December 14, 2021 - Episode 613 - F5 Live: Refreshing Technology
0This week, Apple is trying to ignore your privacy, Tor is trying to protect its network, and YouTube is staying on Roku.
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App Tracking Transparency setting undercut by Apple for partners (http://plughitz.live/u/3641)
When Apple announced App Tracking Transparency, their privacy feature for iOS and iPadOS, they received a mixed response. Consumers were excited that Apple was finally doing something to live up to their claim that they care about your privacy (https://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3370-dont-believe-the-hype-apple-doesnt-care-about-your-privacy.html). But, some companies, Facebook in particular, waged war against the feature (https://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3524-facebook-makes-one-final-appeal-to-apple-to-allow-secret-tracking.html). Despite the fight, the feature went into effect, but it turns out that not everyone must abide by the rules.
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Google Stadia launches on LG TVs - is it better late than never? (http://plughitz.live/u/3642)
Google Stadia, the company's attempt to get into the gaming world, was welcomed into the world with the general sigh of "meh." While the concept offered a lot of promise, the company seemed to have developed it more out of a feeling of obligation to fulfill years of rumors rather than out of wanting to be in the gaming space. That attitude led to a lot of challenges, including a poor rollout outside of the Google ecosystem. This week, Stadia officially launched on webOS 5.0 TVs, but is it too late for it to matter?
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Tor's anonymity is at risk because of a coordinated attack from Russia (http://plughitz.live/u/3643)
Tor, the subnet of the internet focused on anonymity and privacy, has seen its share of attacks over the years. Regular raids by law enforcement (https://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/2575-the-darknet-lit-up-by-law-enforcement-410-sites-raided-17-arrested.html) have shuttered various parts of the network. Now, the network is under attack thanks to a malicious actor taking advantage of the structure of the network in order to undermine its privacy.
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Roku and Google find common ground to keep YouTube on the platform (http://plughitz.live/u/3644)
Since May 2021, there has been a battle brewing between two media powerhouses: Roku and YouTube. The battle has been over contract terms for YouTube TV, which is the company's live TV offering. Roku decided to exercise its ever-growing platform control by blocking YouTube TV on the platform (https://plughitzlive.com/theupstream/3556-roku-exercises-platform-control-boots-youtube-tv-from-all-devices.html). Now, the two companies have come to an agreement just hours before the primary YouTube app was scheduled to be removed as well.
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