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johnleonard

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Tech journo interested in technological evolution and the way tech is changing the world - and us. Searchable tfr

Also #crapjokes #guitars #cycling #dogs #cats #etcetera #etc

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dangillmor, to random
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Palantir is an evil company, and its CEO showed at a conference that he is a supremely evil person.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/17/ai-weapons-palantir-war-technology

(Also, right on brand that a New York Times commentator moderated the panel and helped Karp avoid serious questions from one of only two reporters who bothered to attend.)

johnleonard,
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@dangillmor And one that the UK government has seen fit to employ build a health data platform for the NHS, in a very murky deal.

AnnaAnthro, to Florida
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that strikes words ‘climate change’ from all state law

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251769080/florida-desantis-climate-change-law

johnleonard,
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@AnnaAnthro Insane

johnleonard, to RaspberryPi
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Raspberry Pi announces plans to go public on London Stock Exchange

The news comes as a welcome relief for the LSE

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4208782/raspberry-pi-announces-plans-public-london-stock-exchange

#raspberrypi #lse #ipo #uk #technews

johnleonard, to worldnews
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Maritime security: 'Hacking a ship is just like hacking a Tesla but bigger'

Cyberattacks on shipping up 400-500% in five years, Lloyds List Intelligence

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4208804/maritime-security-hacking-ship-hacking-tesla-bigger

#ais #maritime #technews #infosec #cybersecurity #gps

johnleonard, to random
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Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of almost 2m cars, researchers say

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/bison-romania-tarcu-2m-cars-carbon-dioxide-emissions-aoe

johnleonard, to worldnews
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Chancellor wants to build $1tn 'British Microsoft'

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt plans to raise a homegrown tech titan, but does the UK's investment landscape support that lofty ambition?

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4207796/chancellor-build-usd1tn-british-microsoft

johnleonard, to Cybersecurity
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Why cybersecurity staff burn out, and what to do about it

Based on Computing's research and interviews with two experts, we look at the causes of burnout among cybersecurity professionals and how more attention paid to this issue at board level could help shore up defences.
(Free reg)

https://www.computing.co.uk/feature/4207599/cybersecurity-staff-burn-about

#cybersecurity #infosec #burnout #technews

johnleonard, to infosec
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MoD hack: IT contractor concealed major hack for months

SSCL was reportedly awarded a contract worth over £500,000 in April, despite the breach occurring weeks earlier

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4207119/mod-hack-contractor-concealed-major-hack-months

johnleonard, to privacy
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'TunnelVision' bug potentially allows snooping on all VPNs

Operating system features can be manipulated to divert traffic away from encrypted VPN tunnel

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4205875/tunnelvision-bug-potentially-allows-snooping-vpns

johnleonard,
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@jbjrkng Thanks. Good to know they're on it. Not least cos I use Mullvad!

johnleonard,
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@jbjrkng Just read your profile! I'll add a link to the article.

johnleonard, to infosec
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Experimental Morris II worm can exploit popular AI services to steal data and spread malware

Cornell researchers created worm 'to serve as a whistleblower'

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4203370/experimental-morris-ii-worm-exploit-popular-ai-services-steal-spread-malware

dangillmor, to random
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Fortune to readers:

You want privacy? Up yours.

Only one choice: Accept.

Well, no, I'll just keep using an ad/tracker blocker, thanks.

johnleonard,
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@dangillmor In Europe too. Anticipate GDPR lawsuits.

johnleonard, to worldnews
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Broadcom tinkers with VMware licencing terms as EU gets involved

Trade groups concerned over unilateral changes to licencing conditions

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4197637/broadcom-tinkers-vmware-licencing-terms-eu-involved

johnleonard, to worldnews
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Norway mulls datacentre licencing in bid to kick out cryptomining

Wants to know who's doing what in its datacentres

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4197811/norway-mulls-datacentre-licencing-bid-kick-cryptomining

johnleonard, to Russia
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CISA issues emergency order on Microsoft breach by Russian hackers

Affected bodies must take immediate action, agency says

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4196664/cisa-issues-emergency-order-microsoft-breach-russian-hackers

johnleonard, to worldnews
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Ransomware group shows 'proof pack' of data from NHS Dumfries and Galloway

INC Ransom threatens to release full data unless demands met

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4190676/ransomware-group-proof-pack-nhs-dumfries-galloway

johnleonard, to uk
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Power demand from UK datacentres set to surge six-fold over the next decade

National Grid CEO's warning comes as OpenAI chief Sam Altman says nuclear fusion is the answer

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4190203/power-demand-uk-datacentres-set-surge-fold-decade

johnleonard, to random
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Undertaxed and over here: why does the UK welcome US mega-firms? | Phillip Inman | The Guardian

I've often wondered the same thing.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/23/undertaxed-and-over-here-why-does-the-uk-welcome-us-mega-firms

johnleonard, to ai
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In her opening keynote at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in Paris, Priyanka Sharma, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), spoke of AI being in an "irrational exhuberance" phase, meaning that expectations are moving well ahead of delivery.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4187673/harnessing-irrational-exhuberance-ai

johnleonard, to random
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johnleonard, to worldnews
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Big tech voices opposition to digital competition law in India.

Tech giants fear introduction of EU DMA-style law

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4186321/big-tech-voices-opposition-digital-competition-law-india

johnleonard, to worldnews
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UK government fails to grasp scale of UK's e-waste 'tsunami'

MPs accept recommendations but fail to act

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4184476/government-fails-grasp-scale-uks-waste-tsunami

johnleonard, to privacy
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'Like a stalker': Data broker LiveRamp reported to the UK, French regulators

LiveRamp operates a massive identity surveillance system that ties perople's online and offline activity to a single personal identifier

Thanks to @wchr

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4180665/stalker-broker-liveramp-reported-uk-french-regulators

johnleonard, to privacy
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ICO orders Serco Leisure to stop biometric monitoring of staff

Company 'prioritising business interests over its employees’ privacy' (surely not?)

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4178174/ico-serco-leisure-stop-biometric-monitoring-staff

#privacy #biometrics #facialrecognition #ico #serco #technews #uk

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