News
Google’s new “privacy sandbox” will increase privacy but grow Google’s market dominance
Privacy vs further monopoly.
Microsoft is accused of “stealth takeover” of UK health service
Typical Microsoft strategy.
Free speech company Gab launches payment processing system
A new alternative to systems like PayPal which have been known to censor.
European court rules emotion recognition projects can bypass public debate
A loss for privacy.
Amazon stopped users from leaving negative reviews of Xi Jinping books
Censoring for China.
Ubisoft deletes gamer’s account, locking him out of all game purchases
Losing access to hundreds of dollars worth of games.
Facebook censors Wuhan lab whistleblower Li-Meng Yan
Censored by a “fact-check.”
Court in German region of Lower Saxony rules against vaccine passports
Many are hoping courts in other regions follow.
Members
Signal increases video call participants to 40
A major upgrade.
Google Docs notifications are updated to restrict docs that contain “hate speech” and “misleading” content
Users can be blocked from sharing files.