Privacy
MembersIf Code Is Speech, the First Amendment Could Prevent Tech Companies Being Forced to Add Backdoors and Moderation Tools
? It’s already holding up.
With Mac’s Latest OS, Apple’s Exclusion List Makes It Possible for Its Own Apps to Bypass VPNs and Firewalls
Another possible privacy-unfriendly move.
UK Considers Forcing Citizens to Use Digital QR Tracking to Prove Vaccination Status to Get Into Venues
QR code scanning to participate in public life.
Covid Ushers in New Medical Surveillance Tech That Constantly Tracks You
New forms of surveillance.
Australia Plans to Automatically Use People’s Payment Records for Coronavirus “Tracing”
Another proposed threat to privacy and freedoms.
MembersChina’s Increase in “Digital Authoritarianism” After COVID Shows What Could Be Coming to the West
? The West’s decrease in civil liberties isn’t yet anywhere near the loss in China but the gap is closing.
Over 370 Christians in China Arrested After Online Surveillance
Many Christians in China face constant monitoring.
Apple’s MacOS Caught Sending User Data to Apple Every Time an App Is Opened
Apple’s supposed commitment to privacy falls short.
MembersBig Tech’s Creeping Censorship of Private Conversations
? The thought of being censored based on what you say in private used to be unthinkable but the Silicon Valley giants are mainstreaming this dystopian tactic.
Ticketmaster Considered Getting Guests to Prove Covid Vaccine or Negative Test to Get Access to Events
If implemented, it would be decided by the organizer, not Ticketmaster itself.