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Singapore Police uses TraceTogether data

The police force in Singapore uses data gathered by the TraceTogether app to persecute persons of interest. Another example of a government misusing a product which was not intended for their purposes. source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-police-force-can-obtain-tracetogether-data-covid-19-384316 archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2021/01/04/singapore-police-uses-tracetogether-data-archived-source/
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Zyxel Undocumented user account

It was found that in a certain release of the OS used on Zyxel network security devices an undocumented access was introduced. This could be displayed as an unplanned error by the vendor but it arises the question if their products can be trusted at all to be run in any critical infrastructure. source: https://www.eye.security/blog/undocumented-user-account-in-zyxel-products-cve-2020-29583 […]
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China forces censorship on Zoom

Another example of a tech company bending their own terms of services in favor of being successful on the Chinese market, disbanding the protection of basic human right laws and instead following the demands of the Chinese regime. source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/how-zoom-violated-its-own-terms-service-access-china-s-n1252092 archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2020/12/22/china-forces-censorship-on-zoom-archived-source/
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China infiltrated Zoom to force censorship

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/
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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/
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Michelin tracks end users with RFID chips in tires

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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Apple gave the FBI access to the iCloud account of a protester

Apple cooperated with the FBI to give access to a protester’s data stored in Apple’s iCloud. Though it is normal for a cooperation like Apple to comply with official search warrants this example shows how deeply personal access can be gained into a person’s private life as any data stored in one of the big […]
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Google continues to track users despite opt-out in settings

Although smartphone users have the option to disable app activity tracking in the device’s system settings it was found that Google ignores these settings and continues to track the user’s app activity nonetheless. source: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN24F2N4 archived source: https://wellthissucks.xyz/2020/07/14/google-continues-to-track-users-despite-opt-out-in-settings-archived-source/
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