Meta (Facebook) has taken steps to remove companies and organisations from it’s platforms it accuses of “… targeting individuals including journalists and human rights activists.” Meta bans surveillance-for-hire firms for targeting users – BBC News More on this here: Facebook takes down accounts for seven “cyber-mercenary” firms – The Record …
Changed the words but not the way we operate – WhatsApp
WhatsApp (owned by Facebook/Meta) has changed it’s privacy policy in the EU and UK following a fine by the Irish GDPR watchdog. The fine of £190m is the second largest delivered because of GDPR violations. The new policy better explains how WhatsApp uses your data, in particular in it’s relationship …
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Privacy, capitalism, government, Big Tech and you!
John Naughton for The Guardian has an excellent article looking at Big Tech and asking is it too late for anyone to curb their enthusiasm! Can big tech ever be reined in? | Computing | The Guardian
The metaverse – and the fight for control of you
There is an interesting opinion piece in The Register today by Mark Pesce, making us think about Facebook’s (Meta’s) metaverse announcement. You should read it – in fact the way Mark Zuckerberg spoke of it, everyone should read everything they can about it and carefully consider the implications if they …
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