Bjarteblogg Ymse
https://nrkbeta.no/2020/05/19/eksperter-vil-dele-opp-smittestopp/
I et nylig publisert opprop tar over 50 norske eksperter et oppgjør med hvordan norske Smittestopp samler store mengder data om brukerne
I oppropet bes norske myndigheter gå bort fra sin nåværende strategi om å samle store mengder data i en sentralt database, fordi dette kan føre til storstilt overvåkning av samfunnet.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/supercomputers-hacked-across-europe-to-mine-cryptocurrency/
Confirmed infections have been reported in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland. Another suspected infection was reported in Spain.
many of the organizations that had supercomputers go down this week had announced in previous weeks that they were prioritizing research on the COVID-19 outbreak, which has now most likely been hampered as a result of the intrusion and subsequent downtime.
Machine-learning models trained on normal behavior are showing cracks —forcing humans to step in to set them straight
https://www.nrk.no/norge/_-vil-ta-en-generasjon-a-rydde-opp-i-norske-atomanlegg-1.15016483
Riving og tilbakeføring etter de to atomanleggene kommer til å koste rundt sju milliarder. I tillegg er lagring av atomavfallet beregnet å koste rundt 13 milliarder kroner.
A robot dog is patrolling one of Singapore’s parks as part of coronavirus-related trial. The machine – made by US-based Boston Dynamics – is fitted with a camera to monitor how busy Bishan-Ang Moh Kio Park becomes. It also carries a loudspeaker to broadcast social-distancing messages.
https://nrkbeta.no/2020/05/09/guide-slik-begrenser-du-sporing-av-din-mobil/
hvordan du deler færre posisjonsdata – på Android og iPhone.
When he looked around the Web on the device’s default Xiaomi browser, it recorded all the websites he visited, including search engine queries whether with Google or the privacy-focused DuckDuckGo, and every item viewed on a news feed feature of the Xiaomi software. That tracking appeared to be happening even if he used the supposedly private “incognito” mode.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/20/academics-contact-tracing/
“It is vital that, in coming out of the current crisis, we do not create a tool that enables large scale data collection on the population, either now or at a later time,”
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/04/security_and_pr_1.html
you should either lock Zoom down as best you can, or — better yet — abandon the platform altogether.
You might not be able to find accurate info in the press in countries with oppressive regimes, but you can at Reporters Without Borders’ Uncensored Library in the game