I Just Got PayPal’s New Absolutely-No-Privacy-Ever Policy
Sunday, when no one was supposed to pay attention, PayPal sent its account holders an innocuous-sounding email with the artfully bland title, “Notice of Policy Updates.” PayPal didn’t want people to...
View ArticleChina Bans Windows 8 From Government Computers After Leaked Warning By...
The unthinkable just happened to Microsoft in China.
View ArticleCloud Wars: Now Even the CIA Slams IBM’s Technology
Our spoiled American tech heroes yearn to get those big-fat contracts with the Intelligence Community. But it seems IBM is far better at financial engineering than actual engineering.
View ArticleThe untimely end of San Francisco’s Tech and Housing Bubbles
“Recently, the billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla went hunting for one-bedroom apartments in San Francisco....” And then he opened his mouth.
View ArticleGoogle Glass Hacked, Can Record Everything You Stare At
You don’t need to break a code; you don’t need to capture a server. “Hardcore hackers wouldn’t even bother with it,” says one of the hackers. “They'd find access too easy.”
View ArticleRideshare Companies Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar Are Not What You Think They Are,...
So let’s get one thing straight. Uber is not an exciting entrepreneurial endeavor. Quite the opposite. It’s backed by three of the largest corporations in the world, all merged together to again...
View Article‘To Protect the Press,’ Spain Tries to Muffle the Internet
The law hounds the new media, from blogs to Google, to protect the loyal mainstream press from insolvency and irrelevance. Other governments are ogling similar laws.
View ArticleGoal of Booming ‘Internet of Things’: Monitoring, Sensing, Remote Control –...
From an industry insider. Happening now.
View ArticleThe One Email System the NSA Can’t Access
You can't trust the US government or the US private sector to protect your privacy. You need to look elsewhere
View ArticleHewlett-Packard Reports a Miracle
After 11 straight quarters of declining sales, they tick up for the wrong reason, and net profit plunges nearly 30%. But no problem. “I'm very pleased with the progress we've made," bragged CEO Meg...
View ArticleRise of the Crypto Wars Entangles Apple and Google
Law enforcement is ablaze with indignation about Apple’s encryption decision. Google's decision added fuel to the fire.
View ArticleVerizon Wireless Injects Perma-Cookies to Track Mobile Customers, Bypassing...
To better serve advertisers, it silently modifies users' web traffic on its network so that other sites can assemble a deep, permanent profile of its users.
View ArticleLayoffs Explode In America’s Big Old Tech Companies
Job cut announcements in tech doubled from a year ago. Worst year since 2009.
View ArticleWhy the Pentagon Dreads the “Sale” of IBM’s Chip Business
Undetectable "kill switches" built into semiconductors.
View ArticleGoogle Strikes Back Against Spanish Newspaper Cartel
Spain tried to protect its mainstream media by attacking alternative websites and bloggers with a "Google tax." Now Google has answered.
View ArticleFight Breaks Out Over Your Absolutely-No-Privacy-Ever Car
"We're unwrapping the best holiday gift we could’ve imagined," Google gushed. Automakers beg to differ. You’re not even asked.
View ArticleLEAKED: Secret Negotiations to Let Big Brother Go Global
A leaked document details the ugly ramifications of the Trade in Services Act being hashed out in total secrecy between the US, the EU, and other countries.
View ArticleThis Is a Sign the Startup Bubble Is Totally Maxed Out: It Resorts to (um,...
Big money is gushing in all directions.
View ArticleHot Air Hisses out of ‘Advertising Tech’ Startup Bubble
And VCs are trying to bail out while they still can.
View ArticleHealthCare.gov in Cahoots with Dozens of Tracking Websites
It sends users' personal private data to corporate data gatherers.
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