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In the face of antitrust investigations, big tech has almost doubled its spend on lobbying
At this point, antitrust motions seem imminent and big tech giants are doing what they can to hold it off.
CNET is openly targeting YouTubers in an attempt to demonetize them
This followers a recent trend of journalists trying to take down YouTubers.
Russia is about to ban several popular VPNs for refusing to comply with their blocklist
Russia is carrying out the threat it promised.
Google’s new search engine changes could reduce traffic to Reddit, Stack Overflow, and other forum sites
It’s not yet known what kind of impact this will have.
Amazon’s Ring doorbell is creating towns where almost every public area is surveilled
In some towns Ring doorbells are given out for free in order to help reduce crime.
Notorious “fact checker” Snopes is involved in a bitter legal dispute
The legal battle is set to continue into next year.
Bloom provide the open source alternative to many Google products
Private and open source, Bloom looks to be the future of open source Google alternatives.
The EU hid the fact that the EU’s embassy in Moscow was hacked
It’s not yet known why the EU decided to keep it a secret.
AirlinePrivacy.com launches to draw attention to airline facial recognition tech
People are starting to pay attention to facial recognition at airports.
European Council considers extensive EU-wide mass surveillance program
The Council has told the European Commission to prepare a comprehensive study into retaining more electronic data in the EU.
The surveillance state of China says it wants apps to get consent before tracking users
Even China is calling for privacy measures for tech companies.
UK Instagram celebrity “Mrs Hinch” is being investigated for allegedly not disclosing she’s paid to push products
Instagrammers not disclosing that they’re paid by brands is a growing issue.