Shoshana Zuboff endorses laws to stop collection of personal data!

This is a big step away from the fundamentally inadequate "data protection" approach. From there to what I have advocated for many years — requiring systems to be designed such that they can't collect personal data — is a much smaller step than the one she has taken.

I get a feeling that she is still thinking about prohibiting collection of some personal data rather than requiring complete nonsurveillance in many activities.

From thinking about prohibiting data collection (at either level) to enacting laws to do so is a much bigger step, but I am glad to see the idea enter public discourse.

Surveillance companies will do their utmost to lead the public away from that idea.

*Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine calls on court to nullify election result.* Unlike the bullshitter, whose accusations of election fraud were bullshit, Bobi Wine has real facts to cite.

We achieve justice by judging cases by form alone; we need a grounding in facts to do that, as well as values.

*To protect [Burma's] democratic values, the international community will have to work with [Aung San Suu Kyi]'s elected party.*

The military never really gave up the substance of power.

India and China must reduce their use of coal, instead of increasing it.

Other countries are not doing enough either, such as Australia, but China and India are the big emitters. The combustion of coal releases toxins and radioactive fallout, and both harm people's health.

*UK North Sea oil rigs release as much CO2 as coal-fired power station.*