Privacy
Facebook says the ability to add another user’s photo album to your Portal isn’t a bug
You are only supposed to use your own album photos, not photos of a different user. Right?
Stalkerware is on the rise and ignored by Google and Apple, researchers claim
Among those using this type of software to their advantage are domestic abusers who leverage their partner’s digital footprint for physical control.
Privacy search engine StartPage has sold to ad tech company System1
Will the search engine remain as private as it once was?
Australia wants citizens to unlock online porn with their face
Australia wants to implement a privacy-invasive idea that doesn’t work and that other countries realized was so bad they scrapped their plans.
AG William Barr makes his case for a domestic surveillance system to tackle “potential mass shootings”
The memorandum also reveals that the US now plans to put to use domestically its post 9/11 anti-terrorism experience, in the past applied in other countries.
GitLab backtracks on controversial user tracking
GitLab are reacting to the backlash that their recent changes made.
Australian police fudge answers when asked if they use spyware on citizens, raising alarms
This seems to confirm the information that ABC received from a group of security experts, who indicated that the NSW police have a license of the Finfisher spying program.
Users alarmed to find Google indexes gun serial numbers and license plates
When you enter a license plate number in Google Images, it can reveal the vehicle photo.
New Republican bill thinks Minority Report style mass school surveillance will cut school shootings
To date, there has been no documented evidence that this level of mass surveillance actually prevents any harm.
Facebook bans Page of Hong Kong protest safety app, HKmap Live
The app creator says Facebook’s real name policy prevented them from operating the account anonymously.
Comcast isn’t happy it won’t be able to see your web history when traffic is encrypted
Comcast uses anti-monopoly arguments for criticizing Google for encrypting web traffic.