"I just tried Google's brand new augmented reality Maps on a one mile walk through San Francisco, and I miss it already" google.maps Article 256 words 16 votes
The ethical dilemma facing Silicon Valley’s next generation Article 5766 words, published Feb 6 2019 9 votes
Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned cyberwar test security.cyber Article 514 words 33 votes
Vulnerability in Android allows remote code execution by viewing a malicious PNG image android security Link 16 votes
Reddit raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation - interview with Steve Huffman social media Article 784 words 31 votes
Inside the secret Facebook war for Mormon hearts and minds - What happens when social media manipulation targets religious faith? facebook social media Article 3250 words 12 votes
Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking privacy apple Article 1130 words 23 votes
Undercover spy exposed in NYC was one of many: undercover efforts targeted at least four individuals who have raised questions about the use of an Israeli firm’s spyware Article 2228 words 8 votes
How all-knowing smartphones could become the Pentagon’s employee access cards security smartphones Article 414 words 9 votes
A profile of Alex Stamos, former security chief at Yahoo and Facebook who was at ground zero of major cyberattacks and Russian election interference facebook social media security.cyber Article 10 313 words 6 votes
Tim O'Reilly: The fundamental problem with Silicon Valley’s favorite growth strategy Article 9010 words, published Feb 5 2019 17 votes
Hundreds of Bounty Hunters Had Access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Customer Location Data for Years privacy Article 2864 words 10 votes
Patreon CEO says the company's generous business model is not sustainable as it sees rapid growth Article 337 words, published Jan 23 2019 36 votes
Online grocery shopping has been slow to catch on - We shop online for almost everything. Why not food? amazon internet Article 2753 words 11 votes
The Google Chrome team is developing tools, heuristics and warnings to help protect against deceptive URLs google browsers security internet Article 994 words 11 votes
The Knight Foundation commissioned a study to analyze bot accounts that spread fake news on Twitter. This is what they found. social media Link 13 votes
Goodbye Big Five: Kashmir Hill tried to block each of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Apple from her life for a week. To end the experiment, she tried to block all five at once. privacy amazon facebook google microsoft apple Article 4949 words 19 votes
Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video and audio browsers Article 532 words 49 votes
The "Do Not Track" Setting Doesn't Stop You from Being Tracked privacy browsers Article 652 words 20 votes
Reddit is raising another $150 million to $300 million in venture capital social media Article 777 words 53 votes
Blockchain technology changes the nature of trust, but it doesn't eliminate the need for it Article 2108 words 4 votes
Harassment, transphobia, and racism: A look inside Blind's anonymous chatting forum for Google employees google social media Article 1987 words 12 votes
Spotify is in talks to pay more than $200 million to acquire Gimlet Media, the startup behind popular podcasts like Reply All Article 469 words 16 votes
Slack says it's filed to go public, using a direct listing instead of a traditional IPO Article 10 votes
I was wrong about Google and Facebook: There’s nothing wrong with them (so say we all) google facebook Article 1497 words, published Jan 11 2019 23 votes
Which Mastodon instance should I use? Ask (advice) I was thinking about joining Mastadon but I'm not really sure what instance I should choose. It's all a bit confusing to me. 19 votes