[Medianews] Survey says: Many Americans love their fake news

Survey says: Many Americans love their fake news Hiawatha Bray During the 2016 presidential campaign, the Internet served up the digital equivalent of junk food — hearty helpings of false and distorted news that wasn’t all that good for us. Now, four years later, heading into what promises to

[Medianews] My AirPods Fell Through a Subway Grate. Here’s How I Got Them Back.

My AirPods Fell Through a Subway Grate. Here’s How I Got Them Back. Over 7,000 electronics items were found throughout the subway system last year. Earbuds are the most common thing lost. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/nyregion/lost-airpods-subway.html ___

[Medianews] Frontier, an ISP in 29 states, plans to file for bankruptcy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/frontier-an-isp-in-29-states-plans-to-file-for-bankruptcy/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Are Your Pants Vibrating, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

A new line of high-tech yoga leggings buzz in targeted spots, to indicate where the body is out of alignment. Will they collect personal data as well? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/27/are-your-pants-vibrating-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me _

[Medianews] Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources

Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company’s iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sou

[Medianews] The browser wars are back, but it’s different this time

It’s about privacy, not marketshare https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/16/21068387/browser-wars-microsoft-edge-google-chrome-apple-safari-chromium-webkit-goat-rodeo ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinf

[Medianews] Hospitals Give Tech Giants Access to Detailed Medical Records

Hospitals Give Tech Giants Access to Detailed Medical Records Deals with Microsoft, IBM and Google reveal the power medical providers have in deciding how patients’ sensitive health data is shared Melanie Evans Jan. 20, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-give-tech-giants-access-to-deta

[Medianews] Streaming War’s Battle Lines Still Being Drawn

Streaming War’s Battle Lines Still Being Drawn Netflix and Disney face early test in coming reports, but true impact of competition will remain unclear https://www.wsj.com/articles/streaming-wars-battle-lines-still-being-drawn-11579446180 ___ Median

[Medianews] All the money in the world couldn’t make Kinect happen

All the money in the world couldn’t make Kinect happen For a moment a decade ago, the game industry looked like a very different place https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/14/21064608/microsoft-kinect-history-rise-and-fall ___ Medianews mailing list Medi

[Medianews] LinkedIn’s SlideShare is a vast emporium for pirated e-books. Authors are paying the price

LinkedIn’s SlideShare is a vast emporium for pirated e-books. Authors are paying the price From bestsellers to textbooks, stolen content is easily found on a 14-year-old hosting service operated by Microsoft’s social network. Mid-level writers are hurt the most. https://www.fastcompany.com/904

[Medianews] How the internet helped crack the Astros' sign-stealing case

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28476354/how-internet-helped-crack-astros-sign-stealing-case ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Hitting the Books: Hackers can convince your IoT devices to betray you

https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/18/hitting-the-books-power-to-the-people-audrey-kurth-kronin/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It

The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-f

[Medianews] Boeing Finds New Software Problem That Could Complicate 737 MAX’s Return

Boeing Finds New Software Problem That Could Complicate 737 MAX’s Return Plane maker is working to correct glitch affecting flight-control computers By Andy Pasztor Updated Jan. 17, 2020 6:41 pm ET Boeing Co. is grappling with still another software problem that has cropped up in its effort to

Re: [Medianews] U.S. will look at sudden acceleration complaints involving 500, 000 Tesla vehicles

Tesla faces federal review of complaints its cars accelerate without warning The federal auto safety agency says it has received 127 complaints about cars taking off by themselves. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/tesla-faces-federal-review-of-complaints-its-cars-accelera

[Medianews] Researchers find serious flaws in WordPress plugins used on 400k sites

Researchers find serious flaws in WordPress plugins used on 400k sites Attention users of InfiniteWP, WP Time Capsule, and WP Database Reset: It's time to patch. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/researchers-find-serious-flaws-in-wordpress-plugins-used-on-400k-sites/

[Medianews] U.S. will look at sudden acceleration complaints involving 500, 000 Tesla vehicles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to formally investigate and recall 500,000 Tesla Inc vehicles over sudden unintended acceleration reports. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-probe-idU

[Medianews] New Data Privacy Rights for California Consumers

Attorney General Becerra Issues Advisory Outlining New Data Privacy Rights for California Consumers https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-becerra-issues-advisory-outlining-new-data-privacy-rights ___ Medianews mailing list Mediane

[Medianews] Over 70,000 Tinder Photos of Women Dumped Online

https://gizmodo.com/70-000-tinder-photos-of-women-just-got-dumped-on-a-cybe-1841043456 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Comcast’s Peacock Will Cost $4.99 a Month With Ads, $9.99 Without

Comcast’s Peacock Will Cost $4.99 a Month With Ads, $9.99 Without Ad-supported version will be available free for Comcast and Cox subscribers, as cable operator looks to avoid hurting traditional pay-TV business https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcasts-peacock-will-cost-4-99-a-month-with-ads-9-99-w

[Medianews] Now Stores Must Tell You How They're Tracking Your Every Move

Now Stores Must Tell You How They're Tracking Your Every Move California's new privacy law has spurred a torrent of online notices. But the law is also forcing changes offline, in traditional stores. https://www.wired.com/story/stores-must-tell-you-how-theyre-tracking/ _

[Medianews] Looking to cut cable? How much streaming services with live TV cost in 2020.

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[Medianews] How to Navigate a Flood of Streaming TV Subscriptions

How to Navigate a Flood of Streaming TV Subscriptions We wanted à la carte television, and now we have it — and it costs more than cable. Here’s how to watch your favorite shows without overpaying for a dozen apps. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/smarter-living/manage-streaming-tv-subscript

[Medianews] Grindr and OkCupid Spread Personal Details, Study Says

Grindr and OkCupid Spread Personal Details, Study Says Norwegian research raises questions about whether certain ways of sharing of information violate data privacy laws in Europe and the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/business/grindr-apps-dating-data-tracking.html https://w

[Medianews] Dating apps like Grindr could pose a national security risk, experts warn

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/dating-apps-grindr-could-pose-national-security-risk-experts-warn-n1115321 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Foreign Threats More Numerous, Sophisticated as 2020 Election Looms, Official Says

WASHINGTON—The top U.S. intelligence official for election security warned that adversaries seeking to interfere in the 2020 elections have become “more sophisticated” as states prepare to hold the voting season’s first primaries and caucuses next month. Shelby Pierson, the principal adviser on

[Medianews] Google Chrome to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies in Effort to Boost Privacy

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[Medianews] Advocates ask colleges to avoid facial recognition as surveillance grows

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[Medianews] As Justice Department Pressures Apple, Investigators Say iPhone Easier to Crack

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[Medianews] Verizon offers no-tracking search engine, promises to protect your privacy

Verizon today launched a new search engine, claiming that its "OneSearch" service will offer users more privacy than the standard options in a market dominated by Google. Verizon's actual search results are provided by Microsoft's Bing, but Verizon added several privacy-focused features—while r

[Medianews] Doctored images have become a fact of life for political campaigns. When they’re disproved, believers ‘just don’t care.’

Doctored images have become a fact of life for political campaigns. When they’re disproved, believers ‘just don’t care.’ There’s an explosion of online disinformation from politicians. They do it for a simple reason: It works, and there’s no price to pay. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technolo

[Medianews] Scamming the Scammer: How an LSU fan turned the tables on someone selling fake tickets

https://www.wafb.com/2020/01/09/man-gifted-national-championship-tickets-after-helping-stranger-get-his-identity-back/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Patch Windows 10 and Server now because certificate validation is broken

Microsoft's scheduled security update for Windows includes a fix to a potentially dangerous bug that would allow an attacker to spoof a certificate, making it look like it came from a trusted source. The vulnerability, reported to Microsoft by the National Security Agency, affects Windows 10, Wi

[Medianews] Researchers find 17 Google Play apps that bombard users with battery-draining ads

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[Medianews] Iranian hackers have been "password spraying" the US grid

In the wake of the US assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and the retaliatory missile strike that followed, Iran-watchers have warned that the country could deploy cyberattacks as well, perhaps even targeting US critical infrastructure like the electric grid. A new report lends som

[Medianews] I broke Giant’s handheld scanner system by only buying two things

I broke Giant’s handheld scanner system by only buying two things Go to a real cashier if you want to buy fewer than seven items, apparently. by Kate Cox Jan 13, 2020 This is a silly story about the most stupid interaction I have had with a piece of technology that's supposed to make life easi

[Medianews] Unpatched Citrix vulnerability now exploited, patch weeks away

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/unpatched-citrix-vulnerability-now-exploited-patch-weeks-away/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Exploit that gives remote access affects ~200 million cable modems

Exploit that gives remote access affects ~200 million cable modems Cable Haunt lets attackers take complete control when targets visit booby-trapped sites. Hundreds of millions of cable modems are vulnerable to critical takeover attacks by hackers halfway around the world, researchers said. Th

[Medianews] ‘We Need to Be a Technology Company.’ Wells Fargo Struggles With Aging Systems.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-need-to-be-a-technology-company-wells-fargo-struggles-with-aging-systems-11578738600 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Inside Google’s Quest for Millions of Medical Records

Inside Google’s Quest for Millions of Medical Records The company has struck deals that grant it access to troves of patient data; ‘We want to be helpful’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/paging-dr-google-how-the-tech-giant-is-laying-claim-to-health-data-11578719700 __

[Medianews] Hoaxers are using the Australia wildfires to spread misinformation — sometimes for profit

Hoaxers are using the Australia wildfires to spread misinformation — sometimes for profit Every time a major incident rocks the news, hoaxers try to make stolen, misleading or all-out fake images go viral. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/09/hoaxers-are-using-australia-wildfir

[Medianews] New SIM Swap Hacks Highlight Carriers' Wobbly Security

https://www.lightreading.com/new-sim-swap-hacks-highlight-carriers-wobbly-security/d/d-id/756780 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] No, cops aren’t using SiriusXM to find criminals. Here’s how they do it

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/no-cops-arent-using-siriusxm-to-find-criminals-heres-how-they-do-it/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Verizon's great FiOS offer to me: Pay $50 extra for slower Internet

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/verizons-great-fios-offer-to-me-pay-50-extra-for-slower-internet/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] US Government-funded Android phones come preinstalled with unremovable malware

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[Medianews] Some NYC subway riders are accidentally getting double-charged because of Apple Pay

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/9/21059007/nyc-subway-mta-overcharge-omny-apple-pay-express-transit ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] The most important TVs of CES 2020 were finally for the masses

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/10/21058981/ces-2020-tvs-midrange-oled-microled-lg-samsung-sony-vizio-8k-4k-bezel-price ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Hackers Cripple Airport Currency Exchanges, Seeking $6 Million Ransom

Hackers Cripple Airport Currency Exchanges, Seeking $6 Million Ransom Travelex’s stores, airport counters and exchange services were forced offline by a ransomware attack on New Year’s Eve. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/business/travelex-hack-ransomware.html

[Medianews] ‘Chaos Is the Point’: Russian Hackers and Trolls Grow Stealthier in 2020

‘Chaos Is the Point’: Russian Hackers and Trolls Grow Stealthier in 2020 While U.S. cyberdefenses have improved since 2016, many of the vulnerabilities exploited four years ago remain. And attacks are getting more sophisticated. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/us/politics/russia-hacking-disi

[Medianews] Why is a 22GB database containing 56 million US folks' personal details sitting on the open internet?

Why is a 22GB database containing 56 million US folks' personal details sitting on the open internet using a Chinese IP address? Seriously, why? If CheckPeople could take a look at this, that would be great https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/09/checkpeoplecom_data_exposed/ __

[Medianews] Boeing Employees Mocked F.A.A. and ‘Clowns’ Who Designed 737 Max

Boeing Employees Mocked F.A.A. and ‘Clowns’ Who Designed 737 Max The company expressed regret at the embarrassing communications it sent to investigators on Thursday, which included a comment that “this airplane is designed by clowns, who are in turn supervised by monkeys.” https://www.nytimes

[Medianews] At CES, Apple, Facebook and Amazon preach privacy. Don’t believe the hype.

At CES, Apple, Facebook and Amazon preach privacy. Don’t believe the hype. Privacy-washing is the hot new trend at this year’s big tech conference in Las Vegas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/08/ces-apple-facebook-amazon-are-preaching-privacy-dont-believe-hype/ ___

[Medianews] How to spot a Photoshopped image, or, The Problem with the Internet

How to spot a Photoshopped image, or, The Problem with the Internet Tips for members of Congress and other Americans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/07/how-spot-photoshopped-image-or-problem-with-internet/ ___ Medianews mailing lis

[Medianews] Quibi's Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman offer a deeper look at the new streaming service

https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/08/quibi-ces/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] A lazy fix 20 years ago means the Y2K bug is taking down computers now

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229238-a-lazy-fix-20-years-ago-means-the-y2k-bug-is-taking-down-computers-now/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Bots Are Destroying Political Discourse As We Know It

Bots Are Destroying Political Discourse As We Know It They’re mouthpieces for foreign actors, domestic political groups, even the candidates themselves. And soon you won’t be able to tell they’re bots. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/01/future-politics-bots-drowning-out-human

[Medianews] Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle Over .Org

Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle Over .Org A private equity firm wants to buy the internet domain used by nonprofits. A group of online pioneers says it is not the place to maximize profits. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/technology/dot-org-private-equity-battle.html ___

[Medianews] CES 2020: Sony Unveils New 4K and 8K TVs with HomeKit and AirPlay 2 Support

https://www.macrumors.com/2020/01/06/ces-2020-tvs-homekit-airplay-2/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] US finally prohibits ISPs from charging for routers they don't provide

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/us-finally-prohibits-isps-from-charging-for-routers-they-dont-provide/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Airbnb's Software Patent Rates Your Psychopathy Based On Your Social Media Activity

https://gizmodo.com/airbnbs-software-patent-rates-your-psychopathy-based-on-1840855354 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Media streamer Plex to add subscription channels, rentals and more

https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/07/media-streamer-plex-to-add-subscription-channels-rentals-and-more/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Travelex currency exchange is offline following a malware attack

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[Medianews] TiVo gets into the streaming fight with the new $69 Stream 4K

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[Medianews] Facebook executive: we got Trump elected, and we shouldn’t stop him in 2020

In a memo obtained by The New York Times and publicly posted, a Facebook executive says the company’s platform was responsible for electing Donald Trump president in 2016, but he warned employees against using the company’s power to stop Trump’s reelection in 2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/

[Medianews] Sonos sues Google for allegedly stealing smart speaker tech

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[Medianews] LG Display is cramming curved and bendable OLEDs into every part of your life

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[Medianews] What Should Your Kids Be Watching?

What Should Your Kids Be Watching? The streaming wars are coming for children, which means more minefields — and more excellent television. https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/what-tv-shows-should-kids-watch.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@e

[Medianews] Apple targets jailbreaking in lawsuit against iOS virtualization company

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/apple-targets-jailbreaking-in-lawsuit-against-ios-virtualization-company/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Researchers unearth malicious Google Play apps linked to active exploit hackers

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[Medianews] Tired of hearing about Wi-Fi 6? Great, let’s talk about Wi-Fi 6E

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[Medianews] AT&T et al. fight against higher upload speeds in $20-billion FCC program

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/01/att-fights-for-slower-internet-speeds-in-fccs-rural-broadband-program/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] LG and Samsung TVs at CES: Bezel-free, smaller OLEDs, and more

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/01/lg-and-samsung-tvs-at-ces-bezel-free-smaller-oleds-and-more/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] LG Electronics to Rollout Six 3.0 TVs This Year in U.S.

https://www.tvtechnology.com/atsc3/lg-electronics-to-rollout-six-3-0-tvs-this-year-in-u-s ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] TCL's new soundbar uses reflectors for more immersive Dolby Atmos audio

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21052034/tcl-alto-9-plus-dolby-atmos-roku-tv-soundbar-ces-2020 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] LG's smart TVs are the latest to add Apple TV, and you won't have to buy a 2020 model to get it

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21051928/lg-apple-tv-plus-support-2018-2019-2020-oled-nanocell-televisions ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Comcast now has a Wi-Fi 6 router for its high-speed customers

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21035595/comcast-wifi-6-new-router-gateway-xfi-advanced-security-ces-2020 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Sony's first TVs of 2020 include its smallest 4K OLED ever

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[Medianews] LG's rollable OLED TV is official, costs $60, 000, ships in 2020

https://www.cnet.com/news/lgs-rollable-oled-tv-is-official-costs-6-ships-in-2020/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] TCL will enable variable refresh rates for some TVs later this year

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21052281/tcl-tv-software-updates-variable-refresh-rate-thx-certified-game-mode-hdmi-earc-ces-2020 ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Sony's 8K and OLED TVs adapt their sound to your room

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[Medianews] VZW CDMA Network Retirement

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[Medianews] Ten years of WhatsApp: The role of chat apps in the formation and mobilization of online publics

First Monday Volume 25, Number 1 - 6 January 2020 https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/issue/view/635/showToc Table of Contents Introduction: Ten years of WhatsApp: The role of chat apps in the formation and mobilization of online publics The banality of WhatsApp: On the everyday politics o

[Medianews] Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’

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[Medianews] Travelex Currency-Exchange Network Shut Down by Virus Attack

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[Medianews] Ghosts in the Clouds: Inside China’s Major Corporate Hack

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[Medianews] Police Tracked a Terror Suspect—Until His Phone Went Dark After a Facebook Warning

A team of European law-enforcement officials was hot on the trail of a potential terror plot in October, fearing an attack during Christmas season, when their keyhole into a suspect’s phone went dark. WhatsApp, Facebook Inc. ’s popular messaging tool, had just notified about 1,400 users—among t

[Medianews] Revamped Apple Maps Expands to the Southeast and Central United States

Revamped Apple Maps Expands to the Southeast and Central United States https://www.macrumors.com/2019/12/27/revamped-apple-maps-app-us-rollout/ ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywa

[Medianews] Wired for sound: How SIP won the VoIP protocol wars

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/12/wired-for-sound-how-sip-won-the-voip-protocol-wars.ars ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net

[Medianews] Court backs Comcast, puts Maine’s à la carte cable law on hold

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[Medianews] Sonos explains why it bricks old devices with ‘Recycle Mode’

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[Medianews] No one is ready for California’s new consumer privacy law

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[Medianews] Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won't end

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[Medianews] Tax prep companies can’t hide their free filing software from Google anymore

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[Medianews] Samsung's QLED 8K TV will be one of the first certified by the 8K Association

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[Medianews] Photo Roulette, the Hot App That Makes Teens Cringe and Parents Fret

Photo Roulette, the Hot App That Makes Teens Cringe and Parents Fret Popular game draws images from players’ camera rolls at random, causing embarrassment, raising privacy concerns https://www.wsj.com/articles/photo-roulette-the-hot-game-that-makes-teens-cringe-and-parents-fret-11576599193 __

[Medianews] FBI warns about snoopy smart TVs spying on you

FBI warns about snoopy smart TVs spying on you An FBI branch office warns smart TV users that they can be gateways for hackers to come into your home. Meanwhile, the smart TV OEMs are already spying on you. https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-warns-about-snoopy-smart-tvs-spying-on-you/ __

[Medianews] Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/30/business/wyze-security-camera-breach.html ___ Medianews mailing list Medianews@etskywarn.net http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskyw

[Medianews] How we survive the surveillance apocalypse

How we survive the surveillance apocalypse There is no such thing as “incognito,” and other lessons from our tech columnist’s year of wrestling data back from corporate America. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/31/how-we-survive-surveillance-apocalypse/

[Medianews] The Big Change Coming to Just About Every Website on New Year's Day

Starting New Year’s Day, you may notice a small but momentous change to the websites you visit: a button or link, probably at the bottom of the page, reading “Do Not Sell My Personal Information.” The change is one of many going into effect Jan. 1, 2020, thanks to a sweeping new data privacy la

[Medianews] 5G Underwhelms in Its First Big Test

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