Australia’s laws about Internet regulation – archived source

Australia’s changing how it regulates the internet — and no-one’s paying attention ABC Science / By technology reporter Ariel Bogle Posted Tue 20 Sep 2022 at 8:30pm Tuesday 20 Sep 20  updated Wed 21 Sep 2022 at 6:21am When we’re scrolling online, most of us give little thought to what’s happening behind the scenes — who is making decisions about […]

TikTok’s search engine repeatedly delivers misinformation – archived source

TikTok’s search engine repeatedly delivers misinformation to its majority-young user base, report says By Emma Tucker, CNN – Updated 2311 GMT (0711 HKT) September 18, 2022 (CNN)When a TikTok user searches the social media app for information on top news stories, ranging from Covid-19 vaccines to school shootings, nearly 20% of the videos presented as search […]

US border forces seize Americans’ phone data and store it for 15 years – archived source

US border forces are seizing Americans’ phone data and storing it for 15 years Border officials can copy information from travelers’ phones without a warrant. M. Moon @mariella_moon – September 16, 2022 4:51 AM If a traveler’s phone, tablet or computer ever gets searched at an airport, American border authorities could add data from their […]

Facebook spied on private messages of Americans who questioned the 2020 election – archived source

Facebook spied on private messages of Americans who questioned 2020 election By Miranda Devine – September 14, 2022 10:18pm  Updated Facebook has been spying on the private messages and data of American users and reporting them to the FBI if they express anti-government or anti-authority sentiments — or question the 2020 election — according to sources within the Department of Justice. Under […]

Iran sentences two gay rights activists to death – archived source

Iran sentences two gay rights activists to death Iran’s regime has executed between 4,000 and 6,000 gays and lesbians since the nation’s Islamic revolution in 1979. By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL – Published: SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 13:24 The Islamic Republic of Iran imposed the death penalty on two LGBTQ activists for allegedly promoting homosexuality, human rights organization Hengaw reported on Sunday. […]

TikTok uses every technical possibility to obtain as much user data as possible – archived source

iOS Privacy: Announcing InAppBrowser.com – see what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browser Aug 18, 2022 Last week I published a report on the risks of mobile apps using in-app browsers. Some apps, like Instagram and Facebook, inject JavaScript code into third party websites that cause potential security and privacy risks to the user. […]

Chinese Hackers have been targeting human rights groups for years – archived source

Hackers linked to China have been targeting human rights groups for years In a new report shared exclusively with MIT Technology Review, researchers expose a cyber-espionage campaign on “a tight budget” that proves simple can still be effective. By Patrick Howell O’Neill – August 16, 2022 A hacking group linked to China has spent the last […]

Apple asks Taiwan suppliers to label products as ‘Made in China’ – archived source

Apple asks Taiwan suppliers to label products as ‘Made in China’ ILENA ILARDO – MONDAY 08 AUGUST 2022 4:43 AM Apple yesterday asked Taiwan-based suppliers to use the ‘made in China’ label, as the firm reportedly wants products to comply with Bejing rule in a bid to avoid disruption from Chinese customs inspections. According to […]

The UK Online Safety Bill Attacks Free Speech and Encryption – archived source

The UK Online Safety Bill Attacks Free Speech and Encryption BY JOE MULLIN – AUGUST 5, 2022 The UK government has had more than a year to revise its Online Safety Bill into a proposal that wouldn’t harm users’ basic rights. It has failed to do so, and the bill should be scrapped. The current bill is a threat to […]

GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts – archived source

GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts Hopes to save a quarter of hosting costs by binning repos that haven’t been touched for a year Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor – Thu 4 Aug 2022 // 01:33 UTC EXCLUSIVE GitLab plans to automatically delete projects if they’ve been inactive for a year and are owned by users of its free tier. […]

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