If you check the linked article it states that Motorola is a "Lenovo company". Given that Lenovo is Chinese owned, and the CCP isn't a great protector of peoples privacy the idea of a CCP infiltrated privacy product is somewhat bizarre. You would be better off just trusting Apple or Google and buy their branded hardware

I thought that Bing was dead - just a placeholder to change after you installed Windows (who knew ?)

One of the features that Graphene (an Android fork) has is the idea of a 'kill code' PIN that when entered instead of unlocking your phone erases it. It would make the XKCD workaround for PIN codes less attractive to the government

I'd amazing that people are pitching the creation and integration of a Teams alternative as some mammoth task that only Microsoft can pull off, and attempts by anyone to compete will fail. You should keep in mind the fact that the US is not the sole source of IT expertise on earth, and the EU is more than capable of taking them on. The EU has the ability to pass legislation that can compel Microsoft to co-operate, and access to the necessary skillset is certainly available. The world has seen how broken the US has become recently, and there is no debate that the US will leverage its access to US companies to force outcomes that meet their need - they are in reality no different to China or Russia in that area. Recent development such as the arbitrary and unbalanced tariffs, invading foreign countries and threatening to annex sovereign territories shows that the US are no longer the 'good guys' but are slowly descending into a mess approaching that of other dictatorships around the world. There is every reason for nation states and blocks like the EU to invest in technology that serves their interests over those of the US. The fact that this is being discussed publicly shows that this is not a random thought bubble but rather a signal from people more than capable of competing with Microsoft on this. The idea that a nation state competitor to Teams is not possible is a joke.

Microsoft will co-operate with any requests form the EU to open access for a Teams alternative. All the EU needs to do is pass the necessary legislation to make it happen.

... I've known plenty of people whose reasoning skills appeared turned out to be a mirage.

This has nothing to do with restricting access to inappropriate content - kids will always find a way around whatever blocks adults put in their way (even Australian kids).

A more likely objective is the idea that the Government can interfere with Googles business model - an idea that (if the technology works) other Governments may choose to follow. Australia doesn't have the numbers to directly impact on scale, but of these changes have any measurable effect then other countries may choose to use it as an excuse to implement controls on Google - something they will likely want to discourage.

Google puts the app on your phone wether you want it or not. You need to go to Google to find instructions on how to turn it off ( not on the phone, by default you are opted in). The disclaimer basically states don't use it for anything important as it may be wrong. And when you finally work out how to disable it, your phone begs to turn it back on. While Microsoft had lowered the bar with Recall, there is no good reason to make it so effing difficult to opt out. Makes you wonder why they age forcing people to use it.

Hey drinkypoo - you seem to be just another troll. It's somewhat ironic - you are clearly one of the people who have contributed to the enshitiffication of social media and helped create the very problem that triggered this response. Your arguments are either irrelevant or senseless - maybe you should have spent more time in class paying attention rather than snapchatting girls with low self esteem. You should remember this : Australians care more for their children. Once they are responsible adults they can choose to step into the social media cesspool, but as long as they are minors they deserve protection and the chance to grow. Go away

I know - there are probably people reading this who have never seen a floppy disk but this was amazing for something that could put up a GUI from less than 1.44MB of storage. http://toastytech.com/guis/qnx...

Probably meant 'Biological Markers' rather than markets.

But SBF is a moron. He did not get rich because he was clever, but because people are greedy.

He could have had an amazing business, but his arrogance on controlling everything caused his downfall.

He gave his business opponent the means to destroy him

He has completely ruined his parents reputation, and may very well take them down with him

He's looking at spending the rest of his life in prison

There will be one or more three letter agencies helping the various Agencies to lock him up forever. If anyone makes the point that his services may have been used for money laundering or assisting terrorists then everyone will be involved - FBI, CIA, NSA, etc.

VPN"s are not magic - they don't provide protection against on-host malware or other cyber-security tools. Who owns the VPN? Lots of luck buying an encrypted satellite connection with the name 'Sam Bankman-Fried' - his name and face is too well known. Don't ascribe to genius that which can be explained by good luck.

Blocking SBF from Internet access would be a smart thing

Letting him have access and wire-tapping his systems could be an even smarter thing.

Given the massive amount of money involved I'd leave the door open for him to transfer funds out, record everything he does as evidence, and freeze the funds the moment they convert to cash.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/20... "For 75 years the Australian Signals Directorate has brought together people with the skills, adaptability and imagination to operate in the slim area between the difficult and the impossible".