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Attorney General William Barr says people will just have to get used to encryption backdoors
The proposal will weaken security for all citizens.
Irish journalist Gemma O’Doherty continues to protest outside Google offices after being censored by YouTube
O’Doherty has criticized YouTube for removing her content and for targeted censorship.
US Department of Justice opens broad antitrust review into the practices of big tech companies
This comes after months of scrutiny into the alleged anti-competitive practices of many leading big tech firms.
Twitch users say they’re being suspended for criticizing Alinity cat-throwing situation
Many users have criticized Twitch’s lack of action against Alinity and see it as yet another example of Twitch’s double standard when it comes to enforcing its policies against male and female streamers.
US game developers are helping build China’s social credit system by tracking gameplay hours
The system tracks how long people play video games for and then sends that data to the Chinese Government so they can check levels of “gaming addiction.”
Brazil’s online government Digital ID system to be rolled out in 2020
The controversial system will be slowly rolled out to citizens.
Research shows most young people keep away from Facebook
The Facebook platform itself is more popular with older people. Younger people do use Instagram, however.
Facebook and Amazon lobbying reach new heights amidst big tech criticism
Facebook is being criticized for Libra and Amazon wants to with a big government cloud project.
Tech company Atlassian to review staff based on “heart and balance”, less emphasis on skills and results
The company has four values: “Open company, no bullshit; Don’t f**k the customer; Play, as a team; Be the change you seek; and, Build with heart and balance.”
Patent suggests Google could be developing a voice search engine for children
This follows the Google subsidiary Verily launching a creepy smart diaper with Pampers which tracks soiled diapers, sleep patterns, and more last week.
IRS announces incentives for users of Google-backed personal DNA analysis company 23andMe
The IRS is offering a tax break to people who share their DNA with 23andMe.
Former Facebook security exec: it’s completely reasonable to assume China has infiltrated US tech companies
People laughed when Peter Thiel made the claim. Now other experts are saying it too.