In this letter, the minister agrees to the principle of Free Software by default ("Open Source by default") for procurement, which can be considered a parallel to the 'comply or explain' policy that is already in effect for the adoption of open standards. The minister also agrees to the government actively developing and publishing Free Software.

As part two (see previous attempt) of my ongoing series in ‘computational necromancy,’ I’ve spent the last year and a half or so constructing my own 1/10-scale, binary-compatible, cycle-accurate Cray-1. This project falls purely into the “because I can!” category – I was poking around the internet one day looking for a Cray emulator and came up dry, so I decided to do something about it. Luckily, the Cray-1 hardware reference manual turned out to be useful enough that implementing most of this was pretty straightforward. The Cray-1 is one of those iconic machines that just makes you say “Now that‘s a super computer!” Sure, your iPhone is 10X faster, and it’s completely useless to own one, but admit it . . you really want one, don’t you?

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"Protesting is a non-essential activity." That's what the police said.

Humans are complex beings, and we are capable of holding more than two thoughts in our minds at once. That's how I'm able to recognize that these protestors were, at best, the unwitting patsies of a bigoted death cult — while also acknowledging that a police department deeming protest as "non-essential" is, at best, dumb, and at worst, utterly horrifying.

Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network and processes.

What Should the US Federal Government and the States Do to Fight the Coronavirus

Die Novelle soll am Dienstag im Nationalrat beschlossen werden. Die Änderung des Epidemiegesetzes, die ohne Ankündigung im Gesundheitsausschuss von ÖVP und Grünen beschlossen wurde, schlug zuletzt hohen Wellen. Die Opposition kritisierte, dass die Bestimmung, die künftig erlaubt, Veranstaltungen auf „bestimmte Personengruppen“ zu beschränken, bedeute: Andere Personengruppen, etwa CoV-Risikogruppen und Personen, die keine App installiert haben, werden ausgeschlossen.

security.tls.version.min specifies the minimum required protocol version (thus, the lowest version allowed to fall back to when higher versions are not available).
security.tls.version.max specifies the maximum supported protocol version (thus, the highest version to initiate a connection with before falling back to lower versions).

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SSL 3.0 is the minimum required / maximum supported encryption protocol. (Default up to FF/TB 33.0 and SM 2.30 for minimum version.)

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TLS 1.0 is the minimum required / maximum supported encryption protocol. (This is the current default for the minimum required version.)

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TLS 1.1 is the minimum required / maximum supported encryption protocol.

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TLS 1.2 is the minimum required / maximum supported encryption protocol. (This is the current default for the maximum supported version.)

Malte Engler dekonstruiert den Mythos einer Freiwilligkeit für Corona Tracing Apps als notwendig.

Let me add some technical things to this blog and talk a little bit about the things I learned while preparing our own Youtube live streams.

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Experts from epicenter.works, noyb.eu and SBA Research evaluated the Austrian Red Cross' "Stopp Corona" app for data security and privacy. No critical security gaps were found, but some potential for improvement in data protection implementation was identified.

Many recommended improvements have already been implemented by the Austrian Red Cross. Within the existing system, some of these have already been implemented, others require long-term changes - including by Apple and Google.

The Austrian Red Cross and Accenture GmbH have provided the source code of the Stopp Corona app (version 1.1) to epicenter.works, noyb.eu and SBA for an analysis in order to check the software with regard to IT security, data protection and legal aspects. The analysis was free of charge.

“Better understanding of who is responsible for transmission and when during the disease progression is a really important piece of the jigsaw and we still don’t have any real insight,” said Professor Jonathan Ball, a virologist at Nottingham University.

Die Rot-Kreuz-Kampagne „Schau auf dich, schau auf mich“ wurde von der Regierung massiv verbreitet. Konzipiert wurde die Kampagne allerdings von der Agentur des Kurz-Intimus Philipp Maderthaner. Die Kosten der Covid-Kampagne kennt die Öffentlichkeit nicht.

Wien, 15. April 2020 | Phillip Maderthaner gilt als der Marketingguru hinter der Marke Sebastian Kurz. Die Farbe Türkis, das „Design“ der Marke Neue Volkspartei, all das kommt aus seinem Büro. Was noch aus seinem „Campaigning Bureau“ kommt: Die aktuelle „Schau auf dich, schau auf mich“-Kampagne des Roten Kreuzes.

Die von den Medien hochgelobte App „Stopp Corona“ vom Österreichischen Roten Kreuz (ÖRK), soll – laut Experten und Medien – datenschutzrechtlich und in Bezug auf die Datensicherheit der Nutzer, unbedenklich sein. In diesem Artikel werde ich Teile meiner persönlichen Analyse der App veröffentlichen und das Gegenteil beweisen. Meine Erkenntnisse während der Analyse zeigen auf, dass die App erhebliche Mängel in Bezug auf die datenschutzrechtlichen Eigenschaften mit sich bringt. Die Analyse der App bezieht sich auf die Android Version (1.0.0.6-QA_205). Die Analyse des Datenverkehrs bezieht sich auf den Stand vom 06.04.2020. Alle nachfolgenden Erkenntnisse und Äußerungen, stellen meine persönliche Einschätzung und Meinung dar.

Some commenters requested that we use our restored vintage 1930 Model 15 Teletype as a terminal for Linux. Hooking up a 5-bit Baudot mechanical contraption to a modern OS, even one that is terminal friendly, is not without some challenges: adapting to the non-standard high voltage 60 mA current loop, interfacing ASCII to the much smaller and different Baudot encoding, working in all caps, dealing with Baudot FIGS and LTRS modes, and making sure the computer doesn't overrun the pokey 45.5 bauds connection. But hey, Unix was developed on (much more modern 8-bit) teletypes, so that should still work, shouldn't it?

The Sunday Times investigation into the government's catastrophic handling of the coronavirus is one of the most important things you've read.

It's behind a paywall, so here's a thread with the key points. Make sure everyone sees it.