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You are here		www.theregister.com Microsoft exec admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty The Register
\|	\|	www.wired.com Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the Digital Services Act \| WIRED	5.3 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	The FTC notified companies like Google, Meta, and Apple that they must not apply the Digital Services Act, which regulates digital platforms, if it jeopardizes the freedom of Americans.	5.3 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	prestonbyrne.com The Ofcom Files: Exposing the UK's Attempt to Destroy the First Amendment - Preston Byrne	4.9 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	Below is relevant enforcement correspondence sent by the UK Office of Communications, known by the Orwellian portmanteau "Ofcom," to my client, 4chan, in relation to its Online Safety Act fines, disclosed publicly in the interests of transparency, and because the First Amendment allows it. Civil rights are like non-rollover vacation days: use 'em or lose...	4.9 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	www.manhattancontrarian.com Birthright Citizenship: Interpreting The Phrase "Subject To The Jurisdiction Thereof" - Manhattan Contrarian	6.4 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	Birthright citizenship - the idea that anyone born in the United States is automatically a citizen, with full right to receive all benefits and vote when they come of age - has been a fixture of the administration of the laws in this country for my entire lifetime. * But does the text of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution make the birthright citizenship rule apply to all cases, even the most extreme? * Under the 14th Amendment, properly interpreted, do children born of illegal aliens subject to a deportation order really qualify for birthright citizenship? How about children born of an illegal entrant who has snuck across the border for a few hours just to have the baby and then immediately go home? How about children born of a Chinese billionaire who ha...	6.4 parsecs away Travel
\|	\|	www.schneier.com UK Threatens End-to-End Encryption - Schneier on Security	25.5 parsecs away Travel
\|		In an open letter, seven secure messaging apps-including Signal and WhatsApp-point out that the UK's Online Safety Bill could destroy end-to-end encryption: As currently drafted, the Bill could break end-to-end encryption,opening the door to routine, general and indiscriminate surveillance of personal messages of friends, family members, employees, executives, journalists, human rights activists and even politicians themselves, which would fundamentally undermine everyone's ability to communicate securely. The Bill provides no explicit protection for encryption, and if implemented as written, could empower OFCOM to try to force the proactive scanning of private messages on end-to-end encrypted communication services-nullifying the purpose of end-to-end encry...	25.5 parsecs away Travel