Author: Tyler Durden

The Chinese government used Zoom employees to target opponents of the regime by incriminating them with false evidence on the video platform. source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/wp-admin/post.php?post=180&action=edit archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2020/12/18/china-infiltrated-zoom-to-force-censorship-archived-source/

China infiltrated Zoom to force censorship – archived source

Zoom employee secretly censored users on behalf of China, alleges DOJ The plot allegedly involved falsely accusing users of distributing child sexual abuse material and terrorism to kick them off Zoom. By Jack Morse on December 18, 2020 A senior Zoom employee falsely accused users of supporting terrorism and distributing child sexual abuse material in an effort to stop them […]

China attempts to spy via internet cable contractors

China aims to gain control over internet traffic through involvement in the operation of it’s infrastructure. source: https://www.newsweek.com/taiwan-china-spy-nations-steal-data-undersea-cable-networks-kiribati-connectivity-project-1555849 archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2020/12/18/china-attempts-to-spy-via-internet-cable-contractors-archived-source/

China attempts to spy via internet cable contractors – archived source

Taiwan Says China Wants to Spy on Nations, Steal Data Through Undersea Cable Networks BY DAVID BRENNAN AND JOHN FENG ON 12/18/20 AT 5:30 AM EST Taiwan has claimed that China is backing private investment in Pacific undersea cable networks as a way to spy on foreign nations and steal data from its rivals, following a report this week […]

Michelin tracks end users with RFID chips in tires – archived source

December 15, 2020

Michelin tracks end users with RFID chips in tires

December 14, 2020

Michelin announced the use of RFID chips implemented in their tire product line which are used to track the tire life cycle. Though this might be beneficial from the manufacturer’s point of view it is a dreading future for possible customers using these tires in their everyday life; more aspects of their behavior being tracked […]

NVidia tries to silence free press – archived source

NVIDIA u-turns on its decision to block Hardware Unboxed from receiving GPU review units Much was made of NVIDIA’s apparent decision to block Hardware Unboxed from having access to GPU review samples. The company has already done an about-turn on the matter though, possibly because of the outcry from reviewers and fans. Alex Alderson, 12/13/2020 Complaints […]

NVidia tries to silence free press

Hardware reviewers who posted critical content regarding NVidia technology have been contacted by the company and were informed that they will no longer receive hardware samples for reviews. Although after broad criticism NVidia apologized and reverted the decision, it shows how badly the company handles negative feedback and does not shy away from silencing any […]

Facebook exploits EXIF photo data to track users

Facebook exploits every possibility to gather as much personal information about users as possible, even by overcoming restrictions on platforms which aim to put a stop to their breach of privacy. In this case the EXIF meta data of photos was used to use them as data collection source. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/12/13/facebook-tracks-apple-iphone-locations-even-ios-14-and-iphone-12-12-pro-and-pro-max/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2020/12/13/facebook-exploits-exif-photo-data-to-track-users-archived-source/

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Facebook exploits EXIF photo data to track users – archived source

Facebook ‘Secretly’ Tracks Your iPhone Location—This Is How To Stop It Zak Doffman Dec 13, 2020,06:30am EST Facebook has a data addiction—it can’t help itself. The social media giant’s entire business model is built around collecting, processing and then monetizing our personal information. Facebook seemingly can’t contemplate user information that crosses its path which it […]