Level1 News December 28 2020: Patron Edition! (FIXED) (Patreon)

Level1 News December 28 2020: Patron Edition!

https://www.linode.com/level1techs https://www.one-tab.com/page/IamQqpSeTK-qdwvDwk2NUQ https://www.one-tab.com/page/0pStBfSXSCmfBZmdKiMAjA https://www.one-tab.com/page/Ic9s07AHRSmDXotqE4SA_Q 0:00 - Intro 1:53 - The ACLU is suing for more information about the FBI’s phone-hacking lab 3:46 - U.S. cyber agency says SolarWinds hackers are 'impacting' state, local governments 5:42 - Google, Facebook Agreed to Team Up Against Possible Antitrust Action, Draft Lawsuit Says 7:22 - Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Suspending Use and Directing Study of Facial Recognition Technology in Schools 8:54 - DOJ case against Google likely won't go to trial until late 2023 10:01 - Law enforcement take down three bulletproof VPN providers 11:06 - IBM will pay $24.25 million to resolve FCC probes 13:03 - Rebekah Jones sues Florida Department of Law Enforcement over 'sham' raid 15:29 - XRP cryptocurrency crashes following announcement of SEC suit against Ripple 17:07 - Apple’s China App Store Sheds Videogames as Beijing Tightens Internet Control 18:25 - U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms including SMIC, DJI 19:44 - China Targets Jack Ma’s Alibaba Empire in Monopoly Probe 21:00 - China to Ban Viral Video Creators Who Binge Eat and Drink 23:51 - China's Secret War for U.S. Data Blew American Spies' Cover 25:31 - China Used 'Mass Surveillance' on Thousands of Americans' Phones, Report Claims 26:32 - Russian Lawmakers Pass Bills That Could Block Social Media Sites — And Stifle Dissent 28:07 - After 11 years, Australia declares its national broadband network is ‘built and fully operational’ 29:51 - Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla ban Kazakhstan's MitM HTTPS certificate 30:56 - GoDaddy facing backlash after sending out fake holiday bonus email 31:59 - 2,000 Parents Demand Major Academic Publisher Drop Proctorio Surveillance Tech 34:05 - NYC is Paying $2 Million For Anti-Plagiarism Software After Firing Teachers 35:15 - ExamSoft Flags One-Third of California Bar Exam Test Takers for Cheating 37:11 - Over 70 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating In Academic Scandal 39:14 - Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures 40:20 - DHS Looking Into Cyber Risk from TCL Smart TVs 42:02 - 'Dozens of email accounts' were hacked at U.S. Treasury 43:01 - Physical addresses of 270K Ledger owners leaked on hacker forum 44:33 - Dozens of journalists’ iPhones hacked with NSO ‘zero-click’ spyware, says Citizen Lab 45:45 - Second hacking team was targeting SolarWinds at time of big breach 46:50 - No, Cellebrite cannot 'break Signal encryption.' 48:37 - Nintendo Conducted Invasive Surveillance Operation Against Homebrew Hacker 54:08 - MediaTek becomes biggest smartphone chipset vendor 54:43 - Apple iCloud issues follow Christmas activation rush 56:20 - Oracle for years secretly lobbied states, Justice Department to sue Google 58:21 - 5G Auction Shatters Record as Bidding Tops $69 Billion 59:59 - Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology 1:01:23 - Elon Musk pondered sale of Tesla to Apple, says Tim Cook wouldn't meet 1:03:01 - Amazon’s answer to SpaceX Starlink delivers 400Mbps in prototype phase 1:05:10 - Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead 1:08:23 - Laptops, desktop sales see 'renaissance;' shortages won't ease until 2022 1:09:35 - Visa continues bad website ban, to allow card use on some of its parent's sites 1:12:00 - BMW backtracks: 'We do not draw on warranty status' for targeted ads 1:13:40 - Microsoft offers Cyberpunk 2077 refunds for all digital sales, but it’s not pulling the game 1:15:06 - Cyberpunk Maker CD Projekt Sued by Investor Over Botched Launch 1:17:51 - Cyberpunk Game Maker Faces Hostile Staff After Failed Launch 1:21:17 - Microsoft (MSFT) Is Designing Its Own Chips in Move Away From Intel (INTC) 1:24:03 - Warner Bros. believes that theaters will still exist in 2023 1:26:17 - ‘Free speech’ Reddit clone Voat says it will shut down on Christmas 1:28:12 - Square Is Said to Have Discussed Acquiring Jay-Z’s Tidal 1:29:21 - Buoyed by Video Success, Zoom Explores Email, Calendar Services 1:31:24 - Verizon’s nationwide 5G can be slower than its LTE network, tests show 1:33:04 - Cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you the router you already own 1:35:20 - Fujifilm and IBM Set World Record With 580TB Magnetic Tapes 1:36:56 - Taiwanese horror game pulled from sale again after backlash in China 1:38:54 - After riots, iPhone manufacturer says it “deeply regrets” exploiting workers