Discussion: Online Piracy, Net Neutrality, Killswitch, and Other Internet Issues II

[MagnarTheGreat]

Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks

Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances.

www.wired.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

TikTok CEO Shou Chew says fight over ban will head to court: ‘We aren’t going anywhere’

TikTok has a winning record in the courts already, after successfully suing to defeat a proposed ban in 2020.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Your data, the U.S. government and the 'new American surveillance state'

Your exact location, what apps you use, the last thing you bought online. Your data is for sale – and the U.S. government is buying it.

www.wbur.org

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk wants to turn Tesla’s fleet into AWS for AI — would it work?

Musk’s cool ideas rarely pan out.

www.theverge.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Who owns TikTok’s parent company? Despite what Brian Kilmeade says, it's not the Chinese government - Poynter

A spokesperson told PolitiFact that 60% of parent company ByteDance Ltd. is owned by global investors, 20% by co-founders and 20% by employees

www.poynter.org

 

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[blueharvest]

TikTok parent company says it won't sell the social media platform - ABC Columbia

TikTok’s parent company said it won’t sell the social media platform as a United State ban looms.

www.abccolumbia.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

TikTok ban in EU is ‘not excluded,’ von der Leyen says

The remark comes amid a streak of bad news for TikTok in Europe.

www.politico.eu

 

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[MagnarTheGreat]

FCC Fines Major Wireless Carriers Over 2019 Investigation on Customer Location Data

The major wireless carriers in the country are currently facing a fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for illegally selling the location data of its customers without their consent. This marks the end of a 2019 investigation into how carriers disregarded the privacy of its...

www.tmonews.com

FBI warns scammers are using ‘free’ verification services to dupe dating app users — how to stay safe

These fake verification services actually require a monthly subscription

www.tomsguide.com

 

[blueharvest]

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4633275-newspapers-allege-copyright-infringement-in-suit-against-openai-microsoft/

 

[blueharvest]

Big Tech Is Dominating the AI Lobbying Frenzy in Washington

Spending on lobbying to shape AI policy in Washington is soaring—and tech giants are leading the charge.

time.com