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.
US Surgeon General says there's “not nearly enough" social media censorship
August 24, 2021
"Demands more scrubbing of "misinformation.""
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Hackers Claim to Have Data of 70 Million AT&T Customers | SecurityWeek.Com
August 24, 2021
"A hacking group claims to be in the possession of a database containing private information on roughly 70 million AT&T customers, but AT&T says its systems have not been breached."
Read full article onsecurityweek.com
Report: Facebook Buried Viewership Stats About Vaccine Death Story
August 23, 2021
"Facebook buried data showing that a story reported in establishment news outlets about the death of a healthy doctor who took Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine was the most-viewed on the platform in the first quarter of 2021, according to a report in the New York Times."
Read full article onBreitbart
Windows 10’s security is easily thwarted just by plugging in a Razer peripheral
August 23, 2021
"Razer is working on a fix ASAP, but how many other devices can bypass security controls in a similar manner?"
Read full article onpcgamer
Biden administration demands Facebook hands over data on "misinformation" and vaccine skeptics
August 21, 2021
"The White House wants it as a "good will gesture.""
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Vietnam Issuing 50 Million Chip-based Digital ID Cards with Embedded Biometrics in 2021 - Activist Post
August 20, 2021
"Vietnam has been pushing ahead with its digital identity agenda, recently releasing draft guidelines for digital ID and authentication."
Read full article onActivist Post
UConn Students Fighting for Broader Free Speech Protections Face Backlash on Campus
August 20, 2021
"Despite the outraged response from his peers, student Isadore Johnson is still optimistic about the future of free speech at UConn."
Read full article onReason.com
OnlyFans changes show payment processors and banks are major players in deciding what's allowed to exist online
August 20, 2021
"OnlyFans appears to have been strong-armed into changing its platform after payment processors and banks complained."
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Google geofence warrants are increasing at an alarming rate
August 20, 2021
"Law enforcement agencies are outsourcing police work to Google's vast privacy-invasive network."
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Exclusive: Hacker Selling Private Data Allegedly from 70 Million AT&T Customers | RestorePrivacy
August 19, 2021
"A well-known threat actor is selling private data that was allegedly collected from 70 million AT&T customers. We analyzed the data and found it to include social security numbers, dates of birth, and other private information. The hacker is asking $1 million for the entire database (direct sell) and has provided RestorePrivacy with exclusive information …"
Read full article onRestorePrivacy