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Apple aids China in censorship

Under the pressure of the Chinese government Apple removed all VPN apps from their App Store in the Chinese region. These apps helped to access content which otherwise would be inaccessible from within China as internet content is strictly controlled by the Chinese government to silence critical voices. By aiding the Chinese government in this […]
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Microsoft is infesting Windows 10 with annoying ads

Microsoft uses their product Windows to display advertisement to the user deeply integrated within the operating system, showing the company does not see the distribution of their operating system as their main core business but as a platform for making profit from ad revenue. End users who expect to use the Windows operating system an […]
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Microsoft’s chatbot in China abides the regime’s censorship rules

When confronted with certain keywords, the Chinese version of the Microsoft chatbot “Xiaobing”, responded either with avoidance or straight up confrontation towards the chat partner. The keywords relate to topics the Chinese regime does not want their citizens to know about. The implementation in the chatbot by Microsoft shows the company abides the Chinese regime’s […]
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Google changes it’s terms of services to allow even more excessive tracking of users

Despite claims in the past the data collected via the different online services offered by the company, Google changed the paragraph from their terms of services, allowing to combine the data collected from all their services and track the users in an even more extended way. source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/21/how-to-disable-google-ad-tracking-gmail-youtube-browser-history archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/10/21/google-changes-its-terms-of-services-to-allow-even-more-excessive-tracking-of-users-archived-source/
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Facebook collects data from WhatsApp users

Following the acquisition of the WhatsApp messenger, Facebook made changes to the privacy policy, allowing the company access to all user data. source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/25/whatsapp-backlash-facebook-data-privacy-users archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/08/25/facebook-collects-data-from-whatsapp-users-archived-source/
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NoScript is harmful and promotes malware

The browser extension “NoScript” promotes to help end users to protect themselves from excessive tracking and other malicious actions on websites but a further analysis of the extension itself reveals shady practices implemented by the author like whitelists to push his own ad revenue. If users seek for ways to protect themselves online they should […]
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Microsoft Windows telemetry impacts system performance

The excessive telemetry collection within the Windows operating system has evolved so far over time that it started to impact the performance of the entire system, hindering the effective use of the operating system as a tool. source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-telemetry-compatibility/cefa7c8e-49c9-4965-aef6-2d5f01bb38f2 archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/03/13/microsoft-windows-telemetry-impacts-system-performance-archived-source/
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Google pulls adblocking app for Samsung phones

Google banned an app used for blocking ads from their app store as it was interrupting their core business, to subject their users to as many ads online as possible for revenue. source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/03/google-pulls-ad-blocking-app-for-samsung-phones archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/02/03/google-pulls-adblocking-app-for-samsung-phones-archived-souce/
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Google aids Pakistan in censorship of their video platform

Google collaborates with the government in Pakistan to deploy a local version of the video platform YouTube, allowing the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to censor the platform’s content on their own behalf. Prior to the collaboration the service was completely banned in the country due to the lack of censorship possibilities. Instead of standing in for […]
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Microsoft may be collecting more data than initially thought

Reports published by Microsoft indicate that the data collected on the Windows operating system goes beyond what was initially thought so far including in detail the used software on the system. It shows the non-transparent way the vendor forces the collection of telemetry on it’s end users. source: https://www.ghacks.net/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought/ archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2016/01/05/microsoft-may-be-collecting-more-data-than-initially-thought-archived-source/
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