It’s time to decentralize the internet, again: What was distributed is now centralized by Google, Facebook, etc https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/11/decentralized_internet/
Now Microsoft is protesting after Amazon won a $10 billion NSA cloud contract https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22618764/nsa-10-billion-microsoft-aws-cloud-services-protest
Big Tech call center workers face pressure to accept home surveillance https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/big-tech-call-center-workers-face-pressure-accept-home-surveillance-n1276227
Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/02/amazon-credit-palm-biometrics/
48 Advocacy Groups Call on the FTC to Ban Amazon Surveillance https://www.vice.com/en/article/3aq4b9/48-advocacy-groups-call-on-the-ftc-to-ban-amazon-surveillance
Beijing calls out Amazon, ByteDance, NetEase for violating users’ rights in latest crackdown https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3141798/beijing-calls-out-amazon-bytedance-netease-violating-users-rights
Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgx5bw/amazon-aws-shuts-down-nso-group-infrastructure
Amazon asked Apple to remove an app that spots fake reviews, and Apple agreed https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/16/apple-removes-fakespot-from-app-store-after-amazon-complains.html
Republicans call for Amazon to testify on Pentagon relationship https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22575554/amazon-microsoft-jedi-contract-ken-buck-mike-lee-trump
How to stop strangers from listening in on your Alexa chats (and why you should) https://mashable.com/article/how-to-stop-amazon-echo-alexa-recording-me
Ring’s end-to-end encryption is rolling out globally https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22574629/ring-end-to-end-encryption-video-streams-us-global
Amazon’s Ring to require police requests for user videos to be public https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/03/amazons-ring-to-require-police-to-publicly-request-user-videos.html
Alexa has a secret new superpower: Transforming into a security camera https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/alexa-has-a-secret-new-superpower-transforming-into-a-security-camera/
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/amazon-devices-will-soon-automatically-share-your-internet-with-neighbors/
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