Here's another case for @pluralistic et al when opposing #DRM #anticircumvention while addressing #nationalSecurity hawks or #defence personnel.

And a reminder to everyone else: there's never a good reason for a device to require a network connection to its manufacturer, nor for a device which could operate offline, LAN-only, or site-to-site to connect to its manufacturer by default.

defence-blog.com/royal-navy-na…

Royal Navy naval drone cameras secretly sent data to China

Cameras mounted on Royal Navy surveillance drones bound for special forces missions in the Gulf were secretly transmitting signals to an IP address inside China, The Telegraph reported, citing an investigation by the newspaper's Richard Holmes.

^{Dylan Malyasov (Defence Blog)}

#TrumpsWar against #Iran has depleted #US weapons stockpiles to troubling levels, siphoning supplies from Asia & Europe…

The rapidly shrinking supply of air-defense missiles & other critical weaponry in Europe & Asia not only leaves the US #military less equipped, but could also leave #Russia & #China feeling emboldened should they contemplate a conflict with the US, experts said.

#Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #geopolitics
nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/poli…

#Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…

“Water failure now top threat to UK – where’s the institutional panic?”

by Skwawkbox with The Canary

@thecanaryuk
@uk_politics
@UKLabour

“After decades of under-investment by greedy private water companies, the failure of the UK’s water supply is now the top threat to the UK, alongside a new pandemic.”

thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/07…

#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Water #WaterSupply #Privatisation #Risk #Threat #Pandemic #CorporateGreed #Nationalisation #PublicOwnership #Labour #Burnham #ThamesWater #NationalSecurity

Water failure now top threat to UK – we should be worried

The UK's water supply is under major threat. What could be a bigger risk to our national security than the failure of our water reserves?

^{Skwawkbox (The Canary)}