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Xiaomi browsers are spyware – archived source

Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are… 2020-05-04 n case you missed it, there was a Forbes article on Mi Browser Pro and Mint Browser which are preinstalled on Xiaomi phones. The article accuses Xiaomi of exfiltrating a history of all visited websites. Xiaomi on the other hand accuses Forbes of misrepresenting the facts. They claim that […]
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Microsoft forces the use of online accounts on Windows

Microsoft aims to force users of the Windows operating system to create an online account bound to their online platform. The company’s goal is to drive users to the use of their online services, opening the possibilities of further tracking of user data which can be used to push additional subscription offers and other advertisement. […]
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Microsoft forces the use of online accounts on Windows – archived source

Confirmed: Windows 10 Setup Now Prevents Local Account Creation CHRIS HOFFMAN – UPDATED DEC 16, 2019, 5:41 PM EDT Windows 10 Home now forces you to sign in with a Microsoft account—unless you disconnect from the internet first. Microsoft has always wanted you to sign in with a Microsoft account, but now it’s going even further. […]
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Apple’s nonfree Safari browser spies on users for the Chinese company Tencent

The Safari web browser installed on all Apple systems by default logs user’s ip addresses and sends them to their partner company Tencent which is known to be under control by the Chinese regime. source: https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-safari-ip-addresses-tencent/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2019/10/10/apples-nonfree-safari-browser-spies-on-users-for-the-chinese-company-tencent-archived-source/
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Apple’s nonfree Safari browser spies on users for the Chinese company Tencent – archived source

Apple Safari browser sends some user IP addresses to Chinese conglomerate Tencent by default It’s unclear when Apple started allowing Tencent and Google to log some user IP addresses By Tom Parker – October 10, 2019 Posted 9:25 pm During the last week, the reality that US companies often bend the knee to China has been thrown […]
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Facebook bans dev for publishing tool which prevents facebook addiction

Facebook banned a developer after they learned about his creation of a tool which helps user’s overcome the addiction caused by the social media platform. This shows the company is well aware of it’s unhealthy addictive nature, as it is intended, and does everything in it’s power to prevent user’s escaping it. source: https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/facebook-unfollow-everything-cease-desist.html archived […]
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Facebook bans dev for publishing tool which prevents facebook addiction – archived source

Facebook Banned Me for Life Because I Help People Use It Less BY LOUIS BARCLAY – OCT 07, 20219:38 AM If someone built a tool that made Facebook less addictive—a tool that allowed users to benefit from Facebook’s positive features while limiting their exposure to its negative ones—how would Facebook respond? I know the answer, because […]
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China and the Difficulties of Dissent

A summary about the Chinese fascist dictatorship and the difficult fight against it’s regime. source: https://quillette.com/2019/08/05/china-and-the-difficulties-of-dissent/amp/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2019/08/05/china-and-the-difficulties-of-dissent-archived-source/
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China and the Difficulties of Dissent – archived source

China and the Difficulties of Dissent SIMON LEITCH – 05 AUG 2019 Over the last couple of weeks, a small but dedicated band of free speech advocates at the University of Queensland (UQ) have managed to catch the attention of the international media with their protests against the Chinese government. The struggles of the protest organisers have a […]
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Google and Amazon want all smart home devices to report every user activity to them

Smart home devices by the tech giants Google and Amazon have been known to track every user interaction when activated via their speech assistant connected to the companies central servers. In a change demanded by the tech companies towards 3rd party manufacturers of home devices now every interaction with a user needs to be reported, […]
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