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    some good news

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a forceful opinion today holding that the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects individuals from being forced to disclose the passcode to their devices to the police. In a 4-3 decision in Commonwealth v. Davis, the court found that disclosing a...
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    iOS privacy - do not give apps permission to use bluetooth

    Apple's new iOS 13 update adds a new privacy measure that requires apps to get your consent in order to use your device's Bluetooth. From a report: After installing the latest version of iOS, trust me when I say you'll be surprised by the number of apps asking for Bluetooth permission the next...
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    facebook censorship "community standards" dont apply to politicians

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Facebook this week finally put into writing what users -- especially politically powerful users -- have known for years: its community "standards" do not, in fact, apply across the whole community. Speech from politicians is officially...
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    Sharing info a crime?

    https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article235387277.html With the sorry state of reporting these days who knows what he actually did or what he was actually charged with, but assuming it is actually illegal to tel people that you can use match sticks to make explosive material, how...
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    An excellent read

    https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/289489/nobody-understands-democracy-anymore Particularly good towards the latter 1/3rd
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