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Some marketing/internal documents/emails of a Chinese security company allegedly was leaked. A copy was up on github yesterday, not sure if it was taken down. You can find it via searching "i-soon" on twitter. Kinda obvious that any state actor have similar tools and are also behaving in similar manner, but of course since it's CHYNA!!!! OMG!!!

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daifo said:
Some marketing/internal documents/emails of a Chinese security company allegedly was leaked. A copy was up on github yesterday, not sure if it was taken down. You can find it via searching "i-soon" on twitter. Kinda obvious that any state actor have similar tools and are also behaving in similar manner, but of course since it's CHYNA!!!! OMG!!!

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It's literally wechat screenshots, txt screenshots and photos of ppt? Is this what counts as "proof" these days?
 
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When making Chinese names for themselves,
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Adopted names have frustrated some Chinese American political candidates, who say thatnon-Chinese rivals have gone overboard by using flattering, flowery phrases that at first glance have little to do with their actual names. Some candidates have gained an advantage or engaged in cultural appropriation.
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Kamala Harris's chosen Chinese name was 賀錦麗, which is pronounced
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and means “Congratulate Brocade Beautiful.”
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Behind the scenes, white kingmakers have completely obliterated Chinese-American (and in general all Asian-American) representation in San Francisco. Out of 11 seats, 5 used to be Chinese, now it's 0. Due in no small part to mysterious fines, threats and harrassment that have forced multiple candidates to resign.
Asian American candidate Rigel Robinson has resigned and suspended his mayoral run to protect himself and his family from vitriolic and relentless
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, threats and stalking.
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To his surprise, no major Asian American candidate has declared a candidacy, while the March 2024 primary is only months away. After the November 2024 election, it’s possible that San Francisco will lose almost all Asian representation in its top offices. It will be the first time that no Chinese American has served on the board
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This San Francisco district population is about 40% Asian. The city's population is 22% ethnic Chinese.
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(Canada) Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Poilievre​

OTTAWA -
A future Conservative government would change the law to require that porn websites verify the age of users to prevent minors from accessing the content, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre signalled on Wednesday.

When asked whether his government would require porn websites to verify the age of users, Poilievre gave a one-word answer: “Yes.”

He didn't offer further explanation, and his office quickly followed up with a clarifying statement asserting that the Tories don't believe in the imposition of a digital ID.

The Tories are sponsoring and supporting a Senate private member's bill that promises to require age verification for people to access pornography online.

Bill S-210 passed in the Senate in the spring and New Democrats, Bloc Quebecois and Conservative MPs voted to send it to a House of Commons committee for study. No such meetings have been scheduled yet.

The proposed law would require websites to verify users' ages before they can access sexually explicit content, and it would penalize sites that don't comply.

But it does not specify how that would be done.

Options could include the use of a digital government ID, as some U.S. states have legislated, or services that can estimate age based on a scan of a person's face.

Such suggestions have prompted widespread concern from privacy experts about their overarching impacts - from the risks associated with asking Canadians to share personal information with an external provider to the use of measures such as facial recognition technology.

Sebastian Skamski, a spokesperson for Poilievre, said shortly after the leader's remarks Wednesday that Conservatives do not support any measures that would allow the imposition of a digital ID or infringe on the privacy of adults and their freedom to access legal content online.

The bill making its way through Parliament was introduced by Sen. Julie Miville-Dechene, an Independent Senators Group member.

Conservative Ontario MP Karen Vecchio is sponsoring the bill in the House of Commons.

In a speech to the Commons in November, Vecchio said “there should be no direct collection of identity documentation by the site publisher from the pornographic site, no age estimates based on the user's web browser history and no processing of biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying or authenticating a natural person.”

The Conservatives have not proposed any alternatives for how porn sites could verify users' ages without such systems.

Some websites that feature adult content, alcohol or cannabis currently ask for a user's age to enter the website, but the sites do not verify the information and rely on an honour-system approach.

The Liberals were the only ones to vote against the bill in the House, saying it doesn't do enough to protect children and promising pending online harms legislation will offer a more comprehensive suite of policies on child safety.

The company that owns Pornhub recently told The Canadian Press that blocking access to Canadians is among options it would consider if the Senate bill passes.

Similar laws requiring internet porn sites to verify a user's age have been passed in several U.S states. After Louisiana required that a government ID be used to access Pornhub, traffic took a nosedive.

The company is fighting the bill and argues any regulations that require sites to collect significant amounts of highly sensitive personal information will put user safety in jeopardy.

An executive with Ethical Capital Partners, which owns Pornhub's parent company, Aylo, said it would prefer an approach that would verify a user's age through a device, such as their smart phone.
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America-Lite with their vague laws containing so many grey areas. Canadian users here could find sites like Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, Discord, may soon require a government ID to login. America-Lite is likely going to pass this bill because the liberal-moderates decided to join the conservative at the cost of probably politically nuking themselves.
 
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EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war​

European Union members have approved a 13th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, banning nearly 200 additional entities and individuals accused of involvement in the two-year conflict.

“EU Ambassadors just agreed in principle on a 13th package of sanctions in the framework of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” Belgium, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said on X on Wednesday, calling it “one of the broadest approved by the EU”.

The sanctions will be formally approved by the 27-nation bloc on February 24, the day in 2022 when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

“I welcome the agreement on our 13th sanctions package against Russia. We must keep degrading Putin’s war machine,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on social media.

EU representatives in Brussels signed off on the package, which targets individuals and organisations linked to the Russian government and the invasion.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said 200 people and entities have been added to the sanctions list, bringing the total to 2,000.

“With this package, we are taking more action against entities involved in circumvention, the defence and military sectors,” Borrell said on X.

The EU recently targeted companies based in China, Uzbekistan, Iran and the United Arab Emirates that are allegedly involved in circumventing the bloc’s sanctions.​

The latest measures go after the Russian weapons industry’s access to components to manufacture drones, diplomats told the German Press Agency dpa. Companies in the bloc would not be allowed to sell goods and technologies with military connections to Russia.

The focus is on entities and individuals that are part of Russia’s military industrial complex and those involved in trafficking and kidnapping Ukrainian children, EU sources told the Reuters news agency. One North Korean and one Belarusian firm were also added, the sources said.

The companies in the latest round are mainly Russian and also include three mainland Chinese firms and one Hong Kong-based company, Reuters reported.

However, the fresh sanctions do not contain wide-ranging measures to impact specific economic sectors.

A previous round of EU measures included a prohibition on importing diamonds and jewellery from Russia.

A far-reaching ban on imports of crude oil, coal, steel, gold and luxury goods as well as measures aimed at banks and financial institutions has been in place for some time.

While Western allies’ focus on Ukraine has been winding down amid war fatigue, concerns over the excessive costs of the war and the conflict in Gaza, the death last week of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has given a fresh impetus to impose new sanctions.

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden said the United States will also announce new economic restrictions on Russia. While Biden did not provide details, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the package will target a range of items, including Russia’s defence and industrial bases, along with sources of revenue for the economy.
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