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19 Mar, 5 tweets, 1 min read
"Pfizer/BioNTech agreed to supply... Israel ahead of other nations in part bc of the country’s assent to share medical data... Privacy experts say the agreement shows how far Israel lags behind European nations in protecting confidential personal data." wsj.com/articles/how-i…
Yeah, I bet EU residents are super thrilled about their data privacy advantages right now 🙄
Apparently via @antoniogm, though his tweet isn't loading:
What makes a person an "expert" on privacy anyway? It seems to me like we all have experience with privacy and the lack thereof.
as far as I can tell, "privacy experts" are mostly people who are inordinately concerned about websites' disclosure of cookie policies.

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19 Mar
We're approaching the phase where vaccines are plentiful and the challenge is getting as many people as possible to take it. Partly that's about messaging. But it's also about making vaccines really easy to get. "Available at CVS when you buy milk" easy. businessinsider.com/fight-covid-va…
Hesitancy is just that. Many wavering people are ready to be sold on getting the vaccine. And you want them to be able to get it right away when they've decided to, such as when they're in their doctor's office and the doctor is singing its praises. businessinsider.com/fight-covid-va…
I spoke with @ashishkjha and he thinks we'll be in a place where you can just walk into CVS and ask for a vaccine around mid-June. businessinsider.com/fight-covid-va…
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18 Mar
Remember, people who say they work 75 or more hours a week are usually lying, or at least grossly overestimating: nymag.com/intelligencer/…
I absolutely do not believe that the average Goldman Sachs analyst works 98 hours a week.
I am seeing the replies to this and I know people are very invested in the idea that they have been working 100 hour weeks and probably even believe it, but again: such claims are typically greatly exaggerated. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
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18 Mar
Some outlets (including USA Today) have run stories today saying the California Attractions and Parks Association (a theme park trade group) is advising parks to tell guests not to scream on roller coasters due to COVID, but this is false. It’s a misreading of the guidelines.
The state has told *all* industries to develop reopening plans that address their ability to “limit activities that are known to cause increased spread (e.g.: singing, shouting, heavy breathing; loud environments will cause people to raise voice)”
Theme parks republished that state prompt and said “Face covering usage and/or modifications to seat loading patterns will be required on amusement park rides to mitigate the effects of shouting” — not that they’ll tell people not to scream.
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14 Mar
Oh Jesus, not this stupid map
People who love this map are completely incurious about why US HSR projects have such a poor record, including that very bad Vox piece, which mentions CAHSR troubles only to complain about Republicans complaining about it. (Also incorrectly says LA-SF is expected in 2029, LOL)
What you might get in 2029 is a segment from Merced to Bakersfield, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
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12 Mar
This Rubio op-ed on the Amazon organizing drive is clear that he views the union as deserved punishment for management he dislikes. Doesn't address the workers' interests at all. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
He does suggest the union could serve as a bulwark against future "woke" HR initiatives from management which, in addition to being beside the point, strikes me as very unlikely to be true.
I think this is right. I don't think this is going to impress anyone except MAYBE Amazon workers directly impacted by the union drive, and executives at non-Amazon companies might be wary of a GOP candidate who threatens to put them on a Naughty List.
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10 Mar
There is no requirement that the. NYT share a story about an adult’s teenage tweets from the main social account. What is the news value here?
This is office politics, framed in such a way as to induce news coverage.
All this hall monitor nonsense is quite damaging to the image of the press, I think. We tell people what we do is highlight important information and people see us causing trouble for random people over their old statements. (Remember this?) washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09…
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