While Signal messages might be e2e encrypted, people tend to forget that the platform collects phone numbers of its users, which can be used to identify people.
This makes Signal an effective metadata collection tool that resides on a central server in the US.
By cross-referencing these identities with data from other companies like Google or Meta, the government can create a comprehensive picture of people's connections and affiliations.
#signal #privacy
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Trasformismo was the method of making a flexible centrist coalition of government which isolated the extremes of the political left and the political right in Italian politics after the Italian unification and before the rise of Benito Mussolini and Italian Fascism.
This is precisely what we're seeing happening again in many western countries where extremism is defined as a deviation from the centre. History tends to rhyme as the saying goes.
#politics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trasformismo
The irony of those who claim the West is plunging into fascism, yet assert its moral dominance over the global majority and insist upon imposing Western ideals globally, never ceases to amaze me.
@b17a3b4f I guess Mastoson is kind of a gateway to the greater fediverse. It's probably the most accessible and well known fediverse platform that newcomers are likely to encounter.
Mastodon is like fediverse for beginners. :)
@b17a3b4f for local stuff nix is actually worth looking at. It does two things really well. You can install a set of packages and then roll back to a previous state if you want to. The other is being able to install packages within a context.
Like say you need python 2 for one app and python 3 for another. Nix will let you set your environment based on a directory.
Today, the CIA, MI6, and other western intelligence agencies collaborated with the Indonesian Army to commence a false flag operation by brutally murdering 7 of their own members and framing the Communist Party for it. This resulted in over 3 million being massacred and 700.000 sent to labour camps.
Read The Jakarta Method for more https://archive.org/details/JakartaMethod
#China expects to greenlight 6-8 new nuclear power units a year within the foreseeable future according to a report in Xinhua on Wednesday.
Nuclear is expected to contribute about 10 percent of power generation in the country by 2035 and 18 percent by 2060, with a total generation capacity of 400 gigawatts (GW) by 2060, the CNEA said.
Nuclear power accounted for only around 2.2% of the country's installed electricity generation capacity at the end of 2022.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-expects-ok-6-8-nuclear-power-units-per-year-green-energy-drive-2023-09-27/
Studies show that IMF borrower countries experience higher rates of poverty.
IMF loans "containing structural reforms contribute to more people getting trapped in the poverty cycle, as the reforms tend to raise unemployment, lower govt revenue"
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41268-022-00263-1
China’s man-made liver therapy a game-changer for millions battling liver failure globally.
The stem cell-based bio-artificial liver has been approved for clinical trials to help liver patients remove toxins from their blood.
Chinese authorities have approved clinical trials for the new technology.
The aim of the bio-artificial liver is to aid the diseased liver until it regenerates, or until a suitable graft for transplantation becomes available.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3234150/chinas-man-made-liver-therapy-game-changer-millions-battling-liver-failure-globally
@b17a3b4f I picked up a Nikon z9, really happy with it so far.
I'm at a point where I'll trade pay for less work. Current gig seems to hit the sweet spot for now, we'll see how it goes I guess.
@b17a3b4f completely agree, copyright is one of the most heinous inventions to come out of capitalism, it literally holds back collective human knowledge
During the first six months of this year, China was the biggest spender on renewable energy, investing about half of the world's total $358 billion in solar power.
The US was next, investing $25.5 billion in solar, a 75% increase from the previous year.
In other words, China has invested an order of magnitude more into renewable energy than US.
https://www.theswedishtimes.se/articles/china-leads-the-way-half-of-global-renewable-energy-spending-on-solar-power
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