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What is it: Stronger government oversight, rules mandating that organizations meet minimum cybersecurity standards, closer partnerships with the private sector, a move away from the current market-first approach, and enforcement to make sure any new rules are followed.
Precedent: The new strategy will take its cue from some of the nation’s most famous regulatory landmarks, such as the Clean Air Act or the formation of the Food and Drug Administration. Not everyone is happy about it, though. Read the full story.
Patrick Howell O’Neill
The secret police: A police system for watching protesters kept going even after protests around George Floyd’s murder ended
Despite public assertions that it had gone dormant, a multi-agency task force consisting of federal, state, and local police that was created to monitor protests in Minnesota during the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin continued to operate in secret after the trial’s conclusion, according to emails and documents examined by MIT Technology Review.
The program, known as Operation Safety Net (OSN), held regular meetings, conducted policing operations, continued close coordination, and updated intelligence documents until at least October 2021, far past its publicly announced “demobilization” in April 2021.
This is the second story in this investigative series. Our first story, about how Operation Safety Net stymies the freedom to protest, is here.
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I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 The war in Ukraine will spark a global energy crisis
The IEA is warning countries to reduce demand, now. (NYT)
2 Another covid wave is looming
Cases are spiking in Europe and the UK—the US will be next. (Atlantic)
3 China’s current internet dark age could be Russia’s future
The two countries have the tendency to learn the worst from each other. (NYT)
4 We have the tech to ditch fossil fuels
And deploying it fast will actually save us money, writes Bill McKibben. (New Yorker)
5 Vitalik Butherin is worried about crypto’s future
Ethereum’s creator is disenchanted with all the wealth being flaunted. (Time)
6 Clubhouse has become a lifeline for anti-war Russians
So far the out-of-favor audio app is not on the censors’ radar. (Input)
7 EllieQ is a robot to keep your grandparents company
Cute? Or dystopian? You decide! (Wapo)
8 The Zelensky deepfake was taken down across all channels, fast
The way the platforms reacted is a blueprint. (Wired)
9 Is Starlink’s offer of internet access in times of crisis just a PR stunt?
For many, Musk’s motives are unclear.(SciAm)
10 The new touch-tech that is making VR more immersive
“Chemical haptics” promise to take realism to a whole new level. (New Scientist)
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“This is not the war to defend Russia that your grandfathers and your great-grandfathers fought. This is an illegal war. Your lives, your limbs, your futures are being sacrificed for a senseless war, condemned by the entire world.Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses the Russian people†best coq au vin in a powerful video that he posted on Twitter.
