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FTC issues revised complaint against Facebook
The new complaint is much more extensive.
World Economic Forum pushes new form of surveillance – turning your heartbeat into a digital ID
A proposed idea is to use the invasive technology to track shoppers.
Facebook rejects “disinformation dozen” narrative (censors them anyway)
Facebook has said that the common trope that 12 individuals are responsible for most vaccine “misinformation” online is in itself misinformation.
A new blow for the fight against mass surveillance in the US
Ninth circuit dismisses EFF’s challenge to US government’s mass surveillance.
MembersHow to install GrapheneOS on a Pixel smartphone
The only thing standing between your Pixel and Google’s data harvesting is a browser and a USB cable.
Washington Post faces criticism for praising Taliban’s “sophisticated” social media use, saying that’s why they’re not banned like Trump
“Trump’s posts for years challenged platform rules against hate speech and inciting violence. Today’s Taliban, by and large, does not.”
Queensland CEO Greg Hallam sues former lawmaker over Jabba the Hutt memes
Hallam’s legal team argues the memes caused him “mental and physical health” deterioration.
Senators quiz Amazon over palm scanning payment technology
The privacy-invading tech is facing some scrutiny.
Courts can’t decide if embedding photo and video tweets could constitute copyright infringement
Not all courts are going with the “server test.”
New Twitter feature lets users report “misinformation”
Reporting opinions you think are wrong. What could go wrong?
Instagram blocks critical comments of Biden through it’s “disrespectful” content filter
The censorship is taking place as President Biden faces tough criticism for the botched Afghanistan evacuation.