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New Facebook controversies sprouted up so fast this week it was hard to keep track of them. The social media giant managed to hit the digital scandal trifecta: allegedly exploiting children for money, curtailing transparency, and encroaching on user privacy. All while posting record profits.

Facebook Doesn't Care About You -...

Added by Fiona So
Updated 12 days ago

The Wild West era may be drawing to a close for tech corporations like Facebook and Google. New scrutiny from regulators abroad - and some closer to home - is resulting in fines that portend more substantial changes on the horizon. Soon, your data may rest a bit more squarely in your control.

Regulators Are Figuring Out How to Make...

Added by Fiona So
Updated 12 days ago

It was the year that technology - and the people who create it - seemingly could do no right, and did much that was wrong. As one of my sources put it in a...

The Biggest Technology Failures of 2018...

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Updated 12 days ago

Sitting in front of a Converus EyeDetect station, it's impossible not to think of Blade Runner. In the 1982 sci-fi classic, Harrison Ford's rumpled detective identifies artificial humans using a steam-punk Voight-Kampff device that watches their eyes while they answer surreal questions.

An Eye-Scanning Lie Detector Is Forging...

Added by Fiona So
Updated 2 months ago

Australia's parliament passed controversial legislation on Thursday that will allow the country's intelligence and law enforcement agencies to demand access to end-to-end encrypted digital communications. This means that Australian authorities will be able to compel tech companies like Facebook and Apple to make backdoors in their secure messaging platforms, including WhatsApp and iMessage.

Australia's Encryption-Busting Law...

Added by Fiona So
Updated 2 months ago

Of all the minor technological inconveniences, there are few I find more irritating than a push notification reminding me to update iOS, the core operating system, on my iPhone. First of all, it happens far too frequently when there is absolutely nothing wrong with my phone.

My iPhone is trying to make me a better...

Added by Fiona So
Updated 3 months ago

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