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.
Internet Giants Threaten to End Service in Hong Kong over Proposed Data Protection Law
July 5, 2021
"Facebook, Twitter, and Google have reportedly warned the Hong Kong government that they may stop offering their services in the city if Hong Kong authorities proceed with implementing data-protection laws seeking to combat doxing."
Read full article onBreitbart
Amazon Echo Dots Store a Wealth of Data—Even After a Reset
July 5, 2021
"Thinking about selling your smart speaker? Be aware that you can't completely delete personal content from the device."
Read full article onWired
Facebook blocks #Revolution hashtag on July 4th weekend
July 4, 2021
"Blackout."
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Audacity Is Now A Possible Spyware, Remove It ASAP
July 4, 2021
"The famous open source audio manipulation program was acquired by a company named Muse Group two months ago. The same company owns other projects in its"
Read full article onFOSS Post
Canada's Orwellian “pre-crime” Hate Speech Bill - And Other Weekly News from the Global Dystopia - Activist Post
July 3, 2021
"The proposed law is full of language that is nice and vague, just the way they like it."
Read full article onActivist Post
New "non-bias" social app GETTR hits top 20 in App Store charts ahead of official July 4 launch
July 3, 2021
"The pro-free speech app has hit the ground running."
Read full article onReclaim The Net
US Businesses Targeted in Massive Ransomware Attack
July 3, 2021
"US businesses will have a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend as a ransomware attack has hit them. Investigations are still ongoing.
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Read full article onTech Times
Another 0-Day Looms for Many Western Digital Users – Krebs on Security
July 2, 2021
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Read full article onkrebsonsecurity.com
YouTube censors video of Nobel Prize winner Dr. Satoshi Ōmura discussing ivermectin
July 2, 2021
"He won the prize for his work that led to the development of ivermectin."
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Cops play copyrighted music to prevent videos appearing on YouTube
July 2, 2021
"An attempt to prevent videos going viral."
Read full article onReclaim The Net