China
Amazon’s support of censorship-resistant “domain fronting” is likely going to end
Amazon are responding to pressures from Russia and China.
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.
Microsoft is accused of helping China develop sinister AI tech
Some experts were concerned with the idea of giving one of the most oppressive governments a tool capable of finding opposition.
Apple removes Chinese artist’s song from Apple Music at the request of the Chinese government
As the 30th anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen massacre getting closer, the Chinese government wants to increase its efforts of moderating speech.
China considers an end to Bitcoin mining
Apparently, they’re concerned of wasting too many natural resources (read: electricity), and thus polluting the environment.
Google quietly removes “sort by date” feature from search results
Many people used this feature to override Google Searches’ algorithmic recommendations and get date based view of the search results.
Critics say Google is censoring VPN apps in China to “curry favor with Beijing”
Access to VPNs is of crucial importance to those in China who want to circumvent the restrictions imposed by the Great Firewall and reach the global internet.
Google is reportedly still working on its censored Chinese search engine Project Dragonfly
Internal Google sources have said that the company is performing closed performance reviews of Project Dragonfly and that management has committed to keeping the project secret.
Should you leave your VPN on all the time? It depends.
Some people turn their VPN on when they want to perform a certain task. Here’s how to decide whether to leave it on all the time.
Apple has just registered the PrivacyIsImportant.com domain name
The domain is not yet in use but reflects Apple’s wider efforts to position itself as a privacy-conscious tech company.
Chinese data leak exposes 364 million social media profiles, names, IDs, numbers, photos, private conversations
It is well known that China monitors conversations and social media accounts of its citizens.
The Reddit Investment By Tencent, the Chinese Tech Company With Ties to the Chinese Communist Government, is Making People Talk About Censorship
Reddit users are right to be concerned about giving up such a high steak of Reddit to a Chinese government-tied company.