The Australian government passed a broad surveillance bill this month that is far more intrusive than any other member of the Five Eyes.

The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 provides the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) with three new powers to combat online crime:

1. Data disruption warrant: gives the police the ability to “disrupt data” by modifying, copying, adding, or deleting it.
2. Network activity warrant: allows the police to collect intelligence from devices or networks that are used, or likely to be used, by those subject to the warrant.
3. Account takeover warrant: allows the police to take control of an online account (e.g. social media) for the purposes of gathering information for an investigation.

If you become a suspect in a serious crime investigation, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission will soon have the power to modify, add, copy, or delete your data.

The fact that there is no judicial oversight makes this legislation even worse. A member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal can issue a data disruption or network activity warrant without the need for a judge’s approval.

https://www.techvisibility.com/2021/09/01/government-surveillance-bill-passed-by-australian-parliament/

Broadcasters will now have to "put an end to male sissies and other abnormal aesthetics," the agency overseeing Chinese television said. Channels are now required to avoid promoting "vulgar Internet celebrities" and worshiping wealth and fame. Instead, portrayal of "excellent Chinese traditional culture, revolutionary culture and advanced culture of socialism" will be encouraged.

Earlier it was reported that the country's authorities are afraid that the appearance of Chinese pop stars, which they have adopted from South Korean and Japanese performers and actors, cannot induce Chinese young people to be more courageous.

Traditional family, traditional values.

The ISOCELL GN5 is the industry’s first 1.0μm image sensor to integrate Dual Pixel Pro, an all-directional autofocusing technology, that can substantially boost autofocusing capabilities. This technology places two photodiodes, the smallest in the industry, within each 1.0μm pixel of the sensor either horizontally or vertically to recognize pattern changes in all directions. With one million phase-detecting multi-directional photodiodes covering all areas of the sensor, the ISOCELL GN5’s autofocusing becomes instantaneous, enabling sharper images in either bright or low-lit environments.

The image sensor also makes use of Samsung’s proprietary pixel technology, which applies Front Deep Trench Isolation (FDTI) on a Dual Pixel product for the first time in the industry. Despite the microscopic photodiode size, FDTI enables each photodiode to absorb and hold more light information, improving the photodiodes’ full-well capacity (FWC) and decreasing crosstalk within the pixel.

Canon has raised the price of its 5D Mark IV camera body from $2,499 to $2,699, and the price of the PowerShot SX620 from $299 to $319.

Canon also increased the price of multiple RF-mount lenses by $100. The prices of the 70-200mm f/2.8, 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1, 24-70mm f/2.8, 28-70mm f/2, 50mm f/1.2, 15-35mm f/2.8, and both the normal and DS versions of the 85mm f/1.2 were all increased.

This is not complete list of all affected products, much more are coming soon.