Charles Mok @charlesmok@mastodon.online

CNN interactive story: The truthtellers
China created a story of thepandemic. These people revealed details Beijing left out

https://cnn.it/3kwFaaA

Next Clubhouse?

Are Disposables the Future of Photo Sharing?
Some are calling David Dobrik’s new photo app, Dispo, the next Instagram.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/style/dispo-david-dobrik-disposable-camera-app.html

Facebook Takes a Side, Banning Myanmar Military After Coup
The move puts the social network squarely on the side of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement after years of criticism over how the military has used the site.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/technology/facebook-myanmar-ban.html

The rich gets richer, with Singapore residency :)

Singapore offers tech visas to talent that earns US$15,000 monthly
But city-state tightens requirements on lower-tiered foreign workers
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Singapore-offers-tech-visas-to-talent-that-earns-15-000-monthly

What the Tech.Pass scheme means for startups and the rise of Singapore as a thriving centre of innovation
With mounting US-China trade rivalry and shifting global tech chain, Singapore has become a neutral choice for companies to seize opportunities in SEA
https://e27.co/what-the-tech-pass-scheme-means-for-startups-and-the-rise-of-singapore-as-a-thriving-centre-of-innovation-20201223/

So TimC can get away with it that MarkZ never could.

Tim Cook interview with young tech vlogger goes viral in China
In an 18-minute video interview with 22-year-old student He Shijie, Tim Cook discusses his admiration of Chinese people, history and arts as the CEO courts Chinese consumers for market growth.
Absent from the discussion was any mention of censorship or the US-China technology rivalry as the Apple CEO courts Chinese consumers for market growth
https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3122792/us-china-tech-war-tech-vloggers-interview-apple-ceo-tim-cook-goes

我上個月底已問過，到時有無貨，不過好似無人無傳媒跟 🤷🏻‍♀️

參考：
https://www.facebook.com/charles.mok/posts/10160492694709186
https://www.facebook.com/charles.mok/posts/10160485977789186
https://www.facebook.com/charles.mok/posts/10160478118139186

【獨家】新增「人臉辨識」登機閘口　機管局修條款：乘客資料可送第三方供應商
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-airport-02232021064541.html

YouTube Terminates 3000 Channels in Russia and China Clampdown
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/youtube-terminates-3000-channels

The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology
https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/3/250710-the-decline-of-computers-as-a-general-purpose-technology/fulltext

Thailand targets Japanese holders of cryptocurrencies for reopening of tourism
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2070775/tat-targets-holders-of-cryptocurrencies

The inevitable.

Clubhouse Chats Are Breached, Raising Concerns Over Security
The app’s creators had been warned user data was vulnerable
An unidentified user streamed audio chats to their own website
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-22/clubhouse-chats-are-breached-raising-concerns-over-security

開放源碼能安心出行嗎？ - 森路歷程
https://sammy.hk/%E9%96%8B%E6%94%BE%E6%BA%90%E7%A2%BC%E8%83%BD%E5%AE%89%E5%BF%83%E5%87%BA%E8%A1%8C%E5%97%8E%EF%BC%9F/

Margaret Mitchell: Google fires AI ethics founder

Google has fired the founder and co-head of its artificial intelligence ethics unit, claiming she violated the company's code of conduct.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56135817

WhatsApp to go ahead with changes despite backlash

WhatsApp is pushing ahead with controversial changes to its terms of service, but altering the way it notifies users following a backlash.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56127220

Twitter pilot to let users flag 'false' content

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55806002

真係要學習下咩係知識產權，咩嘢係開放原碼 🤦🏻‍♂️

安心出行錄逾250萬次下載 不開放原始碼稱「尊重知識產權」
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e8%a6%81%e8%81%9e/article/20210222/s00001/1613931845636/%e5%ae%89%e5%bf%83%e5%87%ba%e8%a1%8c%e9%8c%84%e9%80%be250%e8%90%ac%e6%ac%a1%e4%b8%8b%e8%bc%89-%e4%b8%8d%e9%96%8b%e6%94%be%e5%8e%9f%e5%a7%8b%e7%a2%bc%e7%a8%b1%e3%80%8c%e5%b0%8a%e9%87%8d%e7%9f%a5%e8%ad%98%e7%94%a2%e6%ac%8a%e3%80%8d

Support open source!

出街更安心！民間「掃碼」App自記行蹤保私隱
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210221/62M5K7EIG5BW3KM6BSXHTMVAV4/

英國佬做嘢，冇死錯人，梗係為自己先

Why Britain's anti-immigration politicians are opening the doors to thousands of Hong Kongers

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/20/uk/uk-hong-kong-bno-scheme-intl-gbr-hkr/index.html

Poor dog

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/opinion/ted-cruz-texas-snowflake.html?referringSource=articleShare