Thomas Germain reports: Last week on Zoom, where I spend all the best moments of my life, I spoke with the chief product office of an ad tech company called FullThrottle. Amol Waishampayan said his company has a brand-new patented technique that will let companies collect even more of your data—ten times more data, he…
Google Cuts Company Protecting People From Surveillance To A ‘Skeleton Crew,’ Say Laid Off Workers
Jigsaw, which produces tools to protect people from surveillance and other threats, saw its staff slashed by at least a third amidst concerns its altruistic work is being shelved in favor of more profitable endeavors for Google. Thomas Brewster and Richard Nieva report: A Google company producing tools to counter online hate speech and disinformation…
Au: AMA calls for stronger laws to protect patient data
Fat Niebres reports: The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for stronger safeguards to protect patient data, saying laws must be in place to prevent security breaches and the use of health data to boost private profits. In a new position paper, the AMA pointed out the need for a broader national discussion on health…
James Comer’s Dick Pics Hearing Just Became an Alleged Stolen Laptop Hearing
Marcy Wheeler writes: As I have repeatedly pointed out, the first thing that James Comer chose to do after becoming Chair of the House Oversight Committee was to schedule a hearing about why he can’t look at non-consensually posted pictures of Hunter Biden’s dick on Twitter. In letters asking former Twitter executives Jim Baker, Yoel Roth,…