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Facebook Oversight Board member told UK Parliament that the panel feels constrained when reviewing decisions on a case-by-case basis, may seek algorithm access Techmeme · 1 month ago
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Apple: If You Have a Medical Device, Keep It a ‘Safe Distance’ Away from the iPhone 12 and MagSafe Accessories Reddit · 3 months ago
A Home Security Worker Hacked Into Surveillance Systems to Watch People Have Sex Reddit · 3 months ago
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Brave Web Browser Will Become the First To Offer Peer-To-Peer Networking Protocol Reddit · 3 months ago
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Parler’s Suit Trying to Force Amazon to Host It Again Does Not Appear to Be Going Well Reddit · 3 months ago
GPS metadata from videos posted to Parler on Jan. 6 shows several users deep inside the Capitol; source: FBI has expressed interest in examining the data Techmeme · 3 months ago
A researcher says she archived 99.9% of posts on Parler, many with users' location data, as Apple, Google, and Amazon took the service offline Techmeme · 3 months ago
A look at the digital archives preserving the posts rioters made of themselves at the US Capitol; the valuable crowdsourced evidence otherwise faces removal Techmeme · 3 months ago