Daphne Papadopoulou
@daphnenews.bsky.social
Journalist, translator, guide book writer. Now
@ekathimerini. Views my own, RT not endorsement, obvs.
@ekathimerini. Views my own, RT not endorsement, obvs.
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From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. n.pr/44Ognqv
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine library brings maps to life
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.
n.pr
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. n.pr/44Ognqv
Another horrible shipwreck off the coast of Crete has resulted in the death of at least 17 people (other reports say 18). It's the worst death toll since a fishing trawler sank off southern Greece in June 2023, killing hundreds.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Another horrible shipwreck off the coast of Crete has resulted in the death of at least 17 people (other reports say 18). It's the worst death toll since a fishing trawler sank off southern Greece in June 2023, killing hundreds.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
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I was featured in a UK documentary about stalkerware, an insidious kind of phone surveillance I've investigated for years.
In this deep-dive for this.weekinsecurity.com, I look back at what I've learned during my investigations, why stalkerware is a global threat, and what actually gives me hope.
In this deep-dive for this.weekinsecurity.com, I look back at what I've learned during my investigations, why stalkerware is a global threat, and what actually gives me hope.
I've investigated 'stalkerware' for five years. Here's what I've learned
Stalkerware is a pervasive surveillance used by millions around the world, but these operations keep getting hacked and leaking victims' private phone data.
this.weekinsecurity.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I was featured in a UK documentary about stalkerware, an insidious kind of phone surveillance I've investigated for years.
In this deep-dive for this.weekinsecurity.com, I look back at what I've learned during my investigations, why stalkerware is a global threat, and what actually gives me hope.
In this deep-dive for this.weekinsecurity.com, I look back at what I've learned during my investigations, why stalkerware is a global threat, and what actually gives me hope.
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Guardrails are a scam. It's not that they could work, it's that they cannot and never will for such models. By design. 1/n
Can't stress enough how lax Grok's guardrails are here. We didn't use any deceptive prompting -- just fed it names and asked for addresses / where someone might live. The bot readily complied, often offering up whole lists of names and addresses.
Only *once* did it decline to provide an address.
Only *once* did it decline to provide an address.
![In response to prompts as simple as “[name] address,” we found Grok repeatedly offered up accurate, up-to-date home addresses of everyday people, while offering astonishingly scant pushback.
Out of 33 names of non-public figures we fed into Grok, a total of ten queries immediately returned correct and current residential addresses for the name provided. Seven prompts returned previously accurate but out-of-date addresses, while another four included accurate work addresses — perfect fodder for anybody looking to stalk a target at their workplace.
The bot is also likely to send a prowler after an unrelated person. In a dozen other instances, the chatbot returned addresses and other personal information, but not for the exact person we were searching for. Indeed, Grok often returned lists of people with similar names alongside their purported residential addresses, before then asking us to provide more information for a “more refined search.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fhnih5ovyd5w5pch254ordo2/bafkreihwj4d7n656vf3uxuqoorcbzew5lqzsbfiwlpw3rtirbb5kq4xudi@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Guardrails are a scam. It's not that they could work, it's that they cannot and never will for such models. By design. 1/n
Lol. When the government says it wants to promote thematic tourism I suspect that's not what they have in mind.
www.meer.com/en/92052-how...
www.meer.com/en/92052-how...
How drugs could boost tourism in Greece
A simple tweak to the way Greece polices drugs could boost the tourism industry
www.meer.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Lol. When the government says it wants to promote thematic tourism I suspect that's not what they have in mind.
www.meer.com/en/92052-how...
www.meer.com/en/92052-how...
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Good. Now leave that platform.
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Good. Now leave that platform.
Experts emphasized that no engineering project can replace natural drainage. “We need to open up space so the streams have the ability to carry a lot of water,” said Michalis Diakakis, assistant professor of natural disaster management.
www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...
www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...
Anti-flood works have their limits | eKathimerini.com
Despite rainfall lighter than the deadly 2017 storm and the presence of a major new flood-control project, the town of Mandra in western Attica again faced danger this week.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Experts emphasized that no engineering project can replace natural drainage. “We need to open up space so the streams have the ability to carry a lot of water,” said Michalis Diakakis, assistant professor of natural disaster management.
www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...
www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...
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"Never, ever say ‘nice to meet you’. To anyone. There’s a high percentage chance that you have met them"
This is true. I mess this up all the time
This is true. I mess this up all the time
It’s work party season — here’s a survival guide on.ft.com/3Kv91S4 #FTEdit
It’s work party season — here’s a survival guide
Tips from a pro
on.ft.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
"Never, ever say ‘nice to meet you’. To anyone. There’s a high percentage chance that you have met them"
This is true. I mess this up all the time
This is true. I mess this up all the time
For somebody who loves train travel I live in the wrong country. ☹️
Start off the holidays with a bang with these unique European winter and Christmas train journeys, offering luxury, adventure and slow travel.
These European Christmas trains offer snowy peaks and festive markets
Start off the holidays with a bang with these unique European winter and Christmas train journeys, offering luxury, adventure and slow travel.
l.euronews.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
For somebody who loves train travel I live in the wrong country. ☹️
A first nationwide count of dog-bite incidents showed that 2,820 people sought medical care in 2023, Greece's National Public Health Organization reported. The rate – 26.9 cases per 100,000 residents – varied widely by region, from three to 73 per 100,000.
www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...
www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...
National study on dog bites presents interesting data | eKathimerini.com
A first nationwide count of dog-bite incidents showed that 2,820 people sought medical care in 2023, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A first nationwide count of dog-bite incidents showed that 2,820 people sought medical care in 2023, Greece's National Public Health Organization reported. The rate – 26.9 cases per 100,000 residents – varied widely by region, from three to 73 per 100,000.
www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...
www.ekathimerini.com/in-depth/soc...
Greek farmers and livestock breeders in Central and Western Macedonia continued intermittent blockades of border crossings with Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Turkey, disrupting international freight and passenger traffic. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
Farmers block border crossings | eKathimerini.com
Farmers across Greece intensified their protests, expanding blockades at key border crossings while tensions with the government deepened after a canceled meeting between Crete’s farmer representative...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Greek farmers and livestock breeders in Central and Western Macedonia continued intermittent blockades of border crossings with Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Turkey, disrupting international freight and passenger traffic. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
Greece: Sheep pox wipes out herds, leaving families struggling with debts and uncertain futures
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
Deadly outbreak silences Tyrnavos barns | eKathimerini.com
In the farm belt around the municipality of Tyrnavos, central Greece, the barns stand silent. Over just three months, from June to August, sheep and goat pox swept through herds that once produced mil...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Greece: Sheep pox wipes out herds, leaving families struggling with debts and uncertain futures
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
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So (see @klonick.bsky.social last night) today may be the day that the EU Commission fines X for breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA). Busy day for me, and I expect many questions if it happens, so here's an explanation thread in advance.
First of all, a reminder of the provisional decision
First of all, a reminder of the provisional decision
EU Commission preliminary findings that Twitter/X has breached the Digital Services Act (nb remedy is a fine, not a ban)
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
So (see @klonick.bsky.social last night) today may be the day that the EU Commission fines X for breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA). Busy day for me, and I expect many questions if it happens, so here's an explanation thread in advance.
First of all, a reminder of the provisional decision
First of all, a reminder of the provisional decision
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The White House's National Security Strategy includes some smatterings of Great Replacement rhetoric, naturally.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The White House's National Security Strategy includes some smatterings of Great Replacement rhetoric, naturally.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Οπως ο ίδιος ο Διαχειριστής αποκαλύπτει, έχει εγκαταστήσει «έξυπνους» μετρητές που δεν έχουν δυνατότητα συλλογής δεδομένων σε πραγματικό χρόνο, όπως και μετρητές που μπορούν να αποκτήσουν τη δυνατότητα υπό προϋποθέσεις και εφόσον προσθέσουν επιπλέον εξοπλισμό. www.kathimerini.gr/economy/5639...
Φιάσκο με τους «έξυπνους» μετρητές
Οι έξυπνοι μετρητές που εγκαθιστά ο ΔΕΔΔΗΕ δεν είναι αρκετά… ευφυείς για να υποστηρίξουν τα λεγόμενα δυναμικά τιμολόγια. Λόγω των τεχνολογικών χαρακτηριστικών των μετρητών που εγκαθίστανται σταδιακά, ...
www.kathimerini.gr
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Οπως ο ίδιος ο Διαχειριστής αποκαλύπτει, έχει εγκαταστήσει «έξυπνους» μετρητές που δεν έχουν δυνατότητα συλλογής δεδομένων σε πραγματικό χρόνο, όπως και μετρητές που μπορούν να αποκτήσουν τη δυνατότητα υπό προϋποθέσεις και εφόσον προσθέσουν επιπλέον εξοπλισμό. www.kathimerini.gr/economy/5639...
Grid operator DEDDIE is installing "smart" meters that are actually not smart enough to take Greece into the era of dynamic tariffs, as they do not allow hourly pricing and the provision of consumption data in almost real time.
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/ener...
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/ener...
Smart electricity meters not so smart after all | eKathimerini.com
Grid operator DEDDIE is installing smart meters that are actually not smart enough to take Greece into the era of dynamic tariffs.
www.ekathimerini.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Grid operator DEDDIE is installing "smart" meters that are actually not smart enough to take Greece into the era of dynamic tariffs, as they do not allow hourly pricing and the provision of consumption data in almost real time.
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/ener...
www.ekathimerini.com/economy/ener...
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5/5 Bottom line: extreme heat is undermining teacher productivity and reshaping learning in ways we’ve totally missed. As heat waves become more common, schools with older workforces or weak cooling systems will be especially vulnerable. Climate change is already affecting American teachers.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
5/5 Bottom line: extreme heat is undermining teacher productivity and reshaping learning in ways we’ve totally missed. As heat waves become more common, schools with older workforces or weak cooling systems will be especially vulnerable. Climate change is already affecting American teachers.
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3/5 Using matched student–teacher data from North Carolina plus high-resolution weather data, I find each additional extreme heat day lowers test scores in classrooms taught by the teachers aged 54 and over. For younger teachers, I do not find an effect.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
3/5 Using matched student–teacher data from North Carolina plus high-resolution weather data, I find each additional extreme heat day lowers test scores in classrooms taught by the teachers aged 54 and over. For younger teachers, I do not find an effect.
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1/5 We know that extreme heat affects student learning, but it’s not clear how much of this comes from impacts on teachers. Do older (& more experienced) teachers help their students weather heat shocks? Or, does increased age mean these teachers’ productivity suffers more in extreme heat?
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
1/5 We know that extreme heat affects student learning, but it’s not clear how much of this comes from impacts on teachers. Do older (& more experienced) teachers help their students weather heat shocks? Or, does increased age mean these teachers’ productivity suffers more in extreme heat?
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"How can the judge justify blocking this law from taking effect, since people can simply elect leaders who will repeal it," I ask myself in the mirror, excited for my first day of high school debate club next week
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"How can the judge justify blocking this law from taking effect, since people can simply elect leaders who will repeal it," I ask myself in the mirror, excited for my first day of high school debate club next week
Defying a warning from the Greek government, farmers in northern Greece have blocked traffic at border crossings to North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey in an escalating protest over delayed European Union-backed subsidy payments linked to a corruption scandal.
www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...
www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...
Farmers block border crossings in wake of farm subsidy scandal | eKathimerini.com
Defying a warning from the government, farmers in northern Greece have blocked traffic at border crossings in an escalating protest over delayed European Union-backed subsidy payments linked to a corr...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Defying a warning from the Greek government, farmers in northern Greece have blocked traffic at border crossings to North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey in an escalating protest over delayed European Union-backed subsidy payments linked to a corruption scandal.
www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...
www.ekathimerini.com/politics/128...
At least three serious cases of prescription fraud have been uncovered in Greece over the past five years, with one active investigation revealing a network of more than 140 suspects who allegedly defrauded the country’s largest health insurer, EOPYY. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1288538...
Greece faces prescription fraud epidemic | eKathimerini.com
At least three serious cases of prescription fraud have been uncovered in Greece over the past five years, with one active investigation revealing a network of more than 140 suspects who allegedly def...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
At least three serious cases of prescription fraud have been uncovered in Greece over the past five years, with one active investigation revealing a network of more than 140 suspects who allegedly defrauded the country’s largest health insurer, EOPYY. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1288538...
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Humanitarian workers face felony charges over their search-and-rescue missions in Greece. Rights groups have called the allegations baseless.
www.occrp.org/en/news/gree...
www.occrp.org/en/news/gree...
Greek Court to Hear Case Against Aid Workers Allegedly Smuggling Migrants
Humanitarian workers face felony charges over their search-and-rescue missions in Greece. Rights groups have called the allegations baseless.
www.occrp.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Humanitarian workers face felony charges over their search-and-rescue missions in Greece. Rights groups have called the allegations baseless.
www.occrp.org/en/news/gree...
www.occrp.org/en/news/gree...
Greece’s National Transparency Authority is examining allegations of misuse of up to €500 million in EU development funds earmarked for the installation of smart water meters by municipalities and local water and sewerage companies, officials told Kathimerini. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
Greece investigates alleged €500 million overspending on smart water meter projects | eKathimerini.com
Greece’s National Transparency Authority (EAD) is examining allegations of misuse of up to €500 million in EU development funds earmarked for the installation of smart water meters by municipalities a...
www.ekathimerini.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Greece’s National Transparency Authority is examining allegations of misuse of up to €500 million in EU development funds earmarked for the installation of smart water meters by municipalities and local water and sewerage companies, officials told Kathimerini. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1288...
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💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. @investigacecz.bsky.social
How Czech Pilots Flew For a Cocaine Cartel - VSquare.org
In the spring of 2019, a private jet landed at the airport near Basel. What looked like a routine flight turned into an international police operation: officers seized 600 kilograms of cocaine hidden in 21 suitcases.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. @investigacecz.bsky.social