'If it's flooded, forget it' safety message questioned
It's the safety message you hear ad nauseam every time there's a heavy downpour but a Queensland researcher is questioning whether "if it's flooded, forget it" really works.
It's the safety message you hear ad nauseam every time there's a heavy downpour but a Queensland researcher is questioning whether "if it's flooded, forget it" really works.
Daniel J. Graeber
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BEIJING (AP) — China's legislature passed sweeping legislation on Wednesday that reinforces government controls over cyberspace, as the nation's leaders try to address what they see as growing threats to Chinese networks and national security. China is also accused of running a state-sponsored effort to hack computers and steal government and commercial secrets overseas, while also spying on and harassing pro-democracy, Tibetan and human rights groups based abroad. A separate anti-terrorism proposal... Читать дальше...
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