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Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Tuesday, April 22</strong></p> The Kyiv Independent [unofficial] Russia’s war against Ukraine Children splash water in the city fountain on the square in front of the Opera House on Wet Monday in Lviv on April 21, 2025. The day after Easter, many Christians in the region celebrate Wet Monday. (Michael Sorrow/Anadolu via Getty Images) 'No NATO, US recognizing annexation of Crimea' — Washington awaits Kyiv's response to ceasefire pitch, WSJ reports. Among the most controversial elements is the suggestion that the […] <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/tuesday-april-22/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/tuesday-april-22/</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>How <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> Spy On <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protestors</span></a>—And How To Avoid It | Incognito Mode | by WIRED <a href="https://mas.to/tags/yt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yt</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL34WpoETds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=lL34WpoETd</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adisonverlice</span></a></span> it's not just re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> (tho <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> explicitly endorses unsactioned comms to twart attempts at <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FIOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIOA</span></a> or any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> for that matter), but individuals or any organization:</p><ul><li>If a system is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> as in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a>, it's inherently vulnerable.</li></ul><p>And if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> got pwned, who's gonna guarantee <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> won't if it's actually secure or isn't an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InsideJob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsideJob</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a>.</p><p>After all, both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>'s Organization and key people like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> are known to the authorities by more than just their legal name.</p><ul><li>What's gonna prevent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> from doing a <em>"bag&amp;drag"</em> on her or getting his goons to put a gun on,the developers' heads and force them to,<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/d0x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>d0x</span></a> all users and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> everything (if they didn't already got forced to have some <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LafwulInterception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LafwulInterception</span></a>"</em> gear in a closet like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Room641A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Room641A</span></a>... </li></ul><p>After all, Signal <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220112020000/https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1085614812581715968" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can't pull the 5th</a> and refuse to comply!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nixCraft</span></a></span> I sincerely hope <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@noybeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>noybeu</span></a></span> and/or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://verbraucherzentrale.social/@Bundesverband" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bundesverband</span></a></span> successfully sue <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> like the one in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> to abolish <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> due to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>-incompatibility!</p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The problem is that governments and businesses serve vastly different purposes. If public policymakers start mimicking business founders, they will undermine their own ability to address complex societal challenges.</p><p>For startups, the highest priority is rapid iteration, technology-driven disruption, and financial returns for investors. Their success often hinges on solving a narrowly defined problem with a single product, or within a single organization. Governments, by contrast, must tackle complex, interconnected issues like poverty, public health, and national security. Each challenge calls for collaboration across multiple sectors, and careful long-term planning. The idea of securing short-term gains in any of these areas doesn’t even make sense.</p><p>Unlike startups, governments are supposed to uphold legal mandates, ensure the provision of essential services, and enforce equal treatment under the law – more important today than ever. Metrics like market share are irrelevant, because the government has no competitors. Rather than trying to “win,” it should focus on expanding opportunities and promoting the diffusion of best practices. It must be long-term minded, while achieving nimble and flexible structures that can adapt."</p><p><a href="https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/government-should-not-act-like-a-startup-or-business-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-rainer-kattel-2025-04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">project-syndicate.org/commenta</span><span class="invisible">ry/government-should-not-act-like-a-startup-or-business-by-mariana-mazzucato-and-rainer-kattel-2025-04</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/StartUps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StartUps</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PublicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PublicAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PublicInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicInterest</span></a></p>
OccuWorld<p>"Nobody can protect you. These are dangerous times."</p><p>Journalism is now a captive of the state of Israel and Trump.</p><p><a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threats</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Profit</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Playground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Playground</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apartheid</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/Impeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Impeach</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/TakeTheStreets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeTheStreets</span></a> <a href="https://syzito.xyz/tags/IndependentJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentJournalism</span></a></p>
Ténno Seremél’<p>&gt; The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions, according to a new technical report by a renowned digital security lab.</p><p>―&nbsp;<a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/04/israeli-malware-maker-linked-to-six-government-purchasers-abusive-deployments/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/04/04/israel</span><span class="invisible">i-malware-maker-linked-to-six-government-purchasers-abusive-deployments/</span></a></p><p>🤔</p><p><a href="https://lor.sh/tags/lang_en" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lang_en</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyware</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a></p>
Klaus-Gerd Giesen<p>Given U.S. <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumption</span></a> is so important globally (two-thirds bigger than <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> consumption!) the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> 's <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> have now few options to counter <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> 's <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> : <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/subsidies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subsidies</span></a> to impacted sectors and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> or <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fiscal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiscal</span></a> stimulus to avoid <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> (both triggering higher public <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> ), counter-tarrifs, and new free-trade agreements with other countries. In most cases it will be a mixture of all and reconfigure <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> trade flows and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> mecanisms.</p>
Nando161<p>Quietly and seemingly out of sight, <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a>, private <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> and <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/mercenaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mercenaries</span></a> are working to seize <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> and <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resources</span></a> at the expense of entire <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/populations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populations</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dws3Rfn_ePo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=dws3Rfn_eP</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Six Governments Likely Use Israeli Paragon Spyware to Hack IM Apps and Harvest Data – Source:thehackernews.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/six-governments-likely-use-israeli-paragon-spyware-to-hack-im-apps-and-harvest-data-sourcethehackernews-com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/six-governments-</span><span class="invisible">likely-use-israeli-paragon-spyware-to-hack-im-apps-and-harvest-data-sourcethehackernews-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TheHackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> Suppress Environmental <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> to Maintain Control 🙊🧐 and Avoid Challenges to their Policies. Despite this Restriction, Collective Action Remains a Powerful Tool for Change 🔥☮️📢<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AnimalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalRights</span></a> <a href="https://johnmenadue.com/environment-governments-like-docile-populations-thats-why-they-intimidate-activists/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">johnmenadue.com/environment-go</span><span class="invisible">vernments-like-docile-populations-thats-why-they-intimidate-activists/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
Alpha1Nine :funkwhale: :sofia:<p>Population control measures serve three purposes. </p><p>First of all, they hamper the movement of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> members (perhaps even <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/identifying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identifying</span></a> them). </p><p>Second, they serve to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/harass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harass</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/intimidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intimidate</span></a> resistance <a href="https://aus.social/tags/supporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supporters</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sympathisers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sympathisers</span></a>. </p><p>And third, they intimidate members of the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> and force them to change their lives to accommodate the desires of those in power. </p><p>Often population control methods are "<a href="https://aus.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> theatre" and allow <a href="https://aus.social/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> to flex their muscles and project <a href="https://aus.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> power with the goal of cowing people into <a href="https://aus.social/tags/compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compliance</span></a>. </p><p>Faced with such measures, resistance movements have several options.<br> <br>Aboveground resistance movements and their allies can use the repression to gain support from the general population, appealing to shared public concerns like <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> of movement, genuine <a href="https://aus.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, and so on. If possible, a campaign of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/civildisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civildisobedience</span></a> could be organised against population control measures. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Ten Years of The Foilies - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span></p><p>A look back at the games <a href="https://mas.to/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> played to avoid <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/ten-years-foilies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/ten-</span><span class="invisible">years-foilies</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shutdowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shutdowns</span></a> at record high in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> as access ‘weaponised’ | Internet | The Guardian</p><p>More <a href="https://mas.to/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/weaponized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weaponized</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/09/internet-shutdowns-record-high-africa-2024-access-weaponised" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/mar/09/internet-shutdowns-record-high-africa-2024-access-weaponised</span></a></p>
Michael Marek<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> should NOT be run like a business because governments need to be transparent and fair to all.</p>
Richard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️<p>What if when <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> said Americans would not need to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> anymore it was because there would be no more <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> to elect. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporations</span></a> would just have their own <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> forces and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/paramilitaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paramilitaries</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>private</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisons</span></a> and they would be responsible for keeping order in society.</p>
Daniel AJ Sokolov<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Transportist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Transportist</span></a></span> Indeed. Also, <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> have to be very, very resilient. They have to pick up when everything else <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/fails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fails</span></a>. </p><p>It is impossible to be <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/efficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>efficient</span></a> and <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/resilient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resilient</span></a>.</p>
holgerpatzelt<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bbcnewsfeed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bbcnewsfeed</span></a></span> if European <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a> haven’t yet understood that they need to make sure that they don’t buy ANY weapons or equipment anymore from the US which needs <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ammunition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ammunition</span></a> or maintenance, they are absolutely lost. <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/buylocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buylocal</span></a> is not a question of consumer goods anymore, it’s a question of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/self" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>self</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> in these days.</p>
Thor A. Hopland<p>When I say "<a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/psychiatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychiatry</span></a> puts silk gloves on top of it's silk gloves", I mean that they have to coddle the world, which includes it's <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a>, it's <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governments</span></a>, it's <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> - and indeed the individual itself.</p><p>Nobody actually listens to the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a>, which is why we have <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/communicators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communicators</span></a>, and when it comes to the world of <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/psychiatry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychiatry</span></a>, it's mostly "mommy dearest" in fear of retribution or regression.</p><p>They have to dance around the lilly's, they have to walk on egg shells.</p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Governments can’t seem to stop asking for secret backdoors – Source: go.theregister.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/governments-cant-seem-to-stop-asking-for-secret-backdoors-source-go-theregister-com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/governments-cant</span><span class="invisible">-seem-to-stop-asking-for-secret-backdoors-source-go-theregister-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TheRegisterSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheRegisterSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governments</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TheRegister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheRegister</span></a></p>