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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 – 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 – archived source

Your Smart Light Can Tell Amazon and Google When You Go to Bed Matthew Day – Published on 3:30 PM IST, 12 Feb 2019 (Bloomberg) — As Amazon.com Inc. and Google work to place their smart speakers at the center of the internet-connected home, both technology giants are expanding the amount of data they gather about customers […]
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Google enables undocumented microphones in IoT devices – archived source

Nest Secure had a secret microphone, can now be a Google Assistant By Ms. Smith, CSO | 5 FEBRUARY 2019 17:39 CET The Nest Secure system had secret microphone that can now make the Nest Guard security hub double as Google Assistant device. Happy Safer Internet Day!?! If your IoT device secretly contained a microphone, which was previously undocumented, […]
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Google is involved in the US government surveillance programs – archived source

Google’s Earth: how the tech giant is helping the state spy on us We knew that being connected had a price – our data. But we didn’t care. Then it turned out that Google’s main clients included the military and intelligence agencies. By Yasha Levine Thu 20 Dec 2018 06.00 GMT Last modified on Tue […]
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Ford sells customer data – archived source

Data could be what Ford sells next as it looks for new revenue PHOEBE WALL HOWARD | Detroit Free Press As Ford Motor Co. works to navigate a global reorganization effort that is certain to include significant job reductions, one way forward could lie in Ford Credit — and the consumer data it collects. More […]
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China implanted spy chips on supermicro motherboards – archived source

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies The attack by Chinese spies reached almost 30 U.S. companies, including Amazon and Apple, by compromising America’s technology supply chain, according to extensive interviews with government and corporate sources. Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley – October 4, 2018 at 11:00 AM GMT+2 […]
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New Zealand introduces new law to search travelers devices – archived source

New Zealand: Hand over phone password at border or face $3,200 fine By James Griffiths, CNN – Updated 0518 GMT (1318 HKT) October 3, 2018 (CNN)Rights groups have denounced a new law in New Zealand under which travelers can be fined thousands of dollars if they refuse to allow border officials access to their phone. Under […]
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Google and Facebook attempt to defeat privacy initiative – archived source

Public Attention Forces Facebook To Retreat From Anti-Privacy Alliance With ISPs In California Fri, Apr 13th 2018 01:51pm – Karl Bode Silicon Valley companies have historically not seen eye to eye with giant ISPs, as we saw during the early years of the net neutrality debate. But Google and Facebook recently put aside their differences and joined forces with […]
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Google and Facebook collect excessive amounts of user data – archived source

Are you ready? Here is all the data Facebook and Google have on you Dylan Curran – Fri 30 Mar – 2018 08.17 BST First published on Wed 28 Mar 2018 11.00 BST The harvesting of our personal details goes far beyond what many of us could imagine. So I braced myself and had a […]
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