Apr 14
In light of a recent legal spat, Google has updated its Terms of Service to notify Gmail users of automatic email analysis. The purpose is for targeting advertisements to the … Continue reading
Apr 14
Amidst the Heartbleed bug hoopla this month was a claim the NSA knew about and actively exploited the vulnerability, something the agency soon denied. Apparently in line with that claim, … Continue reading
Apr 14
It’s been suggested this week that Google may be in talks to boost search results for websites that correctly implement encryption. This was hinted by the engineer at Google in … Continue reading
Apr 12
What’s Your Biggest Online Fail?
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A few weeks ago, we had a nice little chat where we described our proudest online accomplishments
Apr 11
People are always confused about who the hell invented the internet as we know it now. Even if they think they know, common mortals are most probably mistaken. This neat little video explains it clearly.
Apr 10
Google has rolled out the latest Chrome Beta update for Android, and with it comes some new features, perhaps most notable among them being an option to undo a tab … Continue reading
Apr 10
For a global society highly dependent on complex technical, economic, and political systems, we manage to carry on our daily routines largely unaware of the hard and soft infrastructure—from pipes to policies—on which these systems rest. That is, until unexpected events, so-called black swans, illuminate the previously hidden pieces and surprise or unsettle us by their presence and function.
Apr 10
Heartbleed is a scary thing. Aside from the violent-sounding name, the vulnerability in OpenSSL security protocols spans the entire internet and affects most of the sites we know, love, and use
Apr 10
Not to be outdone by Facebook’s vision of a drone internet
Apr 10
The U.S. Copyright Office recently proposed a seemingly small addition to copyright law that bears some huge implications. It wants to enable copyright holders to protect unauthorized versions of their work from hyperlinks. You read that right: it could soon be illegal simply to link to certain content.
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