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Google plays politics with China as it quietly bans state-sponsored YouTube accounts

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 6:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Social Media


Google yesterday announced it’d banned 210 YouTube accounts “related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong” and the discovery was “consistent with recent observations and actions related to China announced by Facebook and Twitter.” If you’re not an avid reader of social media company blogs, let me clear things up for you: Google banned 210 accounts that the People’s Republic of China was using to spread disinformation and propaganda about the protests and protesters in Hong Kong. This week has been rife with revelations that China‘s engaged in a massive global disinformation campaign encompassing both Chinese and US social media…

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GOG Galaxy 2.0 beats all the other PC platforms by joining them (literally)

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 6:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


GOG, that other gaming platform, created a new launcher specifically to help everyone get all their games in one place. I finally tried it, and it’s a surprisingly gratifying experience. The Store Wars of 2019 continue to bubble beneath the crust of the gaming industry — forever brewing into the next big shitstorm should someone dare to declare platform exclusivity. Being upfront, I only care about it on a philosophical level, in that I like to examine the arguments, but it has no bearing on my day-to-day gaming. That being said, there is one annoying side effect of said Store Wars, and…

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Why reCAPTCHA is actually an act of human torture

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Like many things that start out as a mere annoyance, though eventually grow into somewhat of an affliction. One particular dark and insidious thing has more than reared its ugly head in recent years, and now far more accurately described as an epidemic disease. I’m talking about the filth that is reCAPTCHA. Yes that seemingly harmless question of “Are you a human?” Truly I wish all this called for were sarcastic puns of ‘The Matrix’ variety but the matter is far more serious. Google describes reCAPTCHA as: [reCAPTCHA] is a free security service that protects your websites from spam and…

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Why Minecraft and Mixer are the perfect streaming combo

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 2:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


I feel I should start by explaining that I am brand new to any form of streaming. I have played Minecraft a fair amount, albeit five years ago and a lot has changed in that time. Every time I turn the corner, some new feature (new to me) surprises me, I feel like I have discovered the wonder that is Minecraft all over again. It leaves me wondering why I ever stopped playing in the first place. But, I’m back now, and I’m loving it! My decision to return was driven primarily by the enjoyment I got from watching people…

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Hacker who sold Uber’s and Sainsbury’s customer data forced to give up $1M in cryptocurrency

Aug23
by on August 23, 2019 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


A hacker has been ordered to pay back over $1.1 million (£900,000) in cryptocurrency after carrying out attacks on several well-known businesses including Uber, Sainsbury’s, and Groupon. Grant West, a 27-year-old, who lived in a caravan park in Kent, England, has been told to pay back £922,978.14 after police forfeited his stolen funds following a two-year investigation called ‘Operation Draba.’ West operated on the dark web under the ‘Courvoisier’ alias and mostly used phishing emails to gain access to financial data of tens of thousands of customers before flogging them on several illicit marketplaces. Argos, Nectar, Labdrokes, Coral Betting, and supermarket chain Asda,…

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