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Today I found out that google docs infects html exports with spyware, no scripts, but links in your document are replaced with invisible google tracking redirects. I was using their software because a friend wanted me to work with him on a google doc, he is a pretty big fan of their software, but we were both somehow absolutely shocked that they would go that far.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/30/eff_chrome_google_sandbox/?td=rt-3a
Google says Topics warning is anti-innovative fearmongering
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I decided to add some new post categories because there where some discussion posts where it does not make sense to tag a country. To further organize the community the following tags can now be used:
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/us-governments-database-immigrant-dna-has-hit-scary-astronomical-proportions
The FBI recently released its proposed budget for 2024, and its request for a massive increase in funding for its DNA database should concern us all. The FBI is asking for an additional $53 million in funding to aid in the collection, organization, and maintenance of its Combined DNA Index System (...
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/09/today-uk-parliament-undermined-privacy-security-and-freedom-all-internet-users
The U.K. Parliament has passed the Online Safety Bill (OSB), which says it will make the U.K. “the safest place” in the world to be online. In reality, the OSB will lead to a much more censored, locked-down internet for British users. The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the privacy and security of U.K. residents, but internet users worldwide.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/montanas-new-genetic-privacy-law-caps-ten-years-innovative-state-privacy
Montana’s success in passing mostly reasonable privacy laws shows that concerns about privacy easily cut across political lines. While we wait for the federal government to pass any meaningful comprehensive privacy laws, states should look to Montana as a model for innovative ways to protect their own residents’ privacy interests.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/24/un_cybercrime_treaty/?td=rt-3a
Diplomats debate Russia-backed rules on what can be said online
https://www.reuters.com/technology/big-tech-braces-roll-out-eus-digital-services-act-2023-08-24/
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/industry-discussion-about-standards-bluetooth-enabled-physical-trackers-finally
Bluetooth-enabled location trackers such as Tiles and AirTags aren’t just a helpful way to find missing luggage or a misplaced wallet—they can also be easily slipped surreptitiously into a bag or car, allowing stalkers and abusers unprecedented access to a person’s location without their knowledge...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-watchdog-announce-plans-regulate-surveillance-industry-2023-08-15/
The top U.S. agency for consumer financial protection will announce plans at the White House on Tuesday to regulate companies that track and sell people's personal data, part of the Biden administration's widening scrutiny of that industry's privacy practices, officials said.
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