Month: January 2020
The Biggest Apple Maps Change Is One You Can’t See
Apple’s “new” version of the app is less a rollout of fresh features than an important step toward the company’s own mapping independence. Source
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Why Amazon is tracking every time you tap your Kindle
Amazon’s Kindle products are some of the most popular e-readers around, but there’s a price to pay for the convenience of Amazon’s huge library and convenient syncing features: the company appears to be tracking, recording, and storing data on every single tap you make on the device. The extent of…
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Google is open-sourcing its security keys
Security keys provide consumers and businesses alike with a more secure and easier way to log in to online sites and services without using passwords. However, not everyone has access to this technology which is why Google has launched a new open source project called OpenSK to enable hobbyists and…
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Vine successor Byte will share 100 percent of ad revenue with creators during partner pilot
Vine reboot Byte has shared initial details of its partner program, which will give creators monetization options among other benefits like direct contact with the company, access to experimental features, meet and greets, and Byte apparel. The short-form video app created by Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann launched last week on…
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The FBI is investigating the Bezos hack
The FBI is investigating the alleged hack into Jeff Bezos’ phone by Saudi Arabia, The Guardian reports. The Amazon CEO was interviewed by federal investigators last April as part of a larger probe into Israeli technology firm NSO Group, according to Reuters. Bezos’ personal cellphone was hacked via WhatsApp in…
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Carriers ‘violated federal law’ by selling your location data, FCC tells Congress
More than a year and a half after wireless carriers were caught red-handed selling the real-time location data of their customers to anyone willing to pay for it, the FCC has determined that they committed a crime. An official documentation of exactly how these companies violated the law is forthcoming.…
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