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Major Data Leak on Best Western Hotels Booking System Exposes Data Related to Department of Homeland Security
The most affected of this vulnerability has been the United States Government.
Imgur Will Stop Displaying NSFW Subsections From Reddit on Its Site
Imgur says these pages put its business “at risk”.
Congress to Vote on CASE Act – A Law That Would Enable Censorship Through Copyright Claims
Copyright trolls would benefit from the situation.
Colleges Are Secretly Using Social Media Data to Rank Applicants
Many have privacy concerns.
Journalists Are Increasingly Using Google’s G Suite for Their Work, Raising Ethics and Privacy Questions
Data created and exchanged using G Suite is not end-to-end encrypted, which allows Google – and others, such as a US government agency, to gain access to it.
The Trump Administration Is Invoking Section 230 Protection Clause for Social Platforms in Trade Deals
The goal of this seems to be to protect US tech companies’ business abroad from lawsuits.
Joe Biden Thinks He Can Introduce Background Checks for Accessing 3D Printed Gun Code
The big picture of this issue is that the State Department’s unchecked power to control what information is published online can lead to sweeping censorship.
Digital Rights Groups Hit Back After US and UK Alliance Push to Cut Privacy in Messaging Apps
For one thing, the intent seems one-sided as it would make life easier for law enforcement, but at the same time putt users in jeopardy – for example, journalists, activists, and abuse victims who rely on safe, encrypted communication, sometimes for their lives.
82% of Adults Believe Social Media Platforms Are Biased Towards Select News Organizations
The survey results reflect wider concerns about the negative effects of the way social media companies handle the news.
Andrew Yang Proposes Policy That Would Classify All Digital Data as Personal Property
Yang is proposing digital rights that make us wonder: why they don’t exist already? In this sense, the candidate is proposing things like the right to be informed of the data that is being collected from you, and how it will be put to use.
YouTube Reverses at Least Some of the Censorship of Steven Crowder and Others
Crowder highlighted how the search results looked before and after his lawyer contacted YouTube about the issue.
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.
