Daily Tech News 26 May 2022

• Eastasia has always been at war with Elon Musk. (The Register)
  
  China views Starlink as a threat, not just because it provides unfiltered internet access to anyone, anywhere in the world, but also because it already constitutes one third of all satellites in orbit, with that percentage growing fast.
  
  And maneuverable satellites are also anti-satellite weapons. If it comes to a space war, orbital speeds are high enough that any collision is likely fatal, so the small size of the Starlink satellites in no way hampers their effectiveness.
  
  
  
• Also it seems Starlink is now generally available in the southern half of Australia, which includes both my current home and my new one. Might take them up on that.
  
  
  

• The local people are living a safe, fulfilling, and happy life. Or else. (Ars Technica)
  
  The hacker, hacked: Documents and photos detailing the scale of China's concentration happy re-education fun-time holiday camps have been leaked onto the internet.
  
  
  
• And the 2FA you rode in on: Twitter has been fined $150 million by the FTC for being rampaging shitweasels. (Bleeping Computer)
  
  Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
  
  Oh, right. Specifically for their clever plan where there would lock your account for no reason, force you to use your mobile phone to receive an unlock code, and then use your mobile number to target you with advertising.
  
  
  

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