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ByteDance won't allow TikTok's algorithm to be part of a sale: Report
As the deadline for a forced sale or shutdown of the U.S. operations of the TikTok video-sharing app fast approaches, ByteDance is said to have decided its algorithm won't be part of any sale that happens.
September 15, the date by which U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered ByteDance to either sell TikTok to a U.S. company or see the service banned from the U.S. market, is looming. Today, September 13, The South China Morning Post is reporting (based on an unnamed source that the SCMP says was briefed on the Chinese company's boardroom discussions) that ByteDance has decided TikTok's algorithm won't be included as part of the sale.
So now the question is will a sale still happen by Tuesday? Will Microsoft and Walmart, Oracle -- with close ties to Trump -- and/or various TikTok investors still see enough value in TikTok to push forward with a purchase? And for how much?
Even before today's report about terms around the algorithm, there were questions whether a sale would happen at all. The Wall Street Journal reported on September 9 that ByteDance was discussing with the U.S. government various possible arrangements that would allow TikTok to avoid a full sale of its U.S. operations. And before that, the Chinese government had put in place steps designed to make a sale to a U.S. company more difficult, if not impossible.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3101362/tiktoks-algorithm-not-sale-bytedance-tells-us-source
👀 👉🏼 https://www.zdnet.com/article/bytedance-wont-allow-tiktoks-algorithm-to-be-part-of-a-sale-report
#report #TikTok #DeleteTikTok #china #usa #sale #algorithm
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As the deadline for a forced sale or shutdown of the U.S. operations of the TikTok video-sharing app fast approaches, ByteDance is said to have decided its algorithm won't be part of any sale that happens.
September 15, the date by which U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered ByteDance to either sell TikTok to a U.S. company or see the service banned from the U.S. market, is looming. Today, September 13, The South China Morning Post is reporting (based on an unnamed source that the SCMP says was briefed on the Chinese company's boardroom discussions) that ByteDance has decided TikTok's algorithm won't be included as part of the sale.
So now the question is will a sale still happen by Tuesday? Will Microsoft and Walmart, Oracle -- with close ties to Trump -- and/or various TikTok investors still see enough value in TikTok to push forward with a purchase? And for how much?
Even before today's report about terms around the algorithm, there were questions whether a sale would happen at all. The Wall Street Journal reported on September 9 that ByteDance was discussing with the U.S. government various possible arrangements that would allow TikTok to avoid a full sale of its U.S. operations. And before that, the Chinese government had put in place steps designed to make a sale to a U.S. company more difficult, if not impossible.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3101362/tiktoks-algorithm-not-sale-bytedance-tells-us-source
👀 👉🏼 https://www.zdnet.com/article/bytedance-wont-allow-tiktoks-algorithm-to-be-part-of-a-sale-report
#report #TikTok #DeleteTikTok #china #usa #sale #algorithm
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South China Morning Post
Exclusive | TikTok’s algorithm not for sale, ByteDance tells US: source
Chinese tech company decides not to sell or transfer code behind the popular video-sharing app, source says.
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Techlore - 8 Weeks of Privacy & Security News Recap! - Surveillance Report 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VmL04nGU5I
00:00 Intro
00:56 Companies
10:00 Research
13:10 Politics
21:22 FOSS
23:15 Misfits
🔑 Techlore Website: https://techlore.tech
🔉 Surveillance Report Podcast: https://surveillance-report.castos.com/
📹 LBRY.tv: https://lbry.tv/@techlore:3
📹 PeerTube: https://tube.privacytools.io/accounts/techlore
#techlore #surveillance #report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VmL04nGU5I
00:00 Intro
00:56 Companies
10:00 Research
13:10 Politics
21:22 FOSS
23:15 Misfits
🔑 Techlore Website: https://techlore.tech
🔉 Surveillance Report Podcast: https://surveillance-report.castos.com/
📹 LBRY.tv: https://lbry.tv/@techlore:3
📹 PeerTube: https://tube.privacytools.io/accounts/techlore
#techlore #surveillance #report
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The Pandemic's Digital Shadow
The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide.
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an overall deterioration in their rights, and the phenomenon is contributing to a broader crisis for democracy worldwide.
In the COVID-19 era, connectivity is not a convenience, but a necessity. Virtually all human activities—commerce, education, health care, politics, socializing—seem to have moved online. But the digital world presents distinct challenges for human rights and democratic governance. State and nonstate actors in many countries are now exploiting opportunities created by the pandemic to shape online narratives, censor critical speech, and build new technological systems of social control.
Three notable trends punctuated an especially dismal year for internet freedom. First, political leaders used the pandemic as a pretext to limit access to information. Authorities often blocked independent news sites and arrested individuals on spurious charges of spreading false news. In many places, it was state officials and their zealous supporters who actually disseminated false and misleading information with the aim of drowning out accurate content, distracting the public from ineffective policy responses, and scapegoating certain ethnic and religious communities. Some states shut off connectivity for marginalized groups, extending and deepening existing digital divides. In short, governments around the world failed in their obligation to promote a vibrant and reliable online public sphere.
👀 👉🏼 https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2020/pandemics-digital-shadow
👀 👉🏼 Countries: 👇🏼
https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-net/scores?sort=desc&order=Country
#surveillance #pandemic #digital #shadow #report #netpolitics #thinkabout
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The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide.
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an overall deterioration in their rights, and the phenomenon is contributing to a broader crisis for democracy worldwide.
In the COVID-19 era, connectivity is not a convenience, but a necessity. Virtually all human activities—commerce, education, health care, politics, socializing—seem to have moved online. But the digital world presents distinct challenges for human rights and democratic governance. State and nonstate actors in many countries are now exploiting opportunities created by the pandemic to shape online narratives, censor critical speech, and build new technological systems of social control.
Three notable trends punctuated an especially dismal year for internet freedom. First, political leaders used the pandemic as a pretext to limit access to information. Authorities often blocked independent news sites and arrested individuals on spurious charges of spreading false news. In many places, it was state officials and their zealous supporters who actually disseminated false and misleading information with the aim of drowning out accurate content, distracting the public from ineffective policy responses, and scapegoating certain ethnic and religious communities. Some states shut off connectivity for marginalized groups, extending and deepening existing digital divides. In short, governments around the world failed in their obligation to promote a vibrant and reliable online public sphere.
👀 👉🏼 https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2020/pandemics-digital-shadow
👀 👉🏼 Countries: 👇🏼
https://freedomhouse.org/countries/freedom-net/scores?sort=desc&order=Country
#surveillance #pandemic #digital #shadow #report #netpolitics #thinkabout
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Freedom House
The Pandemic's Digital Shadow
The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide.
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Pentest-Report Mullvad VPN & Servers 11.-12.2020
“Mullvad VPN AB is owned by parent company Amagicom AB. The name Amagicom isderived from the Sumerian word ama-gi – the oldest word for “freedom“ or, literally,“back to mother” in the context of slavery – and the abbreviation for communication.Amagicom stands for “free communication”.”
This document is dedicated to a presentation of a security-centered project carried outby Cure53 for Mullvad. More specifically, the report describes the results of a thoroughand comprehensive penetration test and source code audit against the Mullvad VPNservers, infrastructure and related web applications and other exposed services. Theproject was completed in late 2020
https://cure53.de/pentest-report_mullvad_2021_v1.pdf
#pentest #mullvad #vpn #report #pdf
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“Mullvad VPN AB is owned by parent company Amagicom AB. The name Amagicom isderived from the Sumerian word ama-gi – the oldest word for “freedom“ or, literally,“back to mother” in the context of slavery – and the abbreviation for communication.Amagicom stands for “free communication”.”
This document is dedicated to a presentation of a security-centered project carried outby Cure53 for Mullvad. More specifically, the report describes the results of a thoroughand comprehensive penetration test and source code audit against the Mullvad VPNservers, infrastructure and related web applications and other exposed services. Theproject was completed in late 2020
https://cure53.de/pentest-report_mullvad_2021_v1.pdf
#pentest #mullvad #vpn #report #pdf
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Apple Transparency Report: Government and Private Party Requests
Apple has released more iCloud content to authorities, end-to-end encryption is still missing.
User data was mainly sent to authorities in the U.S. and Brazil. In France, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Apple only transmitted iCloud data for one account request each, as the report lists. It remains unclear which of the partly sensitive data was transferred in detail and for what reason. In the new transparency report, Apple has confirmed for the first time that iCloud content may also be passed on in emergency requests from authorities - for example, to search for missing persons.
https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/pdf/requests-2020-H1-en.pdf
#icloud #apple #requests #transparency #report #pdf
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
Apple has released more iCloud content to authorities, end-to-end encryption is still missing.
User data was mainly sent to authorities in the U.S. and Brazil. In France, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, Apple only transmitted iCloud data for one account request each, as the report lists. It remains unclear which of the partly sensitive data was transferred in detail and for what reason. In the new transparency report, Apple has confirmed for the first time that iCloud content may also be passed on in emergency requests from authorities - for example, to search for missing persons.
https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/pdf/requests-2020-H1-en.pdf
#icloud #apple #requests #transparency #report #pdf
📡 @nogoolag 📡 @blackbox_archiv
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"I'm scared they'll burn us again": Israeli Settler Violence against the Palestinian town of Huwwara | Al Haq video
Al-Haq Calls for International Accountability Measures as Alarming #Settler Attacks on Palestinians Leave #Huwwara Properties Razed in Blistering Inferno – Full #Report https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/21265.html
Since 2022, attacks against Palestinians by Israeli colonial settlers residing illegally in the Occupied Palestinian territory, have increased and intensified at an alarming rate. In February 2023, one of the largest settler attacks took place in the Palestinian town of Huwwara and surrounding villages near Nablus city accompanied by the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF).Al-Haq Calls for International Accountability Measures as Alarming #Settler Attacks on Palestinians Leave #Huwwara Properties Razed in Blistering Inferno – Full #Report https://www.alhaq.org/advocacy/21265.html
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MDE1551412022ENGLISH.pdf
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Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinian's - Cruel System Of Domination And Crimes Against Humanity - 2022#Report
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🇵🇸 Adalah Report: Two years after the May 2021 events – May 2023
In this issue of Adalah’s News, we report on our new publication on the May 2021 events, also known as the “Dignity Uprising”, and how the violent suppression by Israeli security forces – which took place throughout historic Palestine (Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory) - laid the foundation for the current draconian policing practices by Israel’s radical, right-wing government against Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI).
#Palestine #WestBank #Adalah #Report
In this issue of Adalah’s News, we report on our new publication on the May 2021 events, also known as the “Dignity Uprising”, and how the violent suppression by Israeli security forces – which took place throughout historic Palestine (Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory) - laid the foundation for the current draconian policing practices by Israel’s radical, right-wing government against Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI).
#Palestine #WestBank #Adalah #Report
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🇵🇸 Prior to current crisis, decades-long blockade hollowed Gaza’s economy, leaving 80% of population dependent on international aid | UNCTAD – 25/10/2023
Inflation, a shrinking fiscal space, a decline in foreign aid and the build-up of debt kept the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory below its 2019 pre-pandemic level.
Against a backdrop of heightened political tensions, deepening dependency on the occupying Power and a stalled peace process, the Palestinian economy continued to operate below potential in 2022 as other persistent challenges intensified.
These include loss of land and natural resources to Israeli settlements, endemic poverty, a shrinking fiscal space, declining foreign aid and the build-up of public and private debt.
How Israel’s 10-Year Blockade Brought Gaza to the Brink of Collapse | The Nation - 2017
#Palestine #Gaza #Economy #ForeignAid #UN #Report
Inflation, a shrinking fiscal space, a decline in foreign aid and the build-up of debt kept the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory below its 2019 pre-pandemic level.
Against a backdrop of heightened political tensions, deepening dependency on the occupying Power and a stalled peace process, the Palestinian economy continued to operate below potential in 2022 as other persistent challenges intensified.
These include loss of land and natural resources to Israeli settlements, endemic poverty, a shrinking fiscal space, declining foreign aid and the build-up of public and private debt.
How Israel’s 10-Year Blockade Brought Gaza to the Brink of Collapse | The Nation - 2017
#Palestine #Gaza #Economy #ForeignAid #UN #Report
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🇵🇸 Gaza - West Bank - Palestinian Ministry of Health situation Report - English
16/11/2023 #Report #PalMoh
https://t.me/palmoh/1012?single
16/11/2023 #Report #PalMoh
https://t.me/palmoh/1012?single
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Gaza - West Bank - Palestinian Ministry of Health situation Report - English
16/11/2023 #Report #PalMoh
https://t.me/palmoh/1012?single
16/11/2023 #Report #PalMoh
https://t.me/palmoh/1012?single
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🇵🇸 Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact, 19 November 2023 at 23:59 | OCHA
Day 44 - OVERVIEW
The snapshot provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as of 19 November 2023, including casualties, particularly among women and children.
Significant damage has been inflicted upon critical infrastructure and essential services, affecting people's ability to maintain their dignity and basic living standards.
This snapshot highlights reported figures on the impact of hostilities on people in Gaza, where a major humanitarian crisis has unfolded.
https://www.unocha.org/attachments/0c27d7ab-10ee-4ee0-b9e7-67157e40ed8e/OCHAopt.pdf
Note : At least 45 percent of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged. The same can be said for 300 educational facilities, and at least 135 medical facilities have been attacked
#Palestine #Gaza #OPT #Genocide #OCHA #Report
19/11/2023
Day 44 - OVERVIEW
The snapshot provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as of 19 November 2023, including casualties, particularly among women and children.
Significant damage has been inflicted upon critical infrastructure and essential services, affecting people's ability to maintain their dignity and basic living standards.
This snapshot highlights reported figures on the impact of hostilities on people in Gaza, where a major humanitarian crisis has unfolded.
https://www.unocha.org/attachments/0c27d7ab-10ee-4ee0-b9e7-67157e40ed8e/OCHAopt.pdf
Note : At least 45 percent of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged. The same can be said for 300 educational facilities, and at least 135 medical facilities have been attacked
#Palestine #Gaza #OPT #Genocide #OCHA #Report
19/11/2023
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🇵🇸 Interrogations, Arrests, and Indictments of Palestinian Citizens of Israel since 7 October - Adalah –
Since 7 October 2023, Palestinian citizens of Israel have faced political persecution and a severe crackdown on their freedom of expression and assembly. The repression of speech is the result of widespread and coordinated efforts between government offices, Israeli institutions, and far-right groups, all targeting Palestinian citizens and those who dare to express dissent against the military’s retaliatory attacks on Gaza.
Adalah's legal team cooperates with the High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel and its Emergency Committee, as well as with lawyers, popular committees and partner NGOs in many towns and villages to monitor and document rights violations and to represent Palestinian citizens of Israel facing these criminal charges.
https://www.adalah.org/uploads/uploads/Criminal_Proceedings_Report_Eng_Nov_13.pdf
#Palestine #Apartheid
#Adalah #Report #Repression #Detention #OPT #Judiciary
November 2023
Since 7 October 2023, Palestinian citizens of Israel have faced political persecution and a severe crackdown on their freedom of expression and assembly. The repression of speech is the result of widespread and coordinated efforts between government offices, Israeli institutions, and far-right groups, all targeting Palestinian citizens and those who dare to express dissent against the military’s retaliatory attacks on Gaza.
Adalah's legal team cooperates with the High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel and its Emergency Committee, as well as with lawyers, popular committees and partner NGOs in many towns and villages to monitor and document rights violations and to represent Palestinian citizens of Israel facing these criminal charges.
https://www.adalah.org/uploads/uploads/Criminal_Proceedings_Report_Eng_Nov_13.pdf
#Palestine #Apartheid
#Adalah #Report #Repression #Detention #OPT #Judiciary
November 2023
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🇵🇸 Report / Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza | HRW–
International humanitarian law, or the laws of war, prohibits the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court provides that intentionally starving civilians by “depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival, including willfully impeding relief supplies” is a war crime. Criminal intent does not require the attacker’s admission but can also be inferred from the totality of the circumstances of the military campaign.
In addition, Israel’s continuing blockade of Gaza, as well as its more than 16-year closure, amounts to collective punishment of the civilian population, a war crime. As the occupying power in Gaza under the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel has the duty to ensure that the civilian population gets food and medical supplies.
Extra Video Sources : @eyeonpal | Al Jazeera
#Israel #Gaza #Starvation #RomeStatute #ICC #WarCrimes #Report #GenevaConvention
18/12/2023
International humanitarian law, or the laws of war, prohibits the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court provides that intentionally starving civilians by “depriving them of objects indispensable to their survival, including willfully impeding relief supplies” is a war crime. Criminal intent does not require the attacker’s admission but can also be inferred from the totality of the circumstances of the military campaign.
In addition, Israel’s continuing blockade of Gaza, as well as its more than 16-year closure, amounts to collective punishment of the civilian population, a war crime. As the occupying power in Gaza under the Fourth Geneva Convention, Israel has the duty to ensure that the civilian population gets food and medical supplies.
Extra Video Sources : @eyeonpal | Al Jazeera
#Israel #Gaza #Starvation #RomeStatute #ICC #WarCrimes #Report #GenevaConvention
18/12/2023
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🇵🇸 Meta: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content | Human Rights Watch –
Meta’s content moderation policies and systems have increasingly silenced voices in support of Palestine on Instagram and Facebook in the wake of the hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 51-page report, “Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook,” documents a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public debate about Palestinian human rights.
Human Rights Watch found that the problem stems from flawed Meta policies and their inconsistent and erroneous implementation, overreliance on automated tools to moderate content, and undue government influence over content removals.
#Palestine #SocialPlatforms #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Censorship
21/21/2023 #Report
Meta’s content moderation policies and systems have increasingly silenced voices in support of Palestine on Instagram and Facebook in the wake of the hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 51-page report, “Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook,” documents a pattern of undue removal and suppression of protected speech including peaceful expression in support of Palestine and public debate about Palestinian human rights.
Human Rights Watch found that the problem stems from flawed Meta policies and their inconsistent and erroneous implementation, overreliance on automated tools to moderate content, and undue government influence over content removals.
#Palestine #SocialPlatforms #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Censorship
21/21/2023 #Report
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Meta: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content | Human Rights Watch –
#Report #Censorship #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #SocialPlatforms
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media_2023/12/ip_meta1223%20web.pdf
#Report #Censorship #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #SocialPlatforms
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media_2023/12/ip_meta1223%20web.pdf