The US adds Sandvine to its entity list, banning the networking equipment company from obtaining US tech, for supplying Egypt with equipment used for censorship
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Internet censorship tech provider Sandvine says it is pulling out of Russia; internal records show it had deals with two ISPs, including Russia's second largest
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Twitter tells US Senator Wyden that it's “transitioning” away from using Mitto for passcodes, as the text message services firm faces surveillance accusations
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UK researchers are using Google's mobile location data collected from apps like Google Maps to help track and predict the spread of COVID-19 across Europe
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China is now projecting its Internet power abroad using state-sponsored DDoS attacks, malware, client-side filtering and surveillance, economic sanctions, more
or piece of technology. https://slate.com/... Ryan Gallagher / @rj_gallagher : The companies bowing to China censorship pressure. From Apple & American Airlines to the NBA, Mercedes & Viacom. https://...
Chinese state media warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police, says Apple's approval of the app made it an “accomplice” in the protests
and critics say they bent to Beijing Charlotte Henry / The Mac Observer : Apple Backtracks and Removes Hong Kong Protest App Wei Shi / Telecoms.com : Apple U-turns again to pull HK map app under press...
Sources: Google plans to debut a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist sites, filter results; CEO Pichai has spearheaded the effort
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