https://m.signalvnoise.com/back-to-windows-after-twenty-years/

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/business/secret-consumer-score-access.html

the fact that obscure companies are accumulating information about years of our online and offline behavior is unsettling, and at a minimum it creates the potential for abuse or discrimination

https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-researcher-gets-access-to-all-furrytail-pet-feeders-around-the-world/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/indian-nuclear-power-company-confirms-north-korean-malware-attack/

After initial denial, company says report of “malware in system” is correct

https://www.coindesk.com/china-wants-communist-party-members-to-pledge-loyalty-on-blockchain

https://nrkbeta.no/2019/10/28/ti-ting-du-bor-vite-om-russisk-pavirkning-av-politikk-i-europa/

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2019/10/25/hkmap-live-removed-from-the-app-store/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/24/tiktok-foreign-interference-chuck-schumer-tom-cotton

TikTok reportedly censors materials deemed politically sensitive to the Chinese Communist party, including content related to the recent Hong Kong protests, as well as references to Tiananmen Square, Tibetan and Taiwanese independence, and the treatment of the Uighurs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/technology/china-hackers-ethnic-minorities.html

showing a new determination by Beijing to push its surveillance state beyond its borders.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/22/japanese_hotel_chain_sorry_that_bedside_robots_may_have_watched_guests

Japanese hotel chain HIS Group has apologised for ignoring warnings that its in-room robots were hackable to allow pervs to remotely view video footage from the devices.