security It's dismayingly easy to make an app that turns a smart-speaker into a password-stealing listening device and sneak it past the manufacturer's security checks Cory Doctorow
privacy Not only is Google's auto-delete good for privacy, it's also good news for competition Cory Doctorow
web theory The far right is dominating the information wars through "keyword signaling" Cory Doctorow
security China's new cybersecurity rules ban foreign companies from using VPNs to phone home Cory Doctorow
surveillance America's rotten ISPs object to encrypted DNS, argue that losing the ability to spy on your traffic puts them at a competitive disadvantage Cory Doctorow
google After the passage of the EU Copyright Directive, Google nukes Google News France Cory Doctorow
Business 45 Google whistleblowers tell tales of workplace retaliation after reporting abuse Cory Doctorow
Business Google must allow employees to discuss ‘workplace issues,’ new settlement determines Xeni Jardin
google Google changes news story ranking, Google News to favor 'journalism awards' and original reporting Xeni Jardin
google Everyone's investigating Google for antitrust violations…except California and Alabama Cory Doctorow
china Alex Stamos schools Apple after they whine about Google revealing a whack of Ios zero-days Cory Doctorow
canada Critical essays (including mine) discuss Toronto's plan to let Google build a surveillance-based "smart city" along its waterfront Cory Doctorow
youtube Infowars relaunches YouTube channel one day after Susan Wojcicki takes action to reduce extremist content Xeni Jardin
