Daily Tech News 20 February 2022

• I noticed this too. Apart from the usual propaganda outlets like the CBC and the mainstream Canadian press, there's a huge amount of bot activity supporting police brutality against peaceful protestors.
  
  

  An account created in February 2022, with 1 follower, complaining about alleged problems that pre-date the existence of his Twitter account. This is what taxpayer dollars buys by way of Twitter bots. https://t.co/QEpRndzhVm pic.twitter.com/EvysBXz1r1

  — Viva Frei (@thevivafrei) February 19, 2022

  
  
  They're not even very good bots. This really needs an investigation because if what I'm seeing is real, it's a massive scandal.
  
  As an added bonus, the avatar for that account was swiped from an online ad for l*ace w*gs.
  

• This exchange was real - though the best part is now deleted.
  
  Bots tend not to actively embarrass themselves like that.
  
  
  
• Google is making updates to Android to improve user privacy, sort of. (Washington Post / MSN)
  
  Similar to steps taken by Apple with iOS in recent years, the changes would prevent third parties from tracking Android user activity across the internet. While doing absolutely nothing to protect users from Google.
  
  This is not about what's best for the customer. It's entirely about control.
  
  
  
• Clearview AI aims to have 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year. (Washington Post / MSN)
  
  Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.
  
  (And no, they're not talking about porn. Though it might be better if they were.)
  
  
  

Just spoke with an OPP officer at one of the outermost Red Zone checkpoints. He said people have been trying “all day” to cross illegally into downtown, hurling insults at officers when turned away. “It’s been a long day,” he said. #Ottawa #OttawaOccupation #FreedomConvoy2022

— Marc-André Cossette (@MarcCossette) February 20, 2022

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