China
The surveillance state of China says it wants apps to get consent before tracking users
Even China is calling for privacy measures for tech companies.
Apparently, publishing images of the Tiananmen massacre memorial vigils on WeChat is “spreading malicious rumors”
China has gone all out in terms of censorship of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen square massacre.
Apple has started censoring Chinese language podcasts in China
Apple appears to be doing all it can to have a good relationship with China.
Badiucao, one of China’s most censored free speech activists, reveals his identity and says he will fight for more freedoms
Badiucao says he faces constant harassment from the Communist Chinese Government.
Data breach at the Australian National University: 200,000 people’s details exposed
It’s the latest major leak of personal data.
New Zealand could be kicked out of the Five Eyes after it’s revealed Jacinda Ardern’s party receives funding from China’s Communists
Jacinda Ardern’s party says accepting donations from China is “completely legal”.
On the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Chinese censorship by AI is at an all time high
It’s been 30 years since the fateful event.
Chinese developers fear being locked out of GitHub, and losing access to open source software if the trade war continues
Much of the internet’s software relies on open source code.
TeamViewer was hacked by Chinese agents in 2016 and it’s only just been revealed
There is some debate about the extent of the attack.
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg – breaking up big tech would weaken the US against Chinese tech giants
Sandberg also suggested that it would not help the privacy and security issues surrounding tech companies.
Not too big to fail – Baidu, China’s search giant, reports losses
Could something similar happen to Google eventually?
China’s war on Wikipedia now extends to all language
China’s block on Wikipedia continues. All languages are now blocked.