…mpaign against making services depend on making the user run nonfree Javascript code and blocking access through Tor. I used to use Google Search sometimes, back when it would talk to me in this way, but now it simply doesn't work. 28 June 2018 ( Former head of Nato barred from U…

…was broken.] More information about the treaty. If you don't run the Javascript code, you won't see anything in your browser to show that you signed, but in my case it did in fact work; you should get a confirmation email. 31 December 2015 ( Japan apologizes to Korean women Japan…

…o imprison refugees on accusation , without trial, by requiring them to sign a "code of conduct" in which they promise not to commit crimes. This means that if they are accused of crimes, rather than trying them like anyone else, functionaries can decide they have "violated the c…

…what it's doing. It seems Microsoft closes its eyes to these violations of its "code of conduct", which apparently is meant more to give a positive impression than to avoid the abuses. The fact that people work in this factory voluntarily (and that they can leave when they choose…

…ference updated on 2018-02-24 because the old link was broken.] 14 March 2012 ( Codename Flycatcher ) In the US the police now require a warrant to attach a GPS tracker to your car, but San Francisco has invented another method to get it: inviting you to pay for a parking space t…

…used to use Google Maps, back when it worked without running nonfree Javascript code, but I never entered an address; instead I scrolled around in the area I was interested in and found the address for myself. I've pointed out for years that the system could do the same job while…

…o do redlining indirectly and avoid punishment. 13 October 2013 ( New NIST hash code standard suspected of NSA corruption ) A new NIST hash code standard now being developed is suspected of NSA corruption. 13 October 2013 ( New systems for tracking users from one device to anothe…

… I suspect they are also paying candidates to do nothing. 31 May 2012 ( Apple's code of conduct ) Apple's code of conduct has made little difference in Foxconn . The only thing that would make a difference is to show a willingness to stop buying from factories that treat workers …

…hat link, disable Javascript! Otherwise the page you get to will run Javascript code from Facebook. We can't tell what that code does, but it is clearly not free software. [Reference updated on 2018-03-06 because the old link was broken.] 14 April 2013 ( Monsanto exerts power ove…

…August 2013 ( Algorithms trained from data ) Algorithms trained from data can encode prejudice in a form that is hard to spot. 14 August 2013 ( The hypothetical "grand solar minimum" ) The hypothetical "grand solar minimum", even if it happens, would probably cool the Earth far l…

… 17 August 2011 ( Decrypting Blackberry ) The UK says it has asked intelligence codebreakers to help decrypt Blackberry messages of possible rioters. The article is mistaken about a crucial fact: aside from special "enterprise" systems which the rioters generally did not have, RI…

… in response to new abiotic contexts and pressures. This genetic blueprint is encoded in the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules, which determine the genetic traits therein and how and when they will be actualized. Botanically speaking, a seed is a ripened and fertilized ovule …

… and development, and integrated pest management. Complementary to the WTO, the Codex Alimentarius, a joint effort of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), is an inter- governmental non-binding standard-setting agency whose standards…

…ted States. Dr. Stancic is producer and co-creator of the hit documentary film; Code Blue, which highlights the practice of lifestyle medicine to prevent, treat, and manage chronic illnesses. She’s currently Chief Medical Officer for a new start-up seeking to shift the healthcare…

…ds Trust HAB Harmful Algal Bloom HK$ Hong Kong dollar National/territorial ISO3 codes: IBA Important Bird Area BGD Bangladesh ICF International Crane Foundation BRN Brunei Darussalam IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature CHN People’s Republic of China KCNA Korean Ce…