Cindy Harper
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Users alarmed to find Google indexes gun serial numbers and license plates
When you enter a license plate number in Google Images, it can reveal the vehicle photo.
New Republican bill thinks Minority Report style mass school surveillance will cut school shootings
To date, there has been no documented evidence that this level of mass surveillance actually prevents any harm.
Twitter shares plummet almost a fifth, as it makes conversational “health” its top priority
Twitter’s shares fell back down to previous levels not seen since March.
The “anti-meme” law just got landslide approval from House of Representatives
Congress is coming for your memes.
Kardashian-promoted viral app Gradient is giving users unwanted credit card charges
Users are being charged $19.99 per month.
Tim Cook accepts position on advisory board of Chinese University amid criticism of Apple kowtowing to China
Tim Cook will be chairman of the board.
8chan is struggling to relaunch as “8kun” in the face of censorship and deplatforming campaign
“This is what happens when you try to support the First Amendment and the freedom of speech in America.”
Riot Games fixes censorship of term Uyghur after backlash from players, says it wasn’t intentional
“Sometimes our system bans really weird words for no good reason.”
PewDiePie is censored in China after making fun of Chinese government
“Now if you search for anything PewDiePie related on any Reddit-related forum in China or YouTube related videos it will just be completely blank.”
Apple TV+ exec warned creators not to anger China when creating shows, report says
Apple pandering to China is causing more ire.
SEC announces “emergency” halt of Telegram’s Gram cryptocurrency sale
The complaint from the SEC is that Telegram did not pre-register its offer for sale.
Visa and Mastercard announce rejection of Facebook’s Libra
Visa, Mastercard, eBay, and Stripe are all the latest companies to withdraw from the Libra Association.