Privacy
Taking a look at China’s digital currency
? The currency ditches two of the three tenets of cryptocurrency.
China has been spying on Xinjiang citizens for longer than had been anticipated, research shows
The “digital gulags” of Uighur citizens has been long-documented.
Google thwarts publishers’ attempts to increase user-privacy and cut Google’s dominance
It’s Google’s way or the highway.
Chinese bank got two Western companies to install tax software that has secret backdoor, researchers say
China is increasingly accused of spying.
Uganda’s uptake of Huawei’s “Safe Cities” surveillance initiative is getting a foothold
A Trojan horse from China.
Detroit Man Wrongly Arrested by Facial Recognition Tech
People are starting to pay attention to the rise of face recognition tech.
Apps such as TikTok are secretly snooping on your iPhone’s clipboard and Apple is only half addressing it
A new update to iOS in the Fall will show users when it’s happening but won’t stop it.
Instagram is preparing to request government-issued ID from users
It could be similar to how Facebook wants to verify users that go viral.
Telegram founder calls for resistance against China and Iran’s censorship
After Russia caved, Durov now wants help to push back against the app’s suppression in China and Iran.
Massive data breach of billions of records shows the murky world of online tracking
The extent of the data being collected on us is astonishing.
AI pixelated image reversal could soon be an easy accomplishment
Pixelation is a bad form of attempting privacy.
MembersMany apps on your phone have pivoted to selling your location data to coronavirus researchers and others
? And the companies aren’t always disclosing it.