Amazon
Amazon Wants to Start Producing Local “Crime News” to Increase the Value of Their Surveillance Doorbell
“Privacy-stealing, but otherwise largely useless Internet of Things (IoT) gizmo meets dystopian reality TV disguised as news – at your very doorstep!” – now there’s a headline Amazon’s future managing editor for all things “Ring” would never sign off on – and not only because it’s so cumbersome
Twitch Apparently Banned a User for “Hate Speech” for Having the Name “Trump” in His Username
An email explaining the ban D_Trump_Apprentice69 received from Twitch said that the account was suspended indefinitely for picking an inappropriate username.
The Algorithmic Accountability Act Will Give Tech Companies the Seemingly Impossible Task of Assessing Bias in Algorithms
A purely legislative initiative is never going to be enough – strong engagement with the tech industry and the people involved is necessary for the measures to work efficiently.
Twitch Wrongly Suspends Streamer TF Blade for Using the “N-Word”. He Didn’t.
Twitch somehow thought the streamer, who had no prior offenses, used a racial slur during a stream. However, he didn’t. Twitch won’t correct their mistake.
Amazon Staff Can Tie Your Alexa Recordings to Your Home Address, New Investigation Shows
Amazon staff can use location data to link your voice recording to your home address.
Amazon Is Fighting South America Over the “.Amazon” Domain
Amazon the company and Amazon, the rainforest both want the .amazon domain, and neither is willing to give up the battle.
The Washington State Privacy Bill Has Failed as Microsoft and Amazon Couldn’t Agree
The bill will be put forward again in 2020.
New LinkedIn Data Leak Due to Unsecured Databases
LinkedIn say that it’s not their data leak – however, they are aware that it’s out there on the internet.
Facebook Are Developing the Smart Speaker No One Asked For
Facebook have shown again and again that they can’t be trusted with users’ privacy.
Silicon Valley Lobbyists Are Pushing Back Hard Against Consumer Privacy Legislation
Big tech wants to weaken privacy laws.
Fake Amazon Reviews Often Turn Bad Items Into 4 or 5-Star Products
Many Amazon reviews are fake.
Lobbyists for Google and Amazon Smacked Down a Bill That Would Have Stopped Devices Spying on You
US citizens just lost yet another piece of its right to privacy, once again in favor of the big corporations.