Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global phenomenon
Key chapters in the history of Facebook, the world's biggest social media application, which marks the tenth anniversary Wednesday of its stock market debut.
May 16, 2022
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Efficient protocol to secure a user's private information when algorithms use it to recommend content
Algorithms recommend products while we shop online or suggest songs we might like as we listen to music on streaming apps.
May 13, 2022
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Business
What Spotify and Tinder aren't telling us
Online activity is increasingly influenced by algorithmic recommendations based on data gathered about consumer behavior by companies that are often reluctant to disclose what data they're gathering or how they are using ...
May 10, 2022
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Business
Social network Grindr going public at $2.1 bn value
Social network Grindr on Monday said it has hooked up with a special purpose acquisition company to become a publicly traded company valued, out of the gate, at $2.1 billion.
May 10, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
If you use Google's Chrome browser, you will want to make this software update
Google wants you to update your Chrome browser to deploy a new wave of software fixes to patch some security flaws.
May 02, 2022
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'Right to be forgotten': Israel firm promises to purge digital footprint
Three young Israelis formerly serving in military cyber units have figured out how to locate your digital footprint—and give you the tools to delete it.
May 01, 2022
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Security
Can your mobile phone get a virus? Yes, and you'll have to look carefully to see the signs
With nearly 84% of the world's population now owning a smartphone, and our dependence on them growing all the time, these devices have become an attractive avenue for scammers.
Apr 28, 2022
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Google makes cookie opt-out easier after France fine
Google announced on Thursday it was starting to roll out an option for European users to reject "cookies" with a single click, months after it was slapped with a massive fine.
Apr 21, 2022
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You're muted... or are you? Videoconferencing apps may listen even when mic is off
Kassem Fawaz's brother was on a videoconference with the microphone muted when he noticed that the microphone light was still on—indicating, inexplicably, that his microphone was being accessed.
Apr 11, 2022
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Mismanaged cloud services put user data at risk
Organizations' failure to properly manage the servers they lease from cloud service providers can allow attackers to receive private data, research my colleagues and I conducted has shown.
Apr 11, 2022
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