Naga Pramod
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Facebook staff are manually looking at your personal photos
Experts say it’s a GDPR violation.
Should tech companies pay you for your data? The Governor of California says yes
“Data dividends” could become a thing.
Australian PM proposes oppressive new social media laws
It would be some of the strictest laws in the world for social media use.
The EU will investigate Spotify’s complaint against Apple’s anti-competitive App Store practices
Apple’s 30% “tax” on Apple Store developers gives it a competitive advantage, Spotify says.
Snoop Dogg slams Facebook censorship in a rant on Instagram
Big tech companies have been enforcing unnecessary moral policing through which they are suppressing freedom of speech.
Court hearing for Redditor’s right to anonymity set to take place on Monday
A religious organization’s attempt to blatantly misuse the copyright laws for reaching their ends.
Italy has issued its first GDPR fine to the Rosseau platform that fuels the populist 5-star movement
The platform had several other problems such as failure to comply with the best practices for e-voting systems.
Adtech giant Quantcast under investigation for GDPR violations
Companies such as this lie low from the public view and silently mine user data and sell ‘marketing intelligence’ tools.
A2 Hosting is still mostly down after ransomware attack
Windows servers are still having technical issues. Now customers are annoyed that their data hasn’t been backed up.
Patreon is increasing their fees, introducing three new tiers
Patreon is jacking up its prices with a new $300 per month option.
UK proposes new labeling system to improve smart home security
A new labeling system will help customers know how secure those devices are and for how long they’ll receive security updates.
YouTube’s move to promote more so-called “authoritative sources” has wiped out $70 billion from Google’s value
Alphabet, the parent company of Google and several other subsidiaries have suffered from a sharp decline in revenue. The stock value of the company went down more than 8% on Tuesday, wiping out $70 billion in value. This Monday, it was reported that the ad revenue grew by 15% when compared to t