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Dutch Government Condemns Back doors, Backs Strong encryption.

The Netherlands government issued a strong statement on Monday against weakening encryption for the purposes of law enforcement and intelligence agencies.

 The move comes as governments in the United Kingdom and China act to legally require companies to give them access to wide swaths of encrypted Internet traffic. 

U.S. lawmakers are also considering introducing similar legislation.


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Quadcopters Are So Last Year 

Enter the fixed wing stealth drone!


Over the past few years, the form factor of the consumer drone has become fairly standard.

 Almost every popular offering currently on the market takes the shape of a quadcopter, with four rotors on a body supported by two legs for takeoff and landing.

 But today Parrot introduced its latest drone, the Disco, a fixed-wing aircraft that looks more like a stealth bomber.

 To take off, you simply toss it in the air and stand back.

"Parrot Disco is the first wing-shaped drone you can pilot with no learning process.

Its autopilot and its many sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, barometer, Pitot, GPS) permanently control its flight," says the company's press kit.

 "You throw the flying wing, it gains its altitude and turns autonomously, and turns in the sky until you take control of it. During the flight, the autopilot prevents any false maneuver which could bring the flying wing down.

Parrot Disco is as easy to pilot as playing a video game."

So far, there is no word on pricing, although it will be available sometime in 2016.\

Parrot DISCO - Drone Prototype flights - CES 2016