[ad_1] The tool would provide the FBI with access to the full social media profiles of persons-of-interest. That could include information like user IDs, emails, IP addresses and telephone numbers. The tool would also allow the FBI to track people based on location, enable persistent keyword monitoring and provide access to personal social media history. […]
Category: Internet
TrickBot malware may have hacked 250 million email accounts
[ad_1] In a recent investigation, Deep Instinct found a database containing 250 million compromised email accounts. The firm says millions of those belong to governments in the US and UK, as well as agencies in Canada. The database contained more than 25 million Gmail addresses, 19 million Yahoo.com addresses and 11 million Hotmail.com addresses. AOL, […]
Facebook reaches $5 billion FTC settlement
[ad_1] The inevitable has happened for Facebook. After weeks of reports that the company was working to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its privacy practices, the two parties have finally come to an agreement. The Wall Street Journal reports that commissioners voted to approve a $5 billion settlement — something Facebook had […]
‘Mindhunter’ season two finally premieres on Netflix August 16th
[ad_1] Core cast members are expected to return, including Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv and Stacey Roca. A lot has happened between the renewal and season two. Fincher has committed to Netflix in a significant way between work on Love, Death & Robots and Mank, his just-unveiled movie about the creation of Citizen Kane. […]
Jon Favreau is already working on season two of ‘The Mandalorian’
[ad_1] The move isn’t completely shocking. The Mandalorian is a tentpole show for Disney+, and may have to carry the streaming service until Disney fleshes out its catalog of originals — so long as the first season held promise, a second was a reasonably safe bet. Nonetheless, it’s a good sign for anyone worried that […]
Trump’s ‘Social Media Summit’ was a celebration of conspiracy theorists
[ad_1] “A big subject today at the White House Social Media Summit will be the tremendous dishonesty, bias, discrimination and suppression practiced by certain companies,” Trump tweeted. “We will not let them get away with it much longer.” While Trump didn’t mention Facebook and Twitter by name, it’s not hard to figure out who he […]
YouTube Premium can automatically download your favorite videos
[ad_1] Just last month, YouTube made a similar change to YouTube Music. If you’re a YouTube Music Premium subscriber, you can opt to have the app automatically download up to 500 of your favorite songs, so you can listen to them even when service is spotty. To save on data, the downloads take place only […]
Prime Day and Whole Foods: What you should know
[ad_1] By Nathan Burrow Amazon Prime Day 2019 will begin July 15, and we’re getting ready to bring you all the best deals on Wirecutter picks and recommendations from our expert staff. Bookmark our Deals page, follow Wirecutter Deals on Twitter, and sign up for our daily deals newsletter to see the best deals from […]
Amazon previews Prime Day deals before the shopping frenzy
[ad_1] This year, Echo owners have an advantage. Beginning July 13th, Alexa will offer early access to select deals when you ask your Echo, “Alexa, what are my deals?” Alexa will highlight the top deals each day through the 16th, which could help you jump on discounts as they drop. As always, you have to […]
Google Voice for web update makes it much faster to place calls
[ad_1] You might not even need that keypad anyway if you’re calling contacts you get in touch with often. When you hover over a contact’s name in your call list, a phone icon will now show up — just click it to call that particular contact. Finally, a new audio icon in the main menu […]
