Video Game Surveillance, China's 'Sissy Men' Ban & Space News Nerds Amalgamated

Big Brother is finding ways into your home through your games. You'd be surprised just how much they can tell about you from the way you play.

China has decided to take effeminate men off TV, along with a whole bunch of new criteria. This echoes the Tik Tok ban on ugly and fat people. China, you have some issues with representation. Maybe take a look at that.

An asteroid is coming close to Earth. Prepare now, just in case. South Australians are also complaining about rocket launches. Finally, Australians can go somewhere that isn't overseas to see rockets, which is awesome.
Surveillance in Video Games
- https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3881279
China’s New Law : Sissy Man Ban
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/09/02/china-bans-sissy-men-tv-encourages-more-masculinity/5694333001/
Space News
- https://comicbook.com/irl/news/asteroid-close-encounter-2021-ny1-close-call-nasa-september/
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-07/whalers-way-first-commercial-rocket-lift-off/100440154

Other topics discussed
What are the Security and Privacy Risks of VR and AR
- https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/security-and-privacy-risks-of-ar-and-vr
‘Doomba’ turns your Roomba’s cleaning maps into Doom levels
- https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/12/26/18156600/doomba-roomba-cleaning-maps-doom-levels-rich-whitehouse
How Does the YouTube Algorithm Work in 2021? The Complete Guide
- https://blog.hootsuite.com/how-the-youtube-algorithm-works/
The cheapest Oculus Quest prices and Oculus Rift sales in September 2021
- https://www.techradar.com/au/news/gaming/oculus-rift-deals-1329262
It’s 2019 — which VR headsets can you actually buy?
- https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/16/18625238/vr-virtual-reality-headsets-oculus-quest-valve-index-htc-vive-nintendo-labo-vr-2019
General Data Protection Regulation (The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA). It also addresses the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas.)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation
Electronic Frontier Foundation (The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California. The foundation was formed on 10 July 1990 by John Gilmore, John Perry Barlow and Mitch Kapor to promote Internet civil liberties.)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation
Loot box (In video games, a loot box (also called a loot/prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or loot, ranging from simple customization options for a player's avatar or character, to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armor.)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_box
Regulation and legislation (Because of their use of random chance to gain items after committing real-world funds, games using loot boxes may be considered a form of gambling. While gambling laws vary from country to country, a common theme that tends to distinguish loot boxes from gambling is the inability to transform the contents from a loot box back into real-world money by legitimate means within the video game.)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_box#Regulation_and_legislation
Wii Fit (an exergaming video game designed by Nintendo's Hiroshi Matsunaga for the Wii home video game console. It is an exercise game with several activities using the Wii Balance Board peripheral. As of March 2012 Wii Fit was the third best selling console game not packaged with a console, with 22.67 million copies sold.)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Fit
How ISIS Terrorists May Have Used PlayStation 4 To Discuss And Plan Attacks
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/11/14/why-the-paris-isis-terrorists-used-ps4-to-plan-attacks/?sh=23b8e4e70554
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