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YouTube bans kids from live streaming unless accompanied by an adult
This is the third major major decision YouTube has made in relation to channels featuring minors this year.
Senator Josh Hawley calls on Tim Cook to enable “Do Not Track” feature across all apps
Senator Hawley is a big advocate of the “Do Not Track” idea.
Jewish dating app JCrush has leaked private info about members, including explicit messages
Poor security practices lead to the exposure of personal intimate information about users.
Firefox will now block trackers by default
It won’t go as far as other browsers but it’s a good start.
Badiucao, one of China’s most censored free speech activists, reveals his identity and says he will fight for more freedoms
Badiucao says he faces constant harassment from the Communist Chinese Government.
Square has been sending transaction receipts to the wrong people, and apparently it happens all the time
Square says that they’ve reduced incidents as much as this by 50%.
Data breach at the Australian National University: 200,000 people’s details exposed
It’s the latest major leak of personal data.
Apple announces new iOS 13 location settings with enhanced privacy features
The new features will give iOS users more control over their location data and help to prevent abuse of this location data by third parties.
TrueCaller has been accused of an egregious privacy violation by an investigative journalist who was put at risk
The app allows users to tag numbers, exposing the information of those who need to remain anonymous for their own safety.
House Judiciary Committee launches antitrust investigation into big tech
Reports are indicating that the DOJ and FTC will also soon be launching antitrust probes into Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.
Netflix is actively trying to get pirate sites blocked by ISPs
ISPs are increasingly being used as tools of censorship.
UK’s Foreign Secretary says “defend the press” days after supporting locking up journalists
It took just three days for the UK minister to make completely contradictory statements.