November 20th, 2020 | General | No Comments Yet
UK Govt Tracking Your Every Move
This week in Privacy News, we will look at updates to Mac certification checks, a new smartphone startup, and Google allowing opt-out of data collection. Also, Apple gets another EU lawsuit, an SMS app uploads all your attachments to the Internet, and the UK government tracks all its citizens to monitor COVID rules adherence. We also cover a few security bulletins.
Window 10 Pushes Full Screen Ads
This week in Business News, Github restores YouTube-DL, WordPress.com goes rouge, and Apple makes app store changes. Also, Amazon enters the pharmacy market and Windows 10 pushes more full screen notifications. We also look at Smart News, Gig Economy, and Silly News.
Privacy
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/mac-certificate-check-stokes-fears-apple-logs-every-app-you-run/
https://fossbytes.com/ex-essential-team-teases-osom-privacy-focused-android-hardware-in-2021/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/16/21569599/google-gmail-meet-chat-personal-data-toggle-privacy
https://www.techspot.com/news/87622-european-privacy-advocates-file-complaint-against-apple-ad.html
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/19/21575733/go-sms-pro-media-flaw-vulnerability-messaging-app-trustwave
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/the-ios-covid-app-ecosystem-has-become-a-privacy-minefield/
https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-intelligence-agency-surveils-citizens-internet-browsing-habits-lockdowns/
Security
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/11/capcom-says-350k-peoples-info-potentially-leaked-in-ransomware-attack/
https://www.techspot.com/news/87572-microsoft-exec-advises-users-switch-away-sms-based.html
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/apple-lets-some-big-sur-network-traffic-bypass-firewalls/
Business
https://alternativeto.net/news/2020/11/github-restores-youtube-dl-repository-overhauls-dmca-claim-review-process/
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/11/15/the-treehouse-is-deplatformed/
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/apple-announces-app-store-small-business-program/
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/11/after-12523-replacements-feds-investigate-tesla-media-control-unit-failures/
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/17/amazon-pharmacy-free-prescription-delivery-for-prime-members.html
https://www.cnet.com/news/google-photos-is-ending-unlimited-free-storage-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/11/15/windows-10-is-now-nagging-users-with-microsoft-edge-recommendations/
Smart/Gig
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/13/21562384/honda-level-3-autonomous-driving-legend-2021
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-echo-frames-on-sale-now-171317662.html
https://www.pcmag.com/news/instacart-now-offers-same-day-delivery-on-best-buy-products
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/13/21563716/doordash-ipo-profit-pandemic-food-delivery-drones
Silly
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/bbc-r4-s-today-programme-replaces-fishermen-with-fisherpeople/ar-BB1b5K4x
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-russia-blogger/siberian-student-scales-birch-tree-for-internet-access-as-classes-move-online-idUSKBN27W1Y1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54991693
https://www.cnet.com/news/this-pale-sweaty-robot-hand-wants-to-take-romantic-walks-with-you/