NiemanLab: “The German investigative nonprofit Correctiv just launched a tracker to monitor worldwide sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. It’s available in English and German and updated several times a day. “This creates transparency around the most important tool the West has in the current crisis,” Justus von Daniels, editor-in-chief of Correctiv, told me. Data for the Sanctions Tracker comes from the Open Sanctions database. Correctiv is filtering it for sanctions against Russian targets from 2014 to the present. “Sanctions are the main weapon of the West in the Ukraine conflict. But their effectiveness remains an open question. We’re providing daily updates on which embargoes are imposed on whom and answering your most important questions.”
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Daily Archives: March 7, 2022
The Economist’s glass-ceiling index
Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce: “The Economist’s glass-ceiling index measures the role and influence of women in the workforce across the OECD club of mostly rich countries. Four Nordic countries—Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway—top the index as the best places for working women. Japan and South Korea,… Continue Reading
The 20th-Century History Behind Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Smithsonian Magazine – “During WWII, Ukrainian nationalists saw the Nazis as liberators from Soviet oppression. Now, Russia is using that chapter to paint Ukraine as a Nazi nation…The “historical reality” of modern-day Ukraine is more complex than Putin’s version of events, encompassing “a thousand-year history of changing religions, borders and peoples,” according to the New… Continue Reading
You Need to Be Using a VPN on Your Phone
CNET – “Here’s How to Set it Up in Under 10 Minutes Protecting your privacy on your phone with a VPN is essential, and it’s easier to set up than you may think…VPNs are easier to use on your phone than you may think, and most are less expensive than you might expect. Here’s how… Continue Reading
The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd’s murder
“An investigation by MIT Technology Review reveals a sprawling, technologically sophisticated system in Minnesota designed for closely monitoring protesters. Law enforcement agencies in Minnesota have been carrying out a secretive, long-running surveillance program targeting civil rights activists and journalists in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Run under a consortium… Continue Reading
You still probably have to wear a mask while traveling
Popular Science: “On February 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its COVID-19 community spread level criteria and its mask guidelines. The changes have allowed 70 percent of Americans to go unmasked indoors, in theory. However, this does not apply to the vast majority of public transportation, even in areas where general… Continue Reading
How to check Android 12 permissions with the Privacy Dashboard
TechRepublic: “As with any new release, Google spent a good amount of time focusing on security for Android 12. And although it’s not perfect (what platform is?), it gets better with every iteration. One of the new features in Android 12 makes it very easy to check up on your device privacy by way of… Continue Reading
What I Found When I Looked for the Helpers
The Atlantic: “Even in the midst of death and divisiveness, people are working to fix different pieces of American life the pandemic broke. Pandemic coverage has continually described America’s rancor and division, political ineptitude and buck passing, fury at leaders and fellow citizens for restricting too much or not enough, for insisting on masks or… Continue Reading
The World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022
Fast Company: “Innovating on behalf of customers never goes out of fashion. Our definitive annual showcase of the best in business features inspiring stories across a wide range of industries, from advertising to wellness, and every corner of the globe. The companies we honor below are pressuring the carbon economy by creating a market for… Continue Reading
How to Access the News on Tor
MakeUseOf: “When people face censorship, accessing up-to-date and accurate information becomes difficult. Censorship takes many forms, and cutting people off from sources of news, and other information is one of them. Thankfully, there are ways to access current and unfolding news stories online when the regular avenues are cut: Tor. A number of leading news… Continue Reading
Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show
Inside Daily Brief: “Even mild COVID-19 infections are associated with loss of brain volume, cognitive impairment, and subtle tissue damage, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Oxford analyzed brain scans of 401 individuals between the ages of 51 and 81, the majority of whom had only had mild COVID-19 cases months… Continue Reading
