Privacy, censorship, & security in the news.

"Big Tech call centers who require employees to work from home are mandating the installation of AI-equipped cameras in their most private areas to squeeze that last ounce of work out of them. It's like a micro-managed Amazon warehouse in your bedroom."

"Microsoft documented 44 Windows security flaws in its August 2021 update and warns of another zero-day attack in the wild exploiting CVE-2021-36948"

"Recently, Apple announced a new addition to its upcoming iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 firmware for iPhones and iPads. The new feature will allow Apple to scan user photos stored in Apple's iCloud service and determine if they contain sexually explicit images involving children. Following a blowback against the Masters of the Universe scanning the devices of its customers, the company is now promising it will not abuse the feature or allow governments to dictate what types of data iPhones are scanned for."

"If this catches on, the future is bleak."

"Cementing the dominance of Big Tech."

"Microsoft came up the big winner in this year’s Pwnie Awards, but for all the wrong reasons as the security industry mocks the company's problems keeping its code secure"

"Apple has announced impending changes to its operating systems that include new “protections for children” features in iCloud and iMessage. If you’ve spent any time following the Crypto Wars, you know what this means: Apple is planning to build a backdoor into its data storage system and its messaging system."

"Mozilla says Facebook’s claims about privacy threats are ‘wrong’"

"The blockchain-based video sharing platform continues to gain momentum as Big Tech scales up its censorship."

"Twitter is using Reuters, a CIA-linked outlet funded by the British government as part of a covert UK information warfare program, to censor "misinformation""