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Meanwhile, over at Google…

By on August 8, 2017 in Big Data, Freedom of Speech, Google, social media

So… Google just fired an employee for… not agreeing with the company’s diversity policy.

The irony.

It also raises – once again – the issue of possible political bias at the worlds leading search engine.

• Gizmodo: Here’s The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Internally at Google »
• TechCrunch: There’s a manifesto criticizing Google’s diversity efforts circulating inside the company »
• TechCrunch: Google fires the engineer who wrote that viral memo criticizing its diversity efforts »
• The Telegraph: Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo for ‘perpetuating gender stereotypes’ »
• Tim Pools first Youtube comment on Google and diversity »

Tim Pools latest Youtube-comment on the issue:

Update – Google Memo: Fired Employee Speaks Out! | James Damore and Stefan Molyneux:

Update 2 – Daily Wire: 4 Things The Google Manifesto DOESN’T Say That The Media Claim It Says »

Update 3 – A Youtube comment from Jordan Peterson:

Update 4 – The Google Memo: Four Scientists Respond »

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Make your voice heard!

By on August 7, 2017 in Big Brother, Big Data, Big Government, Civil liberties, Civil rights, EU, Free Information, Internet, IT security, Privacy

EDRi on EU public consultations on Internet and Big Brother issues:

Public consultations are an opportunity to influence policy-making at an early stage, and to help to shape a brighter future for your digital rights.

Below you can find the public consultations which EDRi finds relevant in 2017. (…) We will update the list on an ongoing basis, adding our responses to the consultations and other information that can help you get engaged.

EDRi: Important Consultations for your Digital Rights! »

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Does your robot vacuum cleaner spy on you?

By on July 31, 2017 in Big Data, IoT, IT security, Privacy

Over the past couple of years, Roombas haven’t just been picking up dust and chauffeuring cats around, they’ve also been mapping the layout of your home. Now, Colin Angle, the chief executive of Roomba maker iRobot, has said he wants to share the data from these maps in order to improve the future of smart home technology.

The Verge: Roombas have been busy mapping our homes, and now that data could be shared »

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Is your domain censorship safe?

By on July 29, 2017 in Big Data, Censorship, Copyright, Free Information, Internet

Since 2003, hundreds of new top-level domains have come onto the market, and there has never been more choice for domain name registrants. But apart from choosing a name that sounds right and is easy to remember, a domain name registrant should also consider the policies of the registry that operates the domain, and those of the registrar that sells it to them.

EFF: How Threats Against Domain Names Are Used to Censor Content »

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Suffocating free speech online, country by country

By on July 12, 2017 in Big Brother, Big Data, Censorship, Civil rights, Democracy, Free Information, Freedom of Speech, Internet, social media

The trend of courts applying country-specific social media laws worldwide could radically change what is allowed to be on the internet, setting a troubling precedent. What happens to the global internet when countries with different cultures have sharply diverging definitions of what is acceptable online speech? What happens when one country’s idea of acceptable speech clashes with another’s idea of hate speech? Experts worry the biggest risk is that the whole internet will be forced to comport with the strictest legal limitations.

Wired: The World may be Headed for a Fragmented ‘Splinternet’ »

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»All your data are belong to US«

By on June 26, 2017 in Big Brother, Big Data, Data Protection, Internet, Law enforcement, Rule of law, US

The Justice Department on Friday petitioned the US Supreme Court to step into an international legal thicket, one that asks whether US search warrants extend to data stored on foreign servers. The US government says it has the legal right, with a valid court warrant, to reach into the world’s servers with the assistance of the tech sector, no matter where the data is stored.

Ars Technica: Does US have right to data on overseas servers? We’re about to find out »

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US: Republican Party voter data base found on a publicly accessible server

By on June 20, 2017 in Big Data, Data Protection, IT security, Privacy, US

Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee.

The 1.1 terabytes of data includes birthdates, home addresses, telephone numbers and political views of nearly 62% of the entire US population.

The data was available on a publicly accessible Amazon cloud server.

BBC: Personal details of nearly 200 million US citizens exposed »

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Report: Private sector Big Brotherism

By on June 12, 2017 in Big Brother, Big Data, Data Protection, Privacy, social media

Report: How thousands of companies monitor, analyze, and influence the lives of billions. Who are the main players in today’s digital tracking? What can they infer from our purchases, phone calls, web searches, and Facebook likes? How do online platforms, tech companies, and data brokers collect, trade, and make use of personal data?

Cracked Labs: Corporate Surveillance in Everyday Life »

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