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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.
Firefox has a file theft vulnerability that’s been unpatched for 17 years, security researcher says
According to the researcher, Mozilla has no plans to fix the issue.
Joe Biggs reportedly banned from Shopify for “hate speech”
Biggs’ Shopify store went offline less than 24 hours after he was permanently banned from Twitter.
YouTube alternative Bitchute is surging in traffic after YouTube’s censorship woes
Bitchute is where everyone goes when they’re banned from YouTube.
Polish court orders Facebook to immediately stop censoring content in landmark ruling
The case is related to an anti-drug abuse campaign group that found themselves shut down by Facebook.
YouTube’s “instructional hacking” ban puts informational security channels at risk
Instructional hacking videos are a popular educational resource in the infosec and cybersecurity community.
Facebook is blocking users that warn against the dangers of opioids
Facebook can’t seem to tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys.
Pinterest bias whistleblower Eric Cochran joins Project Veritas, will be helping to recruit more whistleblowers
It’s thought that many tech company insiders are getting ready to blow the whistle on bias insider their companies.
Facebook independent audit of anti-conservative bias is nowhere to be seen after a whole year
Some are getting suspicious about whether it’s ever going to be done at all.
Superhuman email privacy controversy highlights wider problems with the industry
Email tracking companies have been profit off of hidden user tracking for years.
Mini AOC deletes Twitter account after her family were reportedly doxed and sent death threats
The popular account was well known for lampooning Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Slack is vulnerable to attacks until it uses end-to-end encryption, experts warn
Governments and hackers can get access to user’s messages, unless Slack introduces extra encryption.