Brazil
Facebook admits banning over 400,000 WhatsApp accounts during Brazil presidential election
Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the President, criticized WhatsApp’s decision.
Over 15,000 unsecured private webcams are easily visible online
When it comes to P2P devices, most of them are IoT and web cameras that are always connected to the manufacturer’s server. The problem is, this is only as secure as the manufacturer makes it, and not all of them work under the same standards.
Facebook to test hiding ‘likes’
The testing follows more widespread implementation on Instagram.
Brazil’s online government Digital ID system to be rolled out in 2020
The controversial system will be slowly rolled out to citizens.
2 billion smart home records left exposed on the internet
The Orvibo website claims that the company supports millions of IoT devices and it can guarantee that data are safe and secured. However, researchers discovered otherwise.
Razer drops gaming streamer after she says “men are trash”
Brands are taking a no tolerance approach to online speech.
Amazon gets the .amazon domain name, upsetting the South American region with the same name
ICANN decided to give full power over the domain to the web services company.
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.
Brazilian conservative comedian Danilo Gentili sentenced to almost 7 months in prison for a social media post
Whether Gentili will appeal to courts of higher instances is unknown.