It’s not a “state actor”, so isn’t subject to 1st Amendment scrutiny and can censor PragerU’s videos on abortion, gun rights and terrorism.
Tag Archives: Google
Brave beats other browsers in privacy study
Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.
Chrome 80 encryption change blocks AZORult password stealer
Evidence is emerging that a change made to Chrome 80 might have disrupted the popular data and user profile stealing malware AZORult.
Mystery zero-day in Chrome – update now!
When a bug’s a zero-day that means it’s being actively exploited. So don’t delay, just patch today!
Android 11 to clamp down on background location access
Is Android finally about to get on top of the issue of apps that quietly suck up location data?
Google stops indexing WhatsApp chats; other search engines still at it
Private chat invites aren’t meant to be unfindable, Facebook says, though a snippet of code eventually shielded them from Google indexing.
Smart speakers mistakenly eavesdrop up to 19 times a day
That smart home speaker isn’t listening to everything you say, according to new research – but it is listening a lot more than it should.
Google denies illegally slurping data off free student Chromebooks
Nonsense! says Google in response to a lawsuit filed by New Mexico’s AG, which accuses Google of violating COPPA’s child privacy laws.
Google purges 600 Android apps for “disruptive” pop-up ads
These apps plunk ads in front of us when we’re trying to do something else, often leading to inadvertent ad clicks and much cursing.
Apple chops Safari’s TLS certificate validity down to one year
From 1 September 2020, Safari will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificates with more than a year on the clock.