Unicode has always been a bit misunderstood even by professionals. This is why several years ago we pulled these slides together to clear things up. The presentation is a bit old but still relevant. You may still learn a few things about Unicode that you did not know.
AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe, according to top-secret documents provided to The Intercept by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.
The company targeted by the intelligence agencies, Gemalto, is a multinational firm incorporated in the Netherlands that makes the chips used in mobile phones and next-generation credit cards.