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How does WhatsApp make money? | BBC News
For those who speculate: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j7nrppny2o
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Chocolate-Chip Beetroot Muffins: a baker’s dozen…
The things we cook in order to get fibre & vegetables into our toddlers: https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/beetroot-and-chocolate-cake.html
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I, for one, look forward to the day when we have our first Grade 1 Listed Data Centre with upgrades & updates subject to local council planning authorities
UK data centres to be classified as critical national infrastructure:
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The Social Media Moral Panic Is All About Confusing Risks & Harms | Techdirt
Review of danah boyd’s latest: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/10/the-social-media-moral-panic-is-all-about-confusing-risks-harms/
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Consider the Plight of the VC-Backed Privacy Burglars | Daring Fireball
This piece is a must-read for those who applaud the Digital Services Act as “protection against monopoly” without consideration of “integration as a value proposition”. There is a line which Gruber walks elegantly, and Roose does not. https://daringfireball.net/2024/10/consider_the_plight_of_the_vc-backed_privacy_burglars#fnr2-2024-10-10
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Jonathan Haidt’s Claims On Kids & Tech Crumble Under Scrutiny From Top Expert, Candice Odgers | Techdirt
Watching Odgers confront [Haidt] is enlightening, but too few people will see it. Instead, politicians, parents, and school administrators are all acting as though Haidt has it all figured out. Mostly because it absolves them of having to do the hard work of teaching kids how to use these tools appropriately. https://www.techdirt.com/2024/10/11/jonathan-haidts-claims-on-kids-tech-crumble-under-scrutiny-from-top-expert-candice-odgers/
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EU delays biometric border plan again as demand for fingerprints could be scrapped | The Independent
“gosh, who could have foreseen, etc…” https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/eu-biometric-border-fingerprint-entry-delay-b2627645.html
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The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
Countries come, countries go, but speaking as one of the rare people who has successfully lobbied for a new TLD, my suspicion is that there will be some kind of fudge… https://every.to/p/the-disappearance-of-an-internet-domain
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It is the 7th of October 2024 and once again the European Union are FRESHLY attempting to spy on all your messages
ChatControl got removed from the agenda last week and is back on it this week, presumably in the hope that people have stopped paying attention:
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Dutch avoid endorsing Hungary’s approach to EU child sexual abuse regulation | Euractiv
The Dutch Secret Service opposed [ChatControl] because [it…] “…would be a complex & extensive system that would introduce risks to digital resilience” https://www.euractiv.com/section/law-enforcement/news/dutch-oppose-hungarys-approach-to-eu-child-sexual-abuse-regulation/
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Digital Breakup Assistant | Certo Software
This is some pretty solid information security & privacy advice for people who need it; I went through it as a speculative user, it seemed thorough & helpful: This free tool is designed to help those who might have previously shared devices or accounts with a partner take back control of their data. https://www.certosoftware.com/digital-breakup-assistant/