Interesting Links for 11-06-2021

[andrewducker]

Biden Allies Have Been Meeting With Northern Ireland Groups For Months About The Protocol

(tags:NorthernIreland UK Europe USA )

Deliveroo wants to train its couriers to spy on you

(tags:delivery WTF surveillance )

Keira Knightley is starring in an Ancillary Justice TV show!

(tags:TV scifi KeiraKnightley )

China has created a 'dystopian hellscape' in Xinjiang, Amnesty report says

(tags:China rights OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[armiphlage]

"It would help [Deliveroo drivers] spot signs of: [...] county lines"

I didn't know what crime "county lines" was, so I had to google it.

According to an official UK government website, signs that identify criminals committing "county lines" is "different accents compared to local accent" or "seeming unfamiliar with your community".

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/what-we-do/crime-threats/drug-trafficking/county-lines

[andrewducker]

I hadn't actually heard of that before!

[danieldwilliam]

A problem with using Delivery riders to spot drug dealing. is that it presupposes that Deliveroo riders aren't involved in the drug dealing business.

Deliveroo rider strikes me as a great cover for a drug messager.

[armiphlage]

Definetely - especially if you get a commercial label printer and put your drugs in old delivery boxes. The police probably won't tear open sealed boxes addressed to someone else, and if they do, you're just the messenger.

[agoodwinsmith]

Thank you for the link.

[dewline]

1. Lord Frost is giving away some of the real motives for Brexit yet again, I think, with his behaviour towards the UK-EU Brexit agreements. He's also telegraphing some moves that we all need to worry about.

2. Hmmm.

3. I think at least one of my friends will like this news re: Ancillary Justice.

4. Things have been going downhill ever since Xi Jinping took over the shop in Beijing, haven't they?

[andrewducker]

I'm definitely worried about Lord Frost.