Dear Europe, here again are the reasons why scanning devices for unlawful files is not going to fly [Fri Jun 3 2022]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 3 June 2022 ***************************************************************** Dear Europe, here again are the reasons why scanning devices for unlawful files is not going to fly Antivirus-but-for-pictures would trample rights, not even work as expected, say academics ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Datacenter boom going bust over labor, materials shortages Two years on and there's still not enough stuff to go around--or people * AWS launches fresh challenges to on-prem hardware vendors Offers alternative to vanilla servers and recruits world's biggest tech distributors to push hybrid storage appliance On-Prem * Starlink's success in Ukraine amplifies interest in anti-satellite weapons US think tank sees growing interest in counterspace capabilities * Amazon accused of obstructing probe into deadly warehouse collapse House Dems demand documents from CEO on facility hit by tornado – or else * Taiwan claims ‘breakthrough’ in EU semiconductor cooperation talks The hope is for Taiwan’s chipmakers to build new plants in Europe as tensions brew with China * Arista's latest switches pack AMD Xilinx FPGAs to fuel high-frequency traders Do you feel the need? The need for speed? * Murena and /e/ Foundation launch privacy-centric smartphones De-Googled Android phone does the job, has a few rough edges Security * Atlassian: Unpatched critical flaw under attack right now to hijack Confluence One suggested option: Turn the thing off until it can be fixed * FBI, CISA: Don't get caught in Karakurt's extortion web Is this gang some sort of Conti side hustle? The answer may be yes * Conti spotted working on exploits for Intel Management Engine flaws Don't leave those firmware patches to last * Dear Europe, here again are the reasons why scanning devices for unlawful files is not going to fly Antivirus-but-for-pictures would trample rights, not even work as expected, say academics * Super-spreader FluBot squashed by Europol Your package is delayed. Click this innocent-looking link to reschedule * ExpressVPN moves servers out of India to escape customer data retention law Privacy service will keep working, just beyond the reach of India's government Software * Amazon finally opens doors to its serverless analytics Still managing app servers by hand? What is this, 2012? * Metaverse privacy maturity lags enthusiasm for new virtual worlds Let's dive in and do it anyway, because that worked so well for social media * IBM's self-sailing Mayflower suffers another fault in Atlantic crossing bid If the idea was to see if a ship could make it without any humans, we think we may have the answer by now Offbeat * Small nuclear reactors produce '35x more waste' than big plants At least one manufacturer would like to disagree with study's conclusions * Researchers claim quantum device performs 9,000-year calculation in microseconds In Gaussian boson sampling at least, quantum supremecy is here * US, Europe move to secure access to Taiwanese tech The chips must flow. But don't mention the Great Wall ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2022 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: