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UK, man, really on a roll today "Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the government’s proscription of the activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation was lawful. The ruling on Monday came after the government lodged an appeal challenging a High Court ruling in February that banning the group under the Terrorism Act 2000 was unlawful and disproportionate." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/15/uk-court-says-proscribing-palestine-action-as-terrorist-group-was-lawful

"Apple has launched a new legal challenge against the UK’s latest attempt to create a “backdoor” to access encrypted customer data, a year after the Home Office agreed to drop a previous order after a row with Washington. The iPhone maker last month launched a new legal complaint at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK government’s controversial demand that Apple allow it access to encrypted cloud backups of data belonging to British users, according to an order issued by the court. The UK retreated from its original demand for a backdoor that allowed access to data from UK and US customers last year, ending a diplomatic battle between London and Washington. But UK authorities issued a new “technical capability notice” to Apple that did not apply to American users in the second half of last year, the FT reported in October. TCNs are issued under the UK Investigatory Powers Act, which the government maintains is needed by law enforcement to investigate terrorism and child sexual abuse. They can force companies to provide the UK security services with access to customer data, even if such information is protected by secure encryption. The court sent an order giving notice of the new Apple complaint to Privacy International, the human rights group that, alongside fellow campaigner Liberty, had previously launched a separate complaint against TCNs at the IPT. Their case had been due to be heard in December. Apple has consistently argued any such backdoor would make its systems less secure for all its customers. The company did not respond to a request for comment. Both Apple and the Home Office are legally restricted from discussing TCNs. The Home Office has previously argued that the Investigatory Powers Act, under which such orders are issued, contains robust safeguards and is only used when absolutely necessary, and that privacy and security are not “at odds” in such cases." https://archive.is/F8Jb0#selection-1465.0-1468.0

# Mountains, Rescues, and Risks https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/211-mountains-rescues-and-risks talk at #emfcamp by @andrew@fedi.aeracode.org - just some notes :) i brought my laptop this time haha search is finding people who area lost, reported by themselves or friend's, family rescue is getting people out of the field who cannot get themselves out often for medical reasons recovery is getting deceased people out of the field flatland means under 15 degrees, no need for rope systems low angle is 15-45 degrees, rope essential for safety but not suspending full body weight high angle over 45 degrees, rope supporting full body weight helicopters are sometimes possible but need narrow conditions. air support cannot always be counted on backcountry rescue has many fields - and also deserts, glaciers, caves, and many more mountain rescue is high consequence, especially you go towards high angle scenarios safety culture, do not rush. slow is smooth, smooth is fast. dont rush and call out mistakes. if you rush, you miss things. anyone can say stop, no matter the experience level training. dont make a real mission the first time in a while you have to do something. classroom, every two weeks in the field, loads of difference scenarios. clear command - self solving or duplicate work is a wste at worst and dangerous at best. it's not a democracy, for safety the people- you - the number one priority is always you. if you want out at any time. the team is not useful if the people are not useful. team - your teammates can only be helped i you're alight the subject - can only be helped if the team is healthy and capable we know the situation is (probably) dangerous. as one bad thing has already happened. have to go in with as much knowledge as possible. need to collect as much info as possible from other emergency services. every missions is a different set of skills. it is important to have as much optionality as you can. multi-agecy work is key, but needs prep. a common obstacle is language, acronyms, and codewords. important to avoid risk and confusion are people getting lost less? it certainly seems like it, but is it selection bias? technology is helping - and possibly hindering. more people than ever want to access difficult terrain without all the skills. the tech of rescue is changing. there will always be ropes and knots, but flying gear into the field at 20mph! like helicopters, drones cannot always fly, some environments they dont work too

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin looking at UK news today and