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Experts warn of “sadfishing”, when users mention their “sadness” online to get more attention
These online places famously lack emotional context because they lack actual human contact and interaction.
Boris Johnson accused of manipulating search results with deliberate phrases
Boris is accused of “gaming the Google system.”
Early reports about a US-UK message sharing partnership won’t include encryption “back doors”
Not everyone thinks these reports might be particularly dire when it comes to free speech and online freedoms.
Facebook says you can only mention Tommy Robinson if you’re criticizing him or saying “he’s an idiot”
Facebook’s communication head said, “Our rules don’t explicitly forbid talking about Tommy Robinson – you are allowed to write that you don’t like him, or that he’s an idiot.”
Boris Johnson warns about Google surveillance, says smart tech could rein “oppressively over the human race”
Johnson’s speech was designed and delivered at the UN with the aim of securing international coordination in controlling and regulating new technologies in a thoughtful and “balanced” manner, reporters surmised from his address.
Firefox says encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS won’t be turned on by default in the UK
Mozilla will leave UK Firefox users to fend for themselves when it comes to the all-seeing and snooping eyes of their ISPs.
UK NHS trusts sign data sharing contract with Google, raising privacy concerns
Google’s complete takeover of UK company DeepMind mean NHS contracts are now made direct with Google.
Twitch streamer Greekgodx suspended by Twitch for gender joke
As of now, the length of Antonatos’ ban hasn’t been confirmed.
Facebook wants to equip police with body cams in exchange for the footage
Facebook will provide free body cameras to the UK’s Metropolitan Police force in exchange for the video footage.
Over 15,000 unsecured private webcams are easily visible online
When it comes to P2P devices, most of them are IoT and web cameras that are always connected to the manufacturer’s server. The problem is, this is only as secure as the manufacturer makes it, and not all of them work under the same standards.
Muslim-focused website SuperSisters ends counter-terrorism funding partnership with UK government
Readers are now expressing shock at the Home Office’s involvement.
Twitter bans Harry The Owl, man already suing UK police for investigating “thoughtcrimes”
Harry The Owl was criticizing another Twitter user who was celebrating the death of a woman who today died of cancer. The tweet got him banned from the platform.