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Facebook Accidentally Blocks Its Own Page and much more in Australia Following News Ban
February 18, 2021
Facebook Accidentally Blocks Its Own Page and much more in Australia Following News Ban
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Facebook blocked dozens of charity groups, nonprofit organizations, and even random large box retailers in Australia late Wednesday, or early Thursday local time, a move that…
Facebook blocks Australian access to news on its platform / publishing site
February 17, 2021
Facebook blocks Australian access to news on its platform / publishing site
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Facebook announced on Thursday that it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on its platform due to proposed laws in the nation to make…
Google fined $1.3 million for ‘misleading’ French hotel rankings
February 15, 2021
Google fined $1.3 million for ‘misleading’ French hotel rankings
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Google will pay a $1.3 million fine following findings by French regulators that its SERPs showed “misleading” rankings for French hotels.The rankings appeared in the identical…
Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Founder Admits to Massive Fraud
February 4, 2021
Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Founder Admits to Massive Fraud
(The AEGIS Alliance) – On Thursday, a founder of two New York-based cryptocurrency hedge funds, age 24, with greater than $100 million in investments made a guilty plea to securities…
Henry Ford docs say iPhone 12 can disable pacemakers, defibrillators
February 4, 2021
Henry Ford docs say iPhone 12 can disable pacemakers, defibrillators
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Magnets and different parts inside iPhone 12 smartphones may disable pacemakers or implanted cardiac defibrillators, tech giant Apple said in its warning, potentially placing millions of…
More than a Dozen Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking Google Search Results for Millions of Users
February 3, 2021
More than a Dozen Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking Google Search Results for Millions of Users
(The AEGIS Alliance) – New details have emerged about a huge network of rogue browser extensions for Chrome and Edge that have been discovered to hijack clicks to hyperlinks in…
A Hacker Ransomware Locked a Man’s Penis into his Internet-Connected Chastity Belt Cage
January 30, 2021
A Hacker Ransomware Locked a Man’s Penis into his Internet-Connected Chastity Belt Cage
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Sam Summers was sitting down at his house along with his penis caged inside an internet-connected chastity belt when he received a bizarre message on the…
Google Deletes 100,000 Negative Reviews of Robinhood App From Angry Users
January 29, 2021
Google Deletes 100,000 Negative Reviews of Robinhood App From Angry Users
(The AEGIS Alliance) – Google deleted no less than 100,000 unfavorable reviews of the stock buying and selling app Robinhood from the Google Play app store after angry customers left…
Man pleads guilty after drone hits LAPD helicopter, conviction 1st of its kind
January 15, 2021
Man pleads guilty after drone hits LAPD helicopter, conviction 1st of its kind
(The AEGIS Alliance) – A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge after his drone crashed right into a police helicopter, prompting an emergency landing, federal…
NYPD Announces How It Plans to Spy On You in 2021
January 14, 2021
NYPD Announces How It Plans to Spy On You in 2021
(The AEGIS Alliance) – After being pushed to take action by new laws, the New York City Police Department has publicized a full stock of the myriad spying devices it…