The BBC has an article about the identity theft again the novelist Joe Dunthorne. Instagram failed to act on identity theft, says novelist – BBC News I think the most important thing to come out of the article is the sheer difficulty in communicating with Big Tech. They all favour …
Do you no longer wish to be on the internet?
Here is a longer read for a Saturday: Can I wipe myself off the internet? We ask an expert | Social trends | The Guardian Is it possible?
AirTags – at last Apple does something positive for privacy
Apple is taking steps to make the use of its AirTags for illicit purposes harder. Although displaying a warning when the device is first set up, about the use of the devices for unauthorised tracking may be illegal in some countries, will probably be completely useless as a deterrent if …
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We should all be safe online
I do not think the current version of the UK Government’s Draft Online Safety Bill is very good as it removes our right to use encrypted communications, knowing that they can not be decrypted. This solution does not address the issue the Government is selling the bill on – child …
UK Draft Online Safety Bill – the good side of the bill
It is not all bad for the government’s draft Online Safety Bill. It will contain provisions to make Big Tech remove hateful, threatening or knowingly false content from their platforms and the fines for failing to do so reflect the huge profits these companies make from hosting any content their …
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