Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (October 17, 2023)
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<h1> Hacker News Top Stories</h1>
<p>Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for October 17, 2023 :</p>
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Swedish union declares strike for Tesla employees
Summary: IF Metall, a Swedish trade union, is taking industrial action at Tesla to ensure decent and safe working conditions for its members. Despite numerous attempts to discuss signing a collective agreement with Tesla, the company has not cooperated, leading to the union's decision to strike. The Swedish labor market model is based on collective agreements, which cover approximately 90% of workers and provide industry-specific, long-term, and stable ground rules. IF Metall hopes Tesla will negotiate and sign a collective agreement for their plants in Sweden.
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Encrypting private data and private communications is now an ethical duty
Summary: The blog post discusses the importance of end-to-end encryption for private data and communications, arguing it's an ethical duty. The author cites the European Commission's "Proposal for a Regulation" to prevent child sexual abuse as an alarming example of potential mass surveillance. The post urges the use of encryption tools, VPNs, Tor, and secure messaging services like Protonmail and Signal. It emphasizes the need for collective action to protect privacy and resist mass surveillance.