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Facebook to Start Revealing Page Owners, Forcing Them to Make Their Private Information Public
The changes mean many popular anonymous and pseudonymous meme pages and political pages will be forced to leave the platform.
Major Data Leak on Best Western Hotels Booking System Exposes Data Related to Department of Homeland Security
The most affected of this vulnerability has been the United States Government.
Tim Cook Accepts Position on Advisory Board of Chinese University Amid Criticism of Apple Kowtowing to China
Tim Cook will be chairman of the board.
Zappos Thinks a 10% Discount Coupon Is Good Compensation for Leaking Your Personal Data
If accepted, this solution would represent a setback in consumer protection laws, as it shows how easy it is for companies to get rid of such serious issues as data leaks.
Some “Informal” UK Telecoms Infrastructure Somehow Relies on Yahoo Groups, Now It’s Going Away
The Oftel Yahoo Group wis being used for managing UK phone number assignments.
New Privacy Bill Threatens Jail Time for Tech Executives That Abuse User Data
The act would force tech companies to include a “one-click solution” for users to opt-out of their tracking and targeted ads programs.
UK’s Controversial Porn Block Plans Officially Canceled
The problematic plans have faced numerous delays.
Google New Delete History Feature Is Almost Useless for Privacy, Experts Warn
The last 24 hours activity is most valuable for advertisers.
Colleges Are Secretly Using Social Media Data to Rank Applicants
Many have privacy concerns.
Snowden Defends Encryption
He argues that all these countries, instead of strengthening encryption, seem to be looking for ways to degrade it.
Google Rejects uBlock Origin From Chrome Web Store
This has been a controversial and upsetting development in the works for a while now.
Journalists Are Increasingly Using Google’s G Suite for Their Work, Raising Ethics and Privacy Questions
Data created and exchanged using G Suite is not end-to-end encrypted, which allows Google – and others, such as a US government agency, to gain access to it.
