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Summary Missouri Governor Mike Parson, who was recently in the news for claiming a reporter was "hacking" a state website, after that reporter discovered SSN's and other sensitive information that were written directly in the source of the website. While this information is publicly available to anyone with a simple right click, the Gov. is now seeming to indicate prosecution of said reporter is somehow, actually moving forward. The Gov. seems to be indicating that the reporter will be charged with "Computer Tampering" Quotes My thoughts Frankly this is somewhat frightening, and shows that those in power have an insane lack of understanding of the underlying technology, and this could lead to someone facing some severe punishments for something that is absolutely 100% not a crime. Sources https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/31/22861188/missouri-governor-mike-parson-hack-website-source-code https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/highway-patrol-finishes-investigation-post-dispatch-reporter-hacking-investigation/63-bd302d55-de72-470a-b821-f999d41def75 https://boingboing.net/2021/12/30/reporter-likely-to-be-charged-for-using-view-source-feature-on-web-browser.html

Summary They couldn't let the poor thing die. Jibo is getting a career change and will focus more on care-giving, education, and emotional attachment scenarios. Quotes My thoughts Seems like a valuable use of the IP, we'll just have to see if its as "useful" as the original. Sources https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/23/21325644/jibo-social-robot-ntt-disruptionfunding