All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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Better Late Than Never: Ring Adds End-to-End Encryption to Battery Powered Doorbells
Amazon-owned home surveillance camera king Ring is making good on its promise to bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to a wider range of its devices. This week, the company added the encryption secretive for audio and video to its lower-cost battery-powered doorbells and cameras which were left out of the company’s previous E2EE rollout. The addition…
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Twitter Is Expanding Its Birdwatch Community Debunking System to 50% of U.S. Users
Twitter is expanding Birdwatch, its misinformation debunking product “for the people, by the people,” in the U.S., a move that will put community-based fact checking to the test. In the coming days, there’s a good chance you’ll see notes on tweets in your timeline written by Birdwatch contributors that provide additional information or maybe even…
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A New Lake Has Formed in Pakistan Amid a ‘Monsoon on Steroids’
A third of Pakistan is covered in floodwaters as the country suffers a devastating monsoon season. An inland lake seems to be forming around the southern Sindh province, satellite images show, while an existing lake has swelled dramatically.
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Six Persian Gulf States Demand Netflix Remove ‘Immoral’ and ‘Offensive’ Content
An international alliance representing six Persian Gulf countries lashed out at Netflix this week demanding the streaming platform remove content they claim, “contradict Islamic and societal values and principles,” according to NBC News. Though exact programs under question remain unclear, previous types of takedown requests and recent clips on Saudi state media spotted by The…