Filippo Cestaro
Filippo Cestaro is a tech news writer with a strong focus on AI, machine learning, and big data. His interests include AI singularity and transhumanism. He is also a contributor to Scuba Zone Magazine and joined with the University of Milan to publish work on the psychology of scuba diving. [email protected]
Scotlands NHS health symptoms checker website is sharing data with Google and Facebook
The situation raises privacy concerns for people looking up medical symptoms.
Ad agencies love Instagram’s new speech restriction features as it makes the platform “brand safe”
Advertisers are more likely to advertise on the platform when speech is kept under control.
Britain’s state health service announces partnership with Amazon Alexa, raising privacy concerns
This comes months after reports revealed it was possible for Amazon staff to listen to customer Alexa chats.
Facebook oversight board architects defends the proposed plan
Facebook has been heavily criticized for its censorship in recent months.
Zoom suggests its major spying security flaw is worth it for “faster, one-click-to-join meetings”
Not only is the flaw present in the software, but even after you uninstall it using the conventional methods, a vulnerability remains.
Australia’s anti-encryption bill is allowing the government to openly spy on journalists
Here’s another consequence of Australia’s shockingly invasive law.
Privacy court hearing threatens data storage and transfers between Europe and the US
The final decision won’t be announced until next year.
Dennis Prager will testify to Senate over bias of social media platforms
The popular conservative host and philosopher will testify on July 16.
Internet Services Providers Association suggest Mozilla is an “internet villain” for helping bypass censorship
Firefox’s ability to stop ISPs from censoring makes them rather unhappy.
Superhuman email privacy controversy highlights wider problems with the industry
Email tracking companies have been profit off of hidden user tracking for years.
YouTube still refuses to allow comments on Special Books By Special Kids channel
It’s been almost four months since comments were banned on the channel, it’s what’s been described as a discriminatory move by YouTube.
Exclusive streaming content set to bring about an increase in piracy
BitTorrent usage has increased in recent years, as more companies than ever want to lock down content to their own streaming platforms.