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Israeli spyware used to silently surveil WhatsApp users on iPhone and Android
Attackers could plant the spyware via WhatsApp’s phone call feature with the calls often disappearing from call logs.
The UK publicly funded BBC wants to create a public service algorithm” to promote “challenging” content
The BBC’s want you to get out of your bubble.
UK Police facial recognition technology only works 4% of the time
Police even scored a 100% misidentification rate in two separate instances.
UK: The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation calls for evidence on online targeting
The UK government wants more details on the extent of online tracking.
YouTube has demonetized UK political candidate Carl Benjamin’s popular channel with over 958,000 subscribers
This is the third major move the tech giants have made against Benjamin since he announced his political campaign.
UK government starts paying Facebook to run vaccine “disinformation” ads
The UK government believes misinformation warnings are a worthwhile use of tax payer’s money.
The UK police are investigating political candidate Carl Benjamin for an online joke
This is the latest in a series of UK police investigations into offensive online comments this year.
Nintendo is sharing user data with Facebook
Nintendo have been caught sharing data with Facebook and then using that data to run advertising to its users base off their personal data.
UK universities expel students for online “hate speech”
Top staff at the universities are rejecting free speech and proactively policing jokes and pranks that they deem to be online “hate speech.”
UN criticizes the UK’s treatment of Julian Assange, says they’re “deeply concerned” by his arrest
Assange is spending 23 hours per day in a cell for a “minor violation”.
UK’s advertising watchdog has criticized NordVPN for suggesting that public Wi-Fi is inherently insecure
An advertising watchdog in the UK thinks NordVPN is exaggerating how insecure public WiFi is.
UK proposes new labeling system to improve smart home security
A new labeling system will help customers know how secure those devices are and for how long they’ll receive security updates.