Month: March 2022
TikTok Is Moving American User Data To The US, But Workers Say China Ties Persist
So far, Project Texas appears to be primarily an exercise in geography, one that seems well-positioned to address concerns about the Chinese government accessing Americans’ personal information. But it does not address other ways that China could weaponize the platform, like tweaking TikTok algorithms to increase exposure to divisive content,…
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Google is spending millions to help you move your data away from Azure and AWS
Audio player loading… Google has announced its plans to pledge $3m over the next five years as well as hundreds of hours of its engineers’ time to make it easier to move data away from its services as well as those of other companies. Data portability has always been very…
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Facebook allows posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers in specific countries
Facebook and Instagram have instituted a temporary change in policy that allows users in some countries to post content that’s usually forbidden, including calls for harm or even the death of Russian soldiers or politicians. The change first surfaced in a report by Reuters, citing internal emails to moderators. In…
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8 new streaming movies and TV shows you can watch in Australia this weekend
Audio player loading… With so many shows and movies to choose from on Australia’s major streaming services, it can often be difficult to find the best new stuff to entertain yourself with each end of week. In an effort to make things easier, we’ve hand-picked the best new shows and…
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Google’s CTO of Android tablets sees tablet sales passing laptops ‘in the not too distant future’
After seemingly forgetting that Android tablets existed for a while, Google is suddenly very invested in the market. Android 12L is in development to support larger-screened devices, and one of the platform’s co-founders, Rich Miner, has rejoined the team with the title “CTO of Android tablets.” Now, speaking to developers…
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WhatsApp boosts security to keep your chats safer than ever
Audio player loading… WhatsApp has released a new open source browser extension to help further protect those who use its messaging service on the web. The new extension is called Code Verify and it works in partnership with the web infrastructure company Cloudflare to provide independent, third-party, transparent verification of…
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