Hairy Weasel

I agree, but this one stands out because the solution appears to be very costly in terms of performance. The 30% mentioned is probably a worst case scenario, but even 10% is a lot.

Well, after a Windows update in the coming weeks your Intel PC might suddenly be noticeably slower. The article says older Intel CPU's are hit harder than the more recent ones.

'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign "A fundamental design flaw in Intel's processor chips has forced a significant redesign of the Linux and Windows kernels to defang the chip-level security bug."" "Crucially, these updates to both Linux and Windows will incur a performance hit on Intel products. The effects are still being benchmarked, however we're looking at a ballpark figure of five to 30 per cent slow down, depending on the task and the processor model. More recent Intel chips have features to reduce the performance hit. Similar operating systems, such as Apple's 64-bit macOS, will also need to be updated – the flaw is in the Intel x86 hardware, and it appears a microcode update can't address it. It has to be fixed in software at the OS level, or buy a new processor without the design blunder."

Update: UK government's answers are in. They are very boring.

Update: Polygon reports that the UK's parliament is getting involved:

That's a bit of different topic concerning the new law for the Dutch intelligence services, so what data the government can collect. If the secret service suspects there is a potential terrorist in your block, under the new law they might get a license to tap a cable from your block, that way not only acquiring all data from the potential terrorist, but from everybody in the block. That's why the law is colloquially known as the 'trawl law' and this is the law which the referendum will be about. That has very little to do with laws about what companies like Microsoft or OnePlus can do with personal data of customers. Those laws are generally very good in the Netherlands and the EU and will become even better when the new law becomes active next year.

Nice article on Eurogamer about whether loot boxes are gambling and how they should be regulated. Contains interviews with experts and regulators, but none of the game publishers contacted replied. Common opinion: loot boxes are not gambling, because 1. you always get something 2. you can't exchange what you win with loot boxes for real money (third party sites where you can do so are most likely illegal.)

OnePlus will have to change this, because it breaks a lot of current privacy laws already and certainly is not in line with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect May next year.

It 'Autoriteit Persoongegevens' so 'Authority on Personal Data'. It's the official government authority that makes sure companies comply with Dutch laws regarding protection of personal data.