Over 1,000 Google employees have signed a petition urging senior management to reconsider the company's plan to launch a censored Chinese search product (codename: Dragonfly), a revolt that's been in the works since the news broke; the employees demand transparency about the project and point out that it violates the Association of Computing Machinery's code of ethics.
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Aug 16, 2018
1,000 Googlers sign petition opposing Google's plan to launch a censored Chinese search engine
Ring does not fight crime, say cops in 8 states whose PDs partnered with Amazon-owned home surveillance
There is very little evidence that Ring reduces crime. Hundreds of police departments have signed agreements with Amazon-owned Ring to obtain access to the home surveillance camera footage. Interviews with many of them, in 8 different states, show little to no evidence that Ring actually deters criminal activity.
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Moscow: Twitter and Facebook fined 4 million rubles each for refusing to store data on Russian citizens in Russia
A court in Moscow today issued fines of 4 million rubles each against Twitter and Facebook for the social media companies’ refusal to store data about Russian citizens inside Russia.
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DOJ charges Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou with racketeering, conspiracy to steal IP
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced a 16-count superseding indictment against the Chinese technology company Huawei and its CFO Meng Wanzhou. Among the charges: racketeering and conspiracy to steal intellectual property.
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Get a head start on spring cleaning with these innovative tools from Elicto
Spring cleaning time is right around the corner, and, if we’re being honest, the whole thing is kind of a drag. But keeping your home clean in any season is necessary for both health and happiness, so why not make it a little less daunting? The correct tools help make any work easier, and that’s […]
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The right knife can change your entire kitchen and we've rounded up 20 amazing options on sale
Quality knives matter — and in more ways than you might expect. At the most basic level, having a functioning set of proper kitchen knives means you can actually get in a kitchen, start putting together a meal and have the right tools to handle all tasks. From the blunt force of the clever to […]
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5 massage therapy guns that won't break the bank like Theragun
You kill it at the gym all week, your nutrition is dialed in, and you’re drinking so much water that your spare time is spent walking back and forth to the bathroom (way to get those steps in!)—so how do you take things to the next level? By focusing on recovery. A proper post-workout routine, […]
