Naga Pramod
Naga Pramod is a computer science major and tech news reporter with a passion for cyber security, networking, and data science. [email protected]
Grandmother ordered to remove photos of grandkids from Facebook under privacy protection laws
The judge says it violates the GDPR.
Mark Zuckerberg defends decision to remove coronavirus “misinformation” even if it doesn’t lead to “physical harm”
Zuckerberg has been doing a whirlwind media interview tour.
Senator Kamala Harris introduces new bill that takes aim at phrases “Chinese virus” and “Wuhan virus”
Two other senators support the bill.
Facebook, Twitter, and Google to face UK lawmakers over controlling coronavirus “conspiracies”
MPs want Big Tech to answer for what they allow people to speak about online.
United Nations tells people online not to use the terms “husband” or “wife”
How to create a more “equal world” according to the UN.
Bill Gates to invest $6B in “next-generation quarantine methods” and symptom surveillance tech
The project is to be trialed in South Korea.
Google censored search results after bogus copyright claims
Abuse of the DMCA makes censorship all too easy.
Facebook covers genuine video of Chicago Mayor supporting “New World Order” with “false” fact check
A sleight of hand from the Associated Press justifies the “false” rating.
Anderson Cooper: criticism for inviting Greta Thunberg to corona town hall was “phony online outrage”
It’s easy to remain unaccountable when you dismiss valid criticism as “phony online outrage.”
India’s contact tracing app is increasingly mandatory
The “unhackable” app has already been hacked.
5G roll out brings a new wave of surveillance to Tibet
Surveilling citizens is easier than ever before.
Canada’s Pension Plan revealed to be major shareholder in Chinese company Tencent, disclosures show
Tencent has long been accused of censorship and surveillance on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, leading to “innocent people’s arrest and torture.”