Didi Rankovic
Didi Rankovic is an experienced online journalist, editor, and translator, with a career spanning over ten years writing for major a English-language website in Serbia, and previously working as translator for international organizations and peacekeepers in the Balkans. Rankovic is passionate about free and open source tech and is a head contributor for Reclaim The Net, focusing on lead stories. [email protected]
Britons visiting pubs to have to hand over phones after registering for tracking app
New invasive proposals.
Progressive news outlet Status Coup is at risk due to YouTube’s heavy-handed censorship policies
Independent news outlets are struggling to deal with YouTube, who favors mainstream media channels.
Australia’s eSafety commissioner calls for online “guard rails”
A call for more censorship.
French authorities tell Airbnb to automatically report lockdown rule breakers to police
France demands popular tech booking companies tell authorities about their users’ travel decisions and movements if they violate lockdown.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks tax subsidies for Facebook to build new data center in the state
Some are seeing a conflict with Abbott’s public suggestion he wants to rein in Big Tech.
Brave introduces built-in RSS reader
It’s rolling out on iOS and will be soon on Android and Desktop.
NY’s vaccine pass is plagued with privacy failures as anyone can access someone else’s health records
Anyone can access someone else’s status with just their name, date of birth and ZIP code.
WaPo: Using the term “cancel culture” is cultural appropriation
WaPo’s problem isn’t with cancel culture ruining livelihoods. It’s with the term itself.
Tim Cook dreams of the day Americans vote by iPhone
The Apple CEO wants governments to put voting in the hands of tech companies.
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“Fact-Checking Festival” with Stelter and Fauci is the $100 VIP experience you didn’t know you were missing
The event is run by Facebook “fact-checking” partner, PoltiFact.