In a perfect world, everyone would know how to recycle correctly, but short of that, there's something we can all start doing differently right now: Unless you are absolutely sure, don't recycle it.
Our data should be safer from now on, and 2018 was also a year that big tech became a bit more transparent in what data they collect and how it is used.
From now on, our security interests will dictate the length and scope of military operations, not arbitrary benchmarks and timetables set up by politicians.