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Australian retailer gives away Google Home Minis – but at what “cost”?
They can give them away because it’s your data that you pay with.
US military personnel had their private medical data exposed online
The database leak contained names, addresses and personal medical info.
Tucker Carlson slams the Koch brothers for funding online censorship scheme
The Koch brothers have teamed up with the ADL and others to reduce “hate speech” online.
China’s censorship is giving citizens a false reality about the Hong Kong protests
The Great Firewall of China is trying to present the peaceful protests as a mass riot.
Pinterest appears to remove the term “Christian” from its internal blacklist after leaked report exposure
It’s seems the term “Christian” is no longer a bad word at the image sharing site.
The UK cancels its porn block and ID verification scheme
It turns out, the “Porn License” won’t be a thing after all.
The FTC is investigating YouTube for child privacy law violations
YouTube is reportedly considering changing its algorithm and moving children’s content to the YouTube Kids app as a result of this FTC probe.
Apple stands in the way of Telegram’s censorship-free vision
Apple’s lock down of the App Store means it can censor content in apps such as Telegram. And it does.
YouTube deletes Spain’s VOX political party channel after bizarre copyright infringement claims
The deletion seems to be related to VOX uploading interviews with party members that it doesn’t own the copyright to.
The Kodi add-on Supremacy is down, developer arrested
It’s not yet known if the two incidents are related, but it’s highly likely.
Over two million smart devices are major security risks and should be thrown out, researcher says
The security devices are impossible to patch.
Senator Josh Hawley targets tech censorship with new bill
Since big tech companies have failed to address censorship concerns, Senator Josh Hawley thinks it’s time to look at Section 230.