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Why some like Apple’s new privacy labels, despite their flaws Vox.com 2/24/2021 Open Sourced logo Apple’s privacy “nutrition labels” have been in the App Store for just over two months now. Privacy advocates were generally pleased to see these easy-to-read versions of app privacy policies; educating users about the secretive inner workings of their apps is almost always a positive development. The labels are just one of Apple’s new policies to give users more privacy at the possible expense of the app economy, which largely relies on collecting and selling furtively acquired user...

Facebook is finally banning vaccine misinformation Vox.com 2/8/2021 Open Sourced logo Almost a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, Facebook is taking its strictest stance yet against vaccine misinformation by banning it entirely. The ban won’t just apply to Covid-19 vaccine misinformation. That means, for instance, posts claiming that vaccines cause autism, or that measles can’t kill people, are no longer allowed on Facebook. At the same time, the platform will also encourage Americans to get inoculated, and will direct people to information about when it’s their turn for a Covid-19 vac...

Why Facebook and Apple are fighting over your privacy Vox.com 2/1/2021 Sara Morrison © Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Apple is rolling out new privacy protections that could affect Facebook’s data-driven ad business. Open Sourced logo Facebook and Apple’s fight over your data is heating up. Apple’s tracking-optional mobile operating system update is coming to iPhones this spring, and the new privacy-preserving features will give users the ability to opt out of being followed around the internet via trackers in their apps. Facebook — which makes the vast m...

How Trump’s internet built and broadcast the Capitol insurrection Vox.com 1/8/2021 Rebecca Heilweil and Shirin Ghaffary © Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images People associated with far-right online movements such as QAnon breached the Capitol on Wednesday. Open Sourced logo Ali Alexander, a far-right activist and conspiracy theorist, posted a video to YouTube on Christmas Day, urging people to come to Washington, DC, on the day that Congress would finalize Joe Biden’s election to the US presidency. With a triumphant soundtrack, the video features President Trump at a ral...

Facebook has taken its greatest action against Trump yet, two weeks before the end of his presidency.