May 11, 2020

Clearview AI won’t sell vast faceprint collection to private companies

… nor to anybody, even law enforcement, in the place where privacy-oblivious biometrics companies are forced to their knees: Illinois.

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January 30, 2020

Facebook knows a lot about your online habits – here’s how to stop it

Facebook's new Off-Facebook Activity feature is part of the company's effort to appear more privacy-friendly to its users.

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January 07, 2020

US military branches ban TikTok following Pentagon’s warning

The latest attempt to prove it's not under China's thumb: TikTok's first transparency report.

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November 27, 2019

Police arrest alleged Chuckling Squad member who hijacked @Jack Dorsey

Debug, another Chuckling Squadder, told Motherboard that the kid was weird, "Swatting celebrities for a follow back."

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November 18, 2019

Wikipedia co-founder offers a Facebook/Twitter wannabe

Tired of being a tracked, ad-bedeviled product sold by social media companies? The cost to immediately join a network with no tracking/ads: $12.99/month.

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October 10, 2019

Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising

Twitter may have “inadvertently” handed phone and email data from some users to advertisers as part of its Tailored Audiences system that targets users’ feeds with ads.

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July 05, 2019

5 tips to stay secure on social media

Social media isn't for everyone, but lots of us love it - so here's how to be in it and win it.

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April 02, 2019

Are there viable alternatives to Facebook and Twitter?

There's growing interest in social networks that prioritize user control. Two of the popular ones are Mastodon and Diaspora.

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January 28, 2019

How my Instagram account got hacked

After years of embarrassment, I'm finally ready to admit how and why my Instagram account got hacked.

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