10 12, 2022

Indiana First State to Sue TikTok Over Inappropriate Content for Kids, Illegal Collection of Sensitive Data

December 10, 2022|Abuse, Children, Corruption, Digital ID, Inquiry, International, Law, Misinformed Media, Politics, Privacy, Psychology, Surveillance, Technology|

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita on Wednesday filed two lawsuits against TikTok accusing the company of exposing minors to inappropriate adult content and deceiving users about China’s ability to access their data.

“The TikTok app is a malicious and menacing […]

10 12, 2022

HALF OF INDIAN SMARTPHONE USERS ARE SEEING ADS BASED ON THEIR PERSONAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS, SAYS SURVEY

December 10, 2022|CBDC, Corruption, Digital ID, Finance, Human Rights, International, Misinformed Media, Privacy, Psychology, Surveillance, Technology|

Nearly half of Indian smartphone users have seen ads on websites or social media platforms that were based on phone conversations they had. This further reiterates what privacy advocates have been saying for a long time – your phone and the apps on it are listening in to everything you do.

8 12, 2022

FICO with Chinese characteristics: Nice rewards, but punishing penalties

December 8, 2022|CBDC, Corruption, Digital ID, History, Human Rights, International, Misinformed Media, Politics, Privacy, Propaganda, Psychology, Slavery, Social Credit, Surveillance, Technology, W.E.F., W.H.O.|

China's new law tightens control on internet use
Alipay’s Sesame Credit generates a social credit score for users based on “holistic” factors, such as credit history and social networks.

Blair Zhou, 26, uses Alipay on a daily basis, spending at least 2,500 yuan a month with […]

8 12, 2022

World Health Organization meets to discuss granting of increased surveillance powers under pandemic treaty

December 8, 2022|Censorship, Digital ID, Finance, Human Rights, International, Misinformed Media, Politics, Privacy, Psychology, Social Credit, Surveillance, Technology, W.H.O.|

The global health agency could get new surveillance powers by May 2024.

The unelected global health agency the World Health Organization (WHO) is currently meeting to consider a draft version of a controversial international pandemic treaty that will give the WHO increased […]

7 12, 2022

Cyberattack exposes the vulnerability of Indian healthcare

December 7, 2022|Digital ID, Finance, Health, Human Rights, International, Military, Politics, Privacy, Psychology, Surveillance, Technology|

The number of cyberattacks on the Indian healthcare industry was the second highest globally in the segment, with campaigns launched by hackers from Russia, North Korea, and Iran, among others.

On the morning of November 23, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) […]