Surveillance Report
China Removes Bloggers' Anonymity - SR155
Nov 6, 2023
China removes anonymity for bloggers with over 500,000 followers, raising concerns about privacy and whistleblowers. Other topics include Google discontinuing web DRM, Apple warning about state-sponsored iPhone attacks, FTC's breach reporting order, bans on WeChat and Kaspersky, Phylin's new features, Linux Mint 21.3 update, a murder case involving a fitness app, and YouTube cracking down on ad blockers. The episode concludes with reflections on ads, alternative ways to support content creators, and a call to support the podcast.
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- China's new measure to remove anonymity for bloggers has raised privacy concerns and the risk of doxing among users.
- Apple warns Indian politicians of state-sponsored iPhone attacks ahead of the next general elections, prompting further investigations.
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China removes anonymity for popular bloggers
China has implemented a measure that requires self-media accounts with over 500,000 followers to display real name information. This move to remove anonymity has raised concerns about privacy and doxing among users. Self-media accounts include news and information that is not necessarily approved by the government, a genre of online content that regulators have cracked down on in recent years to control cyberspace.
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