of_imminent_Russian_attack⠀⇛ Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has called on Gabrielius Landsbergis to “take a seat and calm down” after the latter said in an interview that it was only a matter of time before Russia launched an attack against the Baltics and other NATO members. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_parliament_backs_EU_accession_talks for_Ukraine_and_Moldova⠀⇛ Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, on November 23 adopted a statement supporting the start of EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_Historic_High_Points_in_the_American- Russia_Relationship⠀⇛ Even before the start of Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022 former Energy Secretary Ernest J. Moniz and Senator Sam Nunn have co- authored an article in the September/October issue of Foreign Affairs explaining that the risk of nuclear use has become disturbingly plausible—and proposing concrete steps to reduce the risk. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ A_Guffaw_In_Need_of_Being⠀⇛ The rains of November are cold but the snows of November are colder. It is said that an entire generation of young men from the Ukraine are gone now. They have died in the war. Now, I thought the war in the Ukraine was the “War for Civilization Itself.” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Ukrainian_Agency_Chief_Detained_Under Suspicion_Of_Graft⠀⇛ A specialized court in Ukraine has accepted a request by anti-corruption prosecutors and ruled to place the ex-chief of the country's special communications agency in custody, setting his bail at 25 million hryvnyas ($687,000). # ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Executive_Approves_$1_Billion_In_Funds_For Hungary⠀⇛ The European Union executive on November 23 approved Hungary's revised economic recovery plan, paving the way to pay out 900 million euros ($1 billion) to Budapest as the bloc seeks to overcome Prime Minister Viktor Orban's veto on more aid to Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Sentenced_In_Russia_To_18_Years_For 'Terrorism'⠀⇛ A military court in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Ukrainian citizen Dmytro Holubyev to 18 years in a maximum-security prison for terrorism. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ At_Least_Four_Civilians_Killed_In_Separate Russian_Strikes_In_Southern_Ukraine⠀⇛ At least four civilians were killed and five wounded as Russian forces targeted civilian and infrastructure facilities in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on November 23, officials reported, as Ukraine braces for an uptick in attacks on its energy facilities during the upcoming winter. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Public_called_to_make_or_donate_more_candles for_Ukrainians⠀⇛ As the winter season begins, everyone is called on to help prepare candles to send to Ukraine, volunteers told Latvian Television November 24. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Air_Defenses_Repel_Fresh_Russian Drone_Attack,_Kyiv_Says⠀⇛ Russian forces struck Ukraine again overnight with drones and guided missiles, Kyiv said early on November 24, even as Russia said it shot down 16 Ukrainian drones over occupied Crimea and the southern Volgograd region. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_man_serving_22-year_prison_sentence for_murder_and_cannibalism_reportedly_released_to_fight in_war_against_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Three_killed_in_Russian_shelling_of_village in_Ukraine’s_Kherson_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘That_woman_will_take_them_to_Moscow’_High- ranking_Russian_politician_Sergey_Mironov_and_his_wife adopt_child_deported_from_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ North_Korea_to_deploy_new_weapons_to border_after_successful_launch_of_spy_satellite⠀⇛ North Korea said Thursday it would deploy new weapons and stronger armed forces to the border with the South, as Seoul's spy agency said Pyongyang had received Russian help to successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Rare_Russian_books_stolen_from_libraries_in Baltics,_Poland⠀⇛ Millions of euros worth of 19th-century Russian literature have been stolen in Poland, Lithuania, and other Baltic countries over the past two years, replacing the originals on the shelves of libraries with fakes. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Armenia_Says_No_Intention_Of_Quitting Russian-Led_CSTO_Despite_Summit_Snub⠀⇛ Armenia is not considering quitting the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a senior official in Yerevan said on November 23, despite Yerevan's decision not to attend a CSTO summit in Minsk on November 23. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ CSTO_Summit_In_Minsk_Forges_Ahead_Without Armenia⠀⇛ Leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) discussed "urgent problems of international and regional security" at a summit in Minsk on November 23 that was notable for the absence of a representative from member-state Armenia. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Friday's_papers:_Chinese_pupils,_Russian_cargo and_a_wintry_forecast⠀⇛ A venture to rescue smaller upper secondary schools, especially in sparsely populated areas in Finland, has run into problems, according to Helsingin Sanomat. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Finland_Steps_Up_Border_Closings_in Dispute_With_Russia⠀⇛ The escalation comes as Finland tries to address a rise in the arrivals of migrants and asylum seekers that officials blame on Moscow. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_To_Impose_Hefty_Fines_For_Distribution Of_Unlabeled_'Foreign_Agent'_Materials⠀⇛ Russia is to introduce legislation that will impose fines of up to 500,000 rubles ($5,660) on third parties that "intentionally or unintentionally" promote or distribute materials produced by "foreign agent" entities without appropriately labeling them, Deputy Justice Minister Oleg Sviridenko said. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Supreme_Court_Confirms_Right_Of Conscripts_To_Perform_Alternative_Service⠀⇛ Russia's Supreme Court has issued a ruling confirming the right of a mobilized Russian man to perform alternative civil service. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Cars_with_Belarusian_plates_might_be_banned from_driving_in_Latvia⠀⇛ Justice Minister Inese Libina-Egnere (New Unity) promises to continue to look for a solution so that cars with Belarusian numbers cannot also participate in Latvian traffic, she said in an interview with Latvian Radio on November 23. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Belarusian_citizens_now_required_to_get permission_before_leaving_country_to_take_up_permanent residence_abroad_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Militarizing_the_economy_Russia’s_next budget_allocates_over_a_third_of_spending_to_‘defense.’ Here’s_how_it_was_developed._—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Supreme_Court_confirms_draftee’s right_to_exemption_from_military_service_based_on_his Christian_faith_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Bloomberg ☛ BP_Needs_a_Fresh_Strategy,_Not_Just_a_New CEO⠀⇛ Oil giant BP Plc has been searching for a new chief executive officer to replace Bernard Looney for almost three months. The wait, even if unnerving, wouldn’t be a problem if it was worth it — alas, it won’t be, as the search process is deeply flawed. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Danish_tech_firm_Danelec_buys_cash-strapped_AI_innovator Nautilus_Labs [Ed: "HEY HI" is a bubble, a misnomer in most contexts, and nothing but a pile of deb to impress gullible shareholders]⠀⇛ After burning through $48m of Microsoft funding, the innovative AI platform developed by New York tech firm Nautilus Labs has been bought out by Danish technology provider Danelec # ⚓ BBC ☛ Black_Friday:_Amazon_staff_in_Coventry_strike_-_BBC News⠀⇛ Workers striking in Coventry are supported by demonstrations in other European countries and the US. # ⚓ BBC ☛ HSBC_down:_Thousands_face_mobile_and_online_banking outages_-_BBC_News⠀⇛ The firm says it is "really sorry" for the problem, which comes on the busy shopping day Black Friday. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Bloomberg ☛ Orban's_Putin-Lite_Act_Gets_a_Dutch_Echo⠀⇛ The illiberal democracy in Hungary can’t be reformed. It must be contained. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Canadian_Government_Quietly_Backs_Down_on its_Implementation_Plans_for_a_Digital_Services_Tax⠀⇛ The federal government has quietly backed down from its plans to implement a new digital services tax as of January 2024 that the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated would generate billions in revenue. It did not make the headlines or receive much promotion, but after months of insisting that a digital services tax would take effect in Canada in January 2024, the government has now removed that implementation deadline in the Fall Economic Statement. The battle over the proposed tax had sparked increasing anger between Canada and the U.S., with dozens of U.S. Senators and Representatives signing letters urging the government to delay its plans. The Canadian plan remains to establish a retroactive three percent tax that will hit a wide range of businesses, but given fears moving ahead now would jeopardize a global agreement that is designed to address the digital services tax issue, Canada has seemingly faced the obvious reality and backed down. # ⚓ India Times ☛ EU_lawmakers_back_rules_forcing_Big_Tech_to tackle_child_pornography⠀⇛ To avoid mass surveillance, EU lawmakers beefed up detection orders to allow judicial authorities to authorise time-limited orders to find and delete CSAM. These can only be issued if there is reasonable grounds of suspicion of child sexual abuse. Companies would also be able to choose the technology used to detect such offences, as long as this is subject to an independent, public audit. # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Duties_of_a_Board_of_Directors⠀⇛ There are three primary duties for a board of directors. IANAL (“I’m Not A Lawyer”), but a reasonable summary for entrepreneurs. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Despite_OpenAI_Chaos,_Wall_Street_Is Still_Betting_Big_on_AI⠀⇛ The unicorn startup has CEO Sam Altman back, but the weird struggle exposes just how strange the company is. # ⚓ [Repeat] Ruben Schade ☛ Is_it_safe_to_read_tech_news again?⠀⇛ The tech world was all a dither over one specific company and its beleaguered CEO this week, with all the suspense and intrigue of a damp sponge. Even non-technical news outlets were keen to report on what amounted to a game of musical chairs, regurgitating the same opinions and speculation. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Five_Days_of_Chaos:_How_Sam_Altman Returned_to_OpenAI⠀⇛ Now OpenAI, which for two days appeared to be on the brink of collapse just a year after introducing the popular ChatGPT chatbot, will replace a heavily criticized board of directors with a more traditional group including former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and a former executive from the software giant Salesforce. More board members, who could be plucked from OpenAI’s biggest investor, Microsoft, and the A.I. research community, are expected to join soon. Mr. Altman was not named to the board on Tuesday night, and it was not clear if he ever will be. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Report:_OpenAI_board’s_ouster_of_Sam_Altman followed_potential_AGI_breakthrough⠀⇛ Whether such a document was indeed penned is unclear. This morning, The Verge cited a source as saying that OpenAI’s board had never received the letter described in the Reuters report. # ⚓ El País ☛ OpenAI_researchers_warned_of_breakthrough_that threatens_humanity_before_Altman’s_dismissal⠀⇛ According to The Information, some OpenAI employees believe that Altman’s words were alluding to an innovation made by the company’s researchers earlier this year that would allow them to develop much more powerful artificial intelligence models, according to a person familiar with the matter. The technical breakthrough, led by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, raised concerns among some employees that the company did not have adequate safeguards in place to commercialize such advanced AI models. # ⚓ Reuters ☛ OpenAI_researchers_warned_board_of_AI breakthrough_ahead_of_CEO_ouster,_sources_say⠀⇛ Some at OpenAI believe Q* (pronounced Q-Star) could be a breakthrough in the startup's search for what's known as artificial general intelligence (AGI), one of the people told Reuters. OpenAI defines AGI as autonomous systems that surpass humans in most economically valuable tasks. # ⚓ India Times ☛ YouTuber_sues_Google_Spain_for_wrongful dismissal⠀⇛ The lawsuit seeks to demonstrate an employment relationship between Jota, a creator of political satire content whose real name has not been disclosed, and Alphabet's YouTube because he regularly provided his services and received remuneration derived from advertising revenue # ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ OpenAI_researchers_warned board_of_AI_breakthrough⠀⇛ Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter have said. The previously unreported letter and AI algorithm were key developments before the board’s ouster of Altman, the poster child of generative AI, the two sources said. Prior to his triumphant return late on Tuesday, more than 700 employees had threatened to quit and join backer Microsoft in solidarity with their fired leader. The sources cited the letter as one factor among a longer list of grievances by the board leading to Altman’s firing, among which were concerns over commercialising advances before understanding the consequences. Reuters was unable to review a copy of the letter. The staff who wrote the letter did not respond to requests for comment. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Xi_Critic_Who_Fled_China_On A_Jet_Ski_Faces_Death,_Claims_His_Father⠀⇛ The 35-year-old man, identified as Kwon Pyonghad, had been campaigning against human rights abuses in China for years. He fled China for South Korea on August 16 this year. He has been charged with violating the Immigration Control Act. A court in South Korea will be holding a hearing on his case on Thursday, and will decide if he should be sent back to China or not. # ⚓ FAIR ☛ Musk’s_Lawsuit_Is_About_Destroying_Free_Speech⠀⇛ After threatening to sue liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America (CNBC, 11/18/23), Twitter’s principal owner Elon Musk did just that, arguing in papers filed in a Texas court that the group “manipulated” data in an effort to “destroy” the social media platform, causing major advertisers to pull back (BBC, 11/20/23). # ⚓ Kansas Reflector ☛ A_Thanksgiving_wish_for_free_speech_in Kansas_and_this_nation,_no_matter_our_differences⠀⇛ We can only enjoy free speech if we zealously protect it for everyone, not just the folks with whom we agree. I worry that in an increasingly fractured political landscape, those on both the left and right want the other side to simply shut up. If that can’t be managed, other approaches — ones that fall afoul of the First Amendment — look appealing. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_charge_writer_Masha_Gessen with_spreading_‘disinformation’_about_army_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘When_cracks_appear,_we’ll_see_people_in_the streets’_Evgenia_Kara-Murza_on_her_husband’s_imprisonment_and Russia’s_future_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_to_begin_issuing_multi- thousand-dollar_fines_against_‘third_parties’_who_spread ‘foreign_agent’_content_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Burkina_Faso_conscripts_2_journalists_critical_of junta,_another_fears_kidnapping⠀⇛ Burkinabe authorities must revoke the military conscription of journalists Issaka Lingani and Yacouba Ladji Bama and ensure the safety of journalist Boureima Ouedraogo in the face of kidnap threats, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Americans_Want_More_Time_to_Spend_More With_Their_Loved_Ones._Capitalism_Doesn’t_Let_Them.⠀⇛ Americans are so overworked that Thanksgiving is one of the rare occasions we have to gather with our friends and family. We need an economic system that actually provides us the free time to spend precious days and hours with our loved ones. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Lakota_Historian_Nick_Estes_on Thanksgiving,_Settler_Colonialism_&_Continuing_Indigenous Resistance⠀⇛ Lakota historian Nick Estes talks about the violent origins of Thanksgiving and his book Our History Is the Future. “This history … is a continuing history of genocide, of settler colonialism and, basically, the founding myths of this country,” says Estes, who is a co-founder of the Indigenous resistance group The Red Nation and a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Solidarity_and_Artivism⠀⇛ Rain Dove (they/them), fashion model, activist, and nonbinary advocate, gathered with artists in Brooklyn on November 4 [...] o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Return_of_media_piracy_[sic]_fuelling_other crimes,_expert_says⠀⇛ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ AimJunkies_Maintain_That_Cheating_is Legal,_Appeals_Bungie's_$4.3_Million_Arbitration Award⠀⇛ The legal battle between game developer Bungie and cheat seller AimJunkies is taking a detour through the Court of Appeals. In its opening brief, AimJunkies hopes to reverse a multi-million dollar damages award for DMCA violations, arguing that the arbitration process was biased and against the rules. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Google_Asked_to_Deindex_iptv-org,_The World's_Largest_Free_IPTV_Repo⠀⇛ The goal of the iptv-org repo on GitHub is to offer an index of IPTV streams already freely available on the web. While the volume ebbs and flows, that generally means a library of 8,000 TV channels or more, available to users in seconds, and totally free. The project has weathered several storms over the years and thanks to Spanish football league, LaLiga, another one is brewing right now. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3305 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 24/11/2023: UPC Worries and Paid Propaganda, China Experiences Respiratory Illness Spike⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 24, 2023 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Instructionals/Technical * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) # Privacy/Surveillance * Defence/Aggression * Environment o Energy/Transportation o Wildlife/Nature o Overpopulation * Finance * AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics * Censorship/Free_Speech * Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press * Civil_Rights/Policing * Monopolies o Patents * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ December_Time_is_when_projects_start⠀⇛ It’s also the Lunar New Year equivilent in the West where everything shuts down. Work continues, but it’s the time of year where I get extended periods of time to do things, without interruptions or distractions. Even this blog you’re reading now was started_in_late_December 2004. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ These_Eerie_Photos_Are_The_Only_Ones_Ever Taken_on_Venus⠀⇛ A strange, wild world. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Traditional_news_media_remains_crucial_for science_information_in_social_control_media_age⠀⇛ Science Media Centre celebrates results of poll showing continued importance of regulated journalism. blockquote> # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ An_Extremely_Powerful_Cosmic_Ray_Hit_Earth: We_Don't_Know_Where_It_Came_From⠀⇛ "What the heck is going on?" # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Bacteria_Can_Store_Memories_And_Pass_Them on_For_Generations⠀⇛ o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_pupils_to_start_learning about_city’s_national_security_law_from_age_of_8_or_9⠀⇛ Hong Kong schoolchildren will start learning about the national security law from the age of eight or nine, the Education Bureau has announced as it unveiled a new humanities curriculum to be tested out in the next school year. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ An_Automated_Watch_Cleaner_From_An_Older_3D Printer⠀⇛ The many delicate parts in a mechanical wristwatch present a tricky cleaning problem, one that for professionals there is a variety of machines to tackle. As you might expect, such specialty equipment doesn’t come cheap, so [daveburkeaus] came up with his own solution, automated using an older 3D printer. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Analog_Wall_Calendar_Keeps_Track_Of_The_Days_For You⠀⇛ [ssh16] had seen some fancy wristwatches with retrograde hands. Wanting to do something similar of their own, they set about creating an analog wall calendar that displays the date and the day of the week. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Re-Inventing_The_Single_8_Home_Movie_Format⠀⇛ [Jenny List] has been reverse-engineering and redesigning the Single8 home movie film cartridge for the modern age, to breathe life into abandoned cine cameras. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_grapples_with_respiratory_illness spike;_WHO_says_no_unusual_pathogen_found⠀⇛ China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_grapples_with_respiratory_illness spike;_WHO_says_no_unusual_pathogen_found⠀⇛ China is seeing an upsurge in child respiratory illnesses in the north of the country. # ⚓ France24 ☛ WHO_says_no_new_pathogens_found_as_China_sees spike_in_respiratory_illnesses⠀⇛ China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Illness_Surge_in_China_Is_Not_From_a_Novel Pathogen,_Data_Suggests⠀⇛ The W.H.O. had requested detailed information about a reported surge in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Chinese data suggested the surge was caused by known bacteria and viruses. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ No_‘unusual_or_novel_pathogens’_in respiratory_illnesses_upsurge,_China_says⠀⇛ By Ludovic Ehret in Beijing, China China has reported no ‘unusual or novel pathogens’ in respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ WHO:_New_Surge_of_Respiratory_Illness_Among Children_in_China_Explained⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Three_Patients_Die_In_Romanian_Psychiatric_Hospital After_Eating_Donated_Food⠀⇛ Three patients at a psychiatric hospital in eastern Romania have died and 29 others have been transferred to other hospitals, one of them in critical condition, after eating fish-based food donated by a monastery, Romania's Health Ministry said. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Particle_Hidden_in_Old_Coffee_Grounds_May Help_Protect_Against_Parkinson's⠀⇛ A radical solution emerges in the lab. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Few_24-hour_pharmacies_in_Latvia's_regions⠀⇛ Low demand, a shortage of qualified pharmacists, a desire for larger profit margins – these and other factors mean that the number of 24-hour pharmacies open in the regions is decreasing, reported Latvian Television November 23. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ You_Can_Add_10_Years_to_Your_Life_Simply_by Changing_Your_Diet,_Massive_Study_Finds⠀⇛ It's never too late to start. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_One_Isolated_Brain_Change_May_Signal Alzheimer's,_Study_Finds⠀⇛ The clues are there. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 'The_climate_crisis_is_a_health_crisis,'_WHO's Vanessa_Kerry_tells_FRANCE_24⠀⇛ Vanessa Kerry, who in June became the first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health for the World Health Organization, will be front and centre at the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai. So will her father, John Kerry, in his capacity as the Biden administration's Special Climate Envoy. Vanessa Kerry discussed the immediate and future climate challenges facing the world in an interview with FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia's_influenza_vaccination_rate_for_pensioners is_lowest_in_EU⠀⇛ Pensioners in Latvia are less likely than anywhere else in the European Union to be vaccinated against influenza, according to Eurostat data published November 23. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Kartikaya_Gupta:_Hey_Hi_(AI)_and_capitalism⠀⇛ (No this is not a post about commercialization of AI) It occurred to me today that there is an interesting parallel between Hey Hi (AI) and capitalism. They're both tools that can be used to accomplish things very effectively. And they both have "alignment" issues. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_appeals_court_proposes_Hey_Hi_(AI)_restrictions in_all_court_filings⠀⇛ The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday became the first US appeals court to propose a new rule requiring lawyers to certify that they either did not use generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs, like Chat GPT, to draft filings or that humans reviewed AI-generated material. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ IRS_cybersecurity_chief_says agency_has_made_‘tremendous_progress’_on_logging⠀⇛ The head of the IRS' cybersecurity operations says the Treasury agency is making progress on logging, multifactor authentication, and other aspects of "zero trust" security to help protect taxpayer data. * § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ o ⚓ France24 ☛ Journalists_killed_in_southern_Lebanon:_What_the images_show_us_about_Israeli_involvement⠀⇛ On the morning of November 21, two journalists from the Lebanese channel  Al Mayadeen – correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Me'mari – were killed by an anti-tank missile. After analysing photos and videos that emerged after the incident, a military expert says that the strike came from the Israeli military. The two journalists were killed while covering tensions in southern Lebanon. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_opposition_parties_register_separate presidential_candidates_after_KMT-TPP_talks_implode⠀⇛ Apple supplier Foxconn founder Terry Gou withdraws from the race. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Foxconn_founder_Terry_Gou_withdraws_from_race to_be_Taiwan_president⠀⇛ He tried to broker talks between the opposition parties to run together against the ruling DPP. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australian_warship_sails_through_Taiwan Strait⠀⇛ The Taiwan Strait is the shortest route between the East and South China seas, said an analyst. o ⚓ RFA ☛ War_with_China_is_'not_an_option,'_says_Taiwan_election hopeful⠀⇛ Vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim says she will 'trust but verify' Beijing's denial of invasion plan. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US_Navy_'excited'_by_prospect_of_better communication_with_China,_but_says_more_work_needed⠀⇛ The U.S. Navy was "excited" by the prospect of improved operational communications with the Chinese military amid regional tensions, but work was still needed to solidify the next steps, a senior U.S. naval officer said on Friday. o ⚓ RFA ☛ S_Korea,_Japan,_China_FMs_to_discuss_trilateral_summit,_N Korea⠀⇛ The meeting offers a crucial opportunity for China to assess the policy stances of Seoul and Tokyo, says an expert. o ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_five-domains_update⠀⇛ Sea state Australia has accused China of ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ conduct after Royal Australian Navy divers were allegedly injured last week by a People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyer inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Foreign_ministers_of_South_Korea,_China, Japan_to_discuss_trilateral_summit⠀⇛ The meeting in the South Korean port city of Busan will be the first such meeting since 2019. o ⚓ European Commission ☛ Joint_press_release_on_EU-Türkiye_High Level_Dialogue_on_Migration_and_Security⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 Nov 2023 On 23 November, the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Türkiye Ali Yerlikaya met in Brussels for the second Türkiye-EU High Level Dialogue on Migration and Security. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iran_'Secretly_Executes'_Man_Convicted_Of_Killing_Member Of_Security_Forces⠀⇛ Iran has secretly executed a man convicted of killing a member of the security forces during mass protests that swept the country last year, the Norway-based Hengaw organization said on November 23. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippines'_South_China_Sea_patrols_with_US within_its_rights_-security_adviser⠀⇛ The Philippines' joint patrols with the United States in the South China Sea are within Manila's rights, and it will continue to support a free and open Indo-Pacific, its national security adviser said on Friday. o ⚓ NYPost ☛ English_soccer_official_resigns_from_governing_body after_posting_‘Hitler_would_be_proud_of_Benjamin_Netanyahu’⠀⇛ Wasim Haq has resigned following an inflammatory social control media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict where he wrote that Adolf Hitler would be proud of Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. o ⚓ uni Emory ☛ Open_Letter:_Fenves,_take_action_against antisemitism⠀⇛ This letter was originally shared on change.org here on Oct. 31 and has garnered over 500 signatures from Emory University community members as of time of publication. The letter has been edited for clarity and per The Emory Wheel’s style guide. While some footnotes have been removed from the original version [...] o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_could_re-open_eastern_border_before_Christmas⠀⇛ The latest decision means that the Raja-Jooseppi crossing in Finnish Lapland will be the only eastern border checkpoint to remain open, at least until 23 December. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ North_Korea’s_Han_Kwang-song_Returns_to International_Soccer⠀⇛ Han Kwang-song’s recent appearances in World Cup qualifiers were his first ones overseas since 2020, when U.N. sanctions led to an involuntary career break. o ⚓ JURIST ☛ North_Korea_confirms_breakdown_of_military_agreement with_South_Korea⠀⇛ North Korea issued a blistering response on Thursday to South Korea’s decision to suspend a 2018 military agreement aimed at reducing tensions on the peninsula, saying through the KCNA news agency, “From now on, our army will never be bound by the September 19 North-South Military Agreement.” o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea’s_Kim_says_satellite_launch_was exercise_of_right_to_self-defence⠀⇛ North Korea hosted a reception to celebrate the launch. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Woman_on_meth_arrested_for_trying_to_open plane_door_during_Korean_Air_flight⠀⇛ The 26-year-old was on board the Incheon-bound flight from New York when she tried to open the exit. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘I_was_paid_RM1_million_to_keep_silent’: Malaysian_ex-cop_convicted_in_murder_of_Mongolian_model⠀⇛ He said a prominent politically linked lawyer and a top Cabinet leader were involved in the payment. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_Myanmar_envoy_holds_high-level_talks after_signs_of_strained_ties⠀⇛ November 24, 2023 1:43 PM Chinese and Myanmar officials have launched a crackdown in the region on gangs operating scam centres. o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Dissident_who_fled_China_by_jet_ski convicted_of_illegal_entry_in_S_Korea⠀⇛ Seoul, South Korea A dissident who escaped China on a jet ski was convicted of illegal entry by a South Korean court Thursday but given a suspended jail sentence, his representative said. Kwon Pyong embarked on a more than 300-kilometre (186-mile) journey in August, when he crossed the Yellow Sea on a 1,800-cc jet ski from […] * § Environment⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ East_Africa_Floods:_Torrential_Rain_and_Floods Wreak_Havoc⠀⇛ The deluges have caused deaths and displacement in a region still reeling from its worst drought in four decades. o § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Electricity_distribution_rate_growth_ceilings_set for_next_two_years⠀⇛ Between January of the following year and December 31, 2025, ceilings for the increase in the fixed share of the power distribution tariff will be set for electricity users – households, as stated in the amendments to the relevant laws approved by the Saeima on November 23. o § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Court_orders_suspension_of_some_lynx_hunting permits⠀⇛ "Lynx do more good than harm," Finland's largest conservation group argued. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea's_canine_farmers_protest proposed_ban_on_dog_meat⠀⇛ HWASEONG, South Korea - As South Korea moves to ban eating dog meat, many of those involved in the centuries-old controversial practice are fighting to keep it legal. o § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Faced_with_decline_in_marriages,_Pooh-tin_calls_on women_to_build_families⠀⇛ Women have 'a unique role' and should embody 'traditional values,’ he says. * § Finance⠀➾ o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Half_of_Hong_Kong_migrants_in_UK_jobless but_99%_intent_on_staying,_survey_shows⠀⇛ About half the Hongkongers who emigrated to Britain since 2021 are unemployed but say they feel welcomed and almost none plan to return to the city, a survey has found. * § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Exclusive:_Hong_Kong_government_spent_over HK$31_million_on_China’s_National_Day_displays⠀⇛ The Hong Kong government spent more than HK$31 million on festive displays to celebrate China’s National Day last month. More than 120,000 festive items displayed at around 3,000 locations across the city to mark the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on October 1 cost HK$31.2 million taxpayers’ money [...] * § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_clerk_jailed_for_4_months_after calling_for_downfall_of_China’s_Communist_Party_on_online_forum⠀⇛ A Hong Kong man has been jailed for four months for sedition over online posts calling for the downfall of the Chinese Communist Party and insulting China’s leader Pooh-tin Jinping. * § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ o ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Latest_Surveillance_Giant_Google_updates_have_led to_massive_traffic_changes_for_news_websites⠀⇛ An autumn of major Surveillance Giant Google changes has led to despair and confusion at news publishers. * § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Jimmy_Lovine,_Axl_Rose_Also_Named_in_Sexual Assault_Lawsuits_Ahead_of_New_York’s_Adult_Survivors_Act_Deadline⠀⇛ Music Industry veteran Jimmy Lovine is being sued by a Jane Doe plaintiff, who alleges multiple instances of sexual abuse and a specific incident that took place in 2007, during the time he acted as Chief Executive of Interscope Records. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lawsuit_Accuses_Eric_Adams_of_Sexual_Abuse_in 1993⠀⇛ The mayor denied the accusation and said he has never met the Florida woman who filed the case under the Adult Survivors Act. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Survey:_One-fifth_of_young_women_experience_job discrimination⠀⇛ "Younger age groups include more diversity, which may expose them to discrimination," said Anu Castaneda, head of the THL’s Migration and Cultural Diversity Team. o ⚓ JURIST ☛ Australia_emergency_laws_for_immigrants_who_can_not_be deported_face_challenge⠀⇛ A Chinese refugee affected by recent Australian emergency laws subjecting certain refugees to monitoring challenged the laws in Australia’s high court on Wednesday, according to ABC News (Australia). * § Monopolies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ “Language_diversity_increases_legal_uncertainty” [Ed: Juve, a villainous propaganda platform for Team UPC, which promotes this totally illegal and unconstitutional "court", is now making new spin and twist for the inherently unconstitutional aspects of it. JUVE is a bribed propaganda mill and spamfarm. Instead of media watchdog or fact-checking here we have crime enabler.]⠀⇛ The first proceedings at the UPC are underway and one thing is striking: Much of what is currently being filed, written and negotiated is in the German language. # ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Beat_Weibel:_Low_quality_patents_harm European_industry [Ed: The illegal UPC, combined with EPO crimes, will doom Europe. The patents have become enemies of all the countries. Sadly, the EU actively participated in this crime.]⠀⇛ The declining search and examination quality of EPO patents is not only harmful because inventions are not protected but they also create a lot of uncertainty for the industry. 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