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Germany says Europe needs “digital border controls”, citing security, not censorship
Introducing powerful, blanket tools into the digital sphere is always a risky business in its own right.
Edward Snowden suggests Germany cooperated with the NSA
Snowden’s memoir, dubbed “Permanent Record,” describes Germany as a “primary example” of cooperation in NSA’s mass surveillance programs.
As user growth stagnates, Twitter turns to billboard ads
Twitter’s power to shape public opinion, coupled with its dwindling ability to make money, is a scary prospect.
Antitrust scrutiny is leading to Google and Facebook building bridges with legacy media
No one knows for sure if the new policies are a way to mitigate the regulations imposed by governments to end the monopoly of Google and Facebook, who reported having 60% control of digital marketing over the past year.
New algorithms aim to stamp out “cyberaggression” on Twitter
The researchers who developed the tool say it could be used to find and delete “abusive accounts.”
Huawei suspended from the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams
The suspension is a temporary measure and the board is in the talks with U.S officials to restore Huawei’s participation in the forum.
Facebook stores Portal voice recordings by default
Facebook enables voice data storage by default wherein consumers are responsible for disabling the option, if they wish to.
Twitch accused of double standards as employee GeersArt creates “NSFW” art on livestream
An employee of Twitch who streams under the username of GeersArt had recently done a live art stream where he worked on an image depicting a nude woman’s body with her bare breasts being partially displayed.
Hillary Clinton is still blaming Facebook for helping Trump spread “outright lies about Democrats”
Clinton added that, “even though these posts violate Facebook’s stated terms of service, they’re still up.”
TikTok accused of censoring content about Hong Kong protests
Yaqiu Wang, a Hong Kong-based researcher for Human Rights Watch, said the Hong Kong protests marked one of the first big tests of how Chinese companies could project the government’s dogmas to a global audience.
China says Apple works with US authorities to “spy on ordinary users”
China could be firing a shot across the leading US tech giant’s bows that suggests: if your government plays its cards wrong, your future will exclude China’s lucrative 1+ billion market primed to spend disposable income on overpriced status symbols.
Canadian EasyDNS threatened with criminal action by German lawyer firm for not violating client privacy
In its response, easyDNS informed Fechner that it does business respecting Canada’s privacy law.