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.
Zoom Lied About 'End-to-End Encryption' and Gave User Data to Facebook and Google Without Consent | $85 Million Settlement
August 4, 2021
"Zoom reportedly lied to its users about end-to-end encryption while giving user data to Facebook and Google without consent and is now paying $85 million in settlement!"
Read full article onTech Times
BBC threatens to report commenters to the "relevant authorities"
August 3, 2021
"The BBC is itself accused of bullying."
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Facebook is reportedly trying to analyze encrypted data without decrypting it
August 3, 2021
"The social networking giant confirmed as much to The Information (paywalled), and is apparently one of several tech companies interested in a field known as homomorphic encryption...."
Read full article onTechSpot
DeadRinger: A Three-Pronged Attack by Chinese Military Actors against Major Telcos | SecurityWeek.Com
August 3, 2021
"Three separate Chinese military affiliated advanced groups simultaneously targeting and compromising the same Southeast Asian telcos"
Read full article onsecurityweek.com
Apple store removes anti-vaccination dating app, citing policy violations, owners claim censorship
August 3, 2021
"The founders have filed an appeal to Apple, but do not anticipate a response."
Read full article onJust The News
Facebook locks out Filipino legislator Mike Defensor over ivermectin posts
August 2, 2021
"Defensor has been told he may be permanently banned."
Read full article onReclaim The Net
The Cryptocurrency Surveillance Provision Buried in the Infrastructure Bill is a Disaster for Digital Privacy
August 2, 2021
"The forthcoming Senate draft of Biden's infrastructure bill—a 2,000+ page bill designed to update the United States’ roads, highways, and digital infrastructure—contains a poorly crafted provision that could create new surveillance requirements for many within the blockchain ecosystem. This could..."
Read full article onElectronic Frontier Foundation
PayPal co-founder David Sacks laments the company's dark turn towards censorship
August 2, 2021
""Get Ready for the 'No-Buy' List.""
Read full article onReclaim The Net
Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google
August 2, 2021
"Zoom users to get $15 or $25 each in proposed settlement of class-action lawsuit."
Read full article onArs Technica
Privacy group sues USPS for details of spy program
July 31, 2021
"A privacy organization has filed a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service demanding details of the service's program that spies on Americans' and their social media posts."
Read full article onWND