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Google boosted its own ad-buying system over competitors

It is well known that Google makes a large part of it’s profit via ad revenue, but court documents reveal that they company also used anti competitive tactics to position themselves against other players in the advertisement business. source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/11/22378296/google-secret-project-bernanke-ad-buying-competitors-texas archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/04/11/google-boosted-its-own-ad-buying-system-over-competitors-archived-source/
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Google boosted its own ad-buying system over competitors – archived source

Google reportedly ran secret ‘Project Bernanke’ that boosted its own ad-buying system over competitors The information was revealed in unredacted court documents By Kim Lyons@SocialKimLy  Apr 11, 2021, 8:57am EDT Google reportedly ran a secret project called “Project Bernanke” that relied on bidding data collected from advertisers using its ad exchange to benefit the company’s own ad […]
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Intel uses analytics to track keystrokes, mouse movements on its website

An analysis of the Intel website revealed extensive tracking of visitors. The company could claim this practice is “done by everyone” but the push back in a form of lawsuits luckily shows that this state of excessive user tracking is not accepted by the general population. source: https://www.theregister.com/2021/03/30/intel_wiretapping_data/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/03/30/intel-uses-analytics-to-track-keystrokes-mouse-movements-on-its-website-archived-source/
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Intel uses analytics to track keystrokes, mouse movements on its website – archived source

Intel accused of wiretapping because it uses analytics to track keystrokes, mouse movements on its website Session monitoring scripts prompt dozens of privacy lawsuits against Big Biz, mainly in California and Florida Thomas Claburn in San Francisco – Tue 30 Mar 2021 // 00:46 UTC Intel is among the growing list of companies being sued for allegedly violating American wiretapping laws […]
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Facebook willingly censored Turkey’s political opposition

On the demand of the Turkish government Facebook agreed to block posts of a Kurdish militia which is targeted by the Turkish government as opponent of the state. Facebook chose to censor the content on their platform to not risk losing any business in Turkey. source: https://www.propublica.org/article/sheryl-sandberg-and-top-facebook-execs-silenced-an-enemy-of-turkey-to-prevent-a-hit-to-their-business archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/02/24/facebook-willingly-censored-turkeys-political-opposition-archived-source/
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Facebook willingly censored Turkey’s political opposition – archived source

Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business Amid a 2018 Turkish military campaign, Facebook ultimately sided with Turkey’s demand to block the page of a mostly Kurdish militia. “I am fine with this,” Sandberg wrote. by Jack Gillum and Justin Elliott – Feb. 24, 2021, 5 […]
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Amazon ring used by police

The police force in Los Angeles, USA uses data gathered by Amazon Ring surveillance devices to persecute persons of interest. Another example of a government misusing a product which was not intended for their purposes. source: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/02/lapd-requested-ring-footage-black-lives-matter-protests archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/02/16/amazon-ring-used-by-police-archived-source/
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Amazon ring used by police – archived source

LAPD Requested Ring Footage of Black Lives Matter Protests BY MATTHEW GUARIGLIA AND DAVE MAASS – FEBRUARY 16, 2021 Along with other civil liberties organizations and activists, EFF has long warned that Amazon Ring and other networked home surveillance devices could be used to monitor political activity and protests. Now we have documented proof that our fears were […]
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TikTok Is Watching You – Even If You Don’t Have an Account

A deep inspection of the TikTok platform reveals an intensive gathering of user data despite opposite claims in their policy. source: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgqbmk/tiktok-data-collection archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/01/21/tiktok-is-watching-you-even-if-you-dont-have-an-account-archived-source/
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TikTok Is Watching You – Even If You Don’t Have an Account – archived source

TikTok Is Watching You – Even If You Don’t Have an Account I submitted a request under the GDPR, and was shocked to see what data the platform had been recording. By Riccardo Coluccini – January 21, 2021, 2:59pm This article originally appeared on VICE Italy. 2020 was TikTok’s year. Although the social media platform was already […]
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