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Jury finds Google guilty of turning app store and billing service into unlawful MONOPOLY

December 14, 2023 -

The jury delivered its verdict on Dec. 11, affirming the search engine giant's monopolistic control in app distribution and in-app billing services on the Android platform – itself a Google creation. According to jurors, Google's practices stifled competition and harmed Epic Games, the creator of the "Fortnite" game franchise.

The North Carolina-based Epic Games sued the California-based tech giant in the Epic v. Google lawsuit. The trial spanned over four weeks and ...

EYE OF SAURON: Google Wallet for Android to introduce e-wallet that uses digital IDs

June 06, 2023 -

This feature will roll out this month in states that support the use of digital IDs. Google added that Maryland residents can upload their digital IDs and use the feature right now. (Related: Utah governor signs bill to launch pilot program for blockchain-based digital ID system.)

Arizona, Colorado and Georgia residents will be the next to get the feature "in the coming months."

The digital IDs will be stored locally on the device, but they can also be accessed through ...

I was banned from Elon’s ‘free speech’ X app for offending power

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(Article by Kit Klarenberg republished from TheGrayZone.com)

On February 17, I was suspended from Twitter/X without warning. The cause was mass-reporting by Zionist activists I’d offended. My removal was justified on the basis that I violated X’s “rules against violent speech.” Having endlessly condemned violence on the platform – in particular, the Gaza genocide – I’m flummoxed. Not least because a post from one of my Zionist detractors, which openly calls for me to be “battered ...

95.8% of ILLEGAL ALIENS using CBP One app released into the U.S.

October 27, 2023 -

That translates to more than 266,000 out of more than 278,000 illegals who requested appointments through the CBP One app from Jan. 12 to Sept. 30, based on documents provided to the committee by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

"[DHS] Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas has utterly abused the CBP One app in his quest for open borders. These numbers are proof that Mayorkas' operation is a smokescreen for the mass release of individuals into this country who would ...

DoorDash hit with $1B lawsuit for charging iPhone users more “because they make more money”

June 05, 2023 -

For those using food delivery service DoorDash, iPhone users get the short end of the stick. A lawsuit has revealed that they are being charged more when they use the app because they allegedly make more money than Android phone users.

DoorDash is now being sued for $1 billion following claims that the company charges customers using an iPhone more than it does Android users.

Screenshots filed in a class-action lawsuit have revealed that iPhone users were often charged ...

Beta-testing, crypto-romance and more: FBI warns internet users about app-hacking techniques

August 25, 2023 -

Beta-testing apps are services that allow app developers to test mobile apps before they are officially released. However, beta-testing apps are usually not subjected to the review processes of a mobile operating system.

In a public service announcement released this August, the FBI warned that cybercriminals are "embedding malicious code in mobile beta-testing applications" to defraud their potential victims.

The agency also warned that cybercriminals will often ...

New app, same old story: Meta’s Threads accused of mass censorship and data harvesting

July 11, 2023 -

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, launched its newest "Twitter killer" app called Threads on Thursday, July 6. The launch, however, was immediately marred by accusations of mass censorship as users discovered their posts being flagged or removed within minutes of publication.

Threads, designed to rival the popular microblogging site Twitter, aimed to provide users with a "free and open platform," but these incidents of censorship show otherwise. As ...

Popular app Discord is being exploited by evil people to GROOM and EXTORT children

June 29, 2023 -

Data from the review also found evidence that the app is used to trade child sexual exploitation material (CSAM) and extort minors that adults have fooled into sending nude images.

Discord launched in 2015 and rose to fame as a hub for online gamers. During the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, users with different interests spent a lot of time on the app to talk to other people who also wanted to talk about topics like crypto trading and K-pop.

To date, Discord ...

Google allows users to have their explicit photos removed from search results

August 09, 2023 -

According to the company, the new feature is one of three updates that can help give users more control over content about themselves that is available through the popular Google search engine. Google Public Liaison for Search Danny Sullivan said the feature is one of the many things that the company is "trying to do to help people feel [in] control of their online experience."

But there is one exception to the removal policy: Users can't ask to have their explicit images ...

Popular China-made shopping app Temu likely being used by the CCP for DATA COLLECTION

August 02, 2023 -

The app in question is Temu, a Chinese e-commerce app whose use is booming across the Western world. It is made by one of China's biggest e-commerce platforms, Pinduoduo, and sells heavily discounted products like sneakers, kids' toys and even appliances like surveillance cameras. Most of the products sold on Temu are manufactured and shipped from China to Western markets. (Related: Chinese hackers exploit Microsoft cloud bug to raid US government email accounts, including the ...

Zuckerpunch: Meta launches new text-based app to rival Twitter, then immediately begins censoring “wrongthink”

July 07, 2023 -

Twitter has had to deal with many challenges since Elon Musk officially took over as the social media platform's owner, from mass layoffs late last year to frequent system outages and a problematic rollout of a new verification system. These challenges have prompted investors to repeatedly lower their estimations of the company's value since Musk's purchase. (Related: SHRINKING BIRD: Twitter now worth just one-third of what Elon Musk paid to purchase it.)

During the past ...

Texas sues Biden admin for allowing migrants to be “illegally” approved through a mobile app

June 01, 2023 -

On May 23, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a lawsuit against President Joe Biden's administration, alleging that it unlawfully authorized migrants to enter the United States using a mobile app. Paxton argued that this app promotes illegal immigration and violates existing immigration laws.

Following the expiration of Title 42 earlier this month, the Biden administration introduced a new rule mandating asylum-seekers to seek protection in a safe third country ...

Google plans to charge users for new “premium” search features powered by AI

18 days ago -

The tech giant is mulling options such as adding certain AI search features to its premium subscription services. Engineers are developing the technology to roll out the service, but company executives haven't decided when to launch the proposal. But early reports indicate that Google's ubiquitous search engine would continue to be free and ads would appear alongside search results even to subscribers.

"For years we've been reinventing Search to help people access information ...

BRAVE ACT: Brave Search cuts ties with Big Tech to ensure user privacy

May 08, 2023 -

Privacy-focused search engine Brave Search has completely removed all its third-party indexes like Bing, and will now rely solely on its proprietary index to fully achieve independence and provide a real alternative to Big Tech search engines.

When Brave Search was initially launched in 2021, it acknowledged its reliance on other indexes for approximately 13 percent of search queries. However, the company has since made substantial progress in reducing this dependency, ...

Telegram founder says FBI wanted a backdoor in messaging app so they can spy on users

4 days ago -

Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Durov explained how this unwanted attention from the FBI was one of the reasons the Russian-born developer abandoned his plan to set up his company in San Francisco.

Durov and his brother, Nikolay, founded the Russian version of Facebook, VK, before coming up with the idea for Telegram, which is considered one of the best-protected and safest communication apps available today. After refusing to comply with demands by Russia to shut down opposition ...

Apple, Google teaming up to better track your movements under the claim of providing you more ‘security’

May 05, 2023 -

According to the Washington Times, the tech behemoths "are working to develop new alerts of unwanted tracking to warn people when someone is spying on their movements through Bluetooth location-tracking products." The outlet added: "Bluetooth location-tracking tools help people find lost luggage, keys or other items but they can be misused by stalkers or others to inappropriately surveil your whereabouts."

On Tuesday, Apple announced that it had collaborated with Google ...

Updated Apple policy now requires search warrant to send customer data to law enforcement

December 27, 2023 -

According to Apple's updated guidelines, the company will only release customer data about push notifications with law enforcement "in response to a search warrant issued upon a showing of probable cause, or customer consent."

Apple previously accepted a subpoena to hand over customer data. The critical difference between the two is that a subpoena requires the company to act in response to a request for information.

On the other hand, a search warrant is more ...

Morocco earthquake death toll rises to over 2,800 as rescuers continue search for survivors

September 12, 2023 -

Search-and-rescue/retrieval teams from Britain, Qatar and Spain joined Moroccan efforts to find survivors from the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck on Sept. 8, in the High Atlas Mountains, with the epicenter 72 kilometers (45 miles) southwest of Marrakech.

State TV reported the death toll had risen to 2,862 – with 2,562 people injured. Rescuers said the traditional mud brick houses ubiquitous in the region reduced the chances of finding survivors because they had crumbled....

Google already RIGGING 2024 election by making Republican candidates, RFK Jr. INVISIBLE in search results

October 04, 2023 -

Tests conducted by MRC and Just the News suggest that the online visibility of the GOP's 2024 presidential lineup is basically zero. The same is true of RFK Jr., who recently announced plans to switch from running as a Democrat to now running as an Independent.

MRC Free Speech America says the Google search engine failed to produce fair results for GOP candidates and RFK Jr. in multiple searches. The tests were conducted just prior to the recent Republican presidential ...

SILENCE! EU’s censorship law is now legally enforceable across social media platforms and search engines

August 29, 2023 -

The legislation applies to any digital operation serving the EU, forcing them to be legally accountable for everything from fake news to manipulation of shoppers, Russian propaganda and criminal activity including child abuse. It also applies to large and small operators, but the rules are tiered, with the toughest obligations applying to 17 companies including Facebook and Amazon that have been designated as "very large online platforms," and two "very large online search engines:" ...