In 2019 two New York Times opinion writers obtained cellphone app data “containing the precise locations of more than 12 million individual smartphones for several months in 2016 and 2017.” (It’s data that they say is “supposed to be anonymous, but it isn’t. We found celebrities, Pentagon officials and average Americans.”) Now they’ve obtained a remarkable new trove of data, “this…
Tag: Birthdays
Happy birthday to Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton, born on January 4, 1643, discovered the laws of motion and other principles that laid the foundation of physics and astronomy. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/this-date-in-science-isaac-newtons-birthday…
Dating Apps Exposed 845GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
Lily Hay Newman writes via Wired: Security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar were scanning the open internet on May 24 when they stumbled upon a collection of publicly accessible Amazon Web Services “buckets.” Each contained a trove of data from a different specialized dating app, including 3somes, Cougary, Gay Daddy Bear, Xpal, BBW Dating, Casualx, SugarD, Herpes Dating, and GHunt….
Marriott Discloses New Data Breach Impacting 5.2 Million Guests
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: Marriott International said Tuesday that names, mailing addresses, loyalty account numbers and other personal information of an estimated 5.2 million guests may’ve been exposed in a data breach. This is the second major security incident to hit the hotel group in less than two years. Marriott said it spotted that an “unexpected amount”…
A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships – can they?
Always forgetting birthdays? Terrible at staying in touch? New tech promises to turn you into the best buddy ever. We put it to the test Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532750-800-a-new-wave-of-apps-say-they-can-improve-your-friendships-can-they/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Bookstores band together for Independent Bookstore Day
Source: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/24/18512589/independent-bookstore-day-book-crawl…
Facebook Seeks to Stop Asking Users to Wish Dead Friends Happy Birthday
The company said it had improved artificial intelligence to stop dead people’s profiles “from showing up in places that might cause distress.” Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/technology/facebook-dead-users-happy-birthday.html?partner=rss&emc=rss