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Google and Facebook have been told no Fiber to Hong Kong as Hong Kong is now a national security risk with the high speed low latency connection. The US Government determined it would be to high risk to expose US traffic through Hong Kong. The big winner in this will be the Philippines and few other countries. Conspiracy Theory #1:
LG has created a battery powered mask with hepa filtering but no claims on what it protects you from. Definitely better than an average cloth mask but maybe worse at the same time as it's pushing air at you via a pretty big fan and battery. Will we all be walking around like zombies with these in the future. Conspiracy
Today I start highlighting articles on how to regain your privacy in the digital world. As these types of articles are surfaced I will share with you ways to start regaining control of your digital footprint. Also tonight I will be linking to several of the conspiracy theories we have been presenting Conspiracy Theory -Airplanes do not use Jet Fuel
The ongoing battle between ride-sharing companies Lyft and Uber,and the state of California, continues with an appeals judge extending a temporary stay, CNBC reported. This gives Uber and Lyft more time in which to comply with an order requiring the companies to reclassify their drivers as employees. The situation began with a California law called AB5, when went into affect
A flawed tracking app at Albion college appears to have had some major privacy issues until it was patched. But shows that something potentially rushed could end up revealing information that should not be available for any low rate hacker to access. As these apps are used on campuses to track college students one will have to ask when is
Zoom announced that they are rolling out support for Portal from Facebook, Amazon Echo Show, and Google Nest Hub Max. This will make interactive video meetings as easy as the touch of a button or the sound of your voice. Zoom also points out that this feature can be used to connect by video to family and friends. I can
Facebook posted an update to how the company addresses movements and organizations tied to violence. They have taken action against Facebook Pages, Groups, and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts amidst protests, US-based militia organizations, and QAnon. This comes after Twitter started taking action agains QAnon accounts last month. Facebook states that they already remove
Google announced that it is rolling out visual improvements to Google Maps. The purpose seems to be to give people a way to get a good look at the details in a specific location. I imagine that those who really want to travel, but cannot due to COVID-19, might use the update Google Maps to do some virtual traveling. Google
Oculus announced that users will be required to log into Oculus with their Facebook accounts. This change will start in October of 2020. If you aren't a fan of Facebook, and don't want to make an account there, you will eventually be unable to use Oculus. Starting on October of 2020, everyone using an Oculus device for the first time
The Secret Service is buying cell phone location data without a warrant as many other companies and government agencies are also doing. If you think you are not being tracked all the time you are living on another planet. Also, I am soliciting DVDs if you have a DVD collection your looking to get rid of. Your Geek here and
In April of this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) created a mandatory code of conduct that would require Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news. Large companies, like Google and Facebook, tend to resist having to share the money they make from the content that newspapers created. According to The Guardian, Google has started targeting
President Trump has issued an executive order requiring ByteDance to divest from its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days, CNBC reported. Part of the executive order requires ByteDance to prove that it has destroyed all data that was obtained or derived from the TikTok application in the United States. ...The transaction resulting in the acquisition by ByteDance of Musical.ly, to
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