*Is it too much to ask people to view Palestinians as humans? Apparently so [with some people].*

*US chemical industry likely spent $110m trying to thwart PFAS legislation, study finds.*

*Israel’s attempt to destroy Hamas will breed more radicalization, UN expert says.*

The Australian government uses an American company which keeps a big database to search and track the movements of cell phones in Australia.

The company builds its phone locations database by buying location data accumulated by various apps. I'd say it should be a crime for apps to report the phone's location. But that won't be enough to stop the snooping.

If the software on the phone were free/libre, the users could make sure the apps can't get the location.

* [UK] Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the [UK]’s institutions and its values.*

If this is applied to protesters, it would be a tool for repression. However, it might do some good if applied to Tories. Would Bogus Johnson qualify as "undermining", perhaps? How about various current Tory ministers?