Privacy
Zoom soars, despite privacy concerns and direct ties to China
Zoom is increasingly popular as more people work from home.
Wisconsin launches website for residents to snitch on people that violate coronavirus mass gathering rules
There has been growing concern that the pandemic is opening the door to invade people’s civil liberties.
Google considers sharing location of user movements with governments to provide social distancing data
Google says it will anonymize the data first.
Houseparty says it’s free to use any user communications, including “ideas, inventions, concepts”
A lack of end-to-end encryption means conversations aren’t as private as they are in some other apps.
ProtonMail outlines plans to bypass government censorship
ProtonMail has, in the past, been blocked in some countries. They’re working to prevent that.
Virgin Media ISP leak reveals some customers who requested porn to be unblocked
Privacy campaigners that said a porn ID system would lead to leaks have perhaps been vindicated.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says TikTok is “terrifying”
While taking a break to defend his own platform during a week of controversial changes, Huffman criticized the rise of TikTok.
Apple ignores request to testify on privacy and censorship concerns regarding China
This is the second time Apple has ignored requests.
Bruce Schneier joins Inrupt to work on a vision for the future of the internet
Pods could be the future.
UK Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott: “There needs to be an end to anonymity online”
Abbott wants social media companies to require users to hand over their real names and addresses.
Activision subpoenas Reddit to unmask user who posted leaked Call of Duty Warzone image
Activision has also been using copyright claims to take down purported Call of Duty Warzone leaks.
ToTok app, accused of being spyware, isn’t happy Google is suggesting it’s harmful
“We invite you to ignore the Google notification…”