Day: May 24, 2021

Parents outraged after Florida high school edits girls’ yearbook pictures to make clothes more conservative

Posted on by Robin Edgar

According to Action News Jax, Bartram Trail High School altered 80 different yearbook photos – all of them of girls. In many of them, crudely photoshopped rectangles in the colour of the girls’ clothing can be seen covering up their chests. Many of those students have expressed outrage. “I felt confident that day and I Read more about Parents outraged after Florida high school edits girls’ yearbook pictures to make clothes more conservative[…]

Redditors Launch A ‘Rescue Mission’ For Embattled Sci-Hub, With The Ultimate Aim Of Building A Decentralized Version

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Techdirt has just written about belated news that the FBI gained access two years ago to the Apple account of Alexandra Elbakyan, the founder of Sci-Hub. This is part of a continuing attempt to stop the widespread sharing of academic papers, mostly paid for by the public, and currently trapped behind expensive paywalls. You might Read more about Redditors Launch A ‘Rescue Mission’ For Embattled Sci-Hub, With The Ultimate Aim Of Building A Decentralized Version[…]

Belarus accused of ‘abhorrent action’ after Ryanair flight diverted midair with MiG 29 to arrest blogger

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Belarusian authorities appear to have forced a Ryanair jet to perform an emergency landing in Minsk in order to arrest an opposition blogger wanted for organising last summer’s protests against leader Alexander Lukashenko. Roman Protasevich, a former editor of the influential Telegram channels Nexta and Nexta Live, was detained by police after his flight was Read more about Belarus accused of ‘abhorrent action’ after Ryanair flight diverted midair with MiG 29 to arrest blogger[…]

Air India breach compromised data for 4.5 million passengers also of other airlines

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The Times of India reports Air India has revealed that a breach compromised about 4.5 million passengers whose data was registered at system provider SITA between August 2011 and late February 2021. The intruders couldn’t obtain passwords, but they had access to names, contact info, tickets and frequent flyer info (including for Star Alliance). The Read more about Air India breach compromised data for 4.5 million passengers also of other airlines[…]