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Tanvi Madan

@tanvi_madan
20 posts
2023-12-30
Imagine you're on a balloon and trying to deal with Comcast or Verizon customer service... That alone could defeat you.
2023-12-30 View on X
NBC News

Sources: US intelligence determined that the Chinese spy balloon that flew across the US in January and February 2023 used a US ISP to communicate with China

An American intelligence assessment found that the balloon used a commercially available U.S. network to communicate, primarily for navigation, U.S. officials say.

2022-09-14
Sen. “Grassley said in...remarks during a whistleblower hearing...'For example, his disclosures indicate that India was able to place at least 2 suspected foreign assets w/in Twitter. His disclosures also note that the FBI notified Twitter of at least 1 Chinese agent in the co.'” https://twitter.com/...
2022-09-14 View on X
New Yorker

A look at the efforts by at least six research groups to find dirt on Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko, including offers to pay his former colleagues for info

Sen. “Grassley said in...remarks during a whistleblower hearing...'For example, his disclosures indicate that India was able to place at least 2 suspected foreign assets w/in Twitter. His disclosures also note that the FBI notified Twitter of at least 1 Chinese agent in the co.'” https://twitter.com/...
2022-09-14 View on X
TechCrunch

Mudge details Twitter's lack of logging, ignoring hackers' ongoing efforts to access its systems, how the FTC let the company “grade its own homework”, and more

A ticking bomb of security vulnerabilities.  Covering up security failures.  Duping regulators and misleading lawmakers.

2022-07-08
“'Chinese govt is set on stealing your technology—whatever it is that makes your industry tick—& using it to undercut your business & dominate your mkt,' Mr. Wray told..business people. 'They're set on using every tool at their disposal'” https://www.wsj.com/...
2022-07-08 View on X
Wall Street Journal

The FBI and MI5 issue a rare joint statement warning tech companies of China's large-scale state-sponsored hacking and a global network of agents to steal IP

Hello, sorry I'm late. Christopher Wray / F.B.I. : Director's Remarks to Business Leaders in London Gordon Corera / BBC : China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat MI5 : Jo...

2022-07-07
“'Chinese govt is set on stealing your technology—whatever it is that makes your industry tick—& using it to undercut your business & dominate your mkt,' Mr. Wray told..business people. 'They're set on using every tool at their disposal'” https://www.wsj.com/...
2022-07-07 View on X
Wall Street Journal

The FBI and MI5 issue a rare joint statement warning tech companies of China's large-scale state-sponsored hacking and a global network of agents to steal IP

Officials say Beijing employs large-scale hacking and global network of agents to steal Western technology; U.S. also warns about efforts to influence policy-making

2021-10-10
Is this going to be like Google Reader? That's all I want to know. https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-10 View on X
Engadget

Google says Chrome's Follow button, for sites that support RSS, is now available to all Android users

Google hasn't completely given up on RSS.  Earlier this year, it started testing a Follow button in Chrome on Android, which allows users to get updates from websites on the new ta...

2021-10-09
Is this going to be like Google Reader? That's all I want to know. https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-09 View on X
Engadget

Google says Chrome's Follow button, for sites that support RSS, is now available to all Android users

Google hasn't completely given up on RSS.  Earlier this year, it started testing a Follow button in Chrome on Android, which allows users to get updates from websites on the new ta...

2021-03-06
All this discussion abt how to fix “narratives.” Who's gonna tell them that it's not the narrative that's the problem for India's image, but the drip drip drip of moves like this* * don't @ me with “but China! but KSA!”; India's supposed to be the unChina https://www.wsj.com/...
2021-03-06 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: India threatened to jail Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter employees if the companies don't comply with takedown requests related to farmer protests

2021-03-01
Interesting piece but wins the prize for the loosest use of the word “alliance” in a recent article (and there are many nominees). There's a reason “coalition” is the preferred term https://twitter.com/...
2021-03-01 View on X
Wall Street Journal

A look at Biden's efforts to partner with allies to boost key tech sectors and counter China, going beyond Trump-era measures like restricting sales of SMIC

a “choke point technology”—to China. Beijing has plenty of ways to retaliate. https://www.wsj.com/... @baldingsworld : At the risk of pointing out that journalists again don't know...

2021-01-13
I know many are interpreting this as a reaction to FB deplatforming decision, but it'd be worth seeing geographic breakdown. I know a number of people in India, for instance, have been signing up for Signal & Telegram cuz of WhatsApp's new privacy policy https://twitter.com/...
2021-01-13 View on X
The Verge

WhatsApp clarifies its new data sharing policy with Facebook, which mostly concerns businesses, after recent backlash and surge in Telegram and Signal downloads

The company is trying to contain fallout over a privacy policy update  —  WhatsApp has published a new FAQ page …

2020-08-26
3/ Indian start-ups “heavily funded by Chinese investors such as Alibaba & Tencent [...which] were looking to bolster their presence...to grow their revenues outside China” Acc to 1 firm, “lot of interest from European & US-based investors to fill the gap left by the Chinese”
2020-08-26 View on X
Reuters

Sources: Alibaba pauses investments in Indian companies for at least six months, but has no plans to lower stakes or exit investments, amid India-China tensions

NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies …

1/ “Alibaba, which has fuelled the growth of several Indian start-ups, will not put in fresh funds to expand its investments in the country for at least six months...However, there are no plans to reduce its stakes or exit investments” https://in.reuters.com/...
2020-08-26 View on X
Reuters

Sources: Alibaba pauses investments in Indian companies for at least six months, but has no plans to lower stakes or exit investments, amid India-China tensions

NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies …

2/ Alibaba+affiliates “hv invested more than $2 bn in Indian cos. since 2015 & participated in funding rounds of at least another $1.8 bn.” Ant Group says it counts Paytm owner One97 [Ant has a 30% stake] “as an associate or JV partner over which it has ‘significant influence’”
2020-08-26 View on X
Reuters

Sources: Alibaba pauses investments in Indian companies for at least six months, but has no plans to lower stakes or exit investments, amid India-China tensions

NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group has put on hold plans to invest in Indian companies …

2020-07-15
Zoom package: $599 Your data: priceless https://twitter.com/...
2020-07-15 View on X
TechCrunch

Zoom unveils a $599 all-in-one home communications device with a 27-inch screen, pre-loaded Zoom software, eight microphones, and three wide-angle cameras

Zoom has become the de facto standard for online communications during the pandemic, but the company has found that it's still …

2020-07-12
The clock seems to be tick-tocking down for TikTok in some parts of the free world.... https://twitter.com/...
2020-07-12 View on X
The Verge

Amazon says it will not ask employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices, and an internal email asking them to delete the app was sent in error

then walked back the policy and said it was an ‘error’ Rachel Lerman / Washington Post : TikTok users fear app shutdown as security concerns grow David Matthews / TechSpot : Amazon...

2020-07-11
The clock seems to be tick-tocking down for TikTok in some parts of the free world.... https://twitter.com/...
2020-07-11 View on X
The Verge

Amazon says it will not ask employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices, and an internal email asking them to delete the app was sent in error

The company confirms that an email was sent out in error earlier today  —  Amazon says that it will not ask employees to remove …

2020-05-21
Amazon “launched its food delivery service, called Amazon Food, in select parts of Bangalore. The company had originally planned to launch the service in India last year, which it then moved to March but pushed it further” due to the lockdown https://twitter.com/...
2020-05-21 View on X
The Economic Times

Amazon India launches a food delivery service called Amazon Food in select areas of Bengaluru and says it will expand to other cities in a few weeks

Amazon has been luring eateries with competitive commissions as a part of its larger plan to build a comprehensive product portfolio

2020-04-30
“The U.S. trade representative's office listed Amazon's web domains in Canada, France, Germany, India, and the U.K. among the accused platforms that allow for piracy.” https://twitter.com/...
2020-04-30 View on X
Politico

Trump administration lists Amazon's websites in Canada, UK, Germany, France, and India as “notorious markets” for counterfeit goods; the move carries no penalty

Doug Palmer / Politico :

2019-10-14
Trust us, say Chinese “private” companies, we have nothing to do with the state or party 🙄 https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-14 View on X
Washington Post

Study: the Android version of a Chinese government propaganda app enables authorities to retrieve messages, photos, contacts, and even record audio

Clarification: This article has been updated to clarify that the Cure53 researchers audited only the version of the app available through …

2019-10-13
Trust us, say Chinese “private” companies, we have nothing to do with the state or party 🙄 https://twitter.com/...
2019-10-13 View on X
Washington Post

Study: Xuexi Qiangguo, a propaganda app developed by China's Communist Party, enables authorities to retrieve messages, photos, contacts, and even record audio

BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party appears to have “superuser” access to all the data on more than 100 million cellphones …