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ID card scandal deepens: Irish government vows to defy Data Protection Commission’s ruling against Public Services Card - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/10/id-card-scandal-deepens-irish-government-vows-to-defy-data-protection-commissions-ruling-against-public-services-card/ #ireland #idcards

YouTubers band together to plant 20 million trees to fight climate change - https://mashable.com/article/team-trees-mr-beast-mark-rober-20-million-youtube/ more like this, please

Smartphones with wheels: how modern transportation brings new #privacy problems - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/10/smartphones-with-wheels-how-modern-transportation-brings-new-privacy-problems/ it’s not getting easier, is it?

Former FBI General Counsel Jim Baker Chooses Encryption Over Backdoors - https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/10/former_fbi_gene.html well, that’s good

Cherrypicker arrives to help rescue man dangling from Carlisle chimney - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/28/fire-chiefs-request-help-rescue-man-dangling-from-carlisle-chimney “Police say there has been no contact for some time with man stuck at top of 270ft structure” #2019 strikes again…

More Than 50 Federal Watchdogs Sign Letter Condemning OLC Decision That Allows White House Counsel To Unilaterally Block Whistleblower Reports - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20191025/12110343262/more-than-50-federal-watchdogs-sign-letter-condemning-olc-decision-that-allows-white-house-counsel-to-unilaterally-block.shtml