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  1. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:44:20 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #Variety #Surveillance ☞ #NeilYoung Spends $20,000 to Disengage Website from ‘Corrupt’ #Facebook and Google https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/neil-young-facebook-google-corrupt-1234732037/
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:44:20 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Neil Young Spends $20,000 to Disengage Website from ‘Corrupt’ Facebook and Google
      By Jem Aswad from Variety

      If there’s one thing that can be said for Neil Young over the course of his nearly 60-year career, it’s that he stands behind his principles. He once spent hundreds of thousands of dollars recalling an album because he didn’t like the mix (which he’d earlier approved), and just last month he sued Donald Trump’s re-election campaign for continuing to play his songs without permission.

      Now, he says he’s spending $20,000 to eliminate Facebook and Google logins to his Archives website because of policies regarding the forthcoming presidential election.

      “Facebook knowingly allows untruths and lies in its political ads to circulate on the platform, while bots sow discord among users,” the announcement reads in part. “Sowing dissent and chaos in our country via political disinformation is something we cannot condone. Simply put, Facebook is screwing with our election.” His issues with Google are not addressed in the announcement.

      It is unclear why that process costs $20,000, or why he is disabling Google logins when the issues stated in the announcement are with Facebook; a rep for Young did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for clarification.

      In an announcement from his Neil Young Archives site reads in part:

      Hello NYA Member—

      We’re reaching out because Neil Young Archives is about to begin the process of eliminating Facebook and Google logins from our website. (If you want to read about why, we have included Neil’s article from the NYATC at the bottom of this email.)

      If you use Facebook or Google for login, we are going to ask you to run through a quick process the next time you log in—it’s just a few extra clicks. At the end of the process, your account will be transitioned to use your email address and a password for login. Goodbye Facebook and Google buttons.

      We thank you immensely for bearing with us through this process. We know it’s not convenient, but we believe we will be better for it. ‘Quality whether you want it or not!’”

      The article in question, which is accompanied by the image above, reads:

      NYA DAYS AWAY FROM DROPPING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

      We have been working on this project for a couple of months. Trying to disengage from the corrupt social platform is a costly and time-consuming process for NYA. Our cost will be almost $20,000 to disengage, while treating our subscribers with respect, making it as easy as possible for them to continue with us after Facebook.

      Facebook knowingly allows untruths and lies in its political ads to circulate on the platform, while bots sow discord among users. Sowing dissent and chaos in our country via political disinformation is something we cannot condone. Simply put, Facebook is screwing with our election.

      The money we are spending to get out of this mess is designed to make it as easy as possible for our valued Facebook users to log in simply and securely to NYA without the social media platform involved in any way. It is in keeping with what we have been maintaining re: the irresponsible social media platform for the past two years.

      NYA strives to be a place where music lovers can get all of my music at its highest quality, while keeping up on news and views from around the world that we wish to share. We are primarily a music platform featuring all the background information, films, videos, and credits associated with each piece of music we present while offering unparalleled listening quality.

      thanks for your support,

      NYA

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

  2. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:44:04 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #RollingStone #Surveillance ☞ #NeilYoung to Change Archives Site to Block #Facebook , #Google Logins https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-archives-facebook-google-1042851/
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:44:04 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Neil Young to Change Archives Site to Block Facebook, Google Logins
      By Kory Grow from Rolling Stone
      “Simply put, Facebook is screwing with our election,” artist says
  3. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:43:18 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #Variety #Surveillance ☞ #TikTok Secretly Collected Device Data in Android App in Violation of Google Policies (Report) https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/tiktok-android-device-data-collection-google-violation-1234732236/
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:43:18 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. TikTok Secretly Collected Device Data in Android App in Violation of Google Policies (Report)
      By Todd Spangler from Variety

      TikTok collected device-specific addresses of users’ smartphones via its Android app for at least 15 months over 2018-19, using a technique that Google had banned developers from using without user consent, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

      TikTok tracked Android phones’ MAC (media access control) addresses — unique hardware identifiers assigned to a network interface — possibly for advertising purposes, per the Journal story. TikTok stopped the practice in November 2019, after U.S. scrutiny over the app ramped up. The popular video-sharing app is facing a potential ban in the U.S. over national-security concerns, given its ownership by Chinese internet giant ByteDance.

      The TikTok Android app didn’t notify users of the MAC-address tracking. In addition, TikTok uses an “unusual” additional layer of encryption for user data it collects and transmits back to the company’s servers, which concealed the fact it had been tracking MAC addresses, according to the Journal report.

      Asked about the report, a TikTok spokesperson didn’t deny the device-tracking allegations. In a statement, the TikTok rep said, “Under the leadership of our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Roland Cloutier, who has decades of experience in law enforcement and the financial services industry, we are committed to protecting the privacy and safety of the TikTok community. We constantly update our app to keep up with evolving security challenges, and the current version of TikTok does not collect MAC addresses. We have never given any U.S. user data to the Chinese government nor would we do so if asked.” TikTok announced the hiring of Cloutier, formerly chief security officer at ADP, in March 2020.

      The TikTok rep added, “We always encourage our users to download the most current version of TikTok.”

      According to the Google Play Developer Policy Center, an app’s advertising identifier “must not be connected to personally-identifiable information or associated with any persistent device identifier” — like a MAC address — “without explicit consent of the user.” In response to the WSJ story, a Google rep said, “We’re investigating these claims.”

      The WSJ report prompted Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to urge Google to kick TikTok off its app store. “TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android OS to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows them to track users online without allowing them to opt out,” the senator’s press office tweeted. “Sen. Hawley is calling for Google to ban @tiktok_us from its platform.”

      The news about TikTok’s surreptitiously device tracking comes as ByteDance is being forced by the Trump administration to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations to an American buyer — or face a ban.

      President Trump last week issued an executive order that would outlaw business dealings with TikTok in the U.S. by Sept. 21 if TikTok’s U.S.-based business isn’t sold by then. The president invoked national security concerns for the ban, noting that Chinese authorities could demand ByteDance fork over any TikTok user data.

      Microsoft said it was in talks about a TikTok acquisition and Twitter reportedly has held preliminary talks about a possible merger with TikTok.

  4. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:42:58 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #siliconangle #Surveillance ☞ #Google blames software update for Home speakers recording users https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/10/google-blames-software-update-home-speakers-recording-users/
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:42:58 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Google blames software update for Home speakers recording users - SiliconANGLE
      from SiliconANGLE
      Google blames software update for Home speakers recording users - SiliconANGLE
  5. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:42:43 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #HollywoodReporter #Surveillance ☞ Trump's #TikTok War Pits Free Speech Against National Security https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/trumps-tiktok-war-pits-free-speech-national-security-1306648
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:42:43 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Trump's TikTok War Pits Free Speech Against National Security
      from The Hollywood Reporter
      POTUS is invoking national emergency powers in response to concerns about data privacy on TikTok because of its Chinese parent company, but experts say his actions flout the First Amendment.
  6. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:42:12 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #TheHill #Surveillance ☞ #TikTok collected data from mobile devices to track #Android users: report https://thehill.com/policy/technology/511619-tiktok-collected-data-from-mobile-devices-to-track-android-users-report
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:42:12 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. TikTok collected data from mobile devices to track Android users: report
      from TheHill
      Video app TikTok, which has come under intense scrutiny from the U.S.
  7. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:41:22 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #NBCNews #Surveillance ☞ Did #Instagram copy me? After congressional hearing, a startup founder wonders. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/did-instagram-copy-me-after-congressional-hearing-startup-founder-wonders-n1236392
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:41:22 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Did Instagram copy me? After congressional hearing, a startup founder wonders
      from NBC News
      Andrew Cunningham thought he had a hit with a smartphone app to create short bursts of reversible video. Then, a nearly identical feature showed up on Instagram.
  8. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:40:30 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #Bloomberg #Surveillance ☞ #Instagram Faces Lawsuit Over Illegal Harvesting of #Biometrics https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-12/facebook-s-instagram-targeted-in-new-lawsuit-over-biometrics
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:40:30 EDT from pleroma.site permalink
  9. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:40:13 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Surveillance ☞ #Reddit bans racist subreddit after co-founder Alexis Ohanian calls it out on Twitter https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/11/21364019/reddit-bans-racist-subreddit-co-founder-alexis-ohanian-twitter-thread
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:40:13 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Reddit bans racist subreddit after co-founder Alexis Ohanian calls it out on Twitter
      from The Verge
      You’d think the co-founder would have just flagged it to an employee.
  10. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:40:03 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Surveillance ☞ #Facebook is getting more serious about becoming your go-to for mobile payments https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/11/21363642/facebook-pay-mobile-payments-financial-david-marcus-instagram-whatsapp
    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Aug-2020 04:40:03 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Facebook is getting more serious about becoming your go-to for mobile payments
      from The Verge
      Have you ever used Facebook Pay?
  11. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 16:52:13 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ Tracking Apps Are Unlikely to Help Stop #Covid19 https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/08/10/tracking-apps-are-unlikely-help-stop-covid-19
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 16:52:13 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Tracking Apps Are Unlikely to Help Stop Covid-19
      from Common Dreams
      The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to help fight Covid-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus health needs. .. Proposals to use the tracking capabilities of our cell phones to help fight Covid-19 have probably received more attention than any other technology issue during the pandemic.
  12. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 12:37:39 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    "The web browser from Google. Google Chrome is a browser" but also a piece of #spyware https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=4236 #clowncomputing #gafam #surveillance #google
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 12:37:39 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. File without filename could not get a thumbnail source.
      Google Chrome Browser updated to 84.0.4147.125
      By admin from PCLinuxOS
      Google Chrome Browser updated to 84.0.4147.125
  13. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 09:03:10 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #PrivateInternetAccess #surveillance ☞ #China expands Great Firewall to block #HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/china-expands-great-firewall-to-block-https-traffic-that-uses-tls-1-3-and-esni/
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    1. China expands Great Firewall to block HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI
      from Private Internet Access Blog
      China expands Great Firewall to block HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI
  14. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 08:03:36 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #TechDirt ☞ #Baltimore 's Aerial #Surveillance Program Has Logged 700 Flight Hours, One (1) Arrest https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200806/13353845066/baltimores-aerial-surveillance-program-has-logged-700-flight-hours-one-1-arrest.shtml
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 08:03:36 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Baltimore's Aerial Surveillance Program Has Logged 700 Flight Hours, One (1) Arrest
      from Techdirt.
      The Baltimore PD's eye in the sky program continues. First (inadvertently) introduced to the public in 2016, the camera/Cessna system, made by a company called Persistent Surveillance Systems, flew above the city capturing up to 32-square miles...
  15. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:18:37 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #Newsweek #Surveillance #BLM ☞ #Police Are Monitoring #BlackLivesMatter Protests With Ring Doorbell Data and Drones https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-ring-drones-monitor-protests-1523856
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:18:37 EDT from pleroma.site permalink
  16. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:17:28 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #theolympian #Surveillance ☞ That incessant plane noise you’ve heard? It’s the #StatePatrol monitoring protests https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article244729037.html
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:17:28 EDT from pleroma.site permalink
  17. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:11:49 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #Telegraph #Surveillance ☞ Don't let your children use #TikTok , former #MI6 intelligence chief urges Government Ministers https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/09/dont-let-children-use-tiktok-former-mi6-intelligence-chief-urges/
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:11:49 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Don't let your children use TikTok, former MI6 intelligence chief urges Government Ministers
      from The Telegraph
      Beijing-owned social media app could serve as an “entry-point” for Chinese hackers
  18. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:11:23 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #Bloomberg #Surveillance ☞ #WeChat Users in the U.S. Fear Losing Family Links With Ban https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-10/wechat-users-in-the-u-s-fear-losing-family-links-with-ban
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 04:11:23 EDT from pleroma.site permalink
  19. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 00:09:27 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    #google #surveillance #clowncomputing #cctv https://www.maketecheasier.com/turn-old-smartphone-into-security-camera/
    In conversation Tuesday, 11-Aug-2020 00:09:27 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. How to Turn Your Smartphone into a Security Camera - Make Tech Easier
      By Jessica Thornsby from Make Tech Easier
      How to Turn Your Smartphone into a Security Camera
  20. Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) (schestowitz@pleroma.site)'s status on Monday, 10-Aug-2020 04:01:04 EDT Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    • Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊)
    ● NEWS ● #siliconangle #Surveillance ☞ #Twitter shows interest in acquisition as #TikTok plans to sue over ban https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/09/twitter-shows-interest-acquisition-tiktok-plans-sue-ban/ http://techrights.org/2020/08/01/microsoft-loves-trump/
    In conversation Monday, 10-Aug-2020 04:01:04 EDT from pleroma.site permalink

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    1. Donald Trump's Trash Against China Helps Prop up Microsoft Monopoly and Distract From All the Microsoft Layoffs
      from Techrights
      Microsoft as a surveillance giant of the United States government isn’t a myth; it was first in the PRISM programme of the NSA (Bill Gates is a loud proponent of NSA surveillance), it took over European Skype under mysterious circumstances, and now it might be getting TikTok as a ‘gift’ from Donald
    2. Twitter shows interest in acquisition as TikTok plans to sue over ban - SiliconANGLE
      from SiliconANGLE
      Twitter shows interest in acquisition as TikTok plans to sue over ban - SiliconANGLE
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