Terence Tao: One of my papers got declined today

https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/113721192051328193

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The paper passport is dying

https://www.wired.com/story/the-paper-passport-is-dying/

#ycombinator #travel #aviation #airlines #air_travel #airports #face_recognition #privacy #surveillance

New York Times Word Usage Frequency Chart

https://davidrozado.substack.com/p/new-york-times-word-usage-frequency

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Cassette Tape Archive

http://www.tapedeck.org/index.php

#ycombinator #audio #tape #cassette #duplication #eraser #recorder #transfer

French prosecutors say Telegram CEO freed from custody, will appear in court

https://apnews.com/article/france-telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-6e213d227458f330ed16e7fe221a696c

#ycombinator #Paris #France #Russia_government #Email_and_messaging #Law_enforcement #General_news #Ali_Khamenei #United_Arab_Emirates #Technology #Emmanuel_Macron #Germany #Courts #Business #Fraud #World_news #Politics

Booking.com ignores twofactor, lets everyone email-login without a password

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40720674

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Smart devices a privacy nightmare, Amazon Alexa, Google Home worst offenders

https://www.firstpost.com/tech/smart-home-devices-a-privacy-nightmare-amazon-alexa-google-home-worst-offenders-finds-study-13783175.html

#ycombinator #Smart_homes #Google_smart_home_devices #IoT_home_devices #Google_Home #Amazon_Alexa #Amazon_Smart_home_devices #amazon_collecting_data_Google_home_collecting_user_data