Sunday, April 14, 2019

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TECHNOLOGY

Doing Away With Digital Silos

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robllewellyn.com - Siloed projects are nothing new, and most people who have been in the business of change or transformation for more than a few years will have tasted their unsavoury consequences. In this digital dec…

Mutiny at HQ Trivia fails to oust CEO

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techcrunch.com - This week’s banishment of host Scott Rogowsky was merely a symptom of the ongoing struggle to decide who will lead HQ Trivia. According to multiple sources, over half of the startup’s staff signed an…

Whither native app developers?

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techcrunch.com - I’ve noticed something interesting lately. Five years ago, senior developers with significant iOS experience available for new work seemed approximately as easy to find as unicorns who also laid gold…

Why the US still won’t require SS7 fixes that could secure your phone

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arstechnica.com - This article was reported in partnership with the Project On Government Oversight. It was written by POGO investigator Andrea Peterson, and it incorporates research from former POGO intern Vanessa Pe…

Got Amazon Prime? You just got 12 months of Nintendo Switch Online for free

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arstechnica.com - As Amazon Prime's annual cost has grown over the years, so has its spread of perks, and that's particularly true for video game fans who claim its attached "Twitch Prime" subscription bonus. Weirdly,…

A brief history of Wi-Fi security protocols from “oh my, that’s bad” to WPA3

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arstechnica.com - Thanks to upcoming developments in Wi-Fi, all of us connectivity-heads out there can look forward to getting familiar with new 802.11 protocols in the near future. Ars took a deep look at what's on t…

Top-Subscribed YouTuber PewDiePie Partners With Blockchain Livestreaming Platform

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cointelegraph.com - PewDiePie, the personality behind the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, will start streaming on blockchain video platform DLive as of April 14, the firm announced in a press release on April 9. DLi…

Increase Your Privacy in Windows 10 With 'O&O ShutUp10'

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lifehacker.com - Windows: While a normal Windows 10 installation isn’t usually that difficult to manage, there’s probably a lot running under the hood of your operating system that annoys you. Maybe it’s a feature or…

Hidden messages suggest that Facebook sees user privacy as a joke

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futurism.com - Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus just shipped tens of thousands of Touch controllers bearing hidden messages — which suggest the company thinks user privacy is a laughing matter. On Frid…

Public Wi-Fi Kiosks in the UK Are Turning Into Public Censorship Machines

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gizmodo.com - A telecommunications company, free Wi-Fi service, police departments, and local councils in the UK have developed and deployed a new system that aims to identify suspicious behavior on free Wi-Fi kio…

The Feds, Police Are Using Google's Location History Feature to Track Down Suspects

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gizmodo.com - Law enforcement queries of Google’s massive mobile device Location History database, which employees call Sensorvault, has “risen sharply in the past six months,” the New York Times reported on Satur…

Incognito mode won’t keep your browsing private. Do this instead

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www.fastcompany.com - This story is part of The Privacy Divide, a series that explores the misconceptions, disparities, and paradoxes that have developed around data privacy and its broader impacts on society. Read the se…

Hackers Are Using Instagram 'Nasty List' To Steal Passwords -- Here's What You Need To Know

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www.forbes.com - There is always something going viral on Instagram, that's the beauty of this particular social sharing platform. Unfortunately, the latest Instagram craze is more viral than is healthy. The Nasty Li…

Intel's Speediest Storage Tech Could Be Coming to Regular Laptops Soon

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gizmodo.com - Some of the fastest storage tech around is soon going to be available to people buying just any old laptop. Intel’s Optane technology, based on 3D Xpoint is really fast, but unless you’re building yo…

iOS Security Feature Destroys 66,000 iPhones -- How To Ensure Yours Isn't Next

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www.forbes.com - Way back in 1996 I was fortunate enough to win the "Technology Journalist of the Year" award in the U.K. for an investigation into security threats facing the rapidly evolving internet. I have been e…

Assange's father urges Australian government to bring him home

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edition.cnn.com - (CNN)Julian Assange's father has urged the Australian government to help his son, calling on them to bring the WikiLeaks founder home, in an interview with an Australian newspaper. "I saw him -- the …

Michael Keaton Plays Julian Assange Posturing in Prison on 'SNL'

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www.newsmax.com - In a take on MSNBC's "Lockup," a couple of inmates (played by Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson and Kyle Mooney) were comparing notes about whose crimes were the most serious, where Keaton as Assange came i…

Ecuador Hacked After Julian Assange Arrest

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www.infowars.com - Two days after the Thursday arrest of Julian Assange at Ecuador’s London embassy, several government websites were hacked; including Ecuador’s official website, the Central Bank of Ecuador, the Minis…

Internet Explorer exploit lets hackers steal your data even if you never use it

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mashable.com - Finally stopped using Internet Explorer? Good! But, now it’s time to completely delete it from your computer, too. Security researcher John Page has discovered a new security flaw that allows hackers…

Get More Out Of Your Web Marketing Business With These Simple Tips

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marketingpromotion.biz - This article should help answer some of your questions and give you if you have a million questions about where to begin. The tips outlined below will give you all the information you need for achiev…

Website Marketing Doesn't Have To Be Hard, Read This

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durac.info - Running your own business is incredibly rewarding, but it also you should be skilled at sales. Website marketing will help with these things so that a reality for you. Pay attention to what the other…

A How-To Guide For Mobile Marketing

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firstadsense.com - Mobile marketing encompasses a phrase that can be defined several ways. The essential definition of mobile marketing is promoting business through the use of cell phones or other mobile devices.This …

For You To Succeed, You Must First Educate Yourself On Internet Promotion Here

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marketingpromotion.biz - What do you know about affiliate marketing? Do you do your research and use it to make a nice profit? There are many resources available that will give you great marketing tips, books, shows, and mag…

Lead Generation Success In A Few Simple Tips

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iim.internetinfomedia.com - Generating leads for future business is the secret to long-term success in business.The following article discusses tips for generating better leads and techniques you can put into practice today. Ma…

To Make Money Online, You Have To Read This

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getmoneymaker.com - Are you having trouble paying bills each month? Would you like to have more discretionary income? It can be simpler than you think. Look no further than your computer to dig up some green. Lots of mo…

Using The Best Methods In Article Submission For The Best Results

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marketingpromotion.biz - Article submission can be a very useful tool to grow your online marketing plan. Read these tips to learn how to be a successful at article marketer. Set aside the AP style guide for the most part an…

Facebook Showed Me My Data Is Everywhere And I Have Absolutely No Control Over It

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www.buzzfeednews.com - 3. Businesses that pay data brokers for access to you: Here’s where things get spicy — companies that you’ve had no interaction with before but that have access to your data. Until a few months ago, …

How to Download the Amazon Search Term Report

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www.cpcstrategy.com - Posted by Greg Swan on April 9, 2019 in Amazon Marketplace Understanding what terms customers are using in their search to find your products is critical for informing your targeting and content stra…

‘Land Lordz’ Service Powers Airbnb Scams — Krebs on Security

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krebsonsecurity.com - Scammers who make a living swindling Airbnb.com customers have a powerful new tool at their disposal: A software-as-a-service offering called “Land Lordz,” which helps automate the creation and manag…

Elon Musk gets wrangled into crypto Twitter's Satoshi battle

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www.ccn.com - Tech billionaire Elon Musk may be on the fringes of crypto, but he’s no outsider. Many Americans may have heard of bitcoin by now. Only the tribe, however, knows about the legal conflicts that surrou…

Release Notes: Channel-Based Reports Are Rolling Out!

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www.helpscout.com - Up to this point, Help Scout’s reports have always been a bit more email-centric, as email is the primary channel we’ve been focused on. But with the launch of Beacon and Chat, it was time to take a …

Thousands of people's identities, info published in FBI-related hack

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www.nbcnews.com - Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. A nonprofit organization affiliated with the FBI confirmed that hackers breached the web se…

US Military Shows Off Modified HoloLens 2 Augmented Reality System

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hololens.reality.news - New images reveal that Microsoft is already well underway in fulfilling its $480 million contract to provide augmented reality headsets to the US Army. The Army Futures Command recently gave CNBC a p…

Amazon stores recordings of Alexa interactions and turns them over to internal staff and outside contractors for review

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boingboing.net - Bloomberg reporters learned that -- despite public pronouncements to the contrary -- Amazon has an "annotation team" of thousands of people all over the world, charged with reviewing recordings made …

The best microSD cards

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thewirecutter.com - You'll find microSD cards being used for expanded storage in some smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers; as the main video and photo storage for action cameras like GoPros; and to hold downloade…

The Wikileaks Case Is Just Beginning

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www.lawfareblog.com - Julian Assange had to be the worst houseguest an embassy ever encountered. Between Assange’s reportedly hacking the Ecuadorian embassy’s network, creating diplomatic incidents with intemperate tweets…

AT&T Begins Selling Magic Leap One Nationwide Online, Debuts Commercial Promoting DirecTV Now

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magic-leap.reality.news - The era of AT&T and Magic Leap has quietly entered a new phase that ramps up the mainstreaming of the cutting edge augmented reality device. This week, the wireless giant began offering the Magic Lea…

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