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Unesco Verifies Damage to 343 Cultural Sites as War in Ukraine Enters Third Year

Unesco has published a list of 343 cultural sites verified to have suffered damage since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The list includes 31 museums, along with 127 religious sites, 151 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, 19 monuments, 14 libraries and one archive. The list has grown by nearly 100 since Unesco published a …

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An Encryption Exodus Looms Over UK’s Online Safety Bill

Here is an article that is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, I believe it is important for everyone to recognize the need for online privacy. I consider online privacy to be a basic human right worldwide: The backlash against the encryption-busting …

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An Encryption Exodus Looms Over UK’s Online Safety Bill

Here is an article that is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, I believe it is important for everyone to recognize the need for online privacy. I consider online privacy to be a basic human right worldwide: The backlash against the encryption-busting …

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