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Soh Kam Yung

Article on TOR (The Onion Router).

"Today, privacy technologies like Tor underpin our digital society. From VPNs and encrypted messengers like WhatsApp to the basic security features in our digital systems, they’re essential tools for defending against cybercrime."

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the

Open Access Book [ direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monogr ]

The MIT Press Reader · The Secret History of Tor: How a Military Project Became a Lifeline for PrivacyA story of secrecy, resistance, and the fight for digital freedom.
#Tor#TheOnionRouter#Security
IT News

NASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose - The Trump administration has reportedly directed NASA to draw up plans to shut dow... - tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/ #communications

tech.slashdot.orgNASA Satellites That Scientists and Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose - SlashdotThe Trump administration has reportedly directed NASA to draw up plans to shut down its Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite missions, which provide vital climate and agricultural data for scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed information about carbon dioxide and crop heal...
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Neil Hopkins (He/Him)

I might have mentioned that the #jobsearch market is terrible, recently.

So I wrote about it for a #communications blog, just at the same time as a new contract came through for me (phew).

If you are #hiring or trying to get #hired, I hope it is helpful.... It is certainly connecting with folk over on LinkedIn.

It's been called a "brilliant, worrying and important read". I'll let you make your minds up.

If you're looking for a new job, keep the faith. And I hope there are a few things here useful to you.

comms2point0.co.uk/comms2point

comms2point0the long, hard road of job search in 2025 — comms2point0After leaving a role in February 2025, I didn’t dream that it would take four months to land my next gig.  As time ground on, I realised I wasn’t alone - there’s a sea of unused, untapped and unemployed skills out there with folks battling an increasingly difficult recruitment market.&n
#FediHire#Fedihired#jobs
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Nonilex

#Musk’s sway in #military affairs in Washington & beyond–through #Starlink’s dominance in #satellite #communications & #SpaceX’s clout in #space launches–has reached a dimension previously limited to #sovereign #governments, alarming some regulators & lawmakers. “Elon Musk’s current global dominance exemplifies the dangers of concentrated #power in unregulated domains,” Martha Lane Fox, a member of Britain’s upper house of parliament, said during a debate earlier this year.

Nonilex

We all suspected it, now it’s confirmed.

#Musk ordered shutdown of #Starlink satellite service as #Ukraine retook territory from #Russia

A previously unreported order by #ElonMusk to cut satellite #communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's order & its implications for countries increasingly reliant on his Starlink internet service.

#power #corruption #oligarchy
reuters.com/investigations/mus

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