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  • xiao yun@sh.itjust.worksOPtoGlobal News@lemmy.zip•Swiss vote on compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-richEnglish
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    19 天前

    Swiss reject compulsory civic duty, climate tax for super-rich: projections

    Geneva (AFP) – Swiss voters looked set Sunday to reject a proposal to replace the current men-only military conscription with a compulsory civic duty for all and another on taxing the super-rich to fund the climate fight.

    Early projections after polls closed at noon (1100 GMT) indicated that voters had overwhelmingly rejected the two initiatives, which had generated significant discussion in the wealthy Alpine nation.

    The so-called Civic Duty initiative, which called for requiring every Swiss citizen, regardless of gender, to do national service in the army or in a civilian capacity, was projected by public broadcaster SSR to be snubbed by a whopping 84 percent of voters.

    The ‘no’ vote on the second item on Sunday’s ballot, the “initiative for a future” calling for a new climate tax on big inheritances, was meanwhile projected to tick in at 79 percent, SSR said.

    The projections were not surprising, with recent opinion polls suggesting the proposals had little chance of passing.

    The Swiss government and parliament had also come out against both items, arguing that they would entail huge costs and could threaten the economy.

    https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20251130-swiss-reject-compulsory-civic-duty-climate-tax-for-super-rich-projections

  • xiao yun@sh.itjust.workstoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•Qualcomm has started enshitification of Arduino
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    27 天前

    Qualcomm has quietly made some massive changes to Arduino’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, marking a clear departure from the platform’s founding principles.

    According to Adafruit, the new policies introduce sweeping user-license provisions, broaden data collection (particularly around AI usage), and embed long-term account data retention, all while integrating user information into Qualcomm’s broader data ecosystem.

    Section 7.1 grants Arduino a perpetual, irrevocable license over anything you upload. Your code, projects, forum posts, and comments all fall under this. This remains in effect even after you delete your account. Arduino retains rights to your content indefinitely.

    The license is also royalty-free and sublicensable. Arduino can use your content however they want, distribute it, modify it, and even sublicense it to others.

    The terms further state that users are not allowed to reverse engineer or attempt to understand how the platform works unless Arduino gives permission. Adafruit argues that this contradicts the values that made Arduino attractive to educators, researchers, and hobbyists.

    The Privacy Policy states Arduino is wholly owned by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. User data, including from minors, flows to other Qualcomm Group companies.

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