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Category: Internet
Twitter introduces a Privacy Center to keep users informed
[ad_1] Twitter is already putting the Privacy Center to use. In a post shared on the page, it explains that it is making a few privacy policy updates, effective January 1st. Those will comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPPA), which requires large businesses to give consumers more transparency and control over their personal […]
Millions of text messages were carelessly exposed by a marketing firm
[ad_1] The company locked down the database on November 29th, a day after vpnMentor got in touch. It’s not clear how long the database was left exposed, however, or whether there was any unauthorized access. We’ve asked TrueDialog for comment. The exposed messages aren’t going to include private conversations, but they still pose a risk. […]
Facebook’s new data tool lets you transfer your media to Google Photos
[ad_1] A new feature allows users to transfer their Facebook photos and videos to another online service, beginning with Google Photos. It comes as part of the Data Transfer Project, an agreement between Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter to make it super easy to transfer information between services. Facebook has attempted to counter the impression […]
Crypto expert arrested for allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions
[ad_1] On top of this, Griffith supposedly planned to streamline Ethereum exchanges between North and South Korea while knowing this would violate US sanctions. He apparently called on other Americans to visit North Korea (including for the crypto conference) and signaled plans to renounce his US citizenship while buying citizenship elsewhere. Griffith is charged with […]
Nearly 40 percent of online Black Friday purchases were made with phones
[ad_1] It was also a banner year for online Black Friday shopping as a whole. There was a record $7.4 billion in internet-based sales versus $6.2 billion last year, and people were more comfortable spending for expensive items with an average order of $168. It won’t surprise you to hear that many were shopping for […]
After Math: All the Black Friday deals we slept through
[ad_1] If you don’t mind going with a last-gen model (writes the guy still using a Pixel 2) Google snipped $100 off the Pixel 3a’s price for the Thanksgiving weekend. The 3a’s performance isn’t going to blow any doors off — and don’t even think about getting it wet — but at least it has […]
Comcast revives ‘E.T.’ to hawk cable and internet service
[ad_1] Comcast quotes Henry Thomas, the actor who plays Elliott, as saying that the short gives fans “everything they want out of a sequel” minus the parts that “could destroy the beauty of the original.” Thomas, we love you, but that’s just not true — it doesn’t really advance the story (apart from showing that […]
Apple offers three-month News+ trials through Black Friday weekend
[ad_1] As always, you’ll want to keep an eye on when your trial date ends. Apple will automatically renew your News+ service for $10 per month ($13 CAD) if you haven’t cancelled before your free period is over. It’s not certain if or when Apple might offer a promo like this again. However, there have […]
Twitter bans House candidate who suggested Ilhan Omar should be hanged
[ad_1] Stella has denied that she was calling for violence against Omar, claiming instead that she was merely asking for the “enforcement of federal code.” Omar has been the frequent target of threats, many of them due to conspiracy theories, and in a response argued that “violent rhetoric” like Stella’s “inevitably” leads to threats and […]