That's the time for the surprised Pikachu face I guess ... Farage has also been openly admiring Putin, and even claimed that the West provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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I posted this in response to a similar comment in another thread:
It's hard to get reliable numbers. One study I could find is a review published by the World Bank in 2024 that analyzes the long-term development of cyber incidents and their economic costs. Among others, it says:
According to the UK Cabinet Office, in 2011, the UK government estimated that the costs of cybercrime was USD 33.67 billion or about 1.3% of the country’s GDP, with the largest share posed to businesses—about 77.78%. Grant Thornton (2021) shows that in 2014, the total cost of cybercrime in Ireland was USD 695.5 million, and then, in 2020, it increased dramatically to USD 10.5 billion, or 2.5% of the country’s GDP.
Note that the 1.3% of UK's GDP and Ireland's 2.5% relate to 2011 and 2014, respectively. So we may reasonably assume it's much higher. Although the numbers in this review are probably not fully comparable with Bitkom's survey, it provides useful insights, and the 5% don't seem so far-fetched.
It's hard to get reliable numbers. One study I could find is a review published by the World Bank in 2024 that analyzes the long-term development of cyber incidents and their economic costs. Among others, it says:
According to the UK Cabinet Office, in 2011, the UK government estimated that the costs of cybercrime was USD 33.67 billion or about 1.3% of the country’s GDP, with the largest share posed to businesses—about 77.78%. Grant Thornton (2021) shows that in 2014, the total cost of cybercrime in Ireland was USD 695.5 million, and then, in 2020, it increased dramatically to USD 10.5 billion, or 2.5% of the country’s GDP.
Note that the 1.3% of UK's GDP and Ireland's 2.5% relate to 2011 and 2014, respectively. So we may reasonably assume it's much higher. Although the numbers in this review are probably not fully comparable with Bitkom's survey, it provides useful insights, and the 5% don't seem so far-fetched.
Yeah, and there are also a lot who think the same of China.
Es war damit zu rechnen, dass es hier nicht lange bis zum ersten Whataboutism dauert ... Russland und China intensivieren offenbar ihre Angriffe auf deutsche Unternehmen in allen Bereichen. Welche 'Systeme' wer und wann und wie nutzt, tut hier nichts zur Sache.
... posed backdoor security risks that could affect Chinese user data and privacy.
China is certainly the only country in the world whose government is even more intrusive than the U.S. administration. Isn't it weird that Beijing now trade accusations of user data and privacy that doesn't even exist in China?
China produziert weit mehr, als es im Inland verkaufen kann, weil die Regierung - wohl bewusst - Überkapazitäten finanziert und der inländische Konsum niedrig bleibt. Letzteres hat mehrere Gründe, die mangelnde soziale Absicherung ist einer davon, hohe Arbeitslosigkeit ist ein anderer. Manche meinen auch, das Vertrauen der Bevölkerung in die Regierung und ihrer Wirtschaftspolitik nimmt immer mehr ab, aber das ist in China schwer zu beweisen, weil das in einer Diktatur niemand offen zu sagen wagt.
Gleichzeitig schottet China seine eigenen Märkte gegen Konkurrenz aus dem Ausland ab. Hier entstehen ein Handelsungleichgewicht, das auf Dauer nicht tragbar ist.
In China ist es ausländischen Unternehmen nicht einmal erlaubt, eine Tochtergesellschaft zu gründen. Man braucht immer einen chinesischen Partner, der dann die Mehrheit am geimeinsamen Joint-Venture hält (es gibt nur ein einziges Unternehmen, das hier ausgenommen ist). Das ist nur eines von vielen negativen Beispielen, warum China kein zuverlässiger Partner sein kann.
Das hat alles nichts mit der CxU oder irgend etwas anderem in Deutschland, Europa oder der Welt zu tun, sondern nur mit der chinesischen Politik, die den eigenen Markt einseitig abschottet, aber bei anderen auf Fairness und freien Wettbewerb pocht.
Yeah, the EU climate actions are insufficient, and the US climate actions are insufficient as well.
The sad news is that almost no country is on track, especially no larger country and large emitter. Even worse than in Europe, China's climate actions are highly insufficient, Russian climate actions critically insufficient.
What makes things worse: China, India and Saudi Arabia rejected a COP30 dialogue on an upcoming UN review of climate plans, as a report says
Rich nations, least developed countries (LDCs), small island states, Latin American nations and the United Arab Emirates spoke in favour of a COP30 decision that acknowledges the progress and remaining gaps in nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and lays out a pathway for accelerating climate action in the years ahead.
But a group of high-income emerging countries – including China, Saudi Arabia and India – voiced strong opposition to that plan. They argued that discussions of those NDCs and the UN “synthesis report” assessing them are not on the summit’s agenda [...]
Only a sixth of countries have presented their updated NDCs so far, including an emissions-cutting target for 2035, with those from many major economies including the European Union (EU), China and India still missing. A flurry of submissions is expected in the coming weeks ahead of an end-of-September deadline for their inclusion in the synthesis report.
I would welcome all necessary sanctions to stop Israel in Gaza, but I am wondering how much of Mr. Sanchez' ongoing focus on this issue is owed to his own fight for political survival. He contracted China's Huawei for Spain's wiretap system. In August, his government started to investigate the judge who charged Mr. Sanchez' wife with corruption, while Mr. Sanchez' government has been facing another corruption scandal implicating senior figures in his own party since the start of this year.
As much as I agree with him regarding Israel, I don't buy into his moral stand.
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Es ist schwer, einen Tip abzugeben, wenn man jemanden nicht kennt, aber vielleicht ist eine Linux-Distro in diesem Fall die einfachste Lösung? Da hat an zumindest schon mal das ganze Libre-Office-Paket.
The really weird thing is that you appear to really mean it. You really think this is an issue.
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Mr. Reed might fear more about his own business than about others'.
The problem is not limited to the UK or Europe as we know. Recent college graduates in the US face a new obstacle in finding a job: AI.
And also China's technology drive leaves young people jobless.
Europe must urgently adjust its social system. In the US and even more so in China - the two countries at the forefront of AI - the social protection systems are much weaker.