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India Orders Mobile Phones Preloaded With Government App To Ensure Cyber Safety
An anonymous reader shares a report: India's telecoms ministry has privately asked all smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app, a government order showed, a move set to spark a tussle with Apple, which typically dislikes such directives.
[...] The November 28 order, seen by Reuters, gives major smartphone companies 90 days to ensure that the government's Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on new mobile phones, with a provision that users cannot disable it. [...] In the order, the government said the app was essential to combat "serious endangerment" of telecom cyber security from duplicate or spoofed IMEI numbers, which enable scams and network misuse.
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The Handheld Linux Platform Kit Is "Capable of Practically Anything," Its Creators Promise - Hackster.io
The Handheld Linux Platform Kit Is "Capable of Practically Anything," Its Creators Promise Hackster.io
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The Handheld Linux Platform Kit Is "Capable of Practically Anything," Its Creators Promise - Hackster.io
The Handheld Linux Platform Kit Is "Capable of Practically Anything," Its Creators Promise Hackster.io
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The top 2 Linux distros Windows 10 users are fleeing to right now - and why - ZDNET
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Rust Updates For Linux 6.19, Rust Minimum Baseline To Likely Follow Debian Stable - Phoronix
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Airbus Says Most of Its Recalled 6,000 A320 Jets Now Modified
Airbus said Monday that the vast majority of around 6,000 A320-family jets affected by an emergency software recall have now been modified, leaving fewer than 100 aircraft still requiring work after a frantic weekend of repairs prompted by the discovery of a vulnerability to solar flares. The unprecedented recall -- described as the broadest emergency action in the company's history -- came after a mid-air incident on a JetBlue A320 revealed a possible link between a drop in altitude and a space-related computer bug.
The fix involved reverting to an earlier version of software that controls nose angle, uploaded via cable from a portable device called a data loader. Some older A320 jets will need entirely new computers rather than a simple software reset, raising questions about how long those aircraft will remain grounded amid global chip shortages.
Reuters separately reported on Monday that Airbus had discovered an industrial quality issue affecting metal panels of a "limited" number of A320-family aircraft. The company told the publication that it had "identified" and "contained" the source of the issue and that "all newly produced panels conform to all requirements."
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China's Central Bank Flags Money Laundering and Fraud Concerns With Stablecoins
China's central bank has flagged stablecoins as a specific concern in its latest push against virtual currencies, warning that the tokens fail to meet requirements for customer identification and anti-money-laundering controls and risk being used for fraud, money laundering, and unauthorized cross-border fund transfers.
The People's Bank of China released a statement Saturday following a Friday meeting on virtual currency regulation, saying crypto speculation has recently increased due to various factors and now presents new challenges for risk control. Virtual currencies do not hold the same legal status as fiat currency and cannot be used as legal tender, the bank said, adding that all virtual currency-related business activities are "illegal financial activities."
China banned cryptocurrency trading in 2021. The bank said it will intensify efforts to combat illegal financial activities to maintain economic and financial stability. In October, PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng said the central bank would closely track and evaluate the development of overseas stablecoins.
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Ryan Walker's Blackpants Turn the Flipper Blackhat Board Into a Standalone Linux Terminal - Hackster.io
Ryan Walker's Blackpants Turn the Flipper Blackhat Board Into a Standalone Linux Terminal Hackster.io
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Ryan Walker's Blackpants Turn the Flipper Blackhat Board Into a Standalone Linux Terminal - Hackster.io
Ryan Walker's Blackpants Turn the Flipper Blackhat Board Into a Standalone Linux Terminal Hackster.io
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Linux 6.19 Adding New Option For More Detailed Bug Reporting But Cost Of Greater Memory - Phoronix
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Fwupd 2.0.18 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for Lenovo Legion Go 2 - 9to5Linux
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Fwupd 2.0.18 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for Lenovo Legion Go 2 - 9to5Linux
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