Jan. 28th, 2015

birdwatcher: (Mr. Twister)
Leslie Caldwell, an assistant attorney general at the Justice Department, said that the department is “very concerned” by the Google’s and Apple’s decision to automatically encrypt all data on Android and iOS devices. Her comments aren’t entirely surprising, considering that FBI Director James Comey previously said that the agency would push Congress to make automatic encryption illegal, and President Obama has also expressed concern with the development.
Удивительно, как Сноуден радикально изменил повестку дня. Кто что пять лет назад шифровал, кроме анекдотических чудаков?
birdwatcher: (Mr. Twister)
Marc Champion@Bloomberg: It is understandable that Ukraine doesn't want a super-sized Abkhazia or South Ossetia in Eastern Ukraine, but it is also too late to stop Russia from creating one. The longer Poroshenko pretends to his people that Ukraine can seize Donestsk and Luhansk back by force, the bigger Ukraine's Abkhazia will become and the more lives, sovereignty and wealth Ukraine will lose.
birdwatcher: (Leif Gram: Mr. Fix)
Just as limited taxi medallions can lead to a chronic undersupply of cabs at 4 p.m., the state licensing regulations for many occupations are creating bottlenecks across the economy, raising the prices of many goods and services and putting good jobs out of reach of too many Americans.
Где написано? lewrockwell.com? Неправильно угадали, nytimes.com.