In this newsletter:

 - Gov.uk sites running ads bleeds your data
 - Lost in space!  And found again - space junk
 - Passkeys

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Gov.uk sites running ads bleeds your data
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Ads on gov.uk sites are allowed, with limitations, but NOT allowed is the selling of the collected personal data.

This has been happening in a stealth manner:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/24/ads_on_gov_uk_websites/


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Lost in space!  And found again - space junk
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Japan has found a large segment of its 15yr old rocket.

This 3 tonne piece of junk, now found could be in theory be brought back down and recycled.  By a robot?!  Or manually?  But what happens when the manual attempt or robotic magic fails?  Nothing but more junk.

This is a growing problem:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68903801

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Passkeys
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Passkeys can be useful but there are issues, not least the backup. 

There are some interesting points raised in the forum here:
https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/05/02/microsoft_google_passkeys/

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