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Comment Re: So, privacy is dead, and encryption is a mirag (Score -1) 87

Its the old GCHQ vs NSA thinking.
The GCHQ would have said nothing. Hinted it was a human problem.
Generations would have returned to smartphone and computer use feeling safe in encryption and hardware use.
People now know the methods used.
Why did any police service talk about methods?

Submission + - Wikipedia sets new rule to combat 'toxic behavior' (bbc.com) 1

Charlotte Web writes: Wikipedia is to institute a new code of conduct to battle what the firm called "toxic behaviour" by some volunteers.

The Wikimedia Foundation, the organisation that runs the site, voted on new measures that will be finalised by the end of the year.

"We must work together to create a safe, inclusive culture, where everyone feels welcome, that their contributions are valued, and that their perspective matters," said Katherine Maher, the chief executive officer of the Wikimedia Foundation [which runs Wikipedia]... The foundation's binding code of conduct for members will include banning or limiting access if volunteers violate the terms. There will be a review process for the decisions if volunteers feel more context is needed.

Wikipedia has become one of the internet's most trusted sources for information, but complaints about gender imbalances and harassment have plagued the platform for close to a decade. A study from the University of Washington on the gender gap in Wikipedia editors found many female and LGBTQ editors feared for their safety. Several female editors told the researchers their work had been contested by male editors or that they received negative feedback from a male editor. A New York Times article from 2019 also highlighted the concerns some transgender editors have about volunteering for the site. One editor told the paper they received death threats...

[E]ditors can interact with one another and can change the content on a page after it has been written. This has led to a form of harassment where, after one volunteer adds to a page, another volunteer will remove or change that work moments later, forcing the first editor to redo their work and leading to editing battles.

Comment Re:So human rights apply to all humans? (Score -1) 50

Thats the design of the 5 eye system.
"Rights are for everyone"... not if they want to spy on Germany for another nation, faith, banned group, for politics, wealth.
Re "citizens and living in your country?" Thats what most nations protect. Their own citizens.. from other nations, faiths, banned groups.

Comment Re: Yes, unfortunately (Score -1) 197

Communist China did nothing to stop the spread of wuflu.
Told its own experts not to talk about wuflu.
Stopped the world from finding out about the spread of wuflu.
Expected the world to keep accepting tourism and travel.
Thats the "nationalist" difference with Communist China.

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