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#AxisOfEasy 294: TikTok Facing £12.7M Fine From ICO For Regulatory Issues For The Use Of Children’s Data

April 18, 2023

TikTok facing £12.7M fine from ICO for regulatory issues for the use of children’s data,
The evolution of the Lazarus group’s DeathNote campaign,
Microsoft Releases Set of Security Updates to Patch 97 Flaws Impacting its Software, Including Active Ransomware Exploit … this and more in AofE #294

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The Housing Bubble: Owners Trapped by Low-Rate Mortgages, Buyers Thwarted by High-Rate Mortgages

April 17, 2023

Who’s left to buy overvalued houses? Too few to prop up bubble valuations. If as many posit the Federal Reserve has an unstated mandate to generate a “wealth effect” by propping up housing, they’ve managed to create a no-win situation.

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This Housing Bubble Is Different: It’s Much More Precarious

April 13, 2023

And what happens next? Bubble symmetry: valuations fall at the same rate as they rose, declining back to the starting point over a roughly equivalent time duration.

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#AxisOfEasy 293: Clearview AI Admits To Nearly 1 Million Uses By US Law Enforcement

April 11, 2023

Clearview AI Admits to Nearly 1 Million Uses by US Law Enforcement,
Discover the secret location of the Bitcoin whitepaper on your MacBook,
British Privacy Watchdog Issues 12.7m Pound Fine on TikTok Over Children’s Digital Safety … this and more in AofE #293

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De-Dollarization and Trade: Be Careful What You Wish For

April 10, 2023

Be careful what you wish for, because currencies are not abstractions we ponder, they are commodities that serve real-world functions that place demands on the currency as a mechanism of trade, trust, value and risk.

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I’m Looking for 15 Readers Willing to Pony Up $1 for the Crazy-Valuable Content Here

April 6, 2023

Yes, I’m rattling the begging bowl.
Beneath the veneer of normalcy, things are no longer working like they’re supposed to. Am I the only one who senses this? >

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Contributors

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Mark E. Jeftovic

Mark is the co-founder of easyDNS and the editor-in-chief of #AxisOfEasy. He is the author of Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt UK, 2018) and Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Deplatform Attacks & Cancel Culture. 

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Jesse Hirsh

Futurist, researcher and public speaker, Jesse Hirsh has been active in technology and commenting on it across the media for 25 years. His premium newsletter service operates from Metaviews.ca.

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Charles Hugh Smith

Charles Hugh Smith is the author of numerous books and writes from OfTwoMinds.com.