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UK Plans To Jail Tech CEOs Who Refuse To Spy On Every Phone
UK Plans To Jail Tech CEOs Who Refuse To Spy On Every Phone
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity,
New measures would compel client-side inspection of every photo, video and message on devices, escalating the digital ID lockdown already plotted for British smartphones in coordination with major technology firms.
Privacy advocates warn the "child safety" framing masks a broader drive to turn personal phones into mandatory surveillance endpoints, with criminal penalties aimed at any executive who resists.
Reclaim The Net, an organization dedicated to countering online censorship and digital surveillance, flagged the draft...
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Tens Of Millions Of Taxpayers May Be Owed IRS Refunds From Pandemic Era: Watchdog
Tens Of Millions Of Taxpayers May Be Owed IRS Refunds From Pandemic Era: Watchdog
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The IRS’s internal watchdog has stated that tens of millions of U.S. taxpayers may be owed refunds or abatements of penalties or interest during the COVID-19 federal disaster period.
A 1040 Internal Revenue Service tax form, in this file photo. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
“The bottom line: You may be entitled to a refund or reduction of assessed penalties and interest,” the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) stated in a...
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Aug 22, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Normal Interest Rates: What The Debt Panic Gets Wrong
Normal Interest Rates: What The Debt Panic Gets Wrong
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
A 5% long bond isn’t the crisis, it’s the receipt, and the fifteen years when money was free did far more damage to growth than normal interest rates ever will.
This past week, two charts crossed my desk, arguing the same thing from opposite ends. The Kobeissi Letter flagged that U.S. borrowing rates just hit their highest level since 2007. Then, my friend and colleague, Adam Taggart, framed the economy as a submarine, with bond yields as...
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Jul 9, 2026 / Tyler Durden
"Deepening Dark Trend" Emerges On Hormuz As Ship Traffic Slows
"Deepening Dark Trend" Emerges On Hormuz As Ship Traffic Slows
The US military has struck Iranian targets for a second straight day, while Tehran has responded with ballistic missile and drone attacks targeting Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and even faraway Jordan. While our overnight wrap focused on the latest war developments, the focus here is what energy traders are watching most closely: vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Bloomberg cites new shipping data showing that the Hormuz chokepoint slowed to a near standstill on Thursday.
More color from the report:
Among larger vessels,...
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