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12/12/18
« on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 13:21:57 »
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Theresa May to face vote of no confidence from Tory MPs

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of confidence in her leadership later on Wednesday.

Conservative MPs will vote from 18:00 GMT to 20:00 GMT.

A result is expected fairly quickly after the voting finishes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46535739

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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 13:29:22 »
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Broadband too slow in more than a quarter of UK homes – report
Internet speeds in millions of households not fast enough to meet a typical family’s needs

More than a quarter of UK homes do not have fast enough broadband to cope with a typical family’s internet needs, such as downloading films and watching series on Netflix, according to a report.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/12/broadband-too-slow-in-more-than-a-quarter-of-uk-homes-report

Well, yes, of course fast internet is desirable but does anyone really have a need to download a film or watch Netflix?

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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 14:25:44 »
Firefox 64 was released late yesterday, should auto-update for most users, download available from
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/

A fair few changes to Firefox, more info on bleepingcomputer.com and ghacks.net

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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 14:29:50 »
Time to update Adobe Reader again, if you haven't moved to an alternative:

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Today, Adobe released security updates that fix numerous critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Reader. This was a massive update, with over 87 vulnerabilities being patched by Adobe.

Of these 87 vulnerability, 39 were Critical.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/updates-released-for-critical-vulnerabilities-in-adobe-acrobat-and-reader/

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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 14:32:38 »
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Facebook will know where you are going before you do, new plans reveal

Facebook is set to know where you are going before you do and send you targeted adverts for your destination, after filing a new technology patent in the US.

The patent, filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office, relies on users' previously logged location data from their phones as well as similar data on other people to forecast where and when they are likely to go next.

Facebook can blend behavioural patterns with those of friends and others to help it build up a picture of habits and guess your future movements, according to one of the patents which was made public last week.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/12/11/facebook-will-know-going-do-using-new-technology/


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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 14:49:49 »
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Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret
Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds.
They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html

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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 21:08:39 »
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A few taxpayers pay most taxes

- Just 4.5 percent of enterprises account for 83 percent of corporate income tax paid.

- Two-thirds (66 percent) of property ownership taxation is paid by 33 percent of owners.

- Almost 90 percent of income tax from individuals is paid by 19 percent of taxpayers.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/235592/article/ekathimerini/business/a-few-taxpayers-pay-most-taxes

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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 23:05:31 »
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Theresa May wins confidence vote

Theresa May survives a vote of confidence in her leadership (200 voted for, 117 voted against).

She needed to secure at least 159 votes from Conservative MPs - half the parliamentary party plus one - to remain as leader.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-46533245

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Re: 12/12/18
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, 12 December, 2018 @ 23:06:18 »
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Cat stuck in tumble dryer vent freed with lolly stick and butter
https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-12/cat-stuck-in-tumble-dryer-vent-freed-using-lolly-stick-and-butter/

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