[Oldie but goodie] I Turned Off JavaScript in My Web Browser for a Whole Week and It Was Glorious wired.com Posted by Rambler on December 31, 2020 at 11:53 PM 2 comments 4
Apple removes 39,000 game apps from China store to meet deadline reuters.com Posted by Rambler on December 31, 2020 at 4:30 PM No comments 4
[A good, quick read] CAPTCHA: A brief history horlix.com Posted by Rambler on December 31, 2020 at 3:48 PM 3 comments 2
The Most High-profile Cyberattacks of 2020 makeitmagazine.net Posted by Rambler on December 31, 2020 at 4:28 AM No comments 2
NewPipe, an open-source YouTube frontend for Android, adds "fake news" warnings and infoboxes github.com Posted by solstice on December 30, 2020 at 4:00 AM 3 comments 6
Tech companies aren’t doing enough to keep their devices out of landfills, and neither are we cnbc.com Posted by Rambler on December 27, 2020 at 1:11 AM No comments 3
Amazon Scooped Up Data From Its Own Sellers to Launch Competing Products wsj.com Posted by Rambler on December 25, 2020 at 9:23 PM 2 comments 6
Time to End Patent Monopolies - CounterPunch.org counterpunch.org Posted by Rambler on December 25, 2020 at 8:19 AM 1 comment 10
Embrace the Splinternet without Flinching cheapskatesguide.org Posted by Rambler on December 24, 2020 at 11:41 PM No comments 6
SolarWinds: Hacked firm issues urgent security fix bbc.com Posted by Rambler on December 24, 2020 at 10:00 PM No comments 5
Blockchain Technology in Upcoming Years - an Overview of Trends and Future Predictions getblock.io Posted by Rambler on December 24, 2020 at 9:47 PM 2 comments 6
Nasa's Mars rover and the 'seven minutes of terror' bbc.com Posted by Rambler on December 23, 2020 at 4:46 PM No comments 3
Stimulus bill includes .gov bill to help states and localities move domains statescoop.com Posted by Rambler on December 22, 2020 at 1:16 AM 1 comment 4
How U.S. agencies' trust in untested software opened the door to hackers archive.is Posted by Rambler on December 20, 2020 at 9:30 PM No comments 4
The web is 30 years old today. Happy Birthday. home.cern Posted by Rambler on December 20, 2020 at 9:20 PM No comments 4
In 2021, we need to fix America’s internet. We pay twice as much as Europe for high speeds, assuming we can even get them. archive.is Posted by Rambler on December 20, 2020 at 9:09 PM 4 comments 5
Starting Sunday, cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you the router you already own theverge.com Posted by Rambler on December 20, 2020 at 6:31 PM 3 comments 4
New form of solar energy to enter US market abcnews.go.com Posted by trevor on December 20, 2020 at 7:18 AM 1 comment 4
Facebook Is Facing Its 'Existential Threat' but It's Not From the Government. It's Apple. The two companies are battling back and forth over how big tech treats your privacy. inc.com Posted by trevor on December 20, 2020 at 6:53 AM 1 comment 4
Judge orders Tim Cook and Craig Federighi documentation in Epic case appleinsider.com Posted by trevor on December 20, 2020 at 6:48 AM No comments 4
Google account banned? It's possible, and it happens - Android Authority androidauthority.com Posted by Rambler on December 19, 2020 at 8:24 PM 1 comment 3
Poland's justice Minister announces online freedom of speech bill: social media companies will be fined for every post they take down that doesn't break Polish law polandin.com Posted by Rambler on December 19, 2020 at 8:17 PM 3 comments 5
Analyzing Solorigate, the compromised DLL file that started a sophisticated cyberattack, and how Microsoft Defender helps protect customers - Microsoft Security microsoft.com Posted by Rambler on December 19, 2020 at 3:05 PM No comments 3
China-based Zoom employee charged for secretly censoring Tiananmen Square anniversary events theverge.com Posted by trevor on December 19, 2020 at 12:49 AM No comments 2
Facebook tells business users that iOS 14 privacy features will impact marketing appleinsider.com Posted by trevor on December 19, 2020 at 12:48 AM No comments 2