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IBM acquires open-source software company Red Hat for $34 billion
The company now hopes to compete with Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud space.
Court rules that it’s unconstitutional for public officials to block people on Twitter for political views
The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2018 decision which ruled that a public official cannot block a person on Twitter in response to their political views.
Transport For London will start collecting traveler data through WI-FI, by default without consent
TfL says if you don’t like it, turn your Wi-Fi off.
Journalist Laura Loomer files defamation lawsuit against Facebook after being called a “dangerous individual”
Loomer was banned from the platform in April and was called “dangerous” by Facebook.
Twitter adds even more rules, bans “dehumanizing” terms against “protected” religious groups
Twitter’s adding more rules for what’s allowed in public discourse on the platform.
Facebook oversight board architects defends the proposed plan
Facebook has been heavily criticized for its censorship in recent months.
Zoom suggests its major spying security flaw is worth it for “faster, one-click-to-join meetings”
Not only is the flaw present in the software, but even after you uninstall it using the conventional methods, a vulnerability remains.
LAPD ends invasive “crime prediction” – not on the grounds of civil liberties, but because it was a flop
The “Minority Report” experiment has come to an end.
UK’s ICO advises that website owners need to get users’ permission to use analytics
Whether analytics are considered essential has long been debated among website owners.
Instagram rolls out creepy new AI which warns users that “their comment may be considered offensive”
This is part of Facebook’s wider efforts to create an Orwellian safe space on its platform.
Court cases featuring emoji use doubled in the last year
Can daggers and gun emojis be considered a threat?
Facebook used “Stormchaser” tool to keep track of negative press
You would think that with a negative Facebook story every day, the company would have already given up the idea of trying to contain negative press.