“Since half the world’s population lives within 120 miles of the coast, it thinks offshore data centers could be an efficient, low-latency way of delivering AI applications and gaming content to end users.”
“The latest investigation centers on 95-year-old Wilhelm Karl Friedrich Hoffmeister, a former SS Rottenfuehrer — roughly equivalent to corporal — suspected of serving with one of the death squads in Ukraine.”
“[His wife], a U.S. citizen, said she and Villavicencio married five years ago and now have two daughters, ages 2 and 3.”
“About 200 federal officers blitzed two locations of Corso’s Flower and Garden Center. Agents surrounded the perimeter of the Castalia location, blocking off nearby streets as helicopters flew overhead. Dozens of the workers’ children were left stranded at day-care centers and with babysitters, local activists wrote on social media.”
“Shamdasani told a UN briefing Tuesday that the practice of separating families amounted to an ‘arbitrary and unlawful’ interference in family life, calling it a ‘serious violation’ of the rights of children, the Associated Press reported.”
“He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/edward-snowden-people-still-powerless-but-aware
“Everyone’s privacy rights are now solely in the hands of the government’s intelligence oversight committee.”
“Germany’s federal network agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, has announced a ban on the sale of children’s smartwatches because some models come with a remote listening capability, which counts as a spying device under German law. The same agency banned the sale of the talking doll Cayla and similarly told parents to destroy the toy after deeming it a spying device.”
“Under the law, French authorities would be able to immediately halt the publication of information deemed to be false ahead of elections.”
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/frances-fake-news-law-leaves-media-experts-uneasy-145712000.html
“China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs said it requires social organizations to include Party building in their charters to ensure their correct political direction.”
Read more: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1102406.shtml