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Now they're just flinging_lots_of_fake_patents_at_corporations, including software_patents - i.e. patents_which_are_both_illegal_and_universally_despised_by_software developers. The corrupt managers know exactly what they're doing. It's intentional. They also know that it's illegal, so they've constructed fake courts_that_are_both_illegal_and_unconstitutional. If the Kremlin's goal was to make Europe more like the Russian Empire, then it's succeeding. The_EU_is thoroughly_impacted. At the moment the casualties of EPO corruption include the EPO's own staff - mostly examiners who are gradually being 'robbed', possibly because the Office wishes to drive away good examiners with professional integrity. Cuts to their benefits have gone on for well over a decade and now they do more about it. To quote a new publication from SUEPO TH committee (Staff Union of the EPO The Hague committee): § Education and Childcare Allowance reform - latest news⠀➾ No ILOAT complaint for the general case but file your individual appeal Dear SUEPO members, dear colleagues, General complaints not receivable by Appeals Committee, but … Before the ‘but…’ let’s first refresh our memories. As indicated in our previous publication on the Education and Childcare Allowance reform, with the help of SUEPO, staff members filed case number RI 2022-011 challenging the general decisions presented in CA/D 4/21 and Circular 411. The Appeals Committee (ApC) considered that the above general case filed by many colleagues was not receivable because the impact of the reform had not yet adversely affected them. Following consultation with SUEPO lawyers (our experts in international labour law), we have been advised not to pursue it in front of the Tribunal at this time. According to our counsel, despite the lack of receivability for the general case, (and here’s the but…) … individual legal cases, after colleagues have suffered a detriment, will be receivable. SUEPO members might ask why they were advised to file the general case in the first place? Three reasons: 1. Firstly, we wanted to avoid individuals (and their dependants) suffering a detriment, 2. Secondly to ensure that the argument of not having complained against the reform when it first entered into force would not be used against them at the later time of filing their individual cases, and 3. Finally, to avoid the inference that by not complaining the changes had been accepted. A couple of cases of this cluster are still running in front of the Appeals Committee and we will keep you informed on their results. Although the above might seem like good news for the EPO, which is claiming to look to reduce litigation in front of the ILOAT[1], the general case is only the tip of a growing iceberg. The ramifications of the Education Allowance reform have led to a proliferation of individual legal cases[2], not to mention the frustration and sense of betrayal that it is causing the colleagues concerned. We don’t want to wait for individuals and their families to suffer a detriment before finding a solution. We don’t want the internal system clogged up with individual complaints. We do want to work with the administration to find solutions, so… … We would like to once again invite the administration to enter meaningful social dialogue on the topic of revising the reform. This would be a first step to sustainably reduce the number of complaints and would show that the Office is genuinely interested in reducing litigation and avoiding causing a detriment to staff and their families. For the time being, in accordance with the Appeals Committee opinion, when the education and childcare allowance reform manifests a negative impact on your personal situation, file your individual legal case. As always do not hesitate to contact_us for assistance. “Defend your rights, file your individual appeal” Kind regards, Your SUEPO_TH_committee – M18B10 and De Bruyn Kopsstraat, 15, Rijswijk PS: SUEPO legal cases are prepared by lawyers specialized in international labour law, and the associated costs are covered by the yearly contributions of union members. A warm thank you to our faithful members! [...] ===================================================================== [1] See “Exchanges_with_Staff_Representation_on_ILOAT”, EPO, 13.6.2024. [2] Education_allowance_reform, 24.09.2024, SUEPO TH,  Exchanges_with the_Administration_on_the_Education_Allowance, 23.05.2024, SUEPO TH Many of the links above are behind a paywall, but sufficient verbal context is provided. In short, they tell staff to "file your individual legal case" and one can expect to see an outcome, perhaps next year. If the EPO manages to keep good examiners, Europe will be better off. If the EPO recruits mere rubber-stampers, law firms and aggressive lawyers (working for patent trolls and foreign companies) will be better off. All they want is litigation. Merit of cases doesn't matter. 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https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/22/Meme_EPO_for_the_Kids_Future_or_Lack_of_It.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ [Meme] EPO for the Kids' Future (or Lack of It)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 22, 2024 Patents can last two decades and grow with (or catch up with) the kids 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Dad_works_at_EPO_to_pay_for_me_to_go_to_international_school while_he_gives_monopolies_to_international_(foreign)_companies_that_will compete_with_me_by_suing_me_with_patents⦈_ Context: EPO_Education:_Workers_Resort_to_Legal_Actions_(Many_Cases)_Against the_Administration ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡋⢩⣤⡄⢠⣤⣄⡀⠀⣤⠀⣤⡀⣤⢀⣤⣤⡀⣤⣤⣄⢠⣤⢠⡄⣠⣤⡄⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣦⣤⣤⣠⣤⣤⢠⣤⣤⠀⣤⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠘⡀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡧⠀⠀⣲⣿⣷ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣾⣿⣇⢸⡇⣿⡇⠀⣿⣾⣿⣷⣿⢸⣿⣿⡇⣿⣧⡿⢸⣿⣿⢡⢿⣮⣍⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣷⣴⣶⣦⠀⠋⠀⢵⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠹⠟⠉ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⠉⢸⣿⣿⡇⣿⠾⣿⢸⣇⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⠟⣿⡟⢸⣿⣿⡇⣿⣧⣿⢾⣿⢿⣇⣶⣹⣿⠰⢸⡿⣿⡇⣿⡏⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢉⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠀⠉⠀⠉⠈⠉⠁⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠉⠁⠀⠈⡡⡶⠋⠉⠉⠈⠉⠈⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠉⠁⠈⠁⠉⠁⠀⠈⠉⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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Richard_Stallman (RMS), is still being targeted by some of the same people we sued 2.5 months ago [1, 2]. It's a matter of agenda, not envy. Days ago it was said that RMS had earned more doctorates ("Richard_Stallman Earned_Two_More_Honorary_Doctorates_Last_Month"), so the Microsofters must be bothered that he still receives recognition (throwing "reports" at him didn't work, it turned out that the authors were themselves perverts who like to collect/harvest lollies, then censor_anyone_who_talks_about_it). Older: The_Real_FSF_Lost_Well_Over_a_Million_Dollars_Since_the_Defamation Attacks_on_Its_Founder (RMS) The attacks on him (from "people_who_live_in_glass_houses") have since intensified. They tell people to instead give money to a_Microsoft_front_group which fakes the_FSF (in effect identity theft, according to the FSF's chief) and silences_critics. The FSF is raising money. Just over 10,000_dollars_in_3_days: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇FSF:_10,000_dollars_in_3_days⦈_ So far money is raised at a pace of about 100,000 dollars per month. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Maybe_a_high_target⦈_ Meanwhile, Microsoft people try to outspend their critics and harass them. 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GitHub and LinkedIn are worthless junk because both are just social control networks disguised as code-hosting and job-seeking (in practice they're a waste of time, distraction from getting stuff done, albeit potentially addictive by design - they give a false sense of self-improvement). So now it's LinkedIn's turn to shrink some more, not just by waiting for people to leave/retire to quietly/silently reduce "headcount". Apparently workers did not leave "fast enough"... so Microsoft gives hundreds of them the boot. There's not a lot of text, but enough to confirm this has happened. To quote: "LinkendIn [sic] laid off about 200 employees over the past two weeks, The Information reported on Thursday, with the cuts happening within the engineering and customer support departments. The social [control] network for professionals, which is owned by Microsoft, cut about 1% of its workforce in its latest round of layoffs, The Information reported, citing a LinkedIn spokesperson." Now they even admit it, however reluctantly. But they duck until some of those affected (whistleblowers) talk to the media. As we saw before, even in GitHub, they compel those impacted by layoffs to sign NDAs to hide the layoffs. Depending on how one looks at it, they either penalise the victims for truth or bribe them to keep a lie. 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https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/22/Topics_We_Lacked_Time_to_Cover.shtml Gemini version at https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/22/Topics_We_Lacked_Time_to_Cover.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Topics We Lacked Time to Cover⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 22, 2024, updated Nov 22, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇English_Pub_On_A_Snowy_Night⦈_ THERE'S THIS new wave of Linux FUD in Microsoft-friendly media, probably strategically timed to distract from some of the latest security blunders in Windows (the latest Windows TCO batches are vast [1, 2]). One example is this 5-item_set of FUD ("Media Unable to Tell the Difference Between Proprietary VMware and "Linux""). Due to a Microsoft event (an annual malware fest for lobbying and marketing purposes) there was also a lot of Microsoft propaganda, even_from_"partners" like_Red_Hat_and_Canonical. One noteworthy thing is, they're promoting Microsoft's proprietary spyware under false pretences. Since Monday I've been busy with family and last night it ended with a night at the pub. We came back in the snow and I've been catching up overnight - a catchup expected to continue over the weekend. We'll try to go back in time, gradually, and hopefully cover most stories that we should have (but could not, due to time limitations) covered this week. In the case of Red Hat, there's a lot to be said about their atrocious marketing and the buzzwords. They even help sell Windows. Regarding Canonical, an associate said that the proper and detailed rebuttal "can be next week," or perhaps this coming weekend "as Canonical has been doing that for a while not sure where to file stories about Microsoft 'cloud-based' computer, it could go under DRM just as well as it can go under surveillance, since both factors are major." Under the banner of more brands and buzzwords Microsoft is taking control away from users to the point where they merely rent the hardware they purchased and had actually paid for. "It is the latest step in Microsoft's ongoing fight against open standards, open file formats, and interoperability by getting rid of access to the files completely," the associate argued. We have some important stories in the pipeline, including important new material from the EPO, which we shall get around to shortly - for it has long been a subject/matter of priority to us. This past week was probably the biggest break I took from the usual routines since the start of this year. Now back on the saddle, productivity can surge again. Family is very important (RMS_said_he_had_missed_a_chance_with_his mother), but my life's goal is justice and software freedom. The Microsofters (yes, money from Microsoft!) try very hard to silence us this week, but I'm always told it's just a sign of how much we scare Microsoft and how valuable our work is. The Microsofters will pay for it dearly. █ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⢬⣷⣶⣤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣶⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣟⣟⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⣴⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣧⣤⣤⡀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⠀⠠⣴⡦⠀⠀⠀⠀⢘⡛⠉⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⢀⣸⡇⠈⠉⠉⠓⣘⡿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣉⡉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠐⠋⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣃⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠂⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣸⣟⣀⣈⣽⠗⣠⣀⠀⠐⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠛⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣳⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢀⣀⠈⠉⣿⣿⡿⠟⠉⠀⣴⣿⣿⣷⡔⠛⣛⡻⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣭⡛⠛⢛⣲⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣶⣿⣿⣷⣤⣾⡿⠷⣆⣶⣖⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⡿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢻⠛⢻⠟⠀⠀⡇⠈⡿⣿⣿⠿⠹⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢣⣍⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⡿⢸⣿⣿⣇⠀⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣀⣠⣤⣤⣄⣴⣶ ⣀⣀⣈⣓⠲⠂⠛⢿⣶⡟⢺⣠⣶⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣗⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠚⡉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⠽⠿⠅⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⣿ ⣶⣶⣯⣭⣭⣽⣶⣞⣺⣷⣾⣿⠒⠛⠛⠚⠉⠉⠤⠸⣿⣧⣠⣟⠿⡿⠙⠛⠋⣤⣤⣼⣉⡉⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣀⣡⣴⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢛⣛⣛⣛⣛⠛⠙⠚⠋⠛⠛⠀⠛ ⣄⣠⣍⠈⠙⠛⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠨⠛⣇⣀⣠⣆⣄⡆⠈⢹⣿⣿⣗⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠹⣿⣷⣆⡀⠉⠻⢿⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣛⣛⠚⠒⠒⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣦⣄⣀⡚⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢾⣟⠉⢹⡇⠁⠀⠀⢰⠑⠺⣿⣿⡯⠛⠉⠉⠉⢙⡛⡛⠿⠀⠈⣁⠀⠀⢠⣤⣬⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣤⣤⣤⣤⣄⣤ ⠉⠹⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣙⡉⠙⠍⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠾⣿⡧⠐⠂⠀⠀⠉⠩⠀⠀⣐⣂⣀⣠⣤⣶⣶⣟⣻⣿⣽⣾⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣦⣤⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢛⣿⣷⣴⣶⣤⣴⣶⣴⣶⠀⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣈⣉⠙⠁⣀⡁⠀⢰⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⡀⠀⠀⠙⠛⠹⠟⠿⠿⣿⣯⣭⣴⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣆⠀⢀⣀⡀⡀⠈⣝⣛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠈⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿ ⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣶⣶⣭⡟⠛⠑⣲⢀⣩⣻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣿⣭⣿⣙⣛⣿⣓⣻⣛⣛⡻⠿⠷⠤⠶⢷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡽⠷⠾⠿⣿⣶⣿⣟⣿⣟⣭⣿ ⣳⣐⠺⠿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣯⣿⣯⣟⡯⠿⠮⢍⣙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⣿⣿⣿⡻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠉⠽⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠯⠭⢯⣿⣯⣯⣉⣉⣩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1139 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Gemini Links 22/11/2024: ChromeOS, Search Engines, Regular Expressions⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 22, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Snail_And_Dandelion_In_Color⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Science o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ What_I_didn't_say⠀⇛ Yesterday three undergrads interviewed me for their "Oddcast." They're thinking about archives, the role of universities, queer studies, and Palestine. They asked good questions, but didn't get across to me what the stakes were to them, other than getting the assignment done. Their meekness when it came to personal disclosure and when it came to pushing back on anything I said meant I took too much control of the interview. It wandered. I'm proud of and excited by some things that came out of my mouth, but there were things I wish I'd said. They're undergrads! They're exceptional, they're learning, and my criticism is about their learning edge, what I think they can lean into. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Jupiter⠀⇛ The last few evenings have been cold but with clear skies and Jupiter has been bright and noticeable as I'm riding home from work. This week it was sitting in the east, practically aligned with the streets of my neighbourhood, guiding me home. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ I_am_an_AI_sceptic⠀⇛ After initial curiosity, I am an AI sceptic and I don't use it myself. Moreso, I talk about my reservations with colleagues and such. Maybe not surprisingly, I'm met with raised eyebrows and puzzled looks more often than not. The two main reservations I have are easy to explain but both do have far-reaching consequences. # ⚓ Resuming_fantasies⠀⇛ I am still thinking about building a BBS-style alternate internet. The client fetches lua scripts over https and executes them. Server-side is just regular https. A basic API allows the script to display monospace colorized characters in a terminal-like interface. Being a client, this raises concerns about security and privacy. There are two ways of making network requests: 1) load a script or data from the same server and use it within the current script; 2) load a script from a different server and execute it after terminating the current script. This precludes involving a third party to interfere with a site, disallowing a range of tracking practices. But the server can communicate with third parties to fetch data or functionnality. # ⚓ Plan_9⠀⇛ While i am writing this the first snow of the season is falling, and finally something in me starts to "accept" the somewhat forced pre- christmas mood that is growing here in the company (little snowman on coworkers desk, a little Sana here, some pine cones there...). Lets see if the falling snow is an omen for a "real" winter this time... Yesterday i was talking with a friend about my dabbling into Plan 9 and how interesting this little OS is in my opinion, we speculated a bit in which way it would have developed if it had been proper commercialized and if it had found a decent user base. Well... we came to the conclusion that there is an OS around which we thought resembles as much of an end user version of Plan 9 as possible: Chrome OS # ⚓ Regular_Expressions⠀⇛ "… and now you have two problems." One problem is when people want to do complicated things with just one regular expression, such as to match some filenames, while excluding (or also including?) certain substrings that may or may not be present. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Search_Engines⠀⇛ A concern I have about Web search engines, in particular the engines that index the entire Web, is that they become a substitute for actually possessing, and/or knowing how to find, important information that we rely on. E.g., instead of knowing how to find a particular Elisp function for my Emacs install, we might just "google" something like "elisp insert value into ". Taken far enough, this approach has you utterly dependent on the World Wide Web, and the algorithms of some company's search engine, to get anything done on your computer. At that point, the search engine becomes effectively a SaaSS threat. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1323 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 22/11/2024: Dynamic Pricing Practice and Monopoly Abuses⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 22, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Sloppy_weather⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Career/Education o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Privatisation/Privateering o Security # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Trademarks # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Michał Sapka ☛ Sir!_We_reinvent_the_wheel_here!⠀⇛ I’m currently angry at Data Dog, but it’s not only them. Our entire industry hates improving. It’s not enough to fix a problem, you should aim at changing the paradigm (and I have no idea what it even means!). A coworker once joked that Google created Kubernetes to ensure that spinning new product is complex enough, for them to never have a competition. This mindset results in us, not even being out of current tech bubble, looking for the next tech bubble. Just let me grep logs! o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ What_the_Men_of_the_Internet_Are_Trying_to_Prove⠀⇛ As I took that story in, I thought not only about how old Tyson is, but about how old the [Internet] is—how far we are into the process of reality being hollowed-out by digital forces. The ropes advertised tech products: Meta Quest, the VR headset; DraftKings, the gambling network repopularizing one of humankind’s oldest addictions. Paul cut an imposing figure, his neck as thick as a ship’s mast, his tattooed legs swathed in diamond-draped shorts. It was breathtaking to remember that, a little more than decade ago, he became famous as a happy-go-lucky teen goofing around online with his brother, Logan. Now he’s an emblem of a generation of men—and a wider culture—starving for purpose while gorging on spectacle. o ⚓ El País ☛ The_Andy_Warhol_painting_that_put_him_at_odds_with Donald_Trump_has_a_new_owner⠀⇛ In 1981, six years before his death, Andy Warhol devoted the spring to a limited series of paintings commissioned by Donald Trump. The American tycoon, then 34 years old, asked the artist for paintings inspired by Trump Tower, which was still under construction, to adorn the atrium of his first architectural project, located at 725 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. “New York Skyscrapers stands as a testament to Warhol’s ability to encapsulate the spirit of an era characterized by excess, and it remains a powerful commentary on the pursuit of the American Dream as seen through the lens of one of the 20th century’s most iconic artists,” says the Phillips auction house, which has now sold one of the paintings for $952,500. But Trump did not like it at all. “Mr. Trump was very upset that it wasn’t color-coordinated,” Warhol wrote in his diary on August 5, 1981. So Trump rejected all eight of Warhol’s works and refused to pay him. “They’re going to come down with swatches of material so I can do the paintings to match the pinks and oranges. I think Trump’s sort of cheap, though, I get that feeling,” the artist wrote. o ⚓ Joel Chrono ☛ No_finishing_thoughts⠀⇛ No matter how hard I try, I’ll probably still try to conclude this in some way, my previous two paragraphs already ended with unanswered questions, maybe this time it will be just a sudden break with no continuation. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ BASIC_co-creator_Thomas_Kurtz_hits_END_at_96⠀⇛ Kurtz is most famous as the co-inventor of the BASIC programming language, but almost as influential was the operating system on which BASIC first ran, which he also co-designed: the Dartmouth Timesharing System or DTSS. o ⚓ Yordi Verkroost ☛ Echoes_from_802,701⠀⇛ I wasn’t certain of the book’s broader message, though. Was it simply an adventure, or was it trying to say something more deep? Comparing it to today's world, the story could offer a tale about humanity’s choices—how we treat each other, and how we (fail to) care for the world we live in. Reading this novel today adds a layer to it, reminding us that these warnings are more important than ever. It’s a timeless message, and one that cannot be repeated often enough. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Eviden_seals_€60M_deal_for_Finnish supercomputer⠀⇛ The Atos subsidiary has inked a deal with the IT Center for Science (CSC), a company 70 percent owned by the Finnish state and 30 percent by higher education institutions, for a supercomputer called Roihu – which translates to "blaze" or "flare." According to Eviden, the new hardware will offer three times the compute capacity of CSC's existing systems, Mahti and Puhti, and will also significantly increase AI performance. Roihu will be located in CSC's datacenter in Kajaani, and is tipped to be ready for researchers by the end of 2025. # ⚓ C4ISRNET ☛ Notre_Dame_unveils_first-ever_hypersonic_Mach_10 wind_tunnel⠀⇛ Through a partnership with the Navy, the university has spent the last three years building a Mach 10 wind tunnel. The facility, which can simulate flight conditions up to 10 times the speed of sound, will boost Notre Dame’s fundamental hypersonic research efforts and provide a more realistic environment in which to test high-speed technology. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Mysterious_King_Arthur_Monument_Found_to_Be Over_5,000_Years_Old⠀⇛ The new estimate suggests King Arthur's Hall, in Cornwall in England, is in fact 5,500 years old. That makes the rectangular bank of earth and stone five times older than an earlier assessment, which dated it back to around 1000 AD. # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ Many_physicists_argue_the_universe_is fine-tuned_for_life_–_our_findings_question_this_idea⠀⇛ Physicists have long grappled with the question of why the universe was able to support the evolution of intelligent life. The values of the many forces and particles, represented by some 30 so-called fundamental constants, all seem to line up perfectly to enable it. o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Semafor Inc ☛ US_schools,_colleges_brace_for_conflict_with Trump_administration⠀⇛ US education officials have expressed growing concern that US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will try to exert control over campuses, with funding, diversity initiatives, campus life, and curriculums all seeming in the balance. # ⚓ Pravesh Koirala ☛ The_democratization_of_education.⠀⇛ Finally, any prediction about the future is inherently uncertain. People do, after all, go to universities not just for the learning but also for the social experience, and it is highly unlikely that universities would be displaced any time soon. But, with the rising tuition costs, people are finding it less and less worth their money to pay for certain branches of education. Perhaps, these branches could be democratized first? That way, people could still learn about it and not pay exorbitant fees to an institution that has become unreasonably bloated in recent times. # ⚓ The Scotsman ☛ I_would_have_been_left_stranded_on_my_walk without_Scotland’s_libraries_-_their_closure_is_devastating⠀⇛ Stripping rural areas of local libraries will be another blow to already underserved communities. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Museums_to_get_reprieve_after_government_finds_€1m_to stave_off_closures⠀⇛ The Finnish Heritage Agency has said it will cancel the closure of four museums, if it receives a promised one million euros in additional funding from the government. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Fasting-Style_Diet_Seems_to_Result_in Dynamic_Changes_in_Human_Brain⠀⇛ Not only did the participants in the study lose weight – 7.6 kilograms (16.8 pounds) or 7.8 percent of their body weight on average – there was also evidence of shifts in the activity of obesity- related regions of the brain, and in the make-up of gut bacteria. # ⚓ The Moscow Times ☛ Alcohol_Sales_in_Russia_Reach_Record High_in_2024⠀⇛ Retail alcohol sales in Russia hit a record 184.2 million decaliters between January and October 2024, the RBC business news outlet reported Monday, citing data from market regulators. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ American_Airlines_expands_'gate_lice'_crackdown_to over_100_airports⠀⇛ American Airlines has announced it is expanding its new technology to end a process known as “gate lice,” which is when passengers cut lines in hopes of boarding a flight early. The system audibly flags when a passenger attempts to board the plane before their designated assignment is called and will automatically reject the ticket. # ⚓ Tim Kellogg ☛ LRMs_Are_Interpretable⠀⇛ A year ago I wrote a post called LLMs Are Interpretable. The gist is that LLMs were the closest thing to “interpretable machine learning” that we’ve seen from ML so far. Today, I think it’s fair to say that LRMs (Large Reasoning Models) are even more interpretable. # ⚓ Deccan Chronicle ☛ AI_voice_manipulation_new_trend_for money_transfers⠀⇛ In a disturbing new trend in cybercrime, scammers are using artificial intelligence (AI)-driven voice manipulation to deceive victims. In the latest case, a victim attempting to send money to a friend living in the US was duped into transferring a sum of ₹1.8 lakh by a scammer using an AI-generated voice. According to a police source, these cases usually fall under the category of impersonation since the accused pretends to be someone else. However, the use of AI to talk to victims by posing as their friend or relative adds a new dimension. # ⚓ The Long Context ☛ You_Exist_In_The_Long_Context⠀⇛ Too often, when people talk about the AI progress of the past few years, they focus on metrics like size of the training data, or the number of parameters in the final model, which ultimately create the general cognitive ability and background knowledge that the model brings to each exchange you have with it. But I would argue that the Inspector Faurot game demonstrates a different leap forward, one that is not appreciated enough in the popular discussion of the AI revolution. The ability to host a factually-grounded and entertaining role-playing game based on a book is not primarily the result of larger training sets, or the so-called “parametric memory” of the model. What you are experiencing walking through the streets of Soho in that adaptation of The Infernal Machine is better understood as the byproduct of a different advance: the dramatic increase in the model’s context window that we have seen over the past 18 months. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ DARPA-backed_voting_system_for_soldiers abroad_savaged⠀⇛ According to an analysis paper from Andrew Appel, professor of computer science at Princeton University, and Philip Stark, professor of statistics at UC Berkeley, MERGE "contains interesting ideas that are not inherently unsound" but isn't realistic given the legal, institutional, and practical changes necessary to make it work. # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ Top_senator_calls_Salt_Typhoon_“worst telecom_hack_in_our_nation’s_history”⠀⇛ The Chinese government espionage campaign that has deeply penetrated more than a dozen U.S. telecommunications companies is the “worst telecom hack in our nation’s history — by far,” a senior U.S. senator told The Washington Post in an interview this week. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Disinformation_and_deepfakes_played_a part_in_the_US_election._Australia_should_expect_the_same⠀⇛ A slew of fake videos and images shared by Trump and his supporters purported to show his opponent, Kamala Harris, saying or doing things that did not happen in real life. Of particular concern are deepfake videos, which are edited or generated using artificial intelligence (AI) and depict events that didn't happen. They may appear to depict real people, but the scenarios are entirely fictitious. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_to_Use_Bluesky_If_You’re_Leaving_X⠀⇛ Whether you’ve left X for a new home or simply want to understand one of the most downloaded free apps, here is what you need to know about Bluesky. # ⚓ India Times ☛ reddit:_Reddit_down_for_thousands_of_users, Downdetector_shows⠀⇛ Reddit's status page confirmed the company was investigating a problem with its website. The social media company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Reddit_down_for_thousands_of_users_in_US, second_outage_in_24_hours⠀⇛ Social platform Reddit was reportedly down for thousands of users in the United States on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The outage comes a day after the platform rolled out an update to fix a software bug that prevented tens of thousands of people from accessing its platform. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Reddit_Back_After_Tens_of_Thousands_of Users_Report_a_Second_Outage⠀⇛ There were more than 72,000 reports of problems from users on the website Downdetector at 10:16 a.m. on Thursday. Reddit acknowledged that there was a problem with its website and about an hour later said it was implementing repairs. # ⚓ 404 Media ☛ Pokémon_Go_Players_Have_Unwittingly_Trained_AI to_Navigate_the_World⠀⇛ In a blog post published last week, first spotted by Garbage Day, Niantic says it is building a “Large Geospatial Model.” This name, the company explains, is a direct reference to Large Language Models (LLMs) Like OpenAI’s GPT, which are trained on vast quantities of text scraped from the [Internet] in order to process and produce natural language. Niantic explains that a Large Geospatial Model, or LGM, aims to do the same for the physical world, a technology it says “will enable computers not only to perceive and understand physical spaces, but also to interact with them in new ways, forming a critical component of AR glasses and fields beyond, including robotics, content creation and autonomous systems. As we move from phones to wearable technology linked to the real world, spatial intelligence will become the world’s future operating system.” # ⚓ Wired ☛ Inside_the_Booming_‘AI_Pimping’_Industry⠀⇛ According to our review of more than 1,000 AI- generated Instagram accounts, Discord channels where the people who make this content share tips and discuss strategy, and several guides that explain how to make money by “AI pimping,” it is now trivially easy to make these accounts and monetize them using an assortment of off-the-shelf AI tools and apps. Some of these apps are hosted on the Apple App and Google Play Stores. Our investigation shows that what was once a niche problem on the platform has industrialized in scale, and it shows what social media may become in the near future: a space where AI-generated content eclipses that of humans. # ⚓ 404 Media ☛ Inside_the_Booming_'AI_Pimping'_Industry⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC World ☛ Disposable_addresses_would_make_Gmail_a_privacy powerhouse⠀⇛ But there’s a better way — and Google seems poised to bring it to the masses. As spotted by Android Authority, a new “Shielded Email” feature in the Gmail app for Android devices is seemingly on the way. It would let you create disposable email addresses, or temporary burner email addresses that forward email to your real account. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Bluesky_clocks_20_million_users,_but_yet_to catch_up_with_X,_Threads⠀⇛ Bluesky, amicroblogging platform and X’s emerging nemesis, has gained 20 million followers within a span of just about one month - an impressivefeat for a relatively new app. Given the app’s growth, this has given rise to the speculation that it could soon become one of the top competitors of X alongside Instagram’s Threads. # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ From_chatbots_to_adbots:_sharing your_thoughts_with_advertisers⠀⇛ AI chatbots are now in everyday use both across different industries and recreationally. In this blog, we consider the growing possibility that these AI tools are the next home of the multi- billion-dollar advertising industry. We look at examples from some AI companies that have already announced demos of sponsored ads in their AI chatbot tools, and discuss why this is dangerous territory for users. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Internal_OpenAI_Emails_Show_Employees_Feared Elon_Musk_Would_Control_AGI⠀⇛ During the discovery process in Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman, email exchanges from early in the group's history show that even early on, tensions flared over who would control the company's powerful creations. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Parents_Furious_as_School_Accused_of_Covering_Up AI-Generated_Nudes_of_Students⠀⇛ Days later, the Lancaster Country Day School Board of Directors announced that it had decided to "part ways" with its head of school Matt Micciche, as local outlet Lancaster Online reported last week. The board's president Angela Ang-Alhadeff also resigned. Earlier this month, law enforcement identified almost 50 victims after a fellow student used AI to generate nude images of his female classmates last year. # ⚓ Beta News ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_is_coming_to_Windows Subsystem_for_Linux [Ed: Slop artist Brian Fagioli and his latest EEE nonsense?]⠀⇛ o § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ UK_Sees_Privatization_‘Opportunities’_in Ukraine_War⠀⇛ Recently-published Foreign Office documents on its flagship aid project in Ukraine, which supports privatisation, note that the war provides “opportunities” for Ukraine delivering on “some hugely important reforms”. The government in Kyiv has in recent months been responding positively to these calls. Last month, president Volodymyr Zelensky signed a new law expanding the privatisation of state-owned banks in the country. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Organizing_for_Digital_Rights_in_the_Pacific Northwest⠀⇛ PDX Privacy’s mission is to bring about transparency and control in the acquisition and use of surveillance systems in the Portland Metro area, whether personal data is captured by the government or by commercial entities. Transparency is essential to ensure privacy protections, community control, fairness, and respect for civil rights. # ⚓ Tripwire ☛ 750,000_Patients'_Medical_Records_Exposed After_Data_Breach_at_French⠀⇛ A French hospital has found itself in the unenviable position of learning that hackers have gained access to the medical records of over 750,000 patients following a cyber attack. # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Cyberattack_at_French_hospital exposes_health_data_of_750,000_patients⠀⇛ This access allegedly would let the buyer view the hospitals' sensitive healthcare and billing information, patient records, and the ability to schedule and modify appointments or medical records. # ⚓ Dhole Moments ☛ Key_Transparency_and_the_Right_to_be Forgotten⠀⇛ The goal of Key Transparency is to ensure everyone in a network sees the same view of who has which public key. How it accomplishes this is a little complicated: It involves Merkle trees, digital signatures, and a higher-level protocol of distinct actions that affect the state machine. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Secret_Service_Tracking_People's Locations_without_Warrant_-_Schneier_on_Security⠀⇛ # ⚓ 404 Media ☛ 'FYI._A_Warrant_Isn’t_Needed':_Secret Service_Says_You_Agreed_To_Be_Tracked_With_Location Data⠀⇛ The Secret Service has used a technology called Locate X which uses location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on phones. Because users agreed to an opaque terms of service page, the Secret Service believes it doesn't need a warrant. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Data_is_the_new_uranium_–_both powerful_and_dangerous⠀⇛ A generation ago we had hardly any data at all. In 2003 I took a tour of a new all- digital 'library' – the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) – and marveled at its single petabyte of online storage. I'd never seen so much, and it pointed toward a future where we would all have all the storage capacity we ever needed. That day arrived not many years later when Amazon's S3 quickly made scale a non-issue. Today, plenty of enterprises manage multiple petabytes of storage and we think nothing about moving a terabyte across the network or generating a few gigabytes of new media during a working day. Data is so common it has become nearly invisible. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Microsoft_announces_world-first_secure cloud_PC_for_Windows_365⠀⇛ Microsoft has announced the diminutive little piece of hardware, which is available in select markets - including Australia - right now, in preview. It will be available more widely from April 2025. The unit costs only $US 349 and Microsoft says it will boot into cloud Windows 365 environments within seconds. Users can authenticate with a range of options including FIDO keys - think Yubikey, or FEITIAN for examples - as well as via Microsoft Authenticator and similar choices. # ⚓ Nick Heer ☛ Anyone_Can_Buy_Data_Tracking_U.S. Soldiers_and_Spies_–_Pixel_Envy⠀⇛ Yet another entry in the ongoing series of stories documenting how we have created a universal unregulated tracking system accessible to basically anyone so that, incidentally, it will make someone slightly more likely to buy a specific brand of cereal. This particular demonstration feels like a reversal of governments using this data to surveil people with less oversight and fewer roadblocks. # ⚓ Wired ☛ Anyone_Can_Buy_Data_Tracking_US_Soldiers_and Spies_to_Nuclear_Vaults_and_Brothels_in_Germany⠀⇛ A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org reveals that US companies legally collecting digital advertising data are also providing the world a cheap and reliable way to track the movements of American military and intelligence personnel overseas, from their homes and their children’s schools to hardened aircraft shelters within an airbase where US nuclear weapons are believed to be stored. A collaborative analysis of billions of location coordinates obtained from a US-based data broker provides extraordinary insight into the daily routines of US service members. The findings also provide a vivid example of the significant risks the unregulated sale of mobile location data poses to the integrity of the US military and the safety of its service members and their families overseas. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Islamic_Council's_VPN_decree_raises concerns_about_privacy_in_Pakistan⠀⇛ Pakistan's top cleric has declared that virtual private networks, or VPNs, are unlawful, igniting a debate on privacy rights and access to information amid a government crackdown on the [Internet]. Allama Raghib Naeemi, head of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), issued a decree saying it makes no difference whether a VPN is registered or unregistered. # ⚓ NYOB ☛ German_BGH:_GDPR_compensation_for_loss_of control⠀⇛ German courts and literature so far extremely hostile toward GDPR. In Germany, legal literature has a great influence on the courts. In the area of data protection, however, there are almost only specialist lawyers on the corporate side. Also, research in the field of digital rights is increasingly being commissioned and paid for by companies to an alarming extent – often without this being disclosed accordingly. Against this backdrop, an industry has emerged that continues to produce crude theories as to why GDPR claims should be rejected or why damages for data protection violations are virtually non-existent. For example, a ‘materiality threshold’ was invented in Germany, whereupon the courts dismissed many GDPR damages cases as ‘immaterial’. Austrian courts have also embraced this theory, although the GDPR offers no basis for it. It was only the CJEU that put a stop to this (C-300/21 Österreichische Post). Nevertheless, some German courts have repeatedly dismissed such cases, contrary to the CJEU ruling. # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ Securitising_Education_| Privacy_International⠀⇛ Educational spaces are increasingly being subjected to intrusive monitoring, and the education technologies (EdTech) being deployed is being used as a form of surveillance that undermines students’ privacy and human rights. This intrusion into students’ privacy is mainly due to the inescapable presence of these technologies, which facilitate the creation of detailed records documenting students’ movements, interactions, and daily schedules. While those promoting EdTech may claim that these tools enhance safety, efficiency, and content delivery, the implications are far-reaching. They can expose intimate aspects of a student’s life, including their sexual orientation, health status, and religious preferences. In essence, they transform educational institutions into environments where students are under constant surveillance, much like individuals in “high security” settings, such as prisons. Their every move is meticulously recorded and categorized, producing a chilling effect on their natural reactions and behaviour. # ⚓ The Scotsman ☛ Never_mind_Elon_Musk,_it’s_Police Scotland_reading_our_tweets_that_should_worry_us⠀⇛ If Police Scotland devoted less time to hurtful opinions expressed on social media and more on tackling real crimes, this country would be a better place # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Let's Encrypt ☛ Let’s_Encrypt:_Delivering_SSL/ TLS_Everywhere⠀⇛ Vital personal and business information flows over the Internet more frequently than ever, and we don’t always know when it’s happening. It’s clear at this point that encrypting is something all of us should be doing. Then why don’t we use TLS (the successor to SSL) everywhere? Every browser in every device supports it. Every server in every data center supports it. Why don’t we just flip the switch? The challenge is server certificates. The anchor for any TLS-protected communication is a public-key certificate which demonstrates that the server you’re actually talking to is the server you intended to talk to. For many server operators, getting even a basic server certificate is just too much of a hassle. The application process can be confusing. It usually costs money. It’s tricky to install correctly. It’s a pain to update. # ⚓ Simon Willison ☛ How_some_of_the_world's_most brilliant_computer_scientists_got_password_policies_so wrong⠀⇛ As Stuart describes it, their first mistake was inventing password policies (the ones about having at least one special character in a password) without testing that these would genuinely help the average user create a more secure password. Their second mistake was introducing one-way password hashing, which made the terrible password choices of users invisible to administrators of these systems! # ⚓ Tor ☛ Solicitation_for_an_IPv4_block_-_tor-relays_- lists.torproject.org⠀⇛ However, in order to do this, we need some company/university/nonprofit, or some kind person, to donate to us a /24 (or greater) IPv4 block. If said entity is in the USA, it's possible to make this a tax-deductible donation since we are a 501(c)(3). If you could connect me to anyone who might be able to do this for Tor, please feel free to connect me over Signal or email. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Staggering_temperature_rise_predicted_for the_Middle_East_and_North_Africa⠀⇛ The Middle East and North Africa, which already include some of the hottest and driest spots on Earth, are undergoing accelerated climate change and will reach warming thresholds two to three decades earlier than the rest of the world, a new study reports. By 2100, parts of the Arabian Peninsula could experience up to 9 degrees Celsius (16.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Nigeria_strives_to_contain_banditry_problem⠀⇛ “The once deadliest road on Earth, the Abuja-Kaduna highway, has made a 180-degree turn,” he said, as reported by The Nation newspaper. “There has not been a single incident reported on that road in 2024. Jihadi communes and ungoverned bandit spaces have disappeared, and the near warlords who ran them have been neutralised.” # ⚓ YLE ☛ Repairs_to_damaged_Baltic_Sea_cable_to_begin_next week⠀⇛ Cinia said repairs would start after the weekend, on Monday, depending on weather conditions. It said the cable would be mended by the end of the month. Fixing it involves the repair vessel lifting the damaged cable from the seabed. The Swedish Armed Forces have meanwhile submitted an initial report to the police regarding the Baltic Sea cable damage, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT. # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Swedish_police_focus_on_Chinese_ship after_suspected_undersea_cable_sabotage⠀⇛ The ship, identified by Denmark as the Yi Peng 3, passed the two cables on Sunday and Monday about the time it is believed they were severed in a suspected malicious attack. The ship has been shadowed by a Danish navy vessel since it was located in waters between Sweden and Denmark. The Danish defence command said: “The Danish Defence can confirm that we are present in the area near the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3. The Danish Defence currently has no further comments.” # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Project_2025_Contributors_Make_Up_Trump Administration_Picks⠀⇛ At least five of Trump’s nominees and appointees have direct ties to Project 2025, and the president-elect is reported to be considering an author of the project, Russ Vought, to head the White House Budget Office. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ X's_former_policy_chief_takes_job_with_Elon_Musk rival_Sam_Altman⠀⇛ Pickles, who resigned from X in September, told Reuters on Wednesday that he will serve as chief policy officer for Altman's Tools for Humanity, the company building the technology to support World Network, formerly known as Worldcoin. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iran_defies_international_pressure,_increasing its_stockpile_of_near_weapons-grade_uranium,_UN_says ⠀⇛ Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog seen Tuesday by The Associated Press. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Study_suggests_X_turned_right_just_in time_for_US_election⠀⇛ A pair of researchers say they've determined that July 13 was likely the day that X, formerly known as Twitter, made platform-level algorithm changes that increased the visibility of posts made by Elon Musk and Republican-leaning accounts in the run-up to the US election. That date may stick out in the memory as when Elon Musk, now the owner of X, formally endorsed Donald Trump in the recent US presidential election. # ⚓ The Record ☛ UK_says_a_new_law_banning_social_media_for under-16s_is_'on_the_table'⠀⇛ The British government is considering banning children from using social media as part of the country’s efforts to address the impact of the online world on young people’s wellbeing. Setting out his priorities on Wednesday for the online safety regulator Ofcom, Peter Kyle, the government’s technology secretary, announced a new study on the effects social media has on under-16s. # ⚓ BBC ☛ Australia_plans_social_media_ban_for_under-16s⠀⇛ "This one is for the mums and dads... They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our kids online. I want Australian families to know that the government has your back," he said. While many of the details are yet to be debated, the government said the ban would apply to young people already on social media. # ⚓ Inside Towers ☛ Telecom_Industry_Bands_Together_to_Fight Rising_Theft_and_Vandalism_of_Communications_Infrastructure_- Inside_Towers⠀⇛ There are 44 incidents of vandalism and theft of broadband networks per day across the U.S., and the telecom industry is vowing to do something about it. Representatives from companies such as Verizon (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T), Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR), NTCA, USTelecom, and CTIA, held an inaugural Summit on Protecting Critical Communications Infrastructure at Verizon’s regional office in Irving, TX yesterday. Press was allowed to attend the first session on a white paper discussing the issue and offering potential solutions. “Driven by the rising market value of copper, bad actors are targeting utility poles, electric grids, EV charging stations, cellular towers, construction sites and more to steal and sell the metal. This can affect everything from emergency services to daily business operations and can cost millions of dollars to repair and replace,” say CTIA, NCTA-the Rural Broadband Association, USTelecom-the Broadband Association and NTCA-the Internet and Television Association in the document. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Senator_says_Trump_cannot_ignore_law requiring_ByteDance_to_divest_TikTok_by_next_year⠀⇛ Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat who is holding a hearing on Chinese hacking incidents, cited the law passed by Congress in April as a result of security concerns that China could access data on TikTok on Americans or spy on them with the app. Blumenthal on Tuesday also raised security concerns about Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's ties to China as well as other tech firms. # ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Police_to_get_more_data_powers_despite Sarah_Everard_records_breach⠀⇛ Clause 81 of the Bill will remove safeguards that compel police to provide a reason for accessing and disclosing records, meaning that data abuses by police officers could go uncovered. On Friday, a Metropolitan police officer was sacked for inappropriately accessing files relating to Sarah Everard. In addition, the Met revealed that in total: “104 officers and staff (68 officers and 36 staff members) were initially identified as potentially accessing files relating to the investigation without a legitimate policing purpose.” Over two thirds of these cases required action by the police. # ⚓ The Local DK ☛ Guns_to_umbrellas:_Why_Nordic_countries_have wildly_different-looking_crisis_booklets⠀⇛ Sweden's crisis preparedness brochure features a soldier with an assault rifle, Denmark's a power line, and Norway's a collection of supplies. Why the different approach to visual communication? # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Danish_Navy_boards_Chinese_ship_suspected in_European_undersea_cable_sabotage_—_Sweden’s_Defense Ministry_put_freighter_at_the_time_and_place_of_the disruption⠀⇛ According to reports in Eurasia Daily and Defence24, the Danish Navy has boarded and detained the Chinese Bulk Carrier Yi Peng 3 in the Danish Straits, near the exit of the Great Belt. The detention took place on the evening of November 18. According to Financial Times sources, Sweden authorities are "carefully studying the Chinese vessel." # ⚓ The Local DK ☛ Danish_navy_shadows_Chinese_ship_after Baltic_cables_severed⠀⇛ Denmark's navy said Wednesday it was shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea, a day after Finland and Sweden opened investigations into suspected sabotage of two severed undersea telecoms cables. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_suspends_development_cooperation_with_Somalia over_refusal_to_accept_repatriation_of_citizens⠀⇛ According to Tavio, repatriation cooperation refers to Somali citizens who do not have Finnish residence permits. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Severing_of_Baltic_Sea_Cables_Was ‘Sabotage,’_Germany_Says⠀⇛ Germany’s defense minister on Tuesday called the severing of two fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea an act of sabotage aimed at European countries that are supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia. One undersea cable connecting Finland and Germany was cut on Monday and the other, which runs between Lithuania and Sweden, was severed late Sunday. The damage disrupted some data transfers but did not endanger the [Internet] connection or security of any of the countries, authorities said. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ UN_nuclear_watchdog_censures_Iran_for failing_to_cooperate⠀⇛ The resolution, which was passed following a motion tabled by the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States at the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors, was dismissed by Iranian officials as "politically motivated." Iran's ambassador to the IAEA, Mohsen Naziri Asl, claimed the motion had "low support," having passed with only 19 votes in favor. China, Russia and Burkina Faso voted against the text, while 12 abstained. Venezuela didn't participate at all. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Los Angeles Times ☛ Chabria:_The_Trump_landslide_that wasn't⠀⇛ But as more of the popular vote is counted, it turns out that Trump’s victory came with the slimmest of margins — a few hundred thousand votes in key places slid him into office. The Cook Political Report, considered to be the expert on these things, has Kamala Harris earning 48.24% of the popular vote as of Wednesday, compared with 49.89% for Trump. That’s a difference of about 2.5 million votes out of about 155 million counted. “The idea that we are in a generation shift, a realignment, is a little bit of an over-read,” said data wizard Paul Mitchell, vice president of Political Data. “Some of it has been exaggerated.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Donald_Trump_Has_NOT_Won_a_Majority_of_the Votes_Cast_for_President⠀⇛ Trump’s popular-vote advantage has declined steadily since election night. As of Monday afternoon, Trump was at 49.94 percent, while Harris was at 48.26, according to the authoritative Cook Political Report’s tracking of results from official sources in states across the country. And we can expect that the Republican’s total will only continue to tick downward as heavily Democratic states on the West Coast finalize their vote tallies. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ Why_has_Earth_been_so_unusually_hot_for_the_past_2 years?_Climate_scientists_are_trying_to_figure_that_out⠀⇛ We know that fossil fuels are primarily responsible for Earth's upward-trending temperature and our changing climate. But something else seems to be driving temperatures up, higher than scientists expected or would like. Last year was 1.48 C warmer globally than the pre- industrial average from 1850 to 1900, beating out 2020's record of 1.25 C, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. # ⚓ Los Angeles Times ☛ California_bomb_cyclone_storm:_When will_rains_hit_L.A._area_and_how_bad_will_it_be?⠀⇛ Northern California is being drenched by the first major atmospheric river storm of the season, with rain totals reaching well over 7 inches in many areas, and continued rain on Thursday stretching the threat for flooding and mudslides. The slow-moving storm was strengthened by a so- called bomb cyclone, which describes how rapidly the system intensified in the Pacific before it moved ashore. By Friday, the rain will begin moving southward, and while forecasters are saying some rain is likely to hit Southern California by the weekend, it will be dramatically less than than what’s been seen north of the Bay Area this week. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Phillips_66_Is_Accused_of_Violating_the Clean_Water_Act⠀⇛ The oil company was indicted on charges of dumping nearly 800,000 gallons of contaminated wastewater into the Los Angeles County sewer system. # ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ South_Africa_to_rework_its strategic_energy_plan⠀⇛ A reworked version of South Africa’s long-term power plan will soon be presented to cabinet, designed to help draw a line under the electricity blackouts that have crippled the country for a decade, officials said on Wednesday. The last plan, which mapped out potential power supply scenarios up to 2050, was only released in January. It made provision for a broad range of power sources including natural gas, nuclear and renewables alongside coal, currently the dominant power source. # ⚓ Vox ☛ Rune-Christoffer_Dragsdahl_is_blazing_a_trail_toward a_more_sustainable_food_system_in_Denmark_|_Vox⠀⇛ The idea that we need to eat more, not less, meat is also baked into many nations’ cultural psyches, with both subtle and overt messages that meat equals masculinity and prosperity. Meat has been dragged into many countries’ culture wars, stifling civil discussions over how to make food systems sustainable. # ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Atmospheric_river_meets_bomb_cyclone:_The result_is_like_a_fire_hose_flailing_out_of_control⠀⇛ When these two phenomena get together, the weather gets hard to predict, as meteorologist Chad Hecht of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the University of California, San Diego explains. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ COP29_must_deliver_more_than_“threadbare promises”:_Oxfam⠀⇛ “COP29 must do more than simply repeat the same threadbare promises. Rich countries have spent decades now stalling and blocking genuine progress on climate finance. This has left the Global South suffering the most catastrophic consequences of a climate crisis they did not create. The draft text scandalously misses the crucial element of declaring a clear public commitment to a new climate finance goal. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Helsinki_considering_emission-free_vehicle_zone⠀⇛ The City of Helsinki is currently investigating ways to reduce traffic emissions. According to Anni Sinnemäki (Green), the deputy mayor responsible for the urban environment, the city is considering a limit on the use of combustion-engine cars in some areas of central Helsinki. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Renewable Energy World ☛ Is_'dirty_power'_costing_you cash?_Smart_sensors_detect_damaging_harmonics_outside IEEE_standards⠀⇛ A lower THD value signifies cleaner power and less distortion, while a higher THD value indicates “dirty” or “noisy” power, which is less desirable in electrical systems for a variety of reasons. “If you have harmonics on the grid, then it causes everything to use more energy than it should because it’s wasted in heat,” Whisker Labs’ CEO explains. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Northvolt,_Europe’s_Hope_for_a Battery_Champion,_Files_for_Bankruptcy⠀⇛ The Swedish battery maker Northvolt, once seen as Europe’s strongest competitor to Chinese battery manufacturers, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Zambia,_Zimbabwe_seek_move_to_wind,_solar to_avert_power_shortages⠀⇛ Zimbabwe and Zambia are holding a summit this week in Victoria Falls to identify ways to attract investors for energy projects and development. The talks come as the neighbors experience their worst recorded drought, which is drying up the Kariba Dam reservoir and causing hourslong power cuts. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Greece ☛ Slender-billed_curlew_goes_extinct⠀⇛ The Hellenic Ornithological Society on Wednesday announced the extinction of a migratory bird, the slender-billed curlew, that had found a safe haven in northern Greece’s wetlands on its treacherous annual journey from Europe to Africa. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Hill ☛ California's_San_Joaquin_Valley_sinking due_to_groundwater_over-pumping:_Study⠀⇛ This agriculture-rich region, located within the state’s Central Valley, has been sinking at record-breaking rates over the past two decades, according to the study, published on Tuesday in Nature’s Communications Earth & Environment. While researchers have known that subsidence — the technical term for sinking — has been affecting the region in recent years, the total amount of collapse had not been quantified. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ OpenAI_turmoil_began_soon_after_its founding,_Musk_emails_show⠀⇛ Musk’s latest suit, filed late last week, expands a complaint initially filed in February. The billionaire alleges that CEO Sam Altman and Microsoft conspired to overturn OpenAI’s original mission of creating AI that is beneficial to humanity and instead chase profits. # ⚓ Semafor Inc ☛ Stanford’s_AI_Center_names_US_the_top_AI ecosystem,_China_follows⠀⇛ Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has created a tool that measures the strength of AI ecosystems based on a country’s economy, infrastructure, education, and yes — governance. Those metrics led a panel of experts to designate the US as the world’s AI powerhouse by a landslide because of its high number of existing models, notable private investments, and research on responsible AI. China follows, with strengths in its number of patents granted, investment, and clear national strategy. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Ford_To_Cut_4000_Jobs_Across Europe_By_2027:_800_UK_Roles_On_The_Chopping_Block⠀⇛ Ford Motor Company will implement a restructuring plan that will result in a 15 percent reduction of its 5,300-person UK workforce. The company has clarified that these changes will not affect its Dagenham and Halewood power unit plants and the Southampton logistics base. However, six other UK sites, including the crucial Dunton R&D centre and the massive Daventry parts distribution hub, may also face job cuts, according to a report by DailyMail.com. Ford admitted that its European passenger vehicle business has suffered substantial losses in recent years, exacerbated by the disruptive shift to electric vehicles and intensified competition. # ⚓ Nick Heer ☛ Release_the_X_Files⠀⇛ One might point to Masnick’s seat on Bluesky’s board of directors as evidence of some kind of conflict of interest; indeed, that is the only complaint I have seen from anyone named in this article or associated with the “Twitter Files”. Sure, it would have been a good idea to disclose that in Masnick’s author bio or somewhere in the piece. But that is not a substantial explanation for the different response to two White House- connected social media platforms after the manufactured alarmism over internal Twitter moderation deliberations. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Comcast_is_spinning_off_its_cable_TV_business⠀⇛ The US media giant announced plans on Wednesday to spin off the bulk of its cable network channels — including CNBC, MSNBC, Universal Kids, USA Network, E!, Oxygen, Golf Channel, and Syfy — into a separate company. Comcast will retain its reality TV darling Bravo and the Peacock streaming service within its NBC TV business. The new, currently untitled venture (dubbed “SpinCo” as a placeholder) will be led by NBCUniversal chairman Mark Lazarus, with NBCUniversal’s CFO Anand Kini serving as both its financial and operating head. Non-cable services including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, and Sports Engine will also be moving to the new company. The separation is expected to take about a year. # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ Airtel_to_get_new_4G_and_5G_equipment from_Nokia_in_‘multi-year,_multi-billion’_deal⠀⇛ Bharti Airtel Ltd will be getting 4G and 5G equipment from Finnish telecom, IT, and electronics giant Nokia Corporation, announced both the companies in a joint statement on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. The deal to to deploy the equipment across key Indian cities and states has been described as a ‘multi-year, multi-billion’ extension deal without its actual value disclosed yet. # ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ Would_you_know_what_to_do_if your_organisation_was_[breached]?⠀⇛ Full of insights, you’ll find the key questions you need to ask such as “How secure are your employee’s credentials?”. It may surprise you that the accounts of CEOs and chief financial officers are more at risk than other staff members. # ⚓ Nick_Delehanty:_Dog_age_my_web_site⠀⇛ Nick Delehanty is a corporate lawyer who worked inside the state system, left to set up a_dog_day care_business,_Barkleys_Doggie_Daycare and wants to change the system that he formerly worked in. It looks like a dog ate Nick's web site and the domain name has been taken over by rival candidate Daniel Pocock. Coincidentally, Pocock worked at the other Barclays in Canary Wharf. # ⚓ Jim_O'Callaghan:_Fine_Gael_&_Fianna_Fáil_in_power_again⠀⇛ At each election, the ESB sends a kind warning to all the candidates and political parties reminding them that risky_behavior,_like_erecting_signs_on the_power_poles,_is_not_safe_for_volunteers. # ⚓ From_Twitter_trolling_to_SLAPP_suits_and_RTE_Objectivity⠀⇛ The name Sinn Féin literally translates to "Ourselves", it is an unambiguous reference to sovereignty so it is disappointing to see that the party functions through social control media where they are giving up their autonomy to algorithms and artificial intelligence. When our political parties give up their autonomy to social control media, our nation also loses its autonomy. Chris is 60 years old and lived in Dublin his whole life. Some of his ancestors and cousins have also held public office. He is very well connected here, so why does he need social control media at all? Daniel Pocock is the only candidate running without social control media accounts. # ⚓ Socialism_with_a_touch_of_communism⠀⇛ Brigid contested the by-election in 2021 and therefore she could have been more well prepared and registered her domain name long ago. She failed to take the key domain names BrigidPurcell.com and BrigidPurcell.ie and now Daniel Pocock, a rival candidate, has got them. Like other candidates, Brigid hopes to claim public funds to pay for the posters she is putting up all over Dublin Bay South. The posters promote social control media accounts, therefore, People Before Profit add to the net worth of Silicon Valley billionaires. That is a huge contradiction. # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Vulture_funds_war-gaming_Ireland_loss_of corporation_tax_revenue,_Donald_Trump⠀⇛ Media reports have frequently mentioned that seventy percent of foreign investment in Ireland comes from the United States. The same reports are usually quick to note that the corporation tax associated with these companies is only paid in Ireland due to the very low tax rate of 12.5% Donald Trump made it clear that he expects these companies to pay their taxes in America and he will offer them a tax rate similar to Ireland. The Intel plant (Leixlip) and the data centers all around Dublin are not going to disappear. Infrastructure like that is a long term investment and the jobs associated with those projects are not at immediate risk. But jobs and corporation taxes are independent subjects for companies with a global footprint. They can't move a semiconductor plant at the press of a button but they can shift their profts to be taxed elsewhere. While those companies may not make any job cuts, the shift of tax revenues out of Ireland will be a big risk for the expenditures of the state. Expect cuts to expenditures in regional areas, cuts to libraries or cuts to mental health services. These are the things that always get cut, in any country, when government receives less taxes. It will take years for Ireland to replace those revenues because the previous governments have always been very complacent. They assumed a low Irish tax rate would be a gift that keeps giving. People know this and there is a perception that the state may be tempted to sell some assets to fill temporary gaps in the budget. It is inevitable that some investors already have shopping lists ready and will contact the new government with spontaneous proposals to sell off land and infrastructure. # ⚓ Alan_Shatter:_Inheritance_Tax_Reform_Campaign_in_Ireland⠀⇛ On 17 September 2024, the Irish Times reported Alan Shatter_hasn’t_“given_thought”_to_election_bid_as he_seeks_revolt_over_inheritance_tax. There are many things that can be said for and against each type of tax. Four days later, on 21 September 2024, The Journal used a loaded question in a headline, asking FactCheck:_Is_it_true_that_only_about_3%_of_people pay_tax_on_inheritance_in_Ireland? The Journal’s article does not mention the word inflation even once. # ⚓ Barking_up_the_wrong_ESB_pole⠀⇛ # ⚓ Dual_citizens,_Alan_Shatter,_Michael_Danby_&_Israel⠀⇛ Alan Shatter resigned from the party Fine Gael some years ago and is making a return as an independent candidate for Dublin Rathdown. Like candidates in neighboring Dublin Bay South, Mr Shatter wasn't fast enough to recover his old domain names. The domain name AlanShatter.ie has been taken by cybersquatters and they are trying to sell it to the highest bidder. Somehow the cybersquatters lost interest in Mr Shatter's original domain name AlanShatter.com and it has been secured by Daniel Pocock, independent candidate for Dublin Bay South. The original Alan Shatter web site can be viewed here. # ⚓ Gloves_are_off_in_Dublin_Bay_South⠀⇛ Kate O'Connell was a member of Fine Gael for many years. In 2016 she was the Fine Gael candidate and she won a seat. In the 2020 election Fine Gael fielded two candidates and O'Connell just missed out on winning one of the four seats. Kate subsequently fell out with Fine Gael and now she is running as an independent in 2024. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ A_Former_Staffer_Exposes How_Russia's_Disinformation_Machine_Worked_in_Central African_Republic⠀⇛ When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic's army and Russian forces in the country, the journalist believed that he was doing the right thing. But he soon realized that he was recruited by Kremlin-backed Wagner forces to spread Russian propaganda in the country, the crown jewel in Moscow's operations on the African continent. # ⚓ New Statesman ☛ The_Onion_has_bought_InfoWars_–_but the_left_can’t_win_by_trolling_the_right⠀⇛ InfoWars, a misinformation juggernaut, was founded in 1999 by the far-right broadcaster Alex Jones. He quickly became notorious for airing conspiracy theories and fake stories – most notably, the unfounded claim that both 9/11 and the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting were false-flag operations executed by the US government. Jones rose to mainstream prominence in the mid-2010s as one of the most influential figures of the alt-right, famous for his red-faced tirades against the “mainstream media”, gaining popularity during the 2016 presidential election. He has since seen his cultural cachet plummet, having been successfully sued by the parents of the children murdered at the Sandy Hook school. Jones now owes them more than $1.5bn – a debt that has not begun to be paid and was the impetus for liquidating Jones’s assets, including InfoWars. # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Microsoft_launches_imprint_that aims_to_be_faster_than_traditional_book_publishing⠀⇛ Named after an Intel microprocessor, 8080 Books will publish titles focused on technology, science and business. The imprint aims to “accelerate the publishing process, shortening the lag between the final manuscript and the book’s arrival in the marketplace,” reads a company statement. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ How_Iran_Is_Using_Mental_Illness_As_A_Tool_Of Repression⠀⇛ In July 2023, for the first time, judges diagnosed three prominent actresses sentenced for not wearing the hijab as "mentally ill." The unprecedented move was condemned by top Iranian psychologists who said the judiciary was abusing its authority. Now, the authorities have announced the creation of a rehabilitation center in Tehran for women who do not wear the mandatory head scarf. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Pakistan_appears_to_block_social_media platform_Bluesky_amid_user_surge⠀⇛ Data from the [Internet] watchdog NetBlocks confirmed reports earlier this week that users in Pakistan couldn’t access the service without using a virtual private network (VPN). Pakistan has increasingly restricted social media over the past year, sometimes publicly announcing the decisions. Government agencies, including the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), have not yet officially commented on Bluesky. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iran_Using_Executions_To_Suppress_Ethnic Minorities,_Rights_Group_Says⠀⇛ Iranian authorities are using executions as "a tool of fear," particularly directed at ethnic minorities, dissidents, and foreign nationals, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on November 20. The rights watchdog highlighted a recent surge in capital punishment sentences against these groups, noting that the verdicts are handed down amid rampant violations of due process. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Grief_and_anger_after_killing_of_blasphemy suspect_in_Pakistan_-_Focus⠀⇛ In Pakistan, a blasphemy-related case turned tragic in September. A doctor accused of blaspheming the Prophet Mohammed was allegedly shot dead by police officers and his body set on fire by a mob of fundamentalists. In a historic first, members of civil society then mobilised to demand justice for him. [...] o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Wired ☛ The_AI_Reporter_That_Took_My_Old_Job_Just_Got Fired⠀⇛ After a two-month run, James and Rose have joined our ranks, as their broadcast has been discontinued, according to a representative for The Garden Island’s parent company, Oahu Publications (OPI). The pair were designed by Caledo, an Israeli firm that turns articles into videos where AI hosts discuss the news with one another. The Garden Island’s program was the first of its kind in the United States, and Caledo said at the time that it intended to expand it to hundreds of other local newspapers throughout the country—this is still the aim, according to a spokesperson. While OPI declined to comment further, and Caledo declared the program a success without elaborating on this particular scenario, it seems likely that a broadly negative public response played into the decision to end James and Rose’s tenure at The Garden Island. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Georgian_police_obstruct,_detain_journalists_covering election_protests⠀⇛ “Georgian police officers’ detention of camera operator Sergi Baramidze and forceful obstruction of other journalists covering ongoing election protests is unacceptable and threatens the Georgian people’s access to information on important public events,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “Authorities in Georgia should swiftly investigate all instances of police violence against members of the press and ensure that perpetrators are held to account.” # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Daughter_of_jailed_Eritrean_journalist_continues to_fight_for_his_release⠀⇛ Journalist Betlehem Isaak, the daughter of journalist Dawit Isaak — a dual Eritrean-Swedish citizen imprisoned without trial in Eritrea since 2001— accepted the 2024 Edelstam Prize on her father's behalf Tuesday during a ceremony at the House of Nobility in Stockholm. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ CPJ,_partners_document_Venezuela's_intensified repression_of_journalists_in_new_report⠀⇛ The report details a heightened environment of fear, stigmatization, and criminalization of independent voices, creating “news deserts” where millions of Venezuelans lack access to reliable local news. From July 1 to August 28, 2024, six journalists have been detained, with four facing charges of terrorism and incitement to hatred under the 2017 Law Against Hate. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Tibetan_environmentalist_released_after_serving nearly_15_years_in_prison⠀⇛ Karma Samdrub, 56, was arrested by Chinese authorities in January 2010 and sentenced by the Yangi County Court in Xinjiang later that year on trumped up charges of excavating ancient tombs and robbing cultural artifacts, despite having been cleared of all charges in a 1998 investigation. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Finland’s_Government_Is_Robin_Hood_in Reverse⠀⇛ In Finland, a coalition of conservative and far- right parties is slashing social spending and squashing unions. It’s an authoritarian brand of neoliberalism that is undoing welfare while giving tax cuts to high earners. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ AI_hiring_test_finds_bias_against_men with_Anglo-Saxon_names⠀⇛ In mock interviews for software engineering jobs, recent AI models that evaluated responses rated men less favorably – particularly those with Anglo- Saxon names, according to recent research. The goal of the study, conducted by Celeste De Nadai as an undergraduate thesis project at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, was to investigate whether current- generation LLMs demonstrate bias when presented with gender data and with names that allow cultural inferences to be made. # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 18-Year-Old_UK_Tourist_Faces 20_Years_In_Dubai_Prison_After_Holiday_Romance_With_17-Year- Old⠀⇛ The case underscores the vast differences between Western norms and Dubai's legal system, which, despite recent reforms, remains heavily influenced by Islamic principles. According to the UK government's travel advice, # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ Amazon_and_SpaceX_argue_that_the federal_labor_board_is_unconstitutional⠀⇛ This week, Amazon, the nation’s second-largest private employer, and rocket maker SpaceX, founded by Trump adviser Musk, argued in federal court that the structure of the NLRB is unconstitutional. They are among two dozen cases working their way through the courts that seek to drastically rein in the board’s power. Trump advisers have separately discussed taking the exceptional step of firing Democratic members of the five-person labor board, according to two people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions. # ⚓ Michigan Advance ☛ Affordable_water_is_vital_to_keeping Michiganders_healthy_•_Michigan_Advance⠀⇛ As the Great Lakes State, we take water seriously. But despite our “fresh coast” reputation, we have a lot of work to do when it comes to access to clean water. It’s no secret that for decades, incomes in our state have lagged behind the rising costs of living for all but the wealthiest households. What’s less well-known is that, over the last 40 years, the cost of water service has risen faster than the cost of any other basic need except health care. # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ Prisoner_subjected_to_experiments_by_Muazzez İlmiye_Çığ’s_foundation:_'It_was_like_Mengele's_work'⠀⇛ Allegations concerning the HZİ Neuropsychiatry Foundation were widely reported in outlets like Cumhuriyet newspaper and Nokta magazine in 1985, sparking significant public discourse and scientific scrutiny. During this period, the experiments were compared to the unethical medical experiments conducted in Nazi Germany. The foundation did not directly deny the allegations. Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, a member of the research team, denied involvement in the drug trials. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ 3G_shutdown_in_Australia:_real_consequences_or overblown_concerns?⠀⇛ The Australian Government recently announced it is delaying the switch-off, primarily due to issues related to accessing emergency services and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as personal medical alarms, connected cars and security systems. These concerns are valid as 3G still plays a vital role in supporting older devices, especially that the 2G GSM was shut down in Australia in 2017. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Net_Neutrality_Is_Dead_As_A_Doornail_Under_Trump 2.0⠀⇛ But the focus on net neutrality specifically has proven to be a bit of a distraction from the real fight: whether or not you think the government has a responsibility to protect the public and markets from massive, predatory telecom monopolies bone- grafted to our intelligence gathering systems. Time and time again, Republicans (and some Democrats), working hand in hand with telecom industry lobbyists, decided that the best approach is to let a company like Comcast or AT&T not only do whatever it wants, but dictate the entire contours of federal and state telecom policy. That means banning community broadband. That means ripping off the poor. That means no coherent consumer protection. No real merger review. Lots of tax cuts and subsidies in exchange for doing nothing. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Press_Glosses_Over_Fact_Trump’s_FCC_Pick_Will Decimate_Consumer_Protection,_Media_Consolidation_Limits⠀⇛ We noted earlier this week how Trump had unsurprisingly picked Brendan Carr to head the FCC. We also pointed out how Carr’s “policies” are utterly indistinguishable from the interests of unpopular telecom and media giants like Comcast and AT&T. He’s going to demolish whatever’s left of the FCC’s consumer protection standards and media consolidation limits, and he’s not going to be subtle about it. Carr is the dictionary definition of “regulatory capture.” He’s going to deliver the final killing blow to net neutrality (if the Trump-stacked courts don’t get to it first). He’s also going to take a hatchet to the FCC’s recent inquiry into shitty broadband usage caps, efforts to stop broadband “redlining” (read: racism in fiber deployment), good faith efforts to help the poor afford broadband, and efforts to stop your cable, phone, wireless, or broadband provider from ripping you off with shitty fees. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Spotify_has_'pirated_software,_cheat_codes and_adult_entertainment'_problem⠀⇛ Security researchers have uncovered a concerning trend on Spotify: Playlists and podcasts promoting malware and pirated software. According to a report in 404 Media, people are using Spotify playlist and podcast descriptions to distribute spam, malware, pirated software and cheat codes for video games. # ⚓ Howard Oakley ☛ Inside_M4_chips:_CPU_core_performance⠀⇛ E cores are more complex, as they have at least two commonly used frequencies, that when running low Quality of Service (QoS) threads, and that when running high QoS threads that have spilt over from P cores. Low QoS threads are run at 77% of M1 frequency when on an M3, and 105% on an M4. High QoS threads are normally run at higher frequencies of 133% on the M3 E cores (relative to the M1 at 100%), but only 126% on the M4. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Why_Doesn't_Ticketmaster_Offer_2FA_On_Ticket Transfers?⠀⇛ Ignacio says he immediately reached out to Ticketmaster’s customer service to report the incident—both by calling and emailing. Ticketmaster’s customer service asked him for more information including his name, address, and the last four digits of the credit card used to purchase the tickets. “They told me that they would come back to me within three to give days. I have not heard back from them despite the multiple emails that I have sent them. I also asked them to block my tickets so that they cannot be sold again,” he shares. o ⚓ Wired ☛ New_York_Times_Says_OpenAI_Erased_Potential_Lawsuit Evidence⠀⇛ Lawsuits are never exactly a lovefest, but the copyright fight between The New York Times and both OpenAI and Microsoft is getting especially contentious. This week, the Times alleged that OpenAI’s engineers inadvertently erased data the paper’s team spent more than 150 hours extracting as potential evidence. o ⚓ Wired ☛ Microsoft_at_50:_An_AI_Giant._A_Kinder_Culture._And_Still Hellbent_on_Domination⠀⇛ It was an odd choice of anecdote, considering that Microsoft’s history has been plagued by its eagerness to use its size as a cudgel—and that today it’s under investigation by the European Union and the US Federal Trade Commission for those same tendencies. Nadella skates past that and brings up his greatest triumph, AI. He tells the tens of thousands of Softies around the world that the new goal was to put Copilot—that’s Microsoft’s name for its AI—in the hands of people and organizations everywhere. Nadella doesn’t say outright what everyone in the room knows: Just a decade ago, pundits had declared the company brain-dead. o ⚓ [Old] Newsweek ☛ The_Microsoft_Century_-_Newsweek⠀⇛ If you think the world's biggest software company is powerful now, you haven't seen anything yet. Bill Gates and his legions of overachievers are headed for your house, your car and your wallet. o ⚓ [Repeat] New York Times ☛ How_Google_Spent_15_Years_Concealing Its_Internal_Conversations⠀⇛ Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible. o ⚓ CBC ☛ Google_must_sell_Chrome_to_restore_competition_in_online search,_U.S._Justice_Department_says⠀⇛ The measures presented by the Department of Justice are part of a landmark case in Washington which has the potential to reshape how users find information. They would be in place for up to a decade, enforced via a court-appointed committee to remedy what the judge overseeing the case deemed an illegal monopoly in search and related advertising in the U.S., where Google processes 90 per cent of searches. o ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ Google_must_sell_Chrome_to_end_search_monopoly, says_US_justice_department⠀⇛ The DoJ proposals follow a landmark court ruling in August in which a federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over search services. The proposals filed to a Washington federal court include the forced sale of the Chrome browser and a five-year ban from entering the browser market; a block on paying third parties such as Apple to make Google the default search engine on their products; and divestment of the Android mobile operating system if the initial proposals do not work. o ⚓ Wired ☛ Google_Selling_Chrome_Won’t_Be_Enough_to_End_Its_Search Monopoly⠀⇛ The recommendations are part of a detailed plan that government attorneys submitted Wednesday to US district judge Amit Mehta in Washington, DC, as part of a federal antitrust case against Google that started back in 2020. By next August, Mehta is expected to decide which of the possible remedies Google will be required to carry out to loosen its stranglehold on the search market. o ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ DOJ_seeks_to_force_Google_to_sell_Chrome_in search_monopoly_case⠀⇛ The Justice Department is seeking to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser and make other major changes to remedy its illegal search monopoly, prosecutors told a Washington court Wednesday, setting a marker in the landmark case before the incoming Trump administration makes its own determinations about how to proceed. If the court adopts the prosecutors’ recommendation, Google could be the first big tech company broken up under federal antitrust law since AT&T in 1982. o ⚓ VOA News ☛ US_regulators_seek_to_break_up_Google,_forcing_Chrome sale⠀⇛ The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice calls for sweeping punishments that would include a sale of Google's industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions to prevent Android from favoring its own search engine. A sale of Chrome "will permanently stop Google's control of this critical search access point and allow rival search engines the ability to access the browser that for many users is a gateway to the [Internet]," Justice Department lawyers argued in their filing. o ⚓ India Times ☛ Google's_antitrust_case_in_the_US:_a_timeline⠀⇛ The US will urge a judge to order Alphabet, the parent company of Google, to sell its popular Chrome browser as part of an antitrust crackdown, according to some media reports. This will be a big move on the [Internet] giant if and when this happens. o ⚓ India Times ☛ UK_clears_Google_parent_and_Anthropic_partnership⠀⇛ Britain's competition regulator on Tuesday cleared Google-parent Alphabet's investment in Anthropic, an American developer of artificial intelligence, following a probe. The Competition and Markets Authority concluded that the big tech giant had not acquired "material influence" over Anthropic as a result of the deal, which was reported to have cost $2 billion. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ US_Proposes_Forcing_Google_to_Sell_Chrome_to_Fix Search_Monopoly⠀⇛ The Justice Department and a group of states asked a federal court late Wednesday to force Google to sell Chrome, its popular web browser, a move that could fundamentally alter the $2 trillion company’s business and reshape competition on the internet. The request followed a landmark ruling in August by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search. Judge Mehta asked the Justice Department and the states that brought the antitrust case to submit solutions by the end of Wednesday to correct the search monopoly. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ US_Justice_Dept_confirms_it_wants_Google_to sell_Chrome⠀⇛ The US Department of Justice last night finally filed court documents proposing Google divest itself of Chrome – the most popular browser in the world by a huge margin. The proposed judgment [PDF], which landed late on Wednesday, is aimed at ending Google's alleged monopoly on search. In addition to requiring the ad slinger to sell its Chrome browser, it prohibits Google from paying to make its search engine the default for third parties, causing pain not just for Alphabet but for others. o ⚓ Semafor Inc ☛ DOJ_moves_to_force_Google_Chrome_sale⠀⇛ The sale could be worth up to $20 billion, marking Washington’s “most aggressive effort to rein in a technology company” since an unsuccessful attempt to break up Microsoft in 2004, Bloomberg said. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Fatboy_Slim_Criticizes_Dynamic_Pricing Practice_and_‘Sick’_Prices⠀⇛ UK DJ Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, took a jab at Oasis’ highly coveted reunion tour tickets, calling their steep pricing “sick.” He also posited the controversial practice of dynamic ticket pricing is a rip-off for the fans. “It’s like auctioning tickets because you know they are doing well,” he told The Sun. “It’s bad enough with the touts doing it, but the actual promoter and band doing it — it is sick.” o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] Diziet ☛ diziet_|_The_Rust_Foundation's_2nd_bad draft_trademark_policy⠀⇛ tl;dr: The Rust Foundation’s new trademark policy still forbids unapproved modifications: this would forbid both the Rust Community’s own development work(!) and normal Free Software distribution practices. # § Right of Publicity⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ David_Attenborough_Disgusted_by_AI_Clone of_His_Voice⠀⇛ According to host Kasia Madera, the first of the two segments was an AI clone that the broadcaster's researchers found online. The actual Attenborough is less than pleased. "Having spent a lifetime trying to speak what I believe to be the truth," Attenborough told the BBC in a statement, "I am profoundly disturbed to find that these days, my identity is being stolen by others and greatly object to them using it to say whatever they wish." o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Feds_Shut_Down_Pirate_Sports_Streaming Service_247TVStream,_Indict_Operators⠀⇛ 247TVStream, a pirate IPTV streaming service boasting over 1,000 channels and catering to sports fans worldwide, has been shut down by U.S. authorities. The service, allegedly operated by two brothers, generated millions in revenue. One of the defendants was arrested in New York and the other remains at large. Both men face multi-year prison sentences. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Trump_Quietly_Settles_Copyright Lawsuit_Over_‘Electric_Avenue’⠀⇛ However, the judge saw things differently, calling the video “a wholesale copying of music to accompany a political campaign ad.” Trump’s team’s argument would hold water if the song had been a Weird Al-style parody of “Electric Avenue,” for example, but using the song itself in a political video wouldn’t count as fair use. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Sports_Psychologist_Continues_Bullshit_Copyright Suits_Over_Retweets_By_School_Officials⠀⇛ Here we go again. Many years ago, we wrote about how one sports psychologist, Dr. Keith Bell, filed a copyright lawsuit against a college over a retweet. Specifically, the retweet included an image of a single page from Bell’s book, Winning Isn’t Normal. These suits are nonsense, of course, as a retweet is not the same as publishing infringing material, not to mention all kinds of fair use defenses that would be in play here. But that wasn’t the point of the suit. The point of it, instead, was almost certainly to extract money from Bell’s victim via a settlement to make him go away. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ OpenAI_deleted_NYT_copyright_case evidence,_say_lawyers⠀⇛ The letter [PDF], filed yesterday in the Southern District of New York by lawyers for the Times, asserts that OpenAI engineers deleted "all of News Plaintiffs' programs and search result data" from one of two virtual machines set up for the purpose of allowing the plaintiffs to scour OpenAI training data for copyrighted material. The lawsuit in question was filed in late 2023, alleging that OpenAI and Microsoft used articles from the Times to train ChatGPT and other models and readily displayed the content of articles from the newspaper when asked - all without permission, the Times claimed. # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Four_ways_to_protect_your_art_from AI⠀⇛ Artists and writers have launched several lawsuits against AI companies, arguing that their work has been scraped into databases for training AI models without consent or compensation. Tech companies have responded that anything on the public [Internet] falls under fair use. But it will be years until we have a legal resolution to the problem. Unfortunately, there is little you can do if your work has been scraped into a data set and used in a model that is already out there. You can, however, take steps to prevent your work from being used in the future. Here are four ways to do that. # ⚓ 404 Media ☛ AI_Companies_Are_Trying_to_Get_MIT_Press Books⠀⇛ As several major publishers sell their authors’ works to tech giants for large language model fodder, MIT Press is asking authors for their input before any training deals are made, and claims that it’s been approached by AI companies to do so. # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ Canada’s_new_right-to-repair_exemptions_to copyright_law_are_as_useful_as_a_chocolate_teapot⠀⇛ A couple of weeks ago, Walled Culture wrote about the deeply unsatisfactory process for obtaining exemptions to the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s ban on the circumvention of copyright protection measures. As the post explained, meaningful and useful exemptions are blocked by the copyright industry as a matter of course, and only the tiniest and most trivial ones are graciously permitted. But that’s not the end of the problems with this kind of legislation, as a recent development in Canada underlines. Like the US and the EU, Canada passed legislation designed to prevent the circumvention of copyright protection systems, the so-called “technological protection measures” (TPMs, also known as Digital Rights Management or DRM). Over a decade later, a pair of new Canadian laws allow people to bypass those TPMs in certain circumstances, explained here by iFixit: [...] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3893 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 22/11/2024: Software Patents Squashed, Russia Starts Using ICBMs⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 22, 2024 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Frozen_Water_Fountain⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI) o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japanese,_Koreans_bottom_of_global_love_life survey⠀⇛ The survey showed that 37 per cent of Japanese respondents derive satisfaction from sex and romance. o ⚓ Tedium ☛ The_Floater_Manifesto⠀⇛ Our technology should be good enough to work across operating systems now. The best way to test that is by using literally every platform. Which is what I plan to do. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Fantasy_of_Cozy_Tech⠀⇛ From the “cozy gaming” trend to a new generation of Hey Hi (AI) companions, our devices are trying to swath us in a digital and physical cocoon. o ⚓ Medevel ☛ Home_Office_Hacks:_12_Steps_to_Stay_Focused_While Managing_Noise_and_Chaos⠀⇛ The Ultimate Guide to Working From Home (Without Going Full Vader on Your Family) 12 Steps You Need to Do, Manage The Noise, Distractions and Focus o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Mysterious_King_Arthur_Monument_Found_to_Be Over_5,000_Years_Old⠀⇛ Wait, what? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Einstein's_Most_Famous_Theory_Just_Passed Its_Biggest_Challenge_Ever⠀⇛ Validation on a cosmic scale. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Simple_Stack_Of_Ferrites_Shows_How_Fluxgate Magnetometers_Work⠀⇛ Have you ever wondered how a magnetometer works? We sure have, which was why we were happy to stumble upon this article on simple homebrew fluxgate magnetometers. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Stepping_On_LEGO_For_Science⠀⇛ You might say that the worst LEGO to step on is any given piece that happens to get caught underfoot, but have you ever thought about what the worst one would really be? For us, those little caltrops come to mind most immediately, and we’d probably be satisfied with believing that was the answer. But not [Nate Scovill]. He had to quantitatively find out one way or another. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ If_Life_Gives_You_Lemons,_Build_This_Lemontron⠀⇛ What if your 3D printer could fit in a box of filament but still rival the build plate size of heavyweights? Enter the Lemontron, a free and open source portable printer making waves in the maker community for its compact form factor and budget- friendly price. Watch [James]’ video on his build story here. Built around the Positron drive—a unique mechanism introduced by [Kralyn] in 2022—the Lemontron is the latest evolution of this innovative design. Although Kralyn mysteriously disappeared, their work inspired other projects like the Positron JourneyMaker and this Lemontron. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ China's_chipmaking_champion_soars_amid country's_push_for_self-reliance_—_SMIC's_stock_jumps_120%_as semiconductor_trade_war_intensifies⠀⇛ SMIC's stock price have doubled over the past two month over the expectation of increasing local demand. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Cyberpunk_Pocketwatch⠀⇛ For a time, pocketwatches were all the rage, but they were eventually supplanted by the wristwatch. [abe] built this cyberpunk Lock’n’Watch to explore an alternate history for the once trendy device. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Tube_Stereo_Amplifier,_From_Scratch⠀⇛ A conventional tube amplifier has a circuit whose fundamentals were well in place around a hundred years ago, so there are few surprises to be found in building one today. Nevertheless, building one is still a challenge, as [Mike Freda shows us with a stereo amplifier in the video below the break. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trump_Promises_Clean_Water._Will_He_Clean Up_PFAS?⠀⇛ Public health advocates worry that Donald Trump could unravel federal clean water efforts, including restrictions on lead pipes and chemicals known as PFAS. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Weed_for_PTSD?_Eager_for_Better_Cannabis Science,_F.D.A._Clears_Study.⠀⇛ The decision is the latest sign that federal health officials want more research on medical marijuana as its use grows. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Unions_across_EU_'share_the_view'_that_Mercosur deal_will_be_'detrimental_to_European_agriculture'⠀⇛ French farmers protesting harrowing conditions and a prospective EU trade deal with South America have received an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier, France's former Agriculture Minister. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Data_suggest_Latvia_is_one_of_Europe's_most overweight_countries⠀⇛ Statistics published by Eurostat November 20 may surprise many people as they suggest Latvia is one of the most overweight countries in Europe. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Human_Cases_of_Bird_Flu_Confirmed_to_Be Occurring_Undetected_in_The_US⠀⇛ CDC calls for stronger protections. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Science_of_Deload_Weeks:_Why_Focusing on_Rest_Is_Key_to_Fitness_Gains⠀⇛ Recovery time is essential. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Extra_Sleepiness_During_The_Day_Could_Be_a Signal_of_Pre-Dementia⠀⇛ A warning sign? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Small_Quirk_in_Your_Eye_Movement_Could Indicate_Alzheimer's⠀⇛ The eyes give it away. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ 'Misokinesia'_Phenomenon_Could_Affect_1_in 3_People,_Research_Shows⠀⇛ The struggle is real. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Saving_lives_with_reduced_pollution,_fewer pesticides,_and_less_worker_exploitation⠀⇛ Progress roundup: Governments around the world protect workers from exploitation, poor air quality, and pesticides that harm people. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ The_pandemic_roar_subsided,_but_mask_wars rumble_on⠀⇛ Some states are passing antimask laws, citing public safety concerns. Critics see a threat to privacy and to the ability to protest anonymously. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dr._Oz_Has_a_Checkered_Health_Care_Record: What_to_Know_About_Key_Issues⠀⇛ The heart surgeon turned TV star has championed healthy lifestyle habits. But he’s also promoted sham diet pills and ineffective Covid-19 treatments. o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾ # ⚓ Aurélien Jarno ☛ Aurelien_Jarno:_Hey_Hi_(AI)_crawlers should_be_smarter⠀⇛ It would be fantastic if all those Hey Hi (AI) companies dedicated some time to make their web crawlers smarter (what about using AI?). Noawadays most of them still stupidly follow every link on a Git frontend. Hint: Changing the display options does not provide more training data! # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Microsoft_only_planned_for_200,000_users for_Flight_Simulator_launch,_admits_drastic_underestimate_led to_database_being_overwhelmed⠀⇛ In a YouTube video, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft revealed that only stress-tested the MSFS 2024 database with 200,000 virtual users. This drastic underestimate led to the database being overwhelmed and crashing on launch day. # ⚓ XDA ☛ Microsoft's_Visual_Studio_Code_is_the_best_IDE_for Linux [Ed: The same old Microsoft propaganda, trying to entrap Linux devs with proprietary spyware of Microsoft]⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ South_Korea_cracks_down_on_Cambodia-based_scam group⠀⇛ The group relocated to Phnom Penh after intensified crackdown in Laos, South Korean police say. # ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ Retired_Teacher_Loses_RM500K_in Malaysian_Gold_Scam⠀⇛ Avoid falling prey to scams! Learn how a retired teacher lost RM500K in a fraudulent Malaysian gold scam. # ⚓ Myanmar_militia_arrests_and_deports_hundreds_of Chinese_scammers⠀⇛ China is keen to see the scammers shut down but some are shifting operations to avoid detection, a resident said. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ The_evolution_of_the_tech_support_scam⠀⇛ We take a look at the latest tactics used in one of the internet’s most enduring scams. # ⚓ Russell Coker ☛ Russell_Coker:_Solving_Spam_and Phishing_for_Corporations⠀⇛ § Centralisation and Corporations An advantage of a medium to large company is that it permits specialisation. For example I’m currently working in the IT department of a medium sized company and because we have standardised hardware (Dell Latitude and Precision laptops, Dell Precision Tower workstations, and Dell PowerEdge servers) and I am involved in fixing all GNU/Linux compatibility issues on that I can fix most problems in a small fraction of the time that I would take to fix on a random computer. There is scope for a lot of debate about the extent to which companies should standardise and centralise things. But for computer problems which can escalate quickly from minor to serious if not approached in the correct manner it’s clear that a good deal of centralisation is appropriate. For people doing technical computer work such as programming there’s a large portion of the employees who are computer hobbyists who like to fiddle with computers. But if the support system is run well even they will appreciate having computers just work most of the time and for a large portion of the failures having someone immediately recognise the problem, like the issues with NVidia drivers that I have documented so that first line support can implement workarounds without the need for a lengthy investigation. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_to_Add_Extra_Security_Layers_to Your_Phone_or_Tablet [Ed: Those are not secure, they're in effect spying gadgets]⠀⇛ New features in Apple’s iOS 18 and Google’s Android 15 can lock up apps with sensitive information and even hide them from view. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Technology_the_Trump_Administration Could_Use_to_Hack_Your_Phone⠀⇛ Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here? # ⚓ EDRI ☛ EDRi-gram,_20_November_2024⠀⇛ For the last two weeks, we’ve been tuning in to the European Commissioner-designates’ hearings in the European Parliament to hear how would-be EU decision-makers in the Commission envision the role of technology in our future. Some hearings were riveting, while others deeply worrying. It was encouraging to hear that the enforcement of existing digital laws like the GDPR and DSA was high on some Commissioner-designates’ priorities. However, there were also many disturbing mentions of tech hype buzzwords, and no strong commitments to tackle surveillance or protect our right to safe and confidential communications online through encryption. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Non-fitted_devices_in_the_UK_Home_Office’s surveillance_arsenal:_Investigating_the_technology behind_GPS_fingerprint_scanners⠀⇛ Privacy International’s technical research on the so-called non-fitted devices (NFDs) used by the UK Home Office to track migrants shows that these devices are intrusive and stigmatising by design. The use of NFDs is an expansion beyond the use of GPS ankle tags of the UK’s surveillance of migrants who are on immigration bail and subject to electronic monitoring conditions. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ German_federal_health_minister,_Shein_and Deutsche_Bahn_‘awarded’_for_worst_privacy_and_data protection_offences⠀⇛ In October 2024, EDRi member Digitalcourage held the annual gala for the German BigBrother Awards. The unfortunate “winners” included a minister in the federal government, the police and interior minister in one German state, two international online retailers, a fundamental infrastructure provider and a trend. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ German_petition_calls_for_a_fundamental_right to_‘a_life_without_digital_coercion’⠀⇛ EDRi member Digitalcourage is calling for an amendment to the German constitution to establish a right to access basic services without being forced to use a digital solution. This was triggered by the observation that some essential service providers – Deutsche Post DHL Group (mail) and Deutsche Bahn (railways) – are increasingly forcing people to use their companies’ apps. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Promises_unkept:_The_EU-US_Data_Privacy Framework_under_fire⠀⇛ A decade after Snowden’s revelations — and despite the public outrage they sparked — surveillance and mass data collection continue under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), despite persistent privacy concerns. This shift reflects a reorientation of EU priorities toward economic and geopolitical interests, risking compromises on privacy and data protection. # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ Securitising_Education⠀⇛ # ⚓ Privacy International ☛ From_chatbots_to_adbots: sharing_your_thoughts_with_advertisers⠀⇛ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Meta_to_appeal_India_penalty_on_WhatsApp privacy_policy⠀⇛ The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of ₹213.14 crore (approximately $25.4 million USD) on Meta Platforms for abusing its dominant position through WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ A_new_registry_empowers_the_Slovenian_public to_monitor_the_use_of_Hey_Hi_(AI)_systems_by_public institutions⠀⇛ EDRi affiliate Danes je nov dan recently launched their Public Sector Hey Hi (AI) Registry. The platform provides insight into the use of Hey Hi (AI) systems by Slovenia’s public institutions and highlights the lack of transparency from officials. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Surveillance_Giant_Google_Spent 15_Years_Concealing_Its_Internal_Conversations⠀⇛ Trying to avoid antitrust suits, Surveillance Giant Google systematically told employees to destroy messages, avoid certain words and copy the lawyers as often as possible. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ German_top_court_says_Facebook_(Farcebook) users_can_claim_damages_over_2021_data_scraping⠀⇛ The Federal Court of Justice in Germany ruled on Monday that users of the social network Facebook, whose data were exposed in a ‘scraping’ incident in April 2021, may be entitled to compensation. # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ The_Pokemon_Go_Spying_Conspiracy Theory?_Yeah._It's_Verified.⠀⇛ Pokemon Go using your phone camera to build a CIA-backed 3D Map Hey Hi (AI) system. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Junta_chief_vows_to_complete_Myanmar_census_by_year-end_- -_then_hold_elections⠀⇛ Min Aung Hlaing told officials in China that the ballot will take place at the conclusion of the ongoing census. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_returns_to_Pacific_with_aid_and influence_push,_report_shows⠀⇛ China has regained its place as the second-biggest bilateral donor to the Pacific Islands, displacing the United States and targeting its spending to win influence, a Lowy Institute report on aid to the region found. # ⚓ China_reels_after_string_of_public_stabbings,_car_attacks⠀⇛ A car attack at a primary schoolyard follows two stabbing attacks on university campuses. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Toward_a_digital_ceasefire⠀⇛ The ascent of cyber warfare is weaponizing our digital world; it’s time to embrace the concept of “digital ceasefire.” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Vetoes_Gaza_Cease-Fire_Resolution_at U.N._Security_Council⠀⇛ The United States, which has blocked four other resolutions, said it vetoed the most recent version because it did not make the release of hostages a precondition for a truce. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_vetoes_fourth_UN_Security_Council_Gaza ceasefire_resolution⠀⇛ The US vetoed a UN resolution on Wednesday demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza. The other 14 members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of the resolution. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_to_wrestle_with_an_ayatollah⠀⇛ If one looks closely, the ancient Persian sport of wrestling might have answers to understanding how to contain Iran # ⚓ France24 ☛ No,_this_viral_photo_doesn’t_show_Iran's_Supreme Leader_'in_a_coma'⠀⇛ Social media was abuzz with misleading, out of context images from Iran this week: dated, decade- old images being used to claim Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was hospitalised in a coma, and a slew of footage from 2022 demonstrations being presented as current unrest. Vedika Bahl talks us through it in this episode of Truth or Fake. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Activist_Kianoosh_Sanjari’s_Final_Act Stuns_Iran⠀⇛ Repeatedly imprisoned in his country, Kianoosh Sanjari refused to be silenced by the government. But in the end, despairing of change, he silenced himself. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ 2025_will_be_a_decisive_year_for_Iran’s nuclear_program⠀⇛ Diplomatic deadlines and regional factors will force Iran to decide soon whether to strike a deal or seek a nuclear weapon. Either choice will have major ripple effects. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_more_likely_to_attack_Iran's_nuclear sites_under_Trump,_ex-intelligence_chief_says⠀⇛ FRANCE 24 spoke to Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israeli military intelligence (2006-2010), to analyse the shifting balance of power in the Middle East as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House. Yadlin noted that there is "a lot of consideration about whether to attack Iran's nuclear facilities or not". With Trump in power, Yadlin believes that an Israeli-led attack on Iran's nuclear sites is more likely, in part to show that "America is leading again". # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Syria_accused_of_failing_to_comply_with_ICJ_order to_prevent_torture⠀⇛ Syria has failed to comply with a 2023 International Court of Justice (ICJ) order requiring the country to “take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Wednesday. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Rights_Watchdog_Says_Tajik_Activist_Deported_From Germany_Has_Been_Jailed⠀⇛ Dilmurod Ergashev, a Tajik opposition activist who was deported from Germany despite significant concerns about the risk of his detention and torture upon returning to Tajikistan, has been jailed for two months, Human Rights Watch said on November 20, calling on Berlin to press for his release. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ At_Least_11_Killed_In_Militant_Attack_In_Pakistan⠀⇛ At least 11 members of Pakistan's security forces were killed and at least four others were wounded in a car-bombing and shooting attack, the country's military said in a statement. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Suicide_attack_on_Pakistan_army_outpost kills_12_soldiers_in_north-west⠀⇛ Hafiz Gul Bahadur, an Islamist militant group, has claimed responsibility for the attack. # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ Two_opposition_mayors_sentenced_to_prison_on ‘terror’_charges_in_Dersim⠀⇛ The mayors may be suspended from office and replaced with trustees following the conviction. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Great_changes_unseen_in_100_years—but_not the_ones_Pooh-tin_is_thinking_of⠀⇛ In October 2017, Pooh-tin Jinping declared that the world is experiencing ‘great changes unseen in a hundred years’. # ⚓ C4ISRNET ☛ Pentagon_picks_programmers_to_connect_its Replicator_drone_swarms⠀⇛ The Defense Innovation Unit on Wednesday announced awards for two key Replicator software efforts: Opportunistic, Resilient and Innovative Expeditionary Network Topology, or ORIENT, and Autonomous Collaborative Teaming, known as ACT. DIU issued solicitations in July and received proposals from 251 companies. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_hasn’t_perfected_ICBM warheads,_US_admiral_says⠀⇛ North Korea has accelerated its development of missiles and nuclear weapons in recent years. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Quick_Take…Ukraine_Fires_Missiles_into Russia,_“WWIII”_looms⠀⇛ The press is reporting that President Biden gave his permission for Ukrainian forces to fire US-made missiles into Russia. Russia confirms one such launch, claiming to have shot most of them down without much damage or  any casualties. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Russia’s_Ukraine_invasion_has_failed_to_meet Putin’s_goals_‘1,000_days_later,’_US_Defense_Secretary Austin_says⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed to meet any of his goals in Ukraine, even after more than 1,000 days of war, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Putin's_'war_of_aggression'_on_Ukraine_& threats_toward_West_designed_to_'lay_blame_somewhere else'⠀⇛ Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours prompted European officials to say Tuesday that they suspect "sabotage" and "hybrid warfare" linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The four countries affected by the cuts -- Finland, Germany, Lithuania and Sweden -- have all launched investigations, with Berlin and Swedish police saying they suspected "sabotage". For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Li Andersson, Finnish MEP (GUE/NGL), Chairperson of the Left Alliance and City Councillor in Turku. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_lowers_nuclear_threshold_as_US_drops restrictions_on_use_of_missiles_by_Ukraine⠀⇛ President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a directive formally lowering the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, a move widely seen as a response to the recent policy shift by US President Joe Biden on the missile supply to Ukraine. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_urges_‘restraint’_after Russian_President_Vladimir_Putin_issues_nuclear threat⠀⇛ China on Wednesday urged “calm” and “restraint” after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat and Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Putin_gifts_zoo_animals, including_lion,_bears_and_ducks,_to_North_Korean_zoo⠀⇛ Moscow and Pyongyang have lately been joined at the hip as both sides deal with sanctions from the West. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_open_to_discussing_ceasefire_with Trump_but_rejects_major_territory_concessions_and Ukraine_NATO_membership_—_Reuters_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Russian_girl_shows_me_her_ass’:_How foreigner_vloggers_who_moved_to_Russia_support_Putin, promote_‘family_values,’_and_sexualize_women_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Rīga_meeting_to_plan_holding_Russia_legally accountable⠀⇛ On November 22, the Latvian capital, Rīga, will host the twelfth meeting of the 'Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine'. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_military_drone_production_picks_up⠀⇛ Drones are an integral part of modern warfare. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drone production in particular has boomed around the world, and a Latvian company previously unconnected with the drone industry is now offering aircraft that are almost impossible for the enemy to intercept, Latvian Television reports November 19. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ukraine_fires_long-range_UK_Storm_Shadow missiles_into_Russia,_sources_say⠀⇛ Ukraine fired British long-range Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported, citing an anonymous Western official. Another official confirmed the report to Reuters on condition of anonymity. The news comes as Ukraine called on its Western allies not to fuel tension inside the country after a string of embassies in Kyiv announced they would close, citing the threat of a "massive air attack" from Russia on the capital. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_allocates_10m_euros_to_Ukraine’s reconstruction_via_World_Bank_fund⠀⇛ Lithuania will provide another 10 million euros for urgent infrastructure reconstruction work in Ukraine. # ⚓ North_Korean_authorities_begin_to_distribute_Russian flour_rations⠀⇛ Residents wonder if the food aid was provided by Russia after Pyongyang sent troops for the war in Ukraine. # ⚓ Myanmar_tops_grim_world_ranking_of_landmine_victims⠀⇛ With violence surging, Myanmar has more casualties than Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Sentences_Russian_Actor_Mashkov_In Absentia_For_Supporting_War⠀⇛ Ukrainian court has sentenced prominent Russian actor Vladimir Mashkov in absentia to 10 years in prison, according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Mashkov was found guilty of undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity and promoting war propaganda. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Dutch_Deliver_Final_2_F-16_Jets,_As_Germany, U.S._Set_New_Ukraine_Aid_Packages⠀⇛ The United States, Germany, and the Netherland -- three key Ukrainian allies - - on November 20 provided details of additional aid to Kyiv as it battles against Russia’s full-scale invasion, which passed the 1,000-day mark this week. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._To_Give_Ukraine_Anti-Personnel_Mines Despite_Outcry_By_Rights_Groups⠀⇛ The White House said it will provide Ukraine with anti-personnel mines to help it fend off Russia’s battlefield advances, which are gaining momentum in the east of the country, despite widespread opposition to such weapons by international rights groups. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_troops_have_joined Ukraine_war_battles_as_part_of_Russian_units,_Seoul says⠀⇛ North Korea has also shipped additional arms for the war in Ukraine. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ How_wind_and_solar_is_restoring Ukraine’s_energy_and_resisting_Russian_missile attacks⠀⇛ Russia has consistently targeted Ukraine’s energy facilities, forcing companies to constantly rebuild and go weeks without power. Clean energy has begun to replace damaged coal and gas power plants, and it is proving more reliable and harder to destroy. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Agrees_to_Supply_Ukraine_With Anti-Personnel_Mines⠀⇛ The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Pauses_Operations_at_Kyiv Embassy,_Warning_of_‘Significant_Air_Attack’⠀⇛ The unusual alert came a day after Ukraine used American-made ballistic missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time. At least two other Western embassies closed for the day after the warning. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Intensifies_Assaults_on_an Exhausted_Ukraine⠀⇛ Overextended Ukrainian forces lack manpower and artillery against Russian forces willing to absorb staggering casualties. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Are_Anti-Personnel_Mines?⠀⇛ The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Thursday_Briefing:_U.S._Anti- Personnel_Mines_for_Ukraine⠀⇛ Plus, Daniel Craig’s performance in “Queer.” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Vietnam_Extradites_Belarus_Opposition_Figure Who_Fought_For_Ukraine_Back_To_Minsk⠀⇛ Vietnam has extradited a Belarusian national who fought as a volunteer in Ukraine on Kyiv's to Minsk, Belarusian media reported on November 20 # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukraine_can’t_afford_to_lose_tens_of thousands_of_lives_to_reclaim_Crimea,_says_Zelensky_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Biden_administration_plans_to_forgive_half of_Ukraine’s_$9_billion_loan_—_Bloomberg_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ With_Ukraine_now_firing_Western-supplied long-range_missiles,_Russian_borderland_regions_prepare for_‘harsh_winter’_ahead_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ As_embassies_suspend_operations_in_Kyiv, Ukraine_urges_West_not_to_fall_for_Russian psychological_warfare_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ After_authorizing_ATACMS_strikes_inside Russia,_Biden_agrees_to_supply_Ukraine_with antipersonnel_mines_—_The_Washington_Post_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukraine_has_begun_using_American-made_ATACMS missiles_to_hit_Russian_territory._Could_it_change_the course_of_the_war?_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Building_owned_by_Russian_Embassy_in_unkempt state,_reports_LTV⠀⇛ At Andreja Pumpura Street 1 in the art nouveau center of Rīga stands an unoccupied building belonging to the Russian Embassy. A local resident has noticed that it has not been maintained for several years , Latvian Television's 4. studija reports November 20. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_vetoes_UN_Security_Council_draft resolution_on_civilian_protection_in_Sudan⠀⇛ Russia on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution aimed at protecting civilians in Sudan amidst the country’s ongoing conflict. The resolution, which would have called on the warring factions to cease hostilities and engage in dialogue in good faith, was blocked despite widespread international support for its adoption. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Europeans_probe_Baltic_cable_damage_as suspicions_turn_toward_Russia⠀⇛ European governments and the United States have accused Russia of intensifying "hybrid attacks" following reports that Baltic Sea fiber-optic communications cables were damaged by suspected sabotage, although they have not yet directly tied Moscow to the damage. # ⚓ Seoul_confirms_North_Korea’s_additional_export_of artillery_to_Russia⠀⇛ The South’s spy agency also said some North Korean troops in Russia participated in combat; others still training. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ NATO's_Arctic_Exercises:_Finland_Hosts Artillery_Drills_Near_Russian_Border⠀⇛ Thousands of NATO troops are training with artillery in Finland just 100 kilometers from the Russian border. Soldiers from more than 20 nations are deployed in one of the largest drills in the organization's recent history. RFE/RL's Olena Abramovych reports from Rovajarvi as Finland hosts its first such exercise since joining NATO in 2023. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Detains_German_Citizen_On_Terrorism Charge⠀⇛ Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on November 20 that its officers had detained a German citizen on suspicion of involvement in a March explosion... # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Long_Tied_to_Russia,_Georgia’s Winemakers_Look_to_the_West⠀⇛ Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high- value European and American markets. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Unable_to_service_engines_due_to_sanctions, Russian_airlines_have_reportedly_now_grounded_half_of their_Airbus_Neo_planes_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_passes_law_allowing_war_participants to_write_off_debts_worth_$100,000_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_arrests_German_citizen_in_Kaliningrad region_for_alleged_involvement_in_gas_pipeline_attack_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘While_the_baby-maker_is_still_working’: Russian_lawmaker_criticized_for_crude_comments_telling women_to_give_birth_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ U.S._Embassy_in_Kyiv_announces_temporary closure,_citing_threat_of_‘significant_air_attack’_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Lukashenka_Pardons_32_More_Political Prisoners_Of_Estimated_1,300_Behind_Bars⠀⇛ Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, has pardoned an additional 32 political prisoners, according to reports from the pro-government Pul Pervogo Telegram channel, although an estimated 1,300 such prisoners remain behind bars in the country. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow’s_most_infamous_prison_now_forbids inmates_from_writing_the_phrase_‘political_prisoners’ in_private_correspondence_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_court_fines_Moscow_resident_for anti-war_comments_made_at_church_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘I_have_good_news_and_bad_news’:_Journalist Alsu_Kurmasheva_speaks_to_Meduza_about_life_as_a political_prisoner_in_Russia_and_why_she’ll_never_be_a cynic_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_PR_expert_jailed_for_online_post after_accompanying_Evan_Gershkovich_on_reporting_trip asks_government_to_exclude_him_from_prisoner_swaps_— Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_court_sentences_history_teacher_to three_years_in_prison_for_‘justifying_terrorism’_over Crimean_bridge_explosion_remarks_in_class_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘A_different_type_of_threat’_More_Russian regions_prepare_bomb_shelters_amid_fears_of_Ukrainian ATACMS_strikes_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ A_day_after_Ukraine’s_first_ATACMS_strike inside_Russia,_Kyiv_reportedly_fires_British_Storm Shadow_missiles,_too_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Chinese_ship_under_surveillance_following Baltic_Sea_cables_damage⠀⇛ The Danish Navy said on Wednesday that it is monitoring a Chinese cargo ship in the Baltic Sea following investigations by several countries into damaged submarine telecommunications cables. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ European Commission ☛ EU_continues_to_be_a_global_leader_on sustainable_finance⠀⇛ More than three years after the first transaction of our NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds, the EU has issued more than €65 billion of NGEU Green Bonds, setting the EU on track to becoming the largest issuer of Green Bonds in the world. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Rich_nations_under_pressure_over_climate_finance at_COP29_talks⠀⇛ Pressure mounted on wealthy nations Wednesday to put a figure on the table as time runs out at COP29 to strike a deal on climate assistance for poorer countries. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korean_police_to_push_for licences_for_personal_mobility_devices⠀⇛ The police aim to have a proposal by January 2025. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Teen_electrocuted_on_bus:_Vehicle wiring_didn’t_follow_safety_standards,_says_Malaysian minister⠀⇛ He said action has been taken to address the issue and prevent similar incidents in the future. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Analysis:_Chinese_cars_pour_in_to Mexico,_rattling_the_USMCA⠀⇛ Did Mexico help China meddle with the USMCA? Auto industry expert Michael Dunne weighs in. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ How_much_has_China_actually invested_in_Mexico?⠀⇛ Chinese investment in Mexico has provoked threats and warnings from U.S. and Canadian politicians lately. Reporter Peter Davies examines the data. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Nebraska_sues_large_truck_manufacturers_over electrification_‘conspiracy’⠀⇛ Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against multiple heavy- duty truck manufacturers. The lawsuit asserted that the manufacturers “conspired” to restrict the availability of diesel- powered semi-trucks in support of California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, which mandates a transition to electric trucks by 2035. # ⚓ France24 ☛ SpaceX's_sixth_Starship_test_flight:_Soft splashdown_but_no_booster_catch⠀⇛ In this Science segment, we look at SpaceX's latest test flight of its Starship megarocket. The flight went well and achieved several milestones, but the team did not manage to repeat last month's incredible manoeuvre, when the massive Super Heavy booster was retrieved by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms. That move was hailed as a marvel of engineering. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Trump’s_Return_Could_Mean_for Animals⠀⇛ A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Record-Breaking_Coral_Death_in_The Great_Barrier_Reef_Alarms_Scientists⠀⇛ Up to 72 percent mortality in some areas. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Tested_8_Famous_Cities. Only_1_Met_The_Standard_For_Tree_Cover.⠀⇛ Is your city green enough? # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Remote_Chinese_county_offers_cash_for_babies_to_boost population⠀⇛ Subei county in the western province of Gansu now sees fewer than five live births a month. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Former_Malaysia_finance_minister_Daim Zainuddin_acquitted_of_all_charges_a_week_after_his_death⠀⇛ A judge made the order of acquittal after the prosecution said it did not wish to pursue the case. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Xi_and_Lula_elevate_China-Brazil_ties in_state_visit⠀⇛ China's President Pooh-tin Jinping and his Brazilian peer Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday upgraded the status of diplomatic relations and struck agreements on infrastructure, energy and agribusiness, tightening links between two of the world's largest developing economies. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Tibetan_environmentalist_released_after_serving_nearly_15 years_in_prison⠀⇛ He now suffers from back-related health issues and assistance to walk after years of prison labor, sources said. # ⚓ Five_years_on,_PolyU_protesters_say_they_were_defending freedoms⠀⇛ Four exiled Hong Kongers look back on the 2019 siege by riot police as a last-ditch battle. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 19-year-old_Hong_Kong_student charged_with_insulting_China’s_anthem_granted_bail⠀⇛ A Hong Kong student charged with insulting China’s national anthem during  a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong in June has been granted bail. Lau Pun-hei, 19, appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday. # ⚓ Hunger_striker_among_3_Vietnamese_prisoners_to_win international_prize⠀⇛ Do Nam Trung, Bui Van Thuan and Dang Dang Phuoc are serving long sentences for ‘propaganda.’ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Jailed_democrats’_plan constitutionally_allowed_under_Basic_Law,_Hong_Kong_legal scholar_says⠀⇛ Democrats’ plan to veto the budget was constitutionally allowed under Hong Kong’s Basic Law, a legal scholar has said, a day after 45 pro- democracy figures were jailed for conspiring to commit subversion over the scheme. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Detained_Hong_Kong_media_tycoon_Jimmy_Lai_denies_foreign collusion⠀⇛ The landmark case follows the jailing of 45 democracy activists for subversion # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Jimmy_Lai,_Hong_Kong_Media_Mogul,_Takes Stand_in_National_Security_Trial⠀⇛ The tycoon, who testified at his national security trial, rejected accusations that he had used his newspaper and political connections to undermine Beijing’s authority. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ National_security_trial_of_Hong_Kong media_tycoon_Jimmy_Lai:_What’s_happened_so_far⠀⇛ Jimmy Lai is accused of endangering China’s national security by colluding with foreign forces. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Hong_Kong_tycoon_Jimmy_Lai_tells_court he_championed_‘freedom’⠀⇛ The 76-year-old founder of the now-shuttered tabloid Apple Daily is accused of colluding with foreign forces. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Detained_Hong_Kong_pro-democracy media_tycoon_Jimmy_Lai_to_testify_for_first_time_in_national security_trial⠀⇛ Detained pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is set to take the stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national security trial. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong’s_Jimmy_Lai_denies_using connections_to_sway_US_foreign_policy_as_he_takes_stand_in national_security_trial⠀⇛ Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai took the stand for the first time in his national security trial on Wednesday, testifying that he had never tried to influence overseas governments’ foreign policy on Hong Kong or China. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Guardian_strike:_Staff_agree_48-hour walkout_over_Observer_sale_to_Tortoise⠀⇛ Journalists have opted for a 48-hour stoppage next month, with a second possibly to follow. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Guardian_US_editor_Betsy_Reed:_‘We_want_to offer_readers_joy_and_hope’⠀⇛ What's next for The Guardian in Trump 2.0 as it is "now more global and more American". o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Traveller_endures_invasive_search_at South_Korea_airport_after_drug_scanner_error⠀⇛ She had to remove her sanitary pad and show it to a female customs official. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Why_Chicago_Hasn’t_Seen_Police_Reform Progress⠀⇛ In the five and a half years since the Chicago Police Department agreed to extensive oversight from a federal judge, there have been bursts of activity to address the brutality and civil rights violations that led to the agreement. Court hearings: more than a hundred. Meetings: hundreds. Money: hundreds of millions in Chicago taxpayer dollars allocated to making the court- ordered reforms, known as a consent decree, a reality. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Texas_Lawmakers_Push_for_More_Exceptions_to Strict_Abortion_Ban⠀⇛ # ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ e-Visas_Factsheet⠀⇛ From 1 January 2025, people who have right to remain in the UK must have an e-Visas to apply for work, apply to use housing and other services, and to re-enter the UK. Other documents such as Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) will no longer be accepted. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ Building_technology_by,_for,_and_of_the_people:_A vision_for_our_digital_future⠀⇛ Together, we can protect human rights, strengthen democracy, and reshape societal systems. Read about our commitment to prioritising building technology by, for, and of the people, as part of our Vision for 2024 and beyond. # ⚓ ACLU ☛ How_Biden_Can_Act_Now_to_Limit_Trump’s_Mass Deportation_Agenda⠀⇛ President-elect Donald Trump has made mass detention of immigrant communities a central part of his political platform. Trump’s cabinet nominees are reportedly laying_the_groundwork to expand detention capacity in cities around the country. The Trump administration's proposed plans include making detention mandatory, which would trap immigrants in abusive, inhumane conditions for years as they fight deportation. Immigration detention, or civil detention for those awaiting a determination of their immigration status or deportation, must be limited. Right now President Joe Biden can act to limit mass detention of immigrants by closing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities with egregious records of human rights violations and abuses and halt further detention expansion. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Imprisonment_of_Thailand_rights_lawyer_violates international_law:_UN_group⠀⇛ The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) called Monday for the immediate release of prominent Thai human rights lawyer and pro- democracy activist Anon Nampa after ruling that his detention under Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws violates international law. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Medevel ☛ Google_First_Page_Clutter:_New_Improvements_or_a Nightmare?⠀⇛ As Google's first-page results become increasingly cluttered with ads and irrelevant content, users are exploring alternative search engines. The frustration with Google's bloated search results has created opportunities for competitors to gain market share. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ New_on_Orbit:_Enhanced_community_features⠀⇛ Several new features have just been released on Orbit, designed to improve the experience for community members, moderators, and list owners. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_auIGF_2024⠀⇛ Joyce Chen encouraged participation in Internet governance at the auIGF 2024, held in Melbourne, Australia on 28 and 29 October 2024. # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_RIPE_89⠀⇛ Geoff Huston gave two presentations (recorded) at RIPE 89, held in Prague, Czech Republic from 28 October to 1 November 2024. # ⚓ Internet Society ☛ Unpacking_Internet_Governance_and_Our Work_in_the_United_Nations⠀⇛ Dive into Internet governance, our work in the United Nations, and multistakeholderism in this Q&A with Mona Gaballa and Israel Rosas. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Apple_Fires_Back_Against_‘Parasitic’ Musi_App_In_Contentious_App_Store_Lawsuit⠀⇛ After Musi developers filed a lawsuit for breach of contract and seeking the app to be reinstated to the App Store, Apple’s lawyers have responded to the lawsuit. They seek a denial of the preliminary injunction that would force Fashion Company Apple to allow Musi back onto the App Store. Here’s why. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Challenging_the_Validity_of_Patents_by Way_of_Defence:_Recent_Decision_of_the_Brazilian_Superior Court_of_Justice⠀⇛ In a decision rendered on 12 June 2024, the full chamber of the private law division (‘Segunda Seção’) of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice ruled that state courts may decide on the validity of patents when the validity is put in issue by way of defence in civil proceedings for infringement (EREsp 1.332.417/RS). # ⚓ JUVE ☛ UK_High_Court_rules_no_interim_licence_for_Lenovo_in dispute_with_Ericsson⠀⇛ Lenovo will not receive an interim licence in its dispute with Ericsson. Judge Jonathan Richards of the UK High Court handed down his ruling last Friday (case ID: HP-2023-000036). # ⚓ KOL448_|_David_Pearce_(Tufty_the_Cat)_on_nChain_and_Patent Law⠀⇛ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 448. This is my discussion with European patent monopoly attorney David Pearce, of the Tufty the Cat European IP blog (twitter). He and I were co- founders and members of the Advisory Council for the Open Crypto Alliance (2020–22). # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Major_UK_merger:_AA_Thornton_joins_forces_with Venner_Shipley [Ed: Seems more like a commercial, not news]⠀⇛ The two UK IP firms have joined forces. Following the merger, the new constellation will have a headcount of 230, including 46 partners. It will maintain six offices across the UK in London, Cambridge, Guildford, Manchester, Tunbridge Wells, and Oxford, as well as offices in Munich and Alicante. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Velos_Media_video_codec_patent_monopoly challenged⠀⇛ On November 14, 2024, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S._Patent 9,955,171, owned by Velos_Media, an NPE. The '171 patent monopoly is generally directed to the selection of a set of prediction modes for encoding and decoding video. The patent monopoly explains that conventional methods use only one set of prediction modes, and that by providing additional prediction sets with different directions, rather than a single prediction set, efficiency can be increased. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ The_NHK-Fintiv_Saga_Continues: USPTO_and_Amicus_Defend_Discretionary_Denials⠀⇛ The Federal Circuit is poised to address a significant administrative law question in Apple v. Vidal regarding whether the USPTO's NHK-Fintiv framework for discretionary IPR denials required notice-and-comment rulemaking under the APA. The case comes after the Federal Circuit's 2023 decision finding the procedural challenge reviewable while affirming dismissal of substantive challenges to the framework. Apple Inc. v. Vidal, 63 F.4th 1 (Fed. Cir. 2023).  The case takes on added significance given Director Vidal's recent resignation announcement. Her likely Trump appointee replacement may return to former Director Iancu's more aggressive approach to discretionary denials. # § Software Patents/Trolls⠀➾ # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ $2,000_for_Jeffrey_Gross_entity, AttestWave,_networking_patent_monopoly_prior_art⠀⇛ Unified Patents added a new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, seeking prior art on at least claim 29 of U.S._Patent 7,895,643, asserted by AttestWave, LLC, an NPE and entity of Jeffrey M. Gross. The ‘643 patent monopoly addresses trusted operations in computer networks and focuses on assuring trusted flows of communications by enforcing compliance with defined specifications. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ IP_Edge_entity_Communication Advances_camera_patent_monopoly_found_invalid⠀⇛ On November 5, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate canceling all claims of U.S._Patent 8,823,826, owned by Communication Advances LLC, an NPE and entity of IP_Edge. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Monticello_Enterprises_payment patent_monopoly_found_invalid⠀⇛ On November 7, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of all challenged claims of U.S. Patent_11,468,497, owned and asserted by Monticello Enterprises LLC. The ‘497 patent monopoly relates to transmitting user payment data to a merchant device based on inputs received from a user. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Mel_NavIP_speech_recognition_patent monopoly_found_invalid⠀⇛ On October 29, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of all challenged claims of U.S. Patent_8,060,368, owned and asserted by Mel NavIP, LLC. The '368 patent monopoly is generally directed to navigation and speech recognition for a vehicle. o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ "SURVIVAL_+_Greek_Cross_Design"_Fails_to Function_as_a_Trademark_for_First_Aid_Kits,_Says_TTAB⠀⇛ The Board upheld a refusal to register the proposed mark shown below for "first aid kits" [SURVIVAL disclaimed] on the ground that the supposed mark "would be perceived as merely informational matter and thus fails to function as a trademark" for the identified goods. The Board found that each of the elements of the mark - the white Greek cross on a green background, the word SURVIVAL, and the red rectangle - are non-distinctive both alone and in combination. In re Tyrrells Administration Pty Ltd , Serial No. 97002256 (November 15, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Robert Lavache). # ⚓ KOL448_|_Trademarking_the_Infinite_Banking_Concept?⠀⇛ Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 448. I was interviewed by Logan Hertz, of Hazeltine LLC, about attempts by the Nelson Nash Institute, they of the poorly-named "Infinite Banking" concept, to use trademark to bully competitors. I discuss the general problem with IP and then apply it to trademark, and provide suggestions as to more "ethical" ways of using trademark and IP in an IP- world. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Nine_Months_Later,_Sony_Music_Drops Copyright_Suit_Alleging_Missing_Whitney_Houston_Biopic_Sync Payments⠀⇛ Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has officially dropped a missing-payments lawsuit filed against the production companies behind a Whitney Houston biopic. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ AEG_Presents_Resumes_Litigation Against_Young_Thug,_Demands_Details_About_Alleged_$16_Million Catalog_Sale⠀⇛ Following the end of Young Thug’s marathon criminal case – and his time behind bars – AEG Presents has formally moved to resume its years-old lawsuit against him. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5767 ➮ Generation completed at 02:49, i.e. 5 seconds to (re)generate ⟲