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+22 +2Cops Hacked Thousands of Phones. Was It Legal?
When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine. But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe.
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+37 +2Everyone Is Using Google Photos Wrong
It’s time to start ruthlessly deleting your pics.
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+30 +8TikTok cops to running “covert surveillance campaign” on Western journalists
Fired employees “misused their authority to obtain access to TikTok user data.”
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+33 +6Users report Google Calendar bug creating random, fake events
Here’s what to do if it happens to you.
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+27 +2Exclusive: Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp
Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk.
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+18 +4Five ways TikTok is seen as threat to US national security
Many in the United States see TikTok, the highly popular video-sharing app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, as a threat to national security.
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+27 +4Elon Musk says he'll resign as head of Twitter
"I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!" Musk tweeted Tuesday.
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+24 +6HTC plans to reveal its Meta Quest competitor next month
HTC will reveal a virtual reality and augmented reality headset at CES.
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+17 +1TikTok would be banned from US “for good” under bipartisan bill
Lawmakers liken TikTok's widening influence in the US to "digital fentanyl."
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+19 +2Japanese McDonald’s Restrooms Have Phone Cleaning Devices Built Into Their Sinks
We wash our hands in public restrooms, so why not clean our phones? This is such a smart idea!
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+18 +2The iPhone just got an official deadline to ditch Lightning for USB-C
EU says December 28th, 2024 is when all phones must offer USB-C charging
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+25 +2Twitter will reportedly charge $11 on iOS for Blue subscription to offset App Store fees
Twitter is planning to charge $11 for the new Blue subscription plan on iOS to offset Apple's App Store fees.
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+25 +1Google combines Maps and Waze teams as pressures mount to cut costs
Google plans to combine the teams working on its Maps product and Waze, a mapping service that Google acquired in 2013.
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+20 +1My Building Has Replaced Our Keys With an App. Is That Legal?
Smartphones are ubiquitous, so it’s not unreasonable that your landlord would choose a technology that requires you to have one.
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+28 +2Amazon is offering customers $2 per month for letting the company monitor the traffic on their phones
The deal is part of Amazon's Shopper Panel program that offers financial rewards to users if they share their receipts and fill out surveys.
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+11 +3Huawei’s latest smartwatch has hidden earbuds inside
Ideal for folks who constantly leave their earbuds at home
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+21 +3Age that kids acquire mobile phones not linked to well-being, says Stanford Medicine study
Stanford Medicine researchers did not find a connection between the age children acquired their first cell phone and their sleep patterns, depression symptoms or grades.
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+25 +2It’s Public Land. But the Public Can’t Reach It.
A navigation app that illuminates public land within privately held property has supercharged the question of who gets to go where.
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+19 +4We all use phones on the toilet. Just don’t sit more than 10 minutes.
Phones and devices like the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck have turned porcelain thrones into fortresses of solitude. But there are risks to sitting too long.
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+18 +3Google paid millions to radio hosts to endorse the Pixel 4 — even though they hadn’t used it
Google even shared scripts.
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