Australia concluded China was behind hack on parliament, political parties – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-australia-concluded-china-was-behind-hack-on-parliament-political-parties-sources-idUSKBN1W00VF

The report, which also included input from the Department of Foreign Affairs, recommended keeping the findings secret in order to avoid disrupting trade relations with Beijing

Mozilla, Creative Commons want to create an ad-free internet

https://www.fastcompany.com/90403645/mozilla-and-creative-commons-want-to-reimagine-the-internet-without-ads-and-they-have-100m-to-do-it

“We’re at a point where it’s clear there’s kinds of negative side effects for people and even for democracy of the data-driven ad economy that funds the internet,”

TikTok’s Beijing roots fuel censorship suspicion as it builds a huge U.S. audience - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/15/tiktoks-beijing-roots-fuel-censorship-suspicion-it-builds-huge-us-audience/

Hong Kong unrest features prominently on most social media, but not on TikTok

Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second - Science

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/human-speech-may-have-universal-transmission-rate-39-bits-second

no matter how fast or slowly languages are spoken, they tend to transmit information at about the same rate: 39 bits per second

Britisk granskning kan få store konsekvenser for norsk personvern

https://nrkbeta.no/2019/09/13/britisk-granskning-kan-fa-store-konsekvenser-for-norsk-personvern/

– Handelen med personopplysninger slik vi kjenner den i dag står på spill.

Det kan være bra for nordmenns personvern, men det kan også skade annonsefinansierte nettaviser og innovative internettselskaper.

Astronauts mix cement on ISS, pave way for future space colonies - Astronomy.com

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/09/first-cement-mixed-in-space-paves-the-way-for-otherworldly-buildings

By successfully mixing cement in space for the first time, researchers have taken a small step toward building structures on other worlds, such as the Moon and Mars.

YouTube Videos Are a Gold Mine for Health Researchers - The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/09/breakthrough-autism-research-uses-social-media-videos/597646/

“Digital exhaust” from online life could be transformed into health insights. Should it be?

How Apple’s Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/09/technology/apple-app-store-competition.html

Apple Responds to Project Zero – Michael Tsai

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2019/09/06/apple-responds-to-project-zero/

Apple takes flak for disputing iOS security bombshell dropped by Google - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/apple-takes-flak-for-disputing-ios-security-bombshell-dropped-by-google/

Apple statement alienates the security community when the company needs it most.