Tech Freedom
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up big tech
AOC described Facebook is “communications, advertising, and surveillance platform”.
Journalism institute tries to get 29 Conservative news websites blacklisted
Breitbart, Alliance Defending Freedom, and the Washington Examiner are among those named as “unreliable,”
UrlHum is a new privacy-focused link shortener
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), i.e., “web addresses,” are seldom short and sweet these days – but in the end, everyone still really wants them just that way. This is where URL shortening techniques come into play – a method of displaying shorter versions of the actual URL, while directing th
T-Mobile and Sprint merger deadline pushed pending approval by antitrust regulator
The regulator has yet to decide whether the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint will be good for customers.
New report shows that Facebook feared Apple and Google’s mobile internet dominance
The report covers Project Oxygen – a plan Facebook started working on in 2013 to protect itself from Google’s virtual chokehold over Facebook’s mobile internet distribution through the Google Play Store.
Zuckerberg warns against government’s wanting to store their citizens data in their own countries
Data localization laws are already being enforced by the Chinese and Russian governments, however, the increasing concerns towards privacy protection have extended this trend to more democratic countries.
The NordVPN update for iOS brings a whole host of new features, including Siri support
The NordVPN app for iOS has been revamped and made stronger than ever, with a focus on security and usability.
Google starts promoting alternatives to Google Search and Google Chrome to Android users in Europe following record fine from the EU
This follows Google being fined a record €4.3 billion ($4.8 billion) by the European Commission and being ordered to change its anti-competitive business practices in relation to the Android operating system.
Ex-Wikipedia editor: How a Wikipedia administrator created false anti-Kavanaugh and Trump stories
We must remember that Wikipedia is a trusted website often used by news sources and search engines to provide “verified” claims.
The idea that YouTube recommendations are radicalizing people to the “right wing” is a myth perpetrated as a tactic to call for censorship
Many of these people make livings off of their right to free speech, yet Kevin Roose still insists that we ban them, just because he doesn’t like it?
The draconian Australian anti-encryption bill is putting companies off storing data in Australia
According to Bill Smith, Australia had for a long time remained a ‘comfortable’ place for foreign investors and governments to store their data.
“Google Unlocked” extension allows you to uncensor DMCA Google search links
The extension goes through Google’s massive Lumen Database listing legal complaints and takedown requests.