Privacy
Facebook whistleblower says moderators could see users’ chat messages
There was allegedly little oversight at the time he was a moderator.
Australian PM wants social media platforms to be held responsible for anonymous users
More censorship demands incoming.
LA City Council votes to expand vaccine passport enforcement
The enforcement is set to begin in 30 days.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defends Biden administration’s plan to surveil Americans’ bank accounts
Yellen doesn’t seem to see a privacy issue.
Google demands emails and documents of vocal critic
A defensive move.
DARPA accused of sucking up Twitter data
DARPA denies a relationship with Twitter and says all of the data collected is public.
Secret warrants against Google search terms are on the rise
Open-ended warrants for anyone who searches for a specific term.
California to let “violence prevention” researchers access data of gun owners in the state
Going against the state’s own privacy proposals.
Businesses push back against Scotland’s vaccine passport
Business owners aren’t happy.
