https://theintercept.com/2018/08/28/google-china-censorship-plan-human-rights/
represents “an alarming capitulation by Google on human rights” and could result in the company “directly contributing to, or [becoming] complicit in, human rights violations.”
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/24/fortnites-android-installer-shipped-with-an-epic-security-flaw/
[made] Fortnite available for Android via its own website instead of Google’s Play Store.
had a … security flaw in it that would allow a malicious actor to essentially install any software
https://www.adweek.com/digital/google-is-collecting-your-data-even-when-your-phone-isnt-in-use/
An idle Android device sent Google 900 data samples in 24 hours
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/technology/huawei-banned-australia-5g.html
Companies that “are likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government” pose unacceptable security risks, the ministers said.
The AI advances that brought you Alexa are teaching propaganda how to talk.
trying to enter the U.S. on a fake passport that may have passed at face value with humans
critics worry about the implications for invasions of privacy … and the potential for mistaken matches.
A company that sells surveillance software to parents and employers
hashed passwords and logins, Facebook messages
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611815/who-needs-democracy-when-you-have-data/
Here’s how China rules using data, AI, and internet surveillance.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/22/apple-facebook-onavo/
the app’s true intentions were buried deep in its description: “Onavo collects your mobile data traffic…