05.27.23
Posted in Deception, Free/Libre Software at 7:57 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Collective Risk From Social Control Networks
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Summary: With the Tux Machines anniversary (19 years) just days away we seriously consider abandoning all social control media accounts of that site, including Mastodon and Diaspora; social control networks do far more harm than good and they’ve gotten a lot worse over time
AMONG the potential topics for today we’ve included the impact of social control media ‘by peer’, e.g. within families (dinner table, sleep) or inside workplaces. I’ve meanwhile noticed, as stated in the above video, that Mastodon’s largest instance does not like GNU/Linux sites. It does not like GNU/Linux users, either. Tux Machines (username tuxmachines) has been delisted and demoted; it’s not visible, even if it’s still there, and nothing gets imported into the account.
“Tux Machines (username tuxmachines) has been delisted and demoted; it’s not visible, even if it’s still there, and nothing gets imported into the account.”For now I’ve decided not to even ‘fix’ the tuxmachines social control media accounts. It’s just not worth the trouble and as early as next week Tux Machines might quit social control media altogether. It’s a total catastrophe and nobody deserves to have to deal with such crap.
The video above focuses on this new article from YLE. It talks about how children’s use of crap like Fentanylware/TikTok harms health; those are topics that we did not cover or barely covered before.
To make society better off and more secured/protected from harm — both domestic and foreign — we need to convince peers/family/friends to abandon social control media, including federated/Free software/decentralised derivatives/copycats of the same behavioural machines. “Free (as in Freedom) platforms would not drive “engagement” nor aim for other aspects of addiction and harm,” an associate noted. █
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Posted in Free/Libre Software at 6:57 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Anonymous Travel as a Right
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Summary: The short story is that in the UK it’s still possible to travel anonymously by bus, tram, and train (even with shades, hat and mask/s on), but how long for? Or how much longer have we got before this too gets banned under the false guise of “protecting us” (or “smart”/”modern”)?
THE element of “curious Roy” has long motivated and led me to “testing” all sorts of stores and businesses, sometimes even government departments. I did assessments and surveys, then published the outcomes in my personal site. Back in the days there were media/societal watchdogs that did this routinely and reported their latest-found outcomes.
“Surveillance states mostly punish law-abiding people.”The other day I decided to check the experience of travelling by train anonymously. In a nutshell, it’s still possible to purchase train tickets and travel anonymously. It’s also possible to do this with an actual human and the queue was short even at 8:30AM. Yes, actual humans are available! And they talk back at you with advice and stuff…
Of course not every train station still has humans available. In some countries the regime and the corporations (graft) try to herd people into “smart” “apps” and other such nonsense. Those should not be needed. More of that is covered in the video above, including why in a free society anonymous travel is still very important. In some parts of the world it’s already impossible to travel privately in a car, unless it’s a stolen car. Does this prevent crime? Hardly. Many criminals already exercise special caution and steal cars, from which crimes get committed. Surveillance states mostly punish law-abiding people. █
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Posted in Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre Software at 2:38 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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HMRC Useless UI, No Reference
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Summary: The crimes of Sirius ‘Open Source’ were reported 7 days ago to HMRC (equivalent to the IRS in the US, more or less); but there has been no visible progress and no tracking reference is given to identify the report
THE system of accountability (“checks and balances” is the motto) isn’t working. The matter is now being escalated to a political level.
“…HMRC inaction would say a lot about the system and reinforce the widespread belief that enforcement is done only/mostly against foes of “the system”.”The video above deals with HMRC. I don’t have much to say about the progress; I have received no reference code/number, they did not get in touch (phone, E-mail, post), and it’s not clear if they’re doing anything at all to hold Sirius accountable. As noted earlier, HMRC inaction would say a lot about the system and reinforce the widespread belief that enforcement is done only/mostly against foes of “the system”. Irrespective of severity, scale, and strength of evidence.
Setting up a UI in a Web page is only the first step; does HMRC do anything with what’s collected in this UI? it’s certainly not designed for anonymous reporting. █
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Posted in Deception, Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre Software at 12:01 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
It’s like writing to zombie agencies that exist only on paper or selectively enforce (based on special interests)
Summary: One week ago we reported tax abuses of Sirius ‘Open Source’ to HMRC; we still wait for any actual signs that HMRC is doing anything at all about the matter (Sirius has British government clients, so maybe they’d rather not look into that, in which case HMRC might be reported to the Ombudsman for malpractice)
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05.24.23
Posted in Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre Software at 6:16 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Fraud Escalation to MP
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Summary: The crimes of Sirius ‘Open Source’ are of interest to the British public sector; we’ve begun contacting relevant people
THE police chief in London openly admits that British courts are cherry-picking cases and it seems clear, based on personal experience, that the police is cherry-picking cases as well, no matter how many victims exist or how profound the crime/s might be. In fact, even when all the unambiguous (“slam-dunk”) evidence is handed over, Action Fraud can decide to do nothing.
“They probably would wish to know government contractors scamming their own workers, who worked on government computer systems.”I now correspond with my public representative in Manchester. Sirius has had many government clients (which we would rather not name as we never name clients of Sirius). This is a serious reputational problem for various high-profile clients of Sirius, which are tied to the umbrella system, governing the nation, including police, immigration, the health services and so on. They probably would wish to know government contractors scamming their own workers, who worked on government computer systems.
To put it another way, is this how the British government treats workers, via contractors that are rogue? The embezzlement started only a few months after I had joined the company in early 2011. So it’s not something that happened very recently. It had many victims other than me.
“Sooner or later, we believe, the Rule of Law will catch up with Sirius and its enablers.”The way in which my reports were handled (or not handled) is of interest for political reasons, not just for more ordinary reasons (cracking down on crime). We’ll hopefully be ready to report concrete progress some time before this month ends.
If we must take this ‘dirty diaper’ to all the facilitators, who helped abuse their workforce by proxy, then so be it. We still have 4-5 escalation levels/points at this stage, but we’re exhausting them one by one, based on the hierarchy of the system. Sooner or later, we believe, the Rule of Law will catch up with Sirius and its enablers. Justice needs to prevail, one way or another. █
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05.22.23
Posted in Deception, Finance, Free/Libre Software at 9:38 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Series parts:
- Holding Criminals Accountable — Part I — Sirius Crimes Reported to British Authorities, Formally Registered With References (Many Victims), Here’s What It Means and What Happens Next
- Holding Criminals Accountable — Part II — Still No Action From Action Fraud
- Holding Criminals Accountable — Part III — Why Police Action is the Only Option Now
- Holding Criminals Accountable — Part IV — British Prime Minister “Launches Crackdown on Fraud”, So Now Prove It
- Holding Criminals Accountable — Part V — 20 Days Later, UK ‘Action Fraud’ Shows No Signs of Action
- Holding Criminals Accountable — Part VI — 26 Days Later and Still Inaction/No Action by the Police That Had Endless Resources for Coronation Ceremony
- Holding Criminals Accountable — Part VII — Fraud Since 2011 (If Not Earlier) Merits Criminal Prosecution
- YOU ARE HERE ☞ Lots More to Come After Police Inaction
Summary: The crimes of Sirius ‘Open Source’ are being ignored by the police, but that does not mean that holding Sirius accountable is not possible
MERELY two weeks from now it’ll be half a year since I left Sirius ‘Open Source’. I’ve since then demonstrated that crimes were committed and I received official letters (several from pension providers) to prove it. The police — as I dare say I expected all along — did nothing about it, but there are 4 more avenues we’ll turn to. There will be big scandals ahead, that’s for sure, assuming we can hold people accountable before they and the company vanish completely. Not only myself but others (former colleagues) suspected something was amiss. Proving it, however, was a big endeavour, owing partly to how pension fund managers operate in the UK (immensely arrogant; not even responding to mail!).
“It looks like the pension scheme failed to alert you and failed to alert the regulator,” one person told me recently. “If the employer becomes insolvent, will the incompetence at Standard Life make them liable to cover the loss?”
“There will be big scandals ahead, that’s for sure, assuming we can hold people accountable before they and the company vanish completely.”“They try to claim not to know us,” I responded. “This may be a sign that they know they could be liable,” I was told by this person (whose identity and role we prefer to keep private). “Do they have record of any of the employees at all?”
He kept on asking crucial questions: “Is there even one employee who has ever received correspondence direct from Standard Life in the past, either by email or by post?”
Standard Life and the IFA were in cahoots, and we have official papers to prove it. We shared some of these before.
“Standard Life and the IFA were in cahoots, and we have official papers to prove it.”“If you can get evidence that they knew of even one employee then that might be sufficient for all of you to launch a class action together against Standard Life,” the person noted. The pension fraud of Sirius would not have been possible without ‘outside help’…
There are several steps ahead of us now, “but the stronger the proof against them,” the person argued, “the harder it is for them to make excuses and the more serious their sentences / director bans.”
“This is useful too, especially if they owe you expenses or salary.”
The company owed me money, aside from the money stolen for over 5 years (stolen from colleagues too). To quote the British government: “Anyone who’s owed money (the ‘creditor’) can make a statutory demand. You do not need a lawyer.”
“Either way, this saga is far from over. We’re only warming up.”Before that, however, we have 3 more escalation points to explore if not exhaust. This can take several more months. Setting the record straight is very important.
“There have been some cases where the courts looked beyond the company and seized personal assets of the directors,” the person said, citing this case. There are some caveats however. To quote the person:
You would need to get legal advice and probably have some evidence along these lines:
- who was the director at the time you started employment? They should have enrolled you in the pension
- any other directors since then
- assets of each director (house, shares, 2nd homes, cars, etc) – if they really have no assets then it may not be worth your time.
- evidence of criminal acts / decisions / gross negligence leading to the current problem. E.g. did they ever actively send you emails referring to the promised pension? Do you have records of discussing the pension during the hiring process? Same for all the other employees you are in contact with.
If the director is also the owner of the company then their share of the company is an asset and in the event that this person faces personal bankruptcy, you could ask to take the company from the liquidator.
You need to remember that the purpose of limited companies is to shield director and shareholder’s assets in the case of mistakes and accidents.
If you are going to challenge that principle then you really need to have convincing evidence that they knew they were doing something wrong.
As a reminder, there are documented cases of the company employing people without an actual work contract (likely illegal) and failing to pay contractors for their work. Sirius is registered as a “limited” company (“SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED” and “SIRIUS OPEN SOURCE LTD”). They probably foresaw this mess.
Either way, this saga is far from over. We’re only warming up. █
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05.21.23
Posted in Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre Software at 4:09 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: The crimes of Sirius ‘Open Source’ remain without punishment, albeit we have plans to escalate up to three more levels to ensure justice is done (or to expose a system inherently tolerant of large-scale fraud)
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