Category : Tech Freedom
Facebook: 50 Million User Accounts Affected In Security Breach
Anders Hagstrom Nearly 50 million Facebook users had their information compromised in an attack on the social media site’s computer network, Facebook announced Friday. Facebook uncovered the...
Twitter CEO Hints At Adapting New Values — Possibly Free Speech
by Guest Post
Kyle Perisic on August 10, 2018 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said a “starting consideration” for the company’s potential new values could be based off the...
Scott Horton and Daniel McAdams banned from Twitter
by Molinari
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...
Men Are More Likely Than Women To Accept Genetic Engineering Of Babies, Study Says
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...
Lyft May Create ‘Zen Mode’ So You Don’t Always Have To Talk With The Driver
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...
Here Are Some Of The Crazy Questions Congressmen Sent Facebook
Kyle Perisic When lawmakers had the chance to ask Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook — one of the largest and most influential companies in the...
Apple Says It Will Start Telling Public When Government Wants To Shut Down Apps
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...
Turns Out Amazon Alexa Really Is Listening To Your Private Conversations
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...
Google Removes ‘Don’t Be Evil’ From Code Of Conduct
Kyle Perisic Google has removed its famous motto “Don’t be evil” three times from the preface of its code of conduct, nearly 18 years after...
Data Privacy Advocates Are Allegedly Collecting Your Info, Too
Kyle Perisic An advocacy group that promotes restricting the ability of websites to collect users’ personal data might be using the same tools as its targets of...