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Facebook says it’s a publisher, invokes First Amendment rights to call Laura Loomer a “dangerous individual”
Facebook’s mind-boggling claim that its First Amendment rights allow it to ban users for exercising their own First Amendment rights – and that’s not even the only puzzling and contradictory point from the filing.
Facebook wants to equip police with body cams in exchange for the footage
Facebook will provide free body cameras to the UK’s Metropolitan Police force in exchange for the video footage.
Over 15,000 unsecured private webcams are easily visible online
When it comes to P2P devices, most of them are IoT and web cameras that are always connected to the manufacturer’s server. The problem is, this is only as secure as the manufacturer makes it, and not all of them work under the same standards.
Tech giants tried but failed to prevent California Consumer Privacy Act
Only five amendments went through and none of them managed to compromise its goal or introduce loopholes that could be exploited in a future by tech giants.
US files civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden and seeks all proceeds from his new book
The lawsuit was filed on the same day that Snowden’s book Permanent Record was released – a book which focuses on Snowden’s work for US spy agencies and why he decided to become a whistleblower.
Chinese state media accuses Facebook of “suppressing voices of justice” by supporting Hong Kong protestors
According to the commentary, Facebook is jumping to the front of the state and mobilizing violence in the Hong Kong protests.
Russia considers harsher fines for noncompliance with data protection laws
Last week, the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill in the first reading on GDPR-esque fines for violation of a personal data residency law. The fines under the new bill would amount to a max of $280,000.
pCloud Crypto review: A solid encrypted cloud storage solution that lacks advanced features
pCloud Crypto is a solid performer when performing basic file operations on desktop. However, it lacks many of the advanced file management features that competing end-to-end encrypted cloud storage services and has relatively limited mobile and web apps.
Strikefree Music provides AI-generated music that won’t get you punished by YouTube’s overzealous policies
If your livelihood as a creator depends on YouTube, you are probably aware that it can all be taken away all too easily, thanks to the video giant’s copyright infringement system.
Muslim-focused website SuperSisters ends counter-terrorism funding partnership with UK government
Readers are now expressing shock at the Home Office’s involvement.
Surgeon sues Googles over negative reviews of their business – Google says it’s their own fault
Google says that the exaggerated tone and type of self-promotion used by the doctor in his ads on Google’s platform were such that it “invited robust public criticism.”
Facebook is trying to trademark the word “BOOK” in Europe
The application has been accepted by the EUIPO and is currently being examined, with a decision expected at a later date.