Angry Tech News #3: Polkadot Biometrics

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Microsoft goes paswordless, Apple seeks to cure depression, another root cert expires, and China goes nuclear on crypto

Links:

IdenTrust vs. the Internet
https://scotthelme.co.uk/lets-encrypt-old-root-expiration/
https://crt.sh/?Identity=%25&iCAID=16418

Microsoft vs. Passwords

https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/09/15/the-passwordless-future-is-here-for-your-microsoft-account/
https://puri.sm/posts/microsoft-ruined-passwords-now-aims-for-a-passwordless-future/

Apple vs. the mentally ill
https://www.rt.com/usa/535475-apple-mental-illness-detector-hypocrisy/
http://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Using+an+array+of+sensor+data+that+includes+mobility%2c+physical+activity%2c+sleep+patterns%2c+typing+behavior+and+more%2c+researchers+hope+they+can+tease+out+digital+signals+associated+with+the+target+conditions+so+that+algorithms+can+be+created+to+detect+them+reliably%2c+the+people+said.+Apple+hopes+that+would+become+the+basis+for+unique+features+for+its+devices%2c+according+to+the+people+and+documents

China vs. Progress
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-central-bank-vows-crackdown-cryptocurrency-trading-2021-09-24/