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Friday, September 24, 2021

Breach of trust: Unthinkable Pasts and Undreamable Futures:

 

Telemedicine Predicted in 1925

With video screens and remote control arms, any doctor could make a virtual housecal





The BBC sent presenter Nicky Woodhead out to pinch men’s bottoms in 1971. 

Found via Lost in History Pics


UK data breach puts hundreds of Afghan interpreters ‘at risk’

Error exposes email addresses of more than 250 people who worked with British forces, officials in Afghanistan.




Third Way MEMO – The Crime of the Crime Narrative, August 23, 2021: “Our findings are as follows:Contrary to the media narrative, overall crime decreased in 2020 compared to 2019. A spike in homicides in 2020 is unique to homicides and is an outlier when compared to all other crimes. There appears to be no difference in crime trends between Republican-led and Democrat-led states. There appears to be no difference in crime trends between states that enacted police reforms and those that did not.Published August 23, 2021 – Our findings are as follows:

  • Contrary to the media narrative, overall crime decreased in 2020 compared to 2019.
  • A spike in homicides in 2020 is unique to homicides and is an outlier when compared to all other crimes.
  • There appears to be no difference in crime trends between Republican-led and Democrat-led states.
  • There appears to be no difference in crime trends between states that enacted police reforms and those that did not…”


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Rich Brown
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WiReD
 USG Releases Draft Zero-Trust Guidance
PGN
 ‘Breach of trust’: Police using QR check-in data to solve crimes
Sydney Morning Herald
 ProtonMail provides Swiss authorities with user data
Proprivacy
 How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users
Propublica
 Facebook made big mistake in data it provided to researchers, undermining academic work
WashPost
 Brits hire ad agency to 'protect children' from E2EE
Henry Baker
 Misbehaving Microsoft Teams ad brings down the entire Windows 11 desktop
Ars Technica
 Automated Hiring Software is Mistakenly Rejecting Millions of Viable Job Candidates
Slashdot
 Government says polluters can dump raw sewage into rivers as Brexit disrupts water treatment
The Independent
 Russia's Yandex says it repelled biggest DDoS attack in history
Reuters
 Singapore has moved from preventing cyberthreats to assuming breaches have occurred
The Straits Times
 El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble Is Off to a Rocky Start
WiReD
 Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop
The Guardian
 Venice prepares to charge tourists, require booking
Reuters
 Sydney couple scammed out of almost $1 million
Sydney Morning Herald
 FOX News' Tucker Carlson defends making and selling fake covid vaccine cards
The Independent
 As U.S. Prepares to Ban Ivermectin for Covid-19, More Countries in Asia Begin Using It
Naked Capitalism
 Freezing his credit after yet another data breach
Rob Pegoraro
 That NYC subway outage? Someone pushed the wrong button.
danny burstein
 Re: fast vs slow repairs, Lights Flickered in New York City.
John Levine
 Re: Autonomous Vehicles,
Richard Stein
 Quote of The Day
CommonSense MD
 Info on RISKS (comp.risks)



WORDS

The Larger Narrative Arc Of Colson Whitehead’s Novels

Basically, it's weird jobs. "All these different jobs provide existential questions about how the world works and how they work, how they function, I guess." - Slate
VISUAL

Coronavirus Art, But Make It Optimistic

When a retired nurse saw that hundreds of vaccine vials were empty and going in the trash, she set about creating something from them instead. - NPR
VISUAL

The Movie Museum Is Finally Open

The new PR line is that "the long-awaited cathedral of movies is landing at just the right time — perhaps when the film industry needs it most." - Los Angeles Times
VISUAL

The Paintings Within A Painting Of Matisse’s The Red Studio

A new show puts it all in context - and explains why Matisse suddenly decided, when the painting was finished, to make it red. - The New York Times
ISSUES

Could This Facebook Ruling In Australia Eventually Lead To The End Of Comments?

A court ruling "promises to upend what has been a core principle of who gets blamed for bad behavior online — in ways that, if repeated, could have the effect of stifling public speech." - Nieman Lab
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