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From the article, discussing the idea of Apple stopping offering encryption in the U.K.
“Yet that concession would not fulfill the U.K. demand for backdoor access to the service in other countries, including the United States”
I do keep an eye on Nix-related stories to get a sense of whether or not I should change that stance. So far, nothing has led me to change it.
It would have to be _proven_ in a court, which involves evidence and testimony, and if the whistleblower was in a good position to provide credible testimony then his death would likely make it harder to do prove copyright violations have taken place.
The current experiments seem to be fractured across governments and I would be very surprised to see a centralized system (as your response seems to imply) come into play until well after various governments introduce their own digital systems.
I'd be very happy to hear from folks more familiar with these tools.
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Additionally, it reports that denial rates have increased 10x in 10 years, based on the following chain:
- "UnitedHealthcare nixed 1.1%, Humana 1.9%, Aetna 1.5% in 2013, per the American Medical Association."
- "By 2022, major insurers were refusing to pay, on average, 15% of claims, according to a national survey of hospitals and health-care providers by Premier, an insurance consultant."
- "The figure continues to shoot upward, with some companies today denying almost _half_ of all claims, according to researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation."
Furthermore, "few people appeal, but of those that do 41% obtain a reversal", which suggests the denials may be unfair.
I certainly would like to know the denial rates when selecting an insurance provider. As the article says, "You aren't really insured if your insurer can deny valid claims with impunity."
Given that the ACA requires this information be provided, it certainly ought to be provided. Then we'd have a much clearer picture.
It's an opinion piece on a news site known for inflammatory articles but it reports some interesting information. It would be much nicer if it included references to the research it's based on, but it seems pretty reasonable to me.
I do have a question about one thing you said:
> I know better about what's preventative and what's not than them.
How is that? From your profile I don't see any medical training.
> It's fun to play with data[citation needed]
"Apple also broke many aspects of networking in macOS 15 (Sequoia). Until Apple releases a fix, the solution for now appears to be to disable the macOS firewall."
Presumably doing that would likely also work around the problem for littlesnitch?
> The report’s principal conclusion is that humans venturing into space may face more serious health hazards than previously thought. Conditions such as accelerated ageing, the development of insulin resistance, early diabetes and reproductive issues are likely to get worse the further we travel from Earth. These effects may be difficult or impossible to reverse and, if confirmed by research, will call into question the viability of human exploration in deep space. They appear to be associated with the disruption of cellular bioenergetics, which could also have other perhaps more worrying health consequences.
> Quantum biology studies point to the damaging effects of the space environment on mitochondria and the electron transport chain. Contributing factors include reduced and zero gravity, increased radiation, the lack of a magnetic field and the lack of near infrared radiation.
> Masimo touts the jury’s ruling as a victory as Apple failed to win an injunction. “Apple primarily sought an injunction against Masimo’s current products, and the jury’s verdict is a victory for Masimo on that issue,” the company said in a statement.
This seems to be confounding wakefulness and consciousness.
While we do use the term unconscious to refer to the state induced by general anesthesia, and conscious to its opposite, to me that is different from and much less interesting than the experience of consciousness.