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Google’s tracking cookies are going away. Is that good?
Update: Google has since scrapped FLoC and replaced it with Topics, a system that attempts to ascertain categories of a user's interests. In March, Google signaled its intentions to phase out third-pa...
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We’re at the dawn of medical surveillance
The past year has been dominated by the consequences of a new coronavirus that has spread rapidly to every corner of the globe. New legislation and emergency regulations have allowed nearly every coun...
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Where to stream 2021 Oscar winners and nominees
The 93rd Academy Awards aired on April 25, 2021, and mostly lived up to the hype with a refreshingly diverse slate of winners (the somewhat strange and anticlimactic ending notwithstanding). Amid Co...
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Why is my internet so slow? Wi-Fi speed issues and solutions
Picture this: You're in the middle of a video call, streaming your favorite show, or trying to download a large file, and you're left wondering, “Why is my internet so slow?” Slow internet can tur...
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10 times Facebook violated your privacy
Another day, another Facebook leak. What are the odds? This time, it seems that personal information for just over half a billion users has leaked online. That’s more than the combined populations o...
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Tinder will soon offer background checks on your matches
This post was originally published on March 31, 2021. The greatest risk of dating through apps is that you often find yourself meeting up in person with a complete stranger—someone who could have a ...
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Q&A with surveillance critic Albert Fox Cahn
Albert Fox Cahn is founder and executive director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a non-profit organization that aims to ensure that technological advancements don’t com...
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Back to the office? 7 tips to protect your privacy at work
Love it or hate it, the WFH life might be coming to an end for many. As countries continue rolling out Covid-19 vaccination programs, we can expect restrictions on movement to ease, with companies exp...
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Facebook wearables are coming. Would you want them?
Facebook made almost 85 billion USD in 2020 selling ads across its platforms, but it appears that the company wants to diversify its revenue streams further. Given that ad sales constitute approximate...
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Big Tech censoring you? Try a distributed social network
In January 2021, Poland proposed a law requiring social-media companies to restore any posts that the platforms had deleted, as long as the posts weren’t unlawful. This came days after several of fo...
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