Privacy, censorship, & security in the news.

Here are a collection of links to articles I have found about privacy, censorship, and securty that are worth a read! I can't possibly write articles covering all the news on these topics, but I can share some good articles from other websites with you here instead. Note that I occasionally find a decent article from a source I can't stand. In this case, I will run the link through "archive.today" so I don't send the site in question any traffic.

New Law Will Help Chinese Government Stockpile Zero-Days | SecurityWeek.Com

July 14, 2021
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#security
#censorship
#China
Read full article onsecurityweek.com

The Right to Be Let Alone: What to Do When COVID Strike Force Teams Come Knocking - Activist Post

July 14, 2021
"While government can approach, speak to and even question citizens without violating the 4th Amendment, Americans have a right not to answer."
#privacy
#COVID
#rights
Read full article onActivist Post

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2021 Edition – Krebs on Security

July 13, 2021
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#security
#Microsoft
#Windows
#PrintNightmare
Read full article onkrebsonsecurity.com

Clearview’s Face Surveillance Still Has No First Amendment Defense - Activist Post

July 13, 2021
"Clearview now faces many BIPA lawsuits. One was brought by the ACLU and ACLU of Illinois in state court."
#privacy
#Clearview
#faceprints
Read full article onActivist Post

Tesla Urged Chinese Government To Censor Critics In China

July 13, 2021
"Outside of the company's unwavering fanboys, it's fairly clear to most folks that the honeymoon phase of the planet's relationship with Tesla is coming to a close. Whether it's regulatory scrutiny of the company's premature..."
#censorship
#Tesla
#China
Read full article onTechdirt.

UK MP Diane Abbott: Social media companies should collect names and addresses of all social media users

July 12, 2021
""Absolute anonymity on social media has had its day," Abbott added."
#privacy
#censorship
#UK
#anonymity
Read full article onReclaim The Net

Cuba darkens its internet during biggest protests in decades - Coda Story

July 12, 2021
"Cuba’s already tightly controlled internet is experiencing disruption where anti-government demonstrations have taken place"
#censorship
#Cuba
#internet
Read full article onCoda Story

The USPS' Semi-Secret Internet Surveillance Apparatus

July 12, 2021
"The agency best known for delivering mail has a side hustle in online snooping."
#privacy
#USPS
#surveillance
#Post Office
Read full article onReason.com

Democrat Groups Plan to ‘Fact Check’ Private SMS Messages

July 12, 2021
"To counter "
#privacy
#censorship
#SMS
Read full article onsummit.news

Netherlands could make doxing a criminal offense

July 12, 2021
"Caretaker Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security submitted a legislative proposal to make doxing - sharing personal data of another to frighten or intimidate them - a punishable offense. According to the Minister, doxing has become far too easy with the rise of the internet and social media and it is high time to make it easier to tackle this type of threat."
#privacy
#doxxing
#Netherlands
Read full article onNL Times