Tech Workers Now Want to Know: What Are We Building This For? (nytimes.com)
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Business ·
· posted by
msmash
· from the growing-scrutiny dept.
· 174 comments
French Officer Caught Selling Access To State Surveillance System On the Darkweb (zdnet.com)
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Crime ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the caught-red-handed dept.
· 68 comments
Canadian Music Group Proposes 'Copyright Tax' On Internet Use (torrentfreak.com)
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Business ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the consumers-caught-in-the-crossfire dept.
· 265 comments
Seven Russian Hackers Charged With Hacking Anti-Doping Organizations (theverge.com)
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Crime ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the finger-pointing dept.
· 115 comments
US Department of Transportation Updates Autonomous Car Rules (engadget.com)
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Government ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the adapting-to-the-times dept.
· 35 comments
Vice President Mike Pence Says Google Should Halt Dragonfly App Development (reuters.com)
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Censorship ·
· posted by
msmash
· from the growing-tension dept.
· 120 comments
Police Use Fitbit Data To Charge 90-Year-Old Man In Stepdaughter's Killing (nytimes.com)
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Crime ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the and-I-would've-gotten-away-with-it-too-if-it-weren't-for-you-meddling-wearables dept.
· 108 comments
Fully Driverless Waymo Taxis Are Due Out This Year, Alarming Critics (arstechnica.com)
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Transportation ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the ready-or-not-here-I-come dept.
· 256 comments
New Yorkers Sue Trump and FEMA To Stop Presidential Alert (cnet.com)
Alphabet's Intra App Encrypts DNS Queries To Help Users Bypass Online Censorship (zdnet.com)
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Android ·
· posted by
msmash
· from the how-about-that dept.
· 65 comments
Cities Will Sue FCC To Stop $2 Billion Giveaway To Wireless Carriers (arstechnica.com)
The Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Toward Piracy (vice.com)
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Piracy ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the cause-and-effect dept.
· 184 comments
Google's First Urban Development Raises Data Concerns (globalnews.ca)
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Privacy ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the big-data dept.
· 30 comments
Hackers Are Selling Facebook Credentials on the Dark Web For $3 (nypost.com)
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Facebook ·
· posted by
msmash
· from the security-woes dept.
· 43 comments
Seattle Police Department Is Offering An Anti-Swatting Service (arstechnica.com)
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Crime ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the new-tactics dept.
· 106 comments
Vigilante Engineer Stops Waymo From Patenting Key Lidar Technology (arstechnica.com)
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Patents ·
· posted by
BeauHD
· from the interested-bystanders dept.
· 65 comments
New Zealand Travelers Refusing Digital Search Now Face $5000 Customs Fine (msn.com)
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Privacy ·
· posted by
msmash
· from the meanwhile-in-New-Zealand dept.
· 247 comments