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What could Apple’s high court challenge mean for data protection? | Technology | The Guardian
“The investigatory powers tribunal has also had a tendency to find in favour of the UK government, where it claims surveillance powers are necessary in the interests of national security,” says Lock. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/14/what-could-apples-high-court-challenge-mean-for-data-protection
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“…TERRIBLE BOOK, POINTLESS, DON’T BOTHER…” — and…
…actually, seriously, I suspect that it lacks substance of moral critique, plus the author gives interviews to right-wing pundits and pitches outrage, which is not a tactic that fills me with confidence re: the content. But, you do you.
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Our challenge against UK’s secret TCN powers | Privacy International + Liberty file suit against the UK government regarding Apple backdoor demand
On 13 March 2025, Privacy International, alongside Liberty and two individuals, filed their own case with the IPT, challenging the purported Technical Capability Notice (TCN) served on Apple. http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5547/our-challenge-against-uks-secret-tcn-powers
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1995: “The unique risks — and opportunities — of The World Wide Web demand a policy-neutral, extra-regulatory model for standards and compliance.”
Does that sound proportionate, realistic, & reflective of a technology nurturing, growth & innovation fostering mindset? Nope, I didn’t think so either: A Dynamic Governance Model for AI | Lawfare The unique risks—and opportunities—of AI demand a policy-neutral, extra-regulatory model for standards and compliance. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-dynamic-governance-model-for-ai
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In Memoriam: Mark Klein, AT&T Whistleblower Who Revealed NSA Mass Spying
EFF is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Klein, a bona fide hero who risked civil liability and criminal prosecution to help expose a massive spying program that violated the rights of millions of Americans. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying
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New Facebook “China Spies & Executive Lingerie” Whistleblower (& Book Author) Sarah Wynn-Williams chooses to air issues on… The Steve Bannon Show
That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Sarah thinks the best way to raise a major moral issue like internet privacy and jurisdiction is to talk to Steve Bannon. Ms Wynn-Williams is not a serious person. Update Oh, Bari Weiss, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDffkpJ6io How “careless”.
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A Tour of WebAuthn
A nice “explain like I am a CS101 computer science student” introduction to passkeys https://www.imperialviolet.org/tourofwebauthn/tourofwebauthn.html
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Former Lithuanian foreign minister finds Boris Johnson to be “flippant”; quelle surprise…
…Johnson advised Ukraine to take the deal as a step in the right direction — you know, figure out the details later, stop being so stubborn about holding on to your minerals, take the “win.” I found this a rather flippant approach. Ukraine will win — with or without our permission – POLITICO https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-will-win-with-or-without-our-permission/
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“I need you to roll a 20 to prove that using social media generally causes harm to teens…”
THE COURT: It was well known when I was growing up that I was going to become a Satanist because I played Dungeons & Dragons. Is that — I don’t know what really that means. You can say that there’s studies, Judge, and you can’t ignore expert reports that say X. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/11/judge-uses-dds-failure-to-make-him-worship-satan-to-school-florida-on-social-media-moral-panics/
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Shakespeare would have said “Bruv” & “Fam”
The kinship term, cousin – often familiarly abbreviated as coz or cuz – is very much broader in its Shakespearean use in than we find today […] we find it used for virtually any relative beyond the immediate family, both for blood relatives and relatives through marriage, and often as a term of affection between…
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Project Aldrin / Facebook into China, a partial retrospective from someone who saw some of the code
Interesting to see {Project Aldrin, Facebook’s attempted entry to China} get more public coverage; it’s a big chunk of the reason that I quit back in 2016, and as Meta spox say “was widely discussed at the time“. Even though the story is now being boosted to promote a book, the moral compromises at play…
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Privacy International’s letter to the UK Home Office demanding transparency on Technical Capability Notices | Privacy International
We believe the Government’s position of refusing to confirm or deny the existence of the Technical Capability Notice or acknowledge Apple’s appeal is untenable and violates principles of transparency and accountability. http://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5535/privacy-internationals-letter-uk-home-office-demanding-transparency-technical
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