Today’s Tech Sightings:
FILE – A WeChat logo is displayed on a mobile phone as a woman talks on her mobile phone in this picture illustration taken July 21, 2016. (Reuters)
Report: China’s WeChat Censors Users Abroad
A new report from Toronto’s Citizen Lab says China’s top messaging app WeChat censors or blocks key words and sensitive terms in messages sent from overseas to mainland China. The block affects group chats of three or more users and messages containing terms not sanctioned by Beijing or are linked to Chinese phone numbers.
FireEye: Russia Weaponized Social Media in US Election
Cybersecurity firm FireEye says in addition to hacking and document leaks, Moscow used social media as a weapon during the U.S. presidential campaign in November to influence perceptions. A FireEye analysis of thousands of online posts, links, and documents found material stolen by Russian intelligence being heavily promoted through fake social media accounts and narratives.
A Beginner’s Guide to Beefing Up Your Privacy and Security Online
These days, it’s harder than ever to protect you privacy amid an ongoing rash of cybersecurity breeches and expanded government surveillance. But there are steps you can take to beef up your digital privacy. Writer Andrew Cunningham offers some basic guidelines to help the uninitiated.
More:
- FBI Gains Expanded Hacking Powers After Lawmakers’ Fail to Block
- Shamoon Virus Returns in New Gulf Cyberattacks After Four-year Hiatus
- India’s Richest Man Is Offering Free 4G to All 52 Million Users for 3 More Months
- Reddit Is Finally Cracking Down on Its Most Abusive Members After Its CEO Was Targeted
- Apple’s iOS 10.1.1 Update Is Causing Huge Battery Life Problems for Some Users
- Lenovo: If You Value Your Server, Block Microsoft’s November Security Update
- First Look: Android on Chrome OS is a Poor Fit
- Nokia’s Phones Return With Android in Early 2017
- Wanna See the White House? There’s an App for That
