privacy

The DNS resolver Quad9 writes in its post [A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy](https://quad9.net/news/blog/when-enforcing-copyright-starts-breaking-the-internets-plumbing/ „Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy“), that infrastructure providers are increasingly under financial strain. The reason, it says, is short-sighted court rulings that have mostly been decided in favor of copyright holders’ interests. Those hit hardest are smaller, non-profit providers, while large tech companies can easily absorb such costs into their business models. If this trend continues, we risk an Internet that is almost entirely run and controlled by big IT companies. It’s an example of how the economic interests of a few are protected at the expense of the public. ...

Sebastian Klovig Skelton writes in “Microsoft hides key data flow information in plain sight” for computerweekly.com All in all, an analysis of Microsoft’s distributed documentation – conducted by independent security consultant Owen Sayers and shared with Computer Weekly – suggests that Microsoft personnel or contractors can remotely access the data from 105 different countries, using 148 different sub-processors. ...

A new service is currently causing a stir: “Open RSS”. It was launched to make the web more accessible. The service lets you subscribe to RSS feeds even for websites that don’t offer them by default. The service is operated by a nonprofit organization funded by donations. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.

The W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) is an international organization committed to ensuring that the web works for everyone—not just today, but in the future as well—through clear standards and guidelines that safeguard growth and interoperability. In their statement »Ethical Web Principles« they really put it succinctly: the web should be for everyone. The web should be a platform that helps people and provides a positive social benefit. As we continue to evolve the web platform, we must therefore consider the consequences of our work. The following document sets out ethical principles that will drive W3C’s continuing work in this direction. ...

Every now and then you might want to share a photo that also shows its metadata. For that one use case, Exifshot App is really handy. But beware, it only really works well in Chrome or Firefox. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.