Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org
Director of the Centre for Information Ethics and Public Policy
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#cyberethics #privacy #censorship #encryption #steganography #decentralised_internet #AI #philosophy #ethics #politics #psychedelic_research #music #film #symi #mycology
Joined Oct 2018
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Zoom releases security updates in response to 'Zoom-bombings'
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/23/zoom-update-security-encryption-bombing
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Revealed: #DominicCummings on secret scientific advisory group for #Covid-19 | World news | The Guardian
Why is a non-scientist on the scientific committee advising on the worst crisis for a decade?
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Sweden to shut bars and restaurants that ignore coronavirus restrictions
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-sweden-stockholm/sweden-to-shut-bars-and-restaurants-that-ignore-coronavirus-restrictions-idUKKCN2262AQ
There has been only take-away here for a long time now - no bars or restaurants or cafes.
I suppose maybe we can see what difference more or less "lock down" makes?
Deaths per million are quite a bit higher than their neighbours - if the reporting is equal in methodology.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/
@clacke
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Well, at least we now have a new Ubuntu LTS with a somewhat more recent Qt5 version. I still don't get why they decided to ship a two year old release instead of the latest one, but I guess that's just Canonical these days 😒
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Using Big Tech to tackle coronavirus risks swapping one lockdown for another
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Ministers plan to give more UK public bodies power to access phone data
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A quick comment today on #Covid19UK figures. Deaths now at 18100, which they say is an increase of 759, but my spreadsheet says is 763 (Priti maths again it seems).
On the high end of the expected range, but still consistent with a slow decrease from the peak. Unfortunately, it's slower than Italy; we're now moving above the Italy+14 days curve. That means a longer descent, and more total deaths.
There's only one thing to say about that: #StayAtHome
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There's not much to say about today's #Covid19UK death figure - 449 - except that it is suspiciously low, and is the lowest for 2 weeks (since Monday 6th April, which recorded 441). I expect a correction tomorrow. It wouldn't be surprising to see a figure in the high 700s, or even 800s, tomorrow, as weekend data come in late.
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Dynamite, Fireworks and Bells - Easter on Lockdown on Symi (with a Little Help from Nina Simone!)
As filmed on my smartphone.
Raw! Unrehearsed! No Post-production!
@AngharadHafod Thank you for your daily analyses. Much appreciated. The lag issue re collected data is, I think, a real handicap here.
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If tomorrow's figure - and more importantly, the percentage increase, is not significantly down, we should worry, and ask why not. The UK figures are still lower than a week ago, so don't panic - yet. But I am a little uneasy.
See also my discussion on the #Covid19Cymru figures. 3/3
Director of the Centre for Information Ethics and Public Policy
Personal website:
My interests include:
#cyberethics #privacy #censorship #encryption #steganography #decentralised_internet #AI #philosophy #ethics #politics #psychedelic_research #music #film #symi #mycology
Joined Oct 2018
