Google Tech Duo say F*** NSA
They also thank Snowden for revealing snooping The Google tech team work specifically on how to keep hackers out of its system so it’s natural that whoever persistently tries to hack Google will rile...
View ArticleThe Evolution of the Geek
infographic 113 Smartphones are Stolen Every 60 Seconds ‘Your mobile device is a valuable target to thieves. You never know when one will strike: one minute you’re typing a text, and the next, your...
View ArticleThe Evolution of the Mobile Phone
infographic Easily break the law using your smartphone ‘It’s this easy: After your current contract with your wireless provider (perhaps Verizon) expires, change the software on your phone such that...
View ArticleIllicit Paid Editing
When you get paid to edit manuscripts for hard copies, that’s legal. When you get paid to edit articles for Wikipedia, that’s illicit; and worse, unethical. ‘Wikipedia is ramping up its fight against...
View ArticleGender Problem in Twitter Journalism
“Reshaping the old rules and hegemonic structures that dominate story content and push-through onto Twitter may be needed to make way for the diversity of voices that can better serve democracy.” ‘The...
View ArticleHow to Mask Your Credit Cards for Safe Shopping
‘Even the most trustworthy online merchant might get hit by a data breach, and if they haven’t properly secured their data, your credit card details might be at risk. ‘Fortunately, there’s a way to...
View ArticleHow Smartphones Get Us Hooked
infographic The Real Info War Would you be surprised to learn that some people knew that the NSA was listening to everyone’s phone TWENTY-FIVE years ago? Possibly the most informative, eye-opening 11...
View ArticleWikipedians Get Funny
The Lamest Wikipedia Edit Wars ‘Occasionally, even experienced Wikipedians lose their heads and devote every waking moment to edit warring over the most trivial thing. This page documents our lamest...
View ArticleNew Cybercrime Uses your Phone
‘Vishing’ and courier scam complaints increase ‘Banks are failing to refund some victims of a phone scam that involves people being duped into transferring money from their own bank account to one that...
View ArticleHow a Bus Route Brought Salvation from Poverty
The Bus Ride That Sparked a Journey Out of Poverty and Into Yale ‘…The bus stop for the No. 19 is directly across the street from their house. This is the MBTA bus that goes from Fields Corner and...
View ArticleWhy Credit Hacks will Keep Happening
‘In recent years, more than 80 countries have upgraded to credit cards embedded with microchips. Cards with chips are inconceivably difficult to counterfeit, and there’s added security in every swipe:...
View ArticleAn Original LaBeouf Apology At Last!
But did it via skywriting ‘The Charlie Countryman and Nymphomaniac actor — who found himself in the middle of a plagiarism controversy when graphic novelist Daniel Clowes accused LaBeouf of borrowing...
View ArticleHow to Join TED Conversations
Are you bored and exasperated with your chat forums? I’ve left dozens of them and had been a regular at TED Conversations. Here’s how to join a TED convo or even start your own easily: 1. Create your...
View ArticleDead People Liking Posts On Facebook
The Mystery Of The Unintended Likes ‘Not long ago I asked people to send me screenshots of weird or suspicious behavior. I did this after noticing some bizarre things happening on Facebook —such as...
View ArticleIs Facebook Too Much of a Good Thing?
How the Billion-Member Social Network is Making Us Lonely ‘In some cases, Kuss says, the availability of social interaction by reading friends’ profiles rather than actually talking to them leads the...
View ArticleNSA Circa 130 AD
How do the FBI and Secret Service know your network has been breached before you do? ‘The agencies do the one thing companies don’t do. They attack the problem from the other end by looking for...
View ArticleA Great Story of Website Hijacking
The Hijacking and Retaking of Ramshackle Glam Why you should not ignore spam mail “I’m writing this post because this incident made me very, very angry at GoDaddy and HostMonster. And I want you to...
View ArticleDrone Casualties Piling Up Fast
An Inside Out portrait that delivers a message to drone operators ‘This portrait of a girl tells a story larger than the massive piece of vinyl it is printed on. Unfurled in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
View ArticleDad’s Gaming Addiction Kills Another Baby
This is the second incident from Korea ‘South Korean police have arrested a 22-year-old unemployed man in the North Gyeongsang Province for allegedly leaving his 28-month son at home to starve to death...
View ArticleCanada ‘Admits’ Dumping Garbage in Philippines
But Anna Marie Kapunan has good news ‘…Yesterday, we were met by Political Counselor James Christoff to keep us posted on the recent updates from Canadian Embassy. We were assured that the Canadian...
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