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Comment Snitches get stitches (Score 4, Interesting) 23

Or in this case, they may get lawsuits.

-Performing un-authorized disassembly of customer property (which the customer can allege resulted in increased repair charges or damage to customer property) is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
-Violation of customer privacy by reporting to an unaffiliated third party is a lawsuit waiting to happen (unlikely to succeed unless class action or as an attorney general action).

Even if unsuccessful, lawsuits can be expensive to defend against.

Sounds like a bad idea.

Comment Re:kinetic response required (Score 1) 32

by Local ID10T (#64494593) Attached to: Ascension Cyberattack Continues To Disrupt Care At Hospitals

Sure... blame the victims for being weak. It's their fault.

It is. They could (should) have done better.

But that is fantasy land. As a nation, we need to treat these attacks as what they are: attacks.

If someone attacks you, destroy them. ...and make security a national defense issue. We have unlimited budget for national defense. Use it to defend the citizens from this shit.

Comment Re:So, what, (Score 1) 40

It's not about guilt, it's about competition. The purpose of the order was to increase competition. If that hasn't happened then it could be because Apple's compliance was poor, as suggested in the summary, and so Apple must be compelled to comply more effectively. Or it could be because that order was not sufficient, and so more orders are necessary.

Spoken like a European.

A key difference between US law and EU law is that the US mandates actions, while the EU can mandate results.

If the required actions did not produce the results you intended... that is not Apple's problem -unless it can be shown that they did not actually comply with the actions ordered by the court.

Submission + - Tesla shareholder group opposes Musk's $46B pay, slams board "dysfunction" (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by theweatherelectric
theweatherelectric writes: Jon Brodkin for Ars Technica writes, "A Tesla shareholder group yesterday urged other shareholders to vote against Elon Musk's $46 billion pay package, saying the Tesla board is dysfunctional and 'overly beholden to CEO Musk.' The group's letter also urged shareholders to vote against the reelection of board members Kimbal Musk and James Murdoch. 'Tesla is suffering from a material governance failure which requires our urgent attention and action,' and its board 'is stacked with directors that have close personal ties to CEO Elon Musk,' the letter said. 'There are multiple indications that these ties, coupled with excessive director compensation, prevent the level of critical and independent thinking required for effective governance.'"

Submission + - California Exceeds 100% of Energy Demand With Renewables Over a Record 45 Days (electrek.co)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for 69 of the past 75 days. Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Z. Jacobson continues to track California’s renewables performance – and it’s still exciting. In an update today on Twitter (X), Jacobson reports that California has now exceeded 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 45 days straight, and 69 out of 75:

Jacobson predicted on April 4 that California will entirely be on renewables and battery storage 24/7 by 2035. California passed a law that commits to achieving 100% net zero electricity by 2045. Will it beat that goal by a decade? We hope so. It’s going to be exciting to watch.

Submission + - EU Sets Benchmark For Rest of the World With Landmark AI Laws (reuters.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Europe's landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed on Tuesday a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for a technology used in business and everyday life. The European Union's AI Act is more comprehensive than the United States' light-touch voluntary compliance approach while China's approach aims to maintain social stability and state control. The vote by EU countries came two months after EU lawmakers backed the AI legislation drafted by the European Commission in 2021 after making a number of key changes. [...]

The AI Act imposes strict transparency obligations on high-risk AI systems while such requirements for general-purpose AI models will be lighter. It restricts governments' use of real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces to cases of certain crimes, prevention of terrorist attacks and searches for people suspected of the most serious crimes. The new legislation will have an impact beyond the 27-country bloc, said Patrick van Eecke at law firm Cooley. "The Act will have global reach. Companies outside the EU who use EU customer data in their AI platforms will need to comply. Other countries and regions are likely to use the AI Act as a blueprint, just as they did with the GDPR," he said, referring to EU privacy rules.

While the new legislation will apply in 2026, bans on the use of artificial intelligence in social scoring, predictive policing and untargeted scraping of facial images from the internet or CCTV footage will kick in in six months once the new regulation enters into force. Obligations for general purpose AI models will apply after 12 months and rules for AI systems embedded into regulated products in 36 months. Fines for violations range from $8.2 million or 1.5% of turnover to 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover depending on the type of violations.

Comment Re:From what all I "know" I'm wondering (Score 1) 46

I thought N. Korea was completely isolated, how do people develop the technical skills if they have no 'real world' access from there to start?

China.

China is a patron country to North Korea. They provide equipment, internet access, and training of the individuals involved.

Note: this is not general access for citizens. This is limited to chosen agents employed by the government operating from government facilities.

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