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  • UK's latest embarrassing technology demand centers on phone thefts

    maccamacca
    – 'There are children starving in the UK'
    If you want to see starving children look no further than the USA. The UK hasn't got anything like the poverty levels as the states (and that should be addressed).

    – 'abandoned a high speed rail effort after spending 14 years and $121 billion on it'
    That was the estimated cost for the whole project and nothing like what has been spent on it. They are moving more than £30B to be used on transport in the North instead. As a northerner I'm glad they have scrapped the HS2.

    – 'Now according to the country's tabloid newspaper, the Daily Mail'
    So there is only one tabloid paper? I thought that there were many from both sides of the political spectrum

    – 'London mayor Sadiq Khan and Metropolitan (London) Police chief Sir Mark Rowley have called for a meeting with these Big Tech firms'
    So now if two people (who are not even in the government) call for a meeting then they speak for the whole of the UK?

    – 'This is unlikely to be the end of the UK's posturing instead of governing, but there's also an element of killing time until the country's next General Election. No date has been set for this but by law, it must take place no later than January 2025.'
    This is not a tech article its just some political hit piece from a leftie not happy about the current government 

    – 'Following Brexit, countless scandals, and the fastest turnover of Prime Ministers in British political history, media expects the Conservatives are expected to lose the next election. Who knows what will happen at the ballet box, though.'
    Yep, political BINGO time! Was waiting for this. Yep it was biggest decision in the last 50 years. All political parties were divided as well as the country.

    – 'But we're not counting on it — and not least because London Mayor Sadiq Khan is a Labour MP.'
    Another mistake, He is NOT A MP hence, he's mayor. He USED to be a Labour MP

    So the whole article, I hate the UK and the current government. The way people voted. And because things are not 100% perfect in the UK then people who are not even in government are not allowed to express their concerns to tech companies?

    Well I'm guessing since he's on the ultra left he wants the UK to be more like China, then at least people who don't agree with him can be controlled better.

    If I was in control of Appleinsider I would be concerned more about tech then political hit pieces from Guardian ultra lefties. I really don't want to see it going the way of VICE.

    watto_cobra

  • Automations in macOS Big Sur can migrate to Shortcuts in macOS Monterey

    maccamacca
    I can see shortcuts replacing Automator but not AppleScript programming language. 

    Shortcuts is a really bad brand name. Try Googling it for shortcuts help and you’ll find it hard to find the info you’ll need. The name is just too generic 
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Facebook preparing to take Apple to court over iOS 14 privacy features

    maccamacca
    indieshack said:
    I don’t understand what the rationale for a case like this would be - I thought the Apple changes are explicitly made opt-in or opt-out?
    Yep they are. It will pop up a warning and ask you to make you a choice.

    However this is too much for Facebook! HOW DARE you give iPhone users a choice about their own data!!!
    killroywatto_cobra

  • Dutch antitrust regulators launch probe into Apple Pay

    maccamacca
    This is pot calling the kettle black! The local transport authority in Amsterdam (GVB) (I’m sure it’s the same for other cities) and national rail (NS) have a contactless card system that you have to use called the ov chip card. 

    Unlike places like London you can’t use Apple Pay / google pay or other contactless bank cards. 

    They should first start with opening these systems up first before going after other companies!

    mobirdselleringtonGeorgeBMacanantksundaramRayz2016watto_cobraNotoriousDEV

  • Apple may keep Apple Stores open during second UK lockdown [u]

    maccamacca
    Well English doesn’t have a government hopefully that will change one day. 

    I’m not the biggest fan of Boris (at least he’s way better than the racist Corbyn) but to say that the Scottish first minister has got it right at every turn with far less media pressure it is wrong. However to her credit the message has been clearer 
    cat52