Big Tech firms using automation to censor news about the coronavirus
Social media is awash with frustrated users whose posts have been removed for no legitimate reason. by Alan Macleod Big tech
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Over 100 human rights groups warn against exploiting COVID-19 to expand surveillance powers
“These are extraordinary times, but human rights law still applies.” by Jessica Corbett As the number of COVID-19 cases climbed toward a
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Twitter editorial head is British Army information warfare unit officer
Twitter’s Head of Editorial for Europe, the Middle East and Africa has been revealed to be a British Army information
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The West’s social credit system is already in motion
While China’s social credit system is seen as a farfetched possibility for the West, big tech companies are already introducing
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Apple sides with China by removing Hong Kong protestor app
Apple has bowed to pressure from the Chinese government by taking down an application from its app store that was
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Smart Cities: Convenience at the expense of liberty
From sustainable living, reduced traffic, faster connectivity and stringent security among other appealing possibilities, the solutions that smart cities promise
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Facebook’s new messaging app auto-posts updates based on movement and location
A new messaging app created by Facebook throws into further question the tech company’s commitment to privacy due to a
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Critics of 5G are being censored by Big Tech
More and more concerned citizens are asking tough questions about the safety of 5G wireless networks, yet big tech companies
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What the big tech companies know about you
The idea that our data is being kept, stored and used by big tech companies went from a paranoid suspicion
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How Amazon and Silicon Valley seduced the Pentagon
Tech moguls like Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt have gotten unprecedented access to the Pentagon. And one whistleblower who raised
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