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Leaked document shows EU copyright companies plan to publicly smear tech companies in order to influence them
The leaked document, a letter, shows VG Media spearheading the effort to carry out a campaign to influence public opinion, policymakers and judges across the EU and in member-states against “digital monopolists”.
Facebook blunder: phone numbers of over 60% of US users exposed online
Yet another privacy blunder from Facebook.
Actress Chloë Grace Moretz’s Twitter account hacked in apparent sim swap
The hack appears to have been perpetrated by the same Chuckling Squad group that previously hacked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and various social media stars.
Basecamp CEO calls out Google’s pay to play search practices, calls it “ransom”
At a juncture where Google is facing scrutiny for its practices in search and advertising, a complaint such as this magnifies the perils of Google’s monopoly.
Details of Google “exploiting personal data” with sneaky GDPR bypass handed over to regulators
A spokesperson from Google said that they hadn’t gone through the details submitted by Ryan, but that the company was cooperating with the officials in the UK and Ireland.
Senator Ron Wyden suggests “the possibility of a prison term” for Mark Zuckerberg’s lies
Facebook was recently fined $5 billion by the FTC for privacy violations – a fine that many saw as a slap on the wrist.
Hong Kong protesters use offline message apps Bridgefy and FireChat to avoid censorship
This type of offline app has a crucial role in circumventing censors – even if the authorities, too, can hop on to the network at will.
Church website builder data leaks puts thousands of Christians at risk, security researcher says
The leak affected “internal memos and records, customer email communication, ports, pathways, and data storage information Server IP addresses.
Facebook rolls out facial recognition to all users one month after losing facial recognition lawsuit appeal
The features is turned off by default for new users but users who were previously opted in to Facebook’s face recognition won’t receive a notice.
YouTube is now removing over 100,000 videos per quarter for “hate speech”
Yet another example of YouTube moving towards so-called “authoritative sources” while neglecting independent creators.
Popular streamer xQc says YouTube asked him not to stream, called a “brand risk” by Twitch
YouTube’s decision shows how advertisers run the show.
Denmark to treat big tech as “new world superpower”, appoints a tech ambassador
Casper Klynge says it will be the toughest battle of his career.