After a long day at work in the spring of 2020, cybersecurity expert Gabriel Cirlig enters his London flat. He is carrying a small, white box. On his way home, Cirlig had seen an advertisement […]
It has been revealed that the Scottish government has been sharing personal data from users of their vaccine status app with a variety of private companies. It also appears evident that people who downloaded and […]
Prominent members of the so-called alt-right and other right-wing movements often rely on crowdfunding platforms and online payment processors to fund their causes (and sometimes even their bail), but lately they‘ve been having trouble […]
Payments processor PayPal has removed the account of Rebel News without an explanation. The outlet says it is “facing a coordinated attack by Big Tech.“ Rebel News is a conservative news outlet that often criticizes […]
Facebook is facing renewed pressure to take timely action against Covid-related content that contradicts major health authorities after it was revealed it acted slowly against most of the take-down demands from the UK government. […]
Israel’s surveillance of Palestinians and the hacking of several aid workers’ phones have highlighted the transnational threat of unregulated Israeli spyware, experts said on Thursday. During a panel hosted by the Foundation for […]
Tech startup Voyager Labs helps law enforcement agencies use what you post on social media and who you interact with to predict whether you have or “plan to” commit a crime. It is one […]
75% of video ads posted by the United Australia Party (UAP) since September have been removed by Google for allegedly violating the company’s ad policies, a transparency report by Google revealed. The Labor Party has […]
A possible cyber attack against the healthcare system in the Canadian province of Newfoundland has disrupted services and forced the cancellation of some appointments, health authorities said on Monday. An investigation was under way to […]
The Delhi High Court asked Twitter to remove “objectionable” content related to the Hindu Goddess Maa Kaali. The judges argued that Twitter should remove the content because it has to respect the sentiments of the […]