Posts by gandalfcn

Chinese developers protested insanely long work hours. Now the nation's courts agree

A mix of capitalism and socialism works. The problem us getting the balance right and that is what the PRC is doing and why it is successful. Similarly with the EU and Scandinavia.

The USA doesn't stand a chance as it is still trying to pretend any and all social policies are evil.

Indeed. Hosever, you should read Agenda 21, UNCED/CSD and subsequent documents. All described as plans by the Marxist, Masonic, Zionist, globalist elite illuminati to hide the truth by right wing godbotherers, i.e. self described woke people with a cancel culture.

China welcomed its billionth netizen in the first half of 2021

Re: Yeah, except ...

Bless. Get over yourself.

Israeli firm Bright Data named as enabler of Philippines government DDOS attacks on opposition groups

And VP (i.e. Pres) for the next few years it seem. What about Manny?

Re: You know you're in for some fun and games...

"I certainly would not be happy if people started holding me responsible for the actions of Priti Patel, for example." Sorry to break it to you, but to many abroad you are.

Apple wants to scan iCloud to protect kids, can't even keep them safe in its own App Store – report

Isn't it wonderful to see the rabid Apple haters out in force.

UK promises big data law shake-up... while also keeping the EU happy, of course. What could go wrong?

Re: "light touch as possible"

So do the USA's and UK's don't they.

FISA,  PRISM, “Fusion” centres, The Patriot Act. The Freedom Act.

The USPS spies on Americans by monitoring their social media.

The NSA shares data with the FBI.

Re: Performative Divergence

"The Daily Express has removed 70 articles promoting promised Brexit benefits from its website" gets 3 downvotes. They really are desperate, but that's the woke cancel culture for you.

Re: A BASE jumping error

"Brexit has been done". That is what they want you to believe but the reality is that we are still pretty much part of the EU, as this and all the other screw-uos prove.

Re: Seems to be a recurring theme here ...

"Shouldn't UK gov really have thought about this and sorted it out before leaving the EU?" Of course, along with everything else. But let's face it we haven't really left, have we it was just "Get Brexit Done" to foo the gullible. The likes of the ERG et al are fully aware of this but they know they can't say anything otherwise the house of cards will come crashing down.

Re: Seems to be a recurring theme here ...

Maybe you should up your English if you want to be considered a thinker. And yes, those who voted Remain did think. Also, they were the ones that understood what leaving the EU means, and that is conclusively proven by this action by UKGov and the Brexiteer commenters here.

Re: Seems to be a recurring theme here ...

"Well that goes for both sides." What's the current score?

Re: Seems to be a recurring theme here ...

"Who makes the laws?" The UK makes its own laws, as does the EU. But as we have known all along our laws must align with the EU's in areas of interest to the EU, and that applies to all 3rd Parties, contrary to the iies still spouted by Brexiteers.

Re: Seems to be a recurring theme here ...

"the EU commission has got to use every bureaucratic leave available to it, to be a right pain in the ass." In this part of the world we say "arse", we are not Septics or Septic lap dogs. Also, we are not applying to rejoin "Luango" it is the Lugano Convention.

"up until we left the EU and nothings substantively changed".So what? We left. Then we started changing things so stop lying. Pray tell, why is the UK gov. proposing changes to GDPR, as in "The UK has named a new Information Commissioner and announced a bullish approach to reforming data laws post-Brexit."

when we left the EU we became a 3rd Party, a fact Brexiteers still refuse to accept. Why? Because it proves their dishonesty and perfidy.

OK, so you stole $600m-plus from us, how about you be our Chief Security Advisor, Poly Network asks thief

Re: Charade

The whole thing has been wishful thinking because they don't learn from history. For a start the 3 Anglo-Ahghan Wars were totally ignored.

Re: Charade

Good analysis. "a downvote which is richly deserved" As opposed to yours which most definitely wasn't. sore loser springs to mind.

Re: Poacher Turned Gamekeeper

I remember it well.

Re: Charade

Bless.

Buyout of British defence supplier Ultra Electronics paused by UK.gov over competition concerns

Re: Sovereignty

The UK is on its own. The USA doesn't give a gnat's and the Brexiteers cut us off from the EU.

Re: Danger of private equity takeovers

"Paul Myners, the former City minister, has cast doubt on the value of promises made by companies seeking to secure takeovers. “These things are not enforceable, they mean nothing and they’re normally time-limited,” he said."

Re: Sovereignty

To Brexiteers being controlled by the USA is being independent.

"Paul Myners, the former City minister, has cast doubt on the value of promises made by companies seeking to secure takeovers. “These things are not enforceable, they mean nothing and they’re normally time-limited,” he said."

Apple's bright idea for CSAM scanning could start 'persecution on a global basis' – 90+ civil rights groups

"There are PLENTY of things we can and do do " Really? So why is it such a major problem? A problem that seems not to be going away.

Re: Apple Customers.

The only fascists in the USA are the GOP and their supporters and there are rather a lot of them here bashing Apple. .

Re: What if say Ford or Toyota...

Your paranoia is palpable.

It may be, but then the problem would lie with the elected government doing the oressuring, wouldn't it and not with Apple.

No. It is an option.

That you were downvoted says rather a lot about the lack of morals of the downvoters.

"Then those parents will be prosecuted under existing laws". Really? Do you honestly believe that?

Re: Don’t forget

Interestingly, M$ has been doing this for years yet not a tweet from the paranoid Apple haters.

" the image is uploaded to Microsoft’s cloud" / the image is uploaded to Apple’s cloud"

Re: Don’t forget: a slightly different thing

"Apple wants to scan *on your devices*," No, In the cloud. i.e. a server.

Re: Apple has learned a lot from China

Indeed, but the GOP and its corporate and religious masters are seriously authoritarian nowadays.

Re: Apple has learned a lot from China

Erm, seems you don't know much about democracy. Also, wasn't Trump the one who was big buddies with Putin, Xi and Kim?

Presumably you conflate public good and safety and authoritarianism. You need to read your Constitution, as do Trump and the majority of his supporters.

So the situation is. Do nothing about the problem of child sexual abuse because whatever you do will be wrong.

This sounds just like the 180 year fiasco in Afghanistan.

China, Russia, India, and pals agree to create virtual satellite constellation

Re: Wait, Brazil has a launch pad ?

I think I'd trust the PRC more than Bezos-Musk, Inc.

UK's National Data Guardian warned about GP data grab being perceived as going 'under the radar'

Re: Transparency

"individuals should be answerable in a court of law". But politicians are not individuals in the eyes of the law. Ask Tony Blair.

Re: TTIP or bust

Quite. There were a lot of similar reasons people like Boris and the ERG backed Leave. and they thay had nothing whatsoever to do with sovereignty etc., just the opposite.

Re: ignorance or indifference?

"most people simply do not care" that ls because they are / were unaware.

Only one software giant to make impact on the robotic process automation market, says analyst

Did anyone consult the Japanese, Chinese or Koreans?

Magna Carta mayhem: Protesters lay siege to Edinburgh Castle, citing obscure Latin text that has never applied in Scotland

Re: Sumption is wrong

"more like Qanon". And all Trump/GUO. Very similar, none of them actually know anything about the documents they cite other than lying Kevin McCarthy.

Re: Sumption is wrong

If you cast your mind back it was your Messiah Farage who said if the vote was close it should not be accepted. A fact all Brexiteers run away from because it totally destroys their lies.

Re: Sumption is wrong

Indeed. But Brexiteers tell us they know everything.

Re: Sumption is wrong

"Scot's are sovereign" Correct. but the servile Little e\nglsanders and Gammon diverse don't understand freedom and self determination, they prefer to be told what to do by their "betters" aka Tory politicians and the aristocracy.

Re: Latin has no definitive article

Ouch!

It's like the Trump terrorists citing the Constitution. They don't have a clue, just like their Dictator.

US boffins: We're close to fusion ignition in the lab – as seen in stars and thermonuclear weapons

Re: Self sustaining

"I am quietly fascinated by weapons testing," Really? when the mney could be spent on things like education, health etc?

"a key aim of the NIF is researching the design and maintenance of thermonuclear weapons." That pretty well sums up the USA doesn't it. Bombs rather than cheap electricity.

Watchdog 'disappointed' it took NHS England over a year to release details of access to Palantir COVID-19 data store

Giving Palantir control of health data is like giving Trump's GOP control of voting rights and racial and sexual discrimination laws.

Re: Watchdog 'disappointed'

" a foreign company". The Tories don't consider the USA to be foreign, they consider it to be more of a Master/Servant relationship.

China orders annual security reviews for all critical information infrastructure operators

Re: Mandatory Security Teams

"China also led the way in offensive intrusions into computer systems in industry and commerce all over the planet." Really? Haven't you heard of a country called the USA?