From Judith:
Jane and I came across our first bus shelter illuminated screen this week in Mole Valley. Unfortunately we only discovered it on the 11th hour so only managed a couple of rushed objections.
The one we looked at was going to have both 4G and 5G antennae.
So not only do we need to stay vigilant for masts, WIFI poles and street hubs, but we can add bus shelter digital screens to the list !!!!!!!
I am writing a retrospective entry for Estherslist for completeness and will do a general template based on Jane’s superb street hubs template.
This will be available on estherslist.org, The 2 sorts of installations have parallels …
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As you saw above, Estherslist is up and running and in use by several people. Do note that it is for two functions:
- to post your own applications for support (whether in your home area or elsewhere).
- to support others by objecting to an application they have posted. (There are always plenty available.)
Remember, or learn, that anyone can comment on a planning application anywhere across the UK. So if you are concerned about your family as much as you are for yourself you can look in their Council website and object to and share any you find.
There are examples and information to help beginners and there is still the ‘gem’ email; general.enquiries.and.mentors@gmail.com if you need personal help. Still the best way is to attend the tutorials that Jane and Judith offer every couple of months or so, including a Q&A follow-up session. All free but we do welcome donations – which you can do via Paypal on this website, where you will also find some short video tutorials, each on a single topic. You lose the human touch and get me not Jane & Judith but they are really good as a reminder or if you are unable to attend one live.
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Ofcom: NSLComm Ltd application for non-geostationary earth station network licence
“Statement published: 1 August 2024
Non-geostationary orbiting (NGSO) satellite systems are a new way of delivering broadband services from space using a constellation of satellites in a low or medium orbit. These satellite services have the potential to deliver higher speeds and lower latency services.”
Tech Note: Defined by IEEE, Ka band is frequency range 22 to 40GHz and Ku band 12 to 18 GHz.
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Skynet Has Arrived
Smartphones, fitness trackers, smart watches, hearing aids, Apple AirTags, Ring products, etc., all use Bluetooth LE (BLE – low energy) to form an independent “mesh network” that is not based on the internet. All these devices can receive, send, and forward data packets and instructions to other devices. Almost all IoT devices will be equipped with BLE. Thus, the infrastructure is complete, just waiting to sink its teeth into humanity everywhere.
Without AI running on massive computers, BLE would be a waste of time. Let me give you a simple example: contact tracing. With BLE, all other devices that you get close to can disclose frequency, length of contact, and other subsequent contacts that you make. Most BLE devices cannot be turned off, as in Apple AirTags. But Apple and Android Smartphones can transmit and receive BLE data even if they are turned off (only a Faraday bag can stop transmission).
So, the simple concept of contact tracing can be implemented during a future pandemic, documenting every person you have exposed and all you have been exposed to.
Mesh networks form spontaneously and dynamically, depending on how many devices are nearby. With the latest update—Bluetooth “long-range mode”—distances over one kilometre are possible. Eventually, collectors on the internet will forward packets to who requested them in the first place. Returning instructions can be dropped back into the BLE mesh network for execution and control of devices.
Worse, BLE transmissions can be blasted from space, thanks to systems like Elon Musk’s SpaceX mesh network of satellites. To reiterate, BLE does not depend on the internet or internet addresses.
Bottom line: The minimal infrastructure for Skynet is now in place. This a dark day for humanity.
– Patrick Wood,
Editor, Technocracy News & Trends,
ActivistPost.com, 19 April 2024
I read that recently in Nexus Magazine, to which I subscribe. There followed an article transcribed from the Youtube channel of Rob Braxman, an internet privacy advocate. You can listen to it here, https://youtu.be/9xPjIfJI5Jk.
On the same subject, is an interview with Duncan Roads, publisher and editor of Nexus who, I think, gives a clearer and more practical observation than Rob Braxman. It’s not ‘technical’ and we should all be reading and listening to information like this. https://tinyurl.com/fjmw6r3j
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Are you all for AI? Watch this caution – especially the bit about AI telling lies or misleading in order to ‘succeed’. Some of you may remember that, some weeks ago, I mentioned a pilot trial of AI for the F16 fighter jet where the trial AI attempted to kill the pilot so it would do ‘better’.
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And here are some handy hints and advice about reducing the tracking that is now a real part of your ‘smart’ phone.
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Next week look out for more on Bluetooth.
thank you for being active at this wonderful time, ian