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June, 2020

Jeremy Burge sur Twitter : "Some apps check for URLs or other content on the clipboard as a feature (eg Apollo for Reddit) to check if it can use the clipboard contents and offer functionality to the user. Other apps don't make the purpose clear (eg Micro…
Google Sued for Secretly Amassing Vast Trove of User Data - Bloomberg

Google surreptitiously amasses billions of bits of information --every day -- about internet users even if they opt out of sharing their information, three consumers alleged in a proposed class action lawsuit.

Fairphone 2 from 2015 gets Android 9 Pie in 2020 - Android Authority

It's not an apples-to-apples comparison, but this news is proof larger OEMs need to do better with Android updates.

Google resumes its senseless attack on the URL bar, hides full addresses on Chrome 85

Google has tried on and off for years to hide full URLs in Chrome's address bar, because apparently long web addresses are scary and evil. Despite the

The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes | Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain

How does this keep happening? It is a mystery.

How Hackers Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

What if a hacker could use an ordinary, dumb, old-fashioned light bulb to spy on your conversations from afar? Here's the bad news.

Zoom closed account of U.S.-based Chinese activist “to comply with local law” - Axios

The company's ties to China are under growing scrutiny

Google got rich from your data. DuckDuckGo is fighting back | WIRED UK

In July 2018, Google was fined €4.34 billion for limiting search on Android phones. Almost two years later, its rivals claim little has changed and the company is as dominant as ever