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Dictators Used Sandvine Tech to Censor the Internet. The US Finally Did Something About It

By Peter Guest — February 28th 2024 at 15:45
Canada-based Sandvine has long sold its web-monitoring tech to authoritarian regimes. This week, the US sanctioned the company, severely limiting its ability to do business with American firms.
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How to Opt Out of Comcast’s Xfinity Storing Your Sensitive Data

By Reece Rogers — January 19th 2024 at 13:00
One of America’s largest internet providers may collect data about your political beliefs, race, and sexual orientation to serve personalized ads.
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The GOP Presidential Debate Is Livestreaming on Rumble, Home to White Nationalist Nick Fuentes

By David Gilbert — November 8th 2023 at 18:23
The third GOP debate is sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition and will be livestreamed on a platform favored by one of America’s most notorious white nationalists.
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SoundThinking, Maker of ShotSpotter, Is Buying Parts of PredPol Creator Geolitica

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron — September 27th 2023 at 17:57
SoundThinking is purchasing parts of Geolitica, the company that created PredPol. Experts say the acquisition marks a new era of companies dictating how police operate.
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How China Demands Tech Firms Reveal Hackable Flaws in Their Products

By Andy Greenberg — September 6th 2023 at 13:00
Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China’s spies hints for hacking their customers.
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The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism

By Thor Benson — January 20th 2023 at 15:00
Research shows that relatively few people exist in perfectly sealed-off media bubbles—but they’re still having an outsize impact on US politics.
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This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material

By Matt Burgess — September 28th 2022 at 06:00
Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?
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