Daily Tech News 26 September 2021

• The BBC is bringing back Russell T Davies to revive Doctor Who. (BBC)
  
  Which the BBC themselves killed.
  
  I'm cautiously pessimistic. I don't think it will be good, but I think it might at least return to being watchable.

• Germany's attempts to balance free speech with their national pastime of stamping out all independent thought seem to be floundering. (MSN)
  
  They are shocked that politicians are being criticised:

  The aim of our legislative package is to protect all those who are exposed to threats and insults on the internet

  They see being rude to those who richly deserve it as a crime to be punished.
  
  Well, I don't live in Germany, so go fuck yourselves you fascist Furbies.
  
  
  
• Which VPN is best for you? (ZDNet)
  
  They give top marks to NordVPN which got hacked two years ago. (Tech Crunch)
  
  Second on the list is ExpressVPN which their own reporting says no-one should touch with a ten-foot pole.
  
  Number three is Surfshark which... I haven't heard anything bad about. I haven't heard much about them at all, which might be a good sign, because when things go bad in the security world that invariably makes the news. Well, the news I follow.
  
  
  
• Hands on with HP's new Pavilion Aero. (Thurrott.com)
  
  I mentioned this one before; it's a 13" laptop with an AMD CPU, a 16:10 2560x1600 display, and the Four Essential Keys. Potentially the best small laptop available right now with Dell's Inspiron 14 7000 no longer available.
  
  
  

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