For several years we’ve noted how most of the calls to ban TikTok are bad faith bullshit made by a rotating crop of characters that not only couldn’t care less about consumer privacy, but are directly responsible for the privacy oversight vacuum TikTok (and everybody else) exploits.
Rubio’s Bill To Ban TikTok Is A Dumb Performance That Ignores The Real Problem
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A report from The Washington Post has raised doubts about a root certificate authority used by Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and other tech companies with ties to US intelligence. The company in question, called TrustCor, works as a root certificate authority to validate the trustworthiness of websites — and while the report found no concrete evidence of wrongdoing, it raised significant questions about the company’s trustworthiness.
A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security
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[04-27-2021] Shadowy DARPA-Linked Company Took Over ‘Chunk’ Of Pentagon’s Internet
A group of Republican Senators want to shut down a chip center to snub Huawei but have failed at every turn to keep the telecom giant down
US Senators call for Biden to shut down a chip center located in China
Oct 25, 2022 – The US is now openly involving itself in what was from the beginning US-engineered unrest in Iran.
Providing material support including communication equipment is a stated policy of US plans for regime change and specifically in regards to Iran.
Evidence from 2009 onward exposes the US government’s use of US-based tech giants – Google, Twitter, and Facebook – and now Elon Musk’s SpaceX – to advance US foreign policy in violation of international law and the UN Charter.
US Recruits Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Iran Regime Change Op (Odysee) via The New Atlas
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Read More »One month ago we joked that should the Delaware judge force Musk to buy Twitter, then none other than the US government would step in and prevent the South African from gaining control over the blue-checkmark echo chamber of record, the one social media network which congressional testimony after congressional testimony has argued it can manipulate the outcome of elections.
Biden Admin Weighs Blocking Twitter Deal On “National Security” Grounds… Just As Musk Wanted
H/T: Alex Christoforou
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Twitter Shares Tumble After US Weighs Reviews for Musk Deals
Starlink, Ukraine and Musk’s Payment Request
The Ukrainians are now asking SpaceX for an additional 6,200 terminals and around 500 new terminals every month to replace those which on average the Russians manage to destroy in that time.
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Elon Musk Says Starlink, SpaceX Faced ‘Relentless Jamming, Cyberwar,’ Courtesy Russia
Musk also confirmed that some Starlink terminals were active in Iran — a country rocked by protests in recent days.
Pentagon considers funding Musk’s Starlink network for Ukraine – Politico
The Pentagon is considering paying for Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network in war-torn Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday, citing two U.S. officials involved in the discussions.
EU weighs paying for Musk’s donated Starlink internet service in Ukraine
But the EU is evaluating whether to negotiate a formal contract with SpaceX and set up a joint fund to pay for the Starlink terminals the company donated. EU officials will also explore alternative satellite options, they said.
Proponents of a fund say that it would allow them to take Musk to court if he suspended the service, rather than relying simply on his personal decision to keep providing it.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reversed his decision to stop funding the Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine, saying on Twitter that the company will continue to provide “free” satellite internet service to the government even if it means the company loses money.
Elon Musk says Starlink will keep funding Ukraine’s government ‘for free’ despite losing money
Musk on Friday said that in asking the Pentagon to pick up the bill for Starlink in Ukraine, he was following the advice of a Ukrainian diplomat who responded to Musk’s Ukraine peace plan earlier this month, before the letter was sent to the Pentagon, with: “F*** off.”
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Ukrainian forces report Starlink outages during push against Russia (archived, as original is behind paywall)
As reported in August, Tigray has had limited telecom and Internet access for some people in the region at least as far back as early May. Many sources have since confirmed they’ve received regular emails, Whatsapp and Twitter messages from contacts in Tigray for a period of at least the past 10 months.
More Conclusive Evidence that TPLF’s “Under Siege” Narrative is a lie — and that the UN is helping to peddle it
By Timur Fomenko
The Solomon Islands has barred foreign navies from docking at its shores, showing it’s not willing to be anyone’s ‘backyard’
How a tiny Pacific nation asserts its place between China and the US
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