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"Threat" to business

samedi 23 janvier 2016 à 01:00

World business "leaders" did not recognize climate mayhem as the biggest "threat to business".

They are thinking short term, and their definition of "threat" means "obstacle to their plans". So they said the biggest threat was "over-regulation" — which means, stopping them from screwing and cheating us as they would wish.

Security on "internet of things"

samedi 23 janvier 2016 à 01:00

A glaringly inadequate recommendation for security on the "internet of things".

What it says is true enough, but it only considers security against third parties, and totally ignores the issue of security against the manufacturer. That's a glaring omission, because the software in these devices is nearly always proprietary. Nowadays it is not merely conceivable that a proprietary program is malware; it is standard industry practice.

EU migration crisis

samedi 23 janvier 2016 à 01:00

Pressure to Resolve Migration Crisis Could Tear EU Apart.

If that occurs, I think the flaw will be the weakness of central democracy in the EU. The parliament is weak, the commission is not democratic at all, and the countries' governments consider only their narrow interests.

Hottest year ever recorded: 2015

samedi 23 janvier 2016 à 01:00

2015 was the hottest year ever recorded. The second hottest was 2014.

2016 is expected to set a new record.

Purpose of CISA is snooping

samedi 23 janvier 2016 à 01:00

CISA, which pretends to serve the goal of better cybersecurity, would not have prevented the massive data breach about US government employees. Its purpose is snooping, and security is just the excuse.