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Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance
The Swiss government could soon require service providers with more than 5,000 users to collect government-issued identification, retain subscriber data for six months and, in many cases, disable encryption.
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Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance
Swiss-based providers of secure email, VPNs and other digital services say a pending government proposal would be catastrophic to their ability to protect the privacy of users.

Government that’s going all in on “AI” urges you to delete old emails and pictures to save water. You couldn’t make this shit up. https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/115016993942039602

Natasha Jay (@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt)
Attached: 1 image Did AI recommend this? In a new digital twist to environmental responsibility, the #UK government is now suggesting people to “Delete old emails and pictures” in data centres to help with the current drought 🤪 This country ... (no words) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/national-drought-group-meets-to-address-nationally-significant-water-shortfall

us_agencies: U.S. government agency websites (2018)
50 networks, one for each U.S. state, representing the web-based links between their associated government agencies websites. A node is an entire agency website and a directed edge (i,j) represents the existence of a hyperlink from any webpage in website i to some webpage in website j. Data was collected with a crawler. Nodes are annotated with the number of webpages per website, website name (related to its government function) and U…

The Virginia Police Benevolent Association is backing
Abigail Spanberger,
the Democratic nominee for governor
— a switch from four years ago,
when the group favored Republicans up and down the statewide ticket.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/20…

Police group endorses Spanberger, Democrat running for Virginia governor
The Virginia Police Benevolent Association, which four years ago supported all Republicans, is backing Abigail Spanberger (D) over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R).

If you still think that #Apple cares for the #privacy of its paying customers:
Apple Gave #Governments Data on Thousands of Push

This is not a joke... A press release from the UK government about a meeting of the "national drought group", in order to "save water at home", suggests to:
"Delete old emails and pictures as data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems"
... while the government also pus…

National Drought Group meets to address “nationally significant” water shortfall
Five areas remain in drought with six more in prolonged dry weather

"UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

The Australian government has delayed the release of highly detailed government modelling outlining the severe economic, environmental and budgetary risks posed by the effects of climate change, just weeks ahead of its decision on a new 2035 emissions reduction target.
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Australia climate risk assessment: Labor delays release of ‘dire’ climate change impact report
The government has delayed the release of a “shocking” assessment of climate change’s effect on the economy, just weeks before its 2035 target decision.

"there is nothing whatsoever in the JTAC* assessment which backs up any of the claims being put out in a panic by government ministers."
*JTAC = assessment of the government’s Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre which forms the basis of the proscription of Palestine Action.
Yvette Cooper is Lying - Craig Murray

Yvette Cooper is Lying - Craig Murray
Yvette Cooper has continually lied about Palestine Action in a panicked attempt to defend the proscription of a direct action protest group which is opposing a Genocide in which Cooper’s government is deeply complicit. Cooper and other government ministers have repeatedly claimed: Palestine Action attacks people, not just weapons-making equipment Palestine Action is funded by […]

«UK government suggests deleting files to save water»
The same government that wants to "turbocharge AI" with "AI Growth Zones", that puts "AI" into public services left and right, and the government that generally seems to be fully "AI"-pilled now has the audacity to ask people to delete emails "to save water"? 😂
https://www.theverge.com/science/758275/drought-delete-files-email-data-center-water-uk