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Australia Joins New Zealand in Eroding the Digital Civil Liberties of Its People in the Wake of the Recent Terror Attack
Australia internet providers have blocked Voat, ZeroHedge, Archive.is, LiveLeak and others, thus directly contravening civil liberties.
Google Is Building “Shadow Profiles” of Its Users, Tech Company Oracle Claims
Google – that started off as an internet search company, but is now often accused of making its billions by tracking users’ activities and then making this data available to “3rd party” advertisers – has recently been under fire at home as well.
The Dangerous Australian Anti-Encryption Law Is Leaving People Open to Cyber Attacks
When such backdoors are placed in what was supposed to be end-to-end encrypted system, the user data is no longer completely encrypted and is more likely to be targeted cyber attacks.
FastMail Says Its Staff Are Worried About Being Legally Compelled to Install Secret Backdoors in Its Software
The company voiced its concerns in a statement to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
FastMail Was a Pioneer of Bitcoin Payments for Email, Now It’s Just Ended Bitcoin Support
FastMail say it’s becoming too costly to support Bitcoin as a payment option.
