privacy
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A New U.S. Law Would Force Internet Companies to Spy on Their Users for the DEA
Internet drug sales have skyrocketed in recent years, allowing powerful narcotics to reach American teenagers and adolescents via shady online marketplaces. It’s a trend that’s led to an epidemic of overdoses and left hundreds of young people dead. Now, a bill scheduled for a congressional vote seeks to tackle the problem, but it comes with…
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Punters in Two American States Can’t Access Pornhub Anymore
Pornhub has officially pulled out of two more states, namely Mississippi and Virginia. As much as the latter state is “for lovers,” PornHub says it’s protesting the states’ recently-enacted age verification laws that create massive business and privacy issues for the porno site.
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Apple Warns the UK’s Online Safety Bill Threatens Citizens’ Privacy and Security
Apple has joined WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging companies, by raising concerns that end-to-end encryption would be threatened if the United Kingdom passes the “Online Safety Bill.” The bill moved to Parliament for review, and if passed, it would give the Office of Communications (Ofcom) the technology and authority to scan messages for concerning content.…
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Facebook and Instagram Fined €1.2 Billion, Ordered to Stop Sending EU Data to U.S.
Meta says the record-breaking fine under the GDPR will cost the company 10% of its global ad revenue.