Martin Ruskov @mapto@qoto.org

In 2022, 20 653 people died in road traffic in the EU.
How is your country doing in this regard❓
🔹Check your country's progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 11) & compare to others.
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https://europa.eu/!4qhjnG
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[2024-10-09 09:40 UTC]

Hack Day

Israel-Hamas war among deadliest conflicts for journalists https://t.co/Qn92ndoCs5

Life really was better 50 years ago.

Here's proof.

You can argue what element turns a run-of-the-mill sandwich into a rich and refreshing banh mi, but for some, it’s the pickles — and Japan has those in spades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/10/06/food-drink/banh-mi-sandwich-beni-shga-pickled-ginger/ #life #fooddrink

China targeted and might have held for months access to the infrastructure used to do wiretaps on the AT&T and Verizon networks.

This is a huge "told you so" moment for the cryptographic community that has been saying that such infrastructure does present a huge risk to national security. China reportedly used this capability for intelligence collection, obviously without a warrant ...

https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/u-s-wiretap-systems-targeted-in-china-linked-hack-327fc63b?st=C5ywbp&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Fear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as to when the technology will turn a profit, raising talk of AI overenthusiasm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/04/tech/ai-revolution-or-bubble/ #business #tech #ai #investments #openai #google #microsoft

Weird that this post now shows up as something else. Anyway, https://freetubeapp.io and FlexTube for android are a thing

The entire BBC sound effects library is now accessible. https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search

Just listened to the BBC Radio 4 Inside Science podcast about satellite junk, featuring @sundogplanets making some great points.

Link here, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021jqc
it may be geo-blocked, but there's a download option on the page, and it's also available on the usual podcast platforms.

#Podcast #SpaceJunk #Space

“The Night Doctrine,” ProPublica’s first animated documentary, is now a 3x Emmy winner. 🏆

On her quest to learn who killed her family, Afghan-Pakistani journalist Lynzy Billing uncovers an US-backed program that killed hundreds of Afghan civilians.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4UPsLYhARU

#News #Emmys #Afghanistan #Journalism #Film #Documentary

Le città con tante persone in bicicletta sono più sicure per tutti gli utenti della strada: pedoni, automobilisti, ciclisti, motociclisti [Journal of Transport & Health]

https://benzinazero.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/le-citta-con-tante-persone-in-bicicletta-sono-piu-sicure-per-tutti-gli-utenti-della-strada-pedoni-automobilisti-ciclisti-motociclisti-journal-of-transport-health/ #traffico #sicurezza #automobile #bicicletta

📣 Are you a PhD or postdoc affiliated with a Bulgarian institute and interested in doing a research secondment in 🇨🇭? The SNSF’s SCIEX funding programme call opens on 1 November 2024 and closes on 3 February 2025.

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#research #InternationalCooperation

@marcoboh @benzinazero e pensa a quanti soldi ci si potrebbe fare con le multe: abbastanza da riasfaltare tutta roma

X (formerly Twitter) is overrun with hate speech, misinformation, and conspiracy theories, much of it driven by its owner. It’s time we take action by stepping back.

The X-last approach encourages us to prioritize safer platforms first, breaking the habit of relying on X. Together, we can build stronger, healthier online communities. https://www.xlast.org/

If you happen to live in the United States, the consumer credit reporting bureau Experian is easily the shittiest company you will deal with as long as you have heartbeat. IRS? Hahaha. Experian will take your privacy and security. Seriously.

I just sometimes don't think I can do enough to call attention to the barbaric practices of Experian when it comes to letting their hapless and often reluctant "customers" manage their relationship with the Mother Ship.

I pointed out like 3 years ago that if you're a US citizen and you have instructed Experian to "freeze" your credit file so that ID thieves and other ne'er-do-wells can't just apply as you for credit wherever, that designation means absolutely squat because Experian will happily let anyone "become" you if they can supply your name, address, DOB, SSN and can successfully guess or answer 3 out of 4 multiple guess questions based entirely on public information.

This is still the case. I received an email this morning from another victim who had their freeze reversed at Experian.

Past reporting

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/07/experian-you-have-some-explaining-to-do/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/its-still-easy-for-anyone-to-become-you-at-experian/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/01/experian-glitch-exposing-credit-files-lasted-47-days/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/01/identity-thieves-bypassed-experian-security-to-view-credit-reports/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/04/experian-api-exposed-credit-scores-of-most-americans/