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Apple helps Putin censor his people
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 12 December 2024 12:02

Apple helps Putin censor his people


Takes down VPNs

The fruity cargo cult Apple has been collaborating with Russian strongman Tsar Vlad Putin to keep his people in the dark by censoring VPNs in its App Store.

Biden administration supports controversial UN Cybercrime Treaty
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Giving the despots a hand

The Biden administration plans to support a controversial cybercrime treaty at the United Nations this week, despite concerns that it could be misused by authoritarian regimes.

Google fined a $100 trillion in Russia
Published in News
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 11:16

Google fined a $100 trillion in Russia


How dare you censor Tsar Putin’s chums?

The very nice Tsar of all the Russia’s Tsar Vladimir [this land is my land] Putin has fined Google the astronomical sum of around $20 decillion for YouTube's blocking of Russian media channels tied to sanctioned entities.

Russia smuggles high-tech servers through Indian loopholes
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Sanctions, what sanctions?

The very nice Tsar of all the Russia’s Tsar Vladimir [this land is my land] Putin has worked out a way to evade US technology sanctions by ordering an Indian takeaway.

Foreign powers stepping up cyber attacks on US
Published in News
Thursday, 24 October 2024 10:23

Foreign powers stepping up cyber attacks on US


Trying to influence the US election

Software King of the World Microsoft has noticed an uptick in the amount of attacks by foreign powers trying to influence the US elections.

Kaspersky shuts down British office
Published in News
Thursday, 10 October 2024 09:37

Kaspersky shuts down British office


Will work through the channel instead

Cyber security giant Kaspersky has shut its UK office and laid off dozens of workers.

Yandex sold to Russia for half price
Published in News
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 09:59

Yandex sold to Russia for half price


Dutch go dutch

The Dutch owners of Yandex, the Russian tech giant, have flogged their search engine and other services to a bunch of Russian bosses and oil firm Lukoil for a measly $5.21 billion.

Ukraine hackers nick Russia's military secrets
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All your bases are belong to us

A Ukraine hacking group, linked to its top spy agency has pinched building plans for more than 500 Russian military sites, Ukraine's military spooks, the GUR, said.

Russia to ban VPNs
Published in News
Thursday, 05 October 2023 10:57

Russia to ban VPNs


Expects internet to surrender in three days

Tsar Vladimir Putin has unleashed his communications watchdogs on VPNs in a desperate bid to make sure no one sources their news from anyone other than him.

Russia’s special operation on the moon failed
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Luna 25 a smear on the surface

That nice Mr Putin’s attempt to show Russian technological superiority by returning to the moon while fighting an unpopular war seems to have gone the same way.