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Amazon Steps Up Its Data Collection Efforts with Eero Acquisition
Amazon can now collect WiFi data through Eero, voice data through Echo and other smart devices with Alexa support, live video data through Ring security cameras, data on your viewing habits through Fire TV and Prime Video, and detailed purchase data through Amazon retail.
Russia Is Planning to Disconnect from the Internet to Test Its Web Traffic Filtering System
The test is expected to take place before April 1 and is part of Russia’s wider plan to route 95% of all internet traffic locally by 2020.
Gab Launches Censorship-Resistant Share Extension
The Gab Share browser extension allows any Gab user to quickly and easily share links to Gab with one click.
Does The “Do Not Track” Browser Setting Really Work? Almost Certainly Not.
Even though you tell your browser not to track you online, websites ignore it instruction anyway.
Amazon’s Creepy New Verification Process Requires Some Sellers to Record Facial Videos
Amazon is requiring some new sellers to record five-second videos of their faces which are then stored on Amazon’s servers.
Facebook Employees Are Now Paid Bonuses for Tackling “Hate Speech” and “Misinformation”
Bonuses were previously based on Facebook’s user growth and product quality.
Facebook Bans 22 More Alex Jones and Infowars Pages
This comes after Facebook changed its policies to crack down on pages or groups that haven’t broken any rules but are simply associated with rule breakers.
Article 13 Is Back On: Requires All Platforms to Install Upload Filters After 3 Years
Article 13 of the European Union (EU) Copyright Directive has been amended to require all online platforms to install upload filters after three years.
Google Reveals That Nest Secure Alarm Systems Contain a Hidden Microphone
Google has been shipping Nest Guard base systems for over a year without disclosing that they contain an inactive microphone.
Joe Rogan Suggests He’ll Grill Jack Dorsey On Censorship Double Standards in a Future Podcast
Rogan says Dorsey has offered to come back on the podcast and suggests it will cover high profile cases of censorship on the left and the right.
Joe Rogan Responds to the Jack Dorsey Podcast Fallout
The podcast was widely panned for Joe Rogan’s soft interview style and faced further controversy when top comments appeared to be deleted from the YouTube video.
YouTube Considers Killing the Dislike Button to Silence Criticism
The announcement come less than two months after YouTube Rewind 2018 set the dislike record.