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this weekend that China-backed hackers have compromised the wiretap systems of several U.S. telecom and internet providers, likely in an effort to gather intelligence on Americans.
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The wiretap systems, as mandated under a 30-year-old U.S. federal law, are some of the most sensitive in a telecom or internet provider’s network, typically granting a select few employees nearly unfettered access to information about their customers, including their internet traffic and browsing histories.
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But for the technologists who have for years sounded the alarm about the security risks of legally required backdoors, news of the compromises are the “told you so” moment they hoped would never come but knew one day would.
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“I think it absolutely was inevitable,” Matt Blaze, a professor at Georgetown Law and expert on secure systems, told TechCrunch regarding the latest compromises of telecom and internet providers.
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Solid State Batteries will reach mass production in the next 2-3 years, lowering the price for electricity storage to (far) below €100/kWh while also offering more safety. US and European firms are however not part of this upcoming megamarket, because we prefer to waste our energy (pun intended) on glorified autocorrect solutions and deepfake (moving) pix. #SarcasmButOnlyHalf 1/5
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#FediGrid #renewables #Battery #OpenStandards #OpenSource #EnergyFreedom
we will be presenting our efforts towards an open-source battery for this sort of application at FOSDEM, see you there!
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Btw I like the #FediGrid tag
The Pentagon is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to West Asia to strengthen the US presence in the region, US officials announced on 1 November.
The AP reported that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered several B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft, tanker aircraft, and Navy destroyers to deploy to West Asia, citing four US and defense officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The US has vowed to "defend" Israel.
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Elon Musk admitted that he knows that Donald Trump’s policies if elected president would crash the economy, but thinks that the price is worth it.
A Gaza-based doctor involved in the vaccination campaign told Anadolu that the initial phase began two months ago, with plans to launch the second phase four weeks later in both northern Gaza and Gaza City.
However, offensives in the north delayed the rollout, leading to a partial implementation.
Palestinian Health Minister confirmed Thursday that northern Gaza could not proceed with the second phase due to the ongoing hostilities.
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> #Bluesky lacks the one federated feature that is absolutely necessary for me to trust it: the ability to leave Bluesky and go to another host and continue to talk to the people I've entered into community with there.
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@pluralistic is as clear-eyed as ever here, and I agree wholeheartedly with this take on #bluesky:
“Bluesky lacks the one federated feature that is absolutely necessary for me to trust it: the ability to leave Bluesky and go to another host and continue to talk to the people I've entered into community with there.”
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"Trump is leading the country off a cliff and that the only one with a parachute is Trump." Must-read.
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LACK OF #MANPOWER UKRAINE'S GREATEST CHALLENGE. Ukrainian #soldiers are projected to sustain operations for “6-12 months of war,” according to the #U.S. officials.
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