Wild social media: Kenya tells TikTok to prove it is complying with privacy laws
Odanga Madung, a researcher at the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, said the problems described by Kindiki were widespread across social media platforms.
You have heard of ‘Google doesn’t forget’, but you didn’t know it has ‘Eyes’ and ‘Ears’ on even your small talk with your spouse
Other privacy concerns include the following: Tracking of your whereabouts 24/7. In 2022, four attorneys general sued Google for its deceptive practices in collecting location data, as they continue to track location data even after users disable location tracking. By tracking your Google calendar entries, combined with your location data, Google also knows what events you’ve attended, when and for how long.
Fly on the wall: Google is a surveillance agency and here’s how you can de-Google your life
Google and its data-siphoning tentacles reach deep into your everyday life, collecting data on every move you make and conversation you have, whether online or in the real world.
5G technology: New FCC labelling scheme won’t keep ‘smart’ devices from spying on you, experts warn
Wilkens: “5G is more hackable given the thousands of 5G nodes being installed, thereby increasing the surface area for hackers,” Wilkens said, “It’s software-based – a hacker gaining access to one node potentially gains access to the whole system. 4G and 3G are hardware-based systems, making it easier to quarantine a security breach.”
Living a lie: Ex-US State Department official details how state, media and Big Tech unite to suppress dissent
According to Benz, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has played a key role in coordinating censorship efforts, pressuring tech companies to adopt stricter content moderation policies and suppress information that questions official narratives. He emphasised the urgent need for public awareness and resistance to these anti-democratic practices.
‘Truth is Treason in an Empire of Lies’: American doctors call for vigilance as SCOTUS hears Covid censorship case
“If we win, it will solidify every American’s right to free speech,” said Laura Bono, CHD executive vice president, “[And] not just ours. These cases will shape the future of free speech in America and the world.”
Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
Earlier Monday, Lambert had acknowledged passing on the records from Dominion Voting Systems to “law enforcement.” She then attached an affidavit that included some of the leaked emails and was signed by Dar Leaf, a county sheriff in northern Michigan who has investigated false claims of widespread election fraud from the 2020 election, to a filing in her own case in Michigan.
China’s military and state media rap US following explosive report on SpaceX spy satellite plans
Wang Yanan, chief editor of Aerospace Knowledge, a magazine overseen by the ruling Communist Party, was quoted in an interview as saying the SpaceX satellite project posed “a challenge to global security and stability”.
US intelligence agencies warn in new report that America faces ‘increasingly fragile world order’
FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed concern about the “terrorism implications from potential targeting of vulnerabilities at the border,” noting rising threats from Americans inspired by Islamist groups and other foreign militants since Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7.
Americans rush to buy knives in preparation for bloody presidential poll as new purchases hit 20 million
People motivated by climate change, Ellis said, tend to be homesteaders who grow their own food and move to more “climate proof” locations, such as the mild summer haven of Duluth, Minnesota. Others whose main fear is lawlessness are frequently the gun enthusiasts stereotypically associated with the prepper movement.