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Scott Horton and Daniel McAdams banned from Twitter 0
- Tech Freedom, Top News
- August 9, 2018
By Dries Van Thielen Even though the YouTube ban of Alex Jones took most of the limelight this week, other individuals lost access to their social media accounts as well. Radio host Scott Horton (Fool’s Errand, Libertarian Institute), whistleblower Peter Van Buuren (We Meant Well), and Liberty Report’s host Daniel McAdams were all banned from
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Men Are More Likely Than Women To Accept Genetic Engineering Of Babies, Study Says 0
- Tech Freedom
- July 29, 2018
Evie Fordham Men are more likely than women to react positively to gene editing human embryos to make babies healthier or even smarter, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Sixty-five percent of men believe that “gene editing to reduce a baby’s risk of developing a serious disease later in life” is an acceptable use
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Lyft May Create ‘Zen Mode’ So You Don’t Always Have To Talk With The Driver 0
- Tech Freedom
- July 25, 2018
Eric Lieberman Lyft, the ride-sharing little brother to Uber, is considering a feature in which a user can notify the driver that it doesn’t feel like talking. The concept, which is for now referred to as “zen mode,” is very tentative and is not on the top of the list for company priorities. “We have
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Here Are Some Of The Crazy Questions Congressmen Sent Facebook 0
- Tech Freedom
- July 3, 2018
Kyle Perisic When lawmakers had the chance to ask Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook — one of the largest and most influential companies in the world — they turned not to technology experts, digital rights advocates, or anyone with a technical credibility, but rather their own constituents, who seem perplexed on how to use the
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Apple Says It Will Start Telling Public When Government Wants To Shut Down Apps 0
- Tech Freedom
- May 30, 2018
Eric Lieberman Apple revealed Friday that it will start publishing reports on government requests to shut down apps on its software platform. The new policy, announced in its bi-annual transparency report, is potentially in response to intensified criticism Apple receives for sometimes capitulating to foreign officials’ commands. China, for example, has been trying to clamp downon certain technological capabilities that empower people
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Turns Out Amazon Alexa Really Is Listening To Your Private Conversations 0
- Tech Freedom
- May 24, 2018
Kyle Perisic Since the rise of Amazon’s Alexa, tech junkies have speculated the device is secretly listening to private conversations. So-called tech experts often laughed at those claims, but it turns out the artificial intelligence device really does listen to people’s personal exchanges. A Portland, Ore., family discovered their Amazon Alexa recorded a private conversation and sent
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