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Lindsey Graham Is Quietly Preparing a Mess of a Bill Trying to Destroy End-to-End Encryption

Lindsey Graham Is Quietly Preparing a Mess of a Bill Trying to Destroy End-to-End Encryption

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Lindsey Graham Is Quietly Preparing a Mess of a Bill Trying to Destroy End-to-End Encryption Top Trump ally and consistent encryption scaremonger Senator Lindsey Graham is working on a bill that could coerce tech companies to stop providing end-to-end encryption by threatening them with massive legal liability, The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2019 (or EARN IT…Read more... Go to Source
Instagram Wipes Independent Developer’s Work in the Name of Copyright Protections

Instagram Wipes Independent Developer’s Work in the Name of Copyright Protections

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Instagram Wipes Independent Developer's Work in the Name of Copyright Protections Social media companies tend to take up copyright issues only when a) mitigating the pain in the ass of takedown notices and b) ensuring users keep reposting memes. Instagram has erred cautiously on the side of supporting potential infringers for the latter reason, so we found it curious when TorrentFreak reported that…Read more... Go to Source
FCC Says ‘One or More’ Phone Carriers Illegally Shared Location Data, Fueling Black Market Sales

FCC Says ‘One or More’ Phone Carriers Illegally Shared Location Data, Fueling Black Market Sales

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FCC Says 'One or More' Phone Carriers Illegally Shared Location Data, Fueling Black Market Sales In letters addressed to oversight lawmakers on Friday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that his agency’s nearly two-year investigation into the unauthorized sale of consumers’ phone location data had finally come to an end.Read more... Go to Source
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Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr Are Under Investigation For Allowing Minors

Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr Are Under Investigation For Allowing Minors

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Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr Are Under Investigation For Allowing Minors Online dating is a hellscape, but the U.S. House Oversight and Reform subcommittee is fed up with just how shitty apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr have been with regard to their users’ safety and privacy. Yesterday, it launched a new investigation into dating apps for doing an inadequate job of screening for…Read more... Go to Source
Delta and American Cancel All Flights to China for Months as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 213

Delta and American Cancel All Flights to China for Months as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 213

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Delta and American Cancel All Flights to China for Months as Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 213 Delta and American airlines will cancel all flights to and from China as the confirmed death toll from the new coronavirus hits 213 and the number of confirmed cases reaches almost 10,000 worldwide, with over 100,000 more patients under medical observation.Read more... Go to Source
YouTuber Gives Fake Award to Far Right Activist Who Calls Greta Thunberg an ‘Autistic Fucking Wench’

YouTuber Gives Fake Award to Far Right Activist Who Calls Greta Thunberg an ‘Autistic Fucking Wench’

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YouTuber Gives Fake Award to Far Right Activist Who Calls Greta Thunberg an 'Autistic Fucking Wench' YouTuber Josh Pieters has revealed that he pranked far right British commentator Katie Hopkins by flying her to Prague and presenting her with a fake award. Hopkins, who is frequently retweeted by President Trump and was recently suspended on Twitter, was awarded with the Campaign to Unify the Nation Trophy,…Read more... Go to Source
Don’t give Apple your MONEY – Mac Pro Upgrade Adventure

Don’t give Apple your MONEY – Mac Pro Upgrade Adventure

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If You’re Going to Buy Her Lingerie for Valentine’s Day, Buy It From One of These Brands

If You’re Going to Buy Her Lingerie for Valentine’s Day, Buy It From One of These Brands

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If You’re Going to Buy Her Lingerie for Valentine’s Day, Buy It From One of These Brands At the risk of mixing cultural metaphors, Valentine’s Day is the Super Bowl of men buying lingerie for their significant others. Christmas and Hanukkah are celebrated with family, usually, making sexy undergarments a less-than-ideal gift, while anniversaries call for nostalgic presents rather than romantic ones. As…Read more... Go to Source
It Grows

It Grows

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It Grows Evil had a great holiday season: Amazon now has over 150 million Prime subscribers, the company announced in Q4 2019 numbers released on Thursday. The massive growth numbers sent the company’s market cap surging to over $1 trillion and made CEO Jeff Bezos an estimated $13.2 billion in a matter of minutes.Read more... Go to Source
Plague Big Opportunity, Rat Says

Plague Big Opportunity, Rat Says

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Plague Big Opportunity, Rat Says Commerce Department ghoul Wilbur Ross gloated about his belief the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China is good for JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! in an appearance on Fox Business on Thursday morning, even as the confirmed number of cases and deaths keep rising and experts worry of sustained global spread.Read more... Go to Source
The First Reactions to Birds of Prey Praise Its High-Energy Action and Fun Characters

The First Reactions to Birds of Prey Praise Its High-Energy Action and Fun Characters

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The First Reactions to Birds of Prey Praise Its High-Energy Action and Fun Characters Birds of Prey doesn’t open for another week and a half, but critics who got an early peek at the much-anticipated adventures of the fantabulous Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and company are taking to social media to share their first impressions. We’ve rounded up a batch of them up for your convenience!Read more... Go to Source
For Some X-Men, Death Still Matters

For Some X-Men, Death Still Matters

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For Some X-Men, Death Still Matters In the penultimate issue of Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and Marte Gracia’s House of X, Charles Xavier’s grand plan to ensure that no X-Men ever truly die again is revealed. In the months since then, the concept of death has become something different for the world’s population of mutants. People carrying x-genes…Read more... Go to Source
The Final Scene of Arrow Came to Its Producer…Mid-Meditation

The Final Scene of Arrow Came to Its Producer…Mid-Meditation

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The Final Scene of Arrow Came to Its Producer...Mid-Meditation There’s something very DC/CW-niverse-y about the idea that Arrow—the show that started it all as a grounded and (occasionally) self-serious comic book adaptation—got the inspiration for its very last scene from someone who was mid-tranquil-state. You could almost say it appeared as a vision.Read more... Go to Source
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