App makers can harness push notifications to figure out who’s uninstalled their apps.
App makers have figured out how to determine who’s uninstalled their software and potentially target them with ads urging them to reinstall, Bloomberg reports.
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They know… that you just uninstalled their creepy app
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AWS CEO joins Tim Cook in urging Bloomberg to retract its Chinese spy story
Multiple companies have said there’s no truth to the report about Chinese spies hiding hardware on server motherboards.
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy has joined Apple CEO Tim Cook in calling on Bloomberg Businessweek to retract a disputed story claiming Chinese spies placed hidden chips built for espionage on server motherboards.
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Paid time off to vote is on the rise, survey says
An estimated 44% of companies will give workers paid time off to vote this year, up from 37% last year.
More companies than ever will offer their employees paid time off to cast their ballots this year, Bloomberg reports.
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This app lets you take a knee during the anthem in the comfort of your own home
The app’s creator says he wants people to experience something like what NFL players feel when making what he calls “a respectful gesture of protest.”
A new iPhone app, simply called Anthem, is designed to give users a taste of what it feels like to take a knee during the national anthem.
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Bombs found in mail sent to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
The bombs were intercepted on the way to the former officials.
Bombs were found in mail that was sent to former President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, The Washington Post reports.
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CNN just evacuated its NYC newsroom over a suspicious package
The evacuation follows reports of bombs being sent to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
CNN has evacuated its newsroom in Manhattan’s Time Warner Center as police investigate a suspicious package, reporters for the network say.
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You might be able to collect $100 from Yahoo’s massive data breach
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Mail bombs: Here’s what we know about the wave of suspicious packages
Law enforcement continues to investigate a rash of suspicious packages.
Here’s what we know so far about a wave of suspicious packages reported this week:
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Google makes it easier to view and purge your search history
Sometimes you want to delete your footprint.
If you’ve ever gotten discouraged trying to find exactly where in Google’s menus to view and edit your search history, Google hears you.
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In first-time ruling, Apple and Samsung were fined over slowed-down phones
Italian authorities imposed a €10 million fine on Apple and a €5 million fine on Samsung over the alleged “planned obsolescence” of their smartphones.
Apple and Samsung have each been hit with multimillion-euro fines over the “planned obsolescence” of some of their phones.
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Catholic Pokémon Go-style game features Moses instead of Mewtwo
The game, developed by Florida’s Fundación Ramón Pané, has reportedly gotten a nod of approval from Pope Francis.
A new augmented reality smartphone game blends the gameplay of Pokémon Go with lessons on Catholic dogma.
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NYPD strangely mentions mail bombs in a statement about a Brooklyn car crash
“There was no criminality” when a driver crashed into a father and son in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the NYPD told Fast Company.
After a father and son were struck crossing the street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, this morning by a driver who appeared to run a red light, the NYPD reportedly told Gothamist no charges had been filed.
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Suspicious packages spotlight vast postal surveillance system
The Postal Service photographs the outside of every piece of mail, and frequently shares images and metadata from mail with law enforcement.
As law enforcement investigates possible mail bombs sent to prominent Democratic Party figures and liberal activists, the tools available at their disposal include digital images and delivery metadata commonly associated with mail sent in the United States.
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Facebook took down Iranian accounts that posted about U.S., U.K. politics
The accounts represented themselves as U.S. and U.K. citizens, but the posts actually originated in Iran, Facebook says.
Facebook took down 82 accounts, pages, and groups that posted about U.S. and U.K. politics from Iran. The company hasn’t found ties to the Iranian government but can’t say for sure who’s responsible, said Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, on Friday. The company takes down accounts engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” meaning they worked together to mislead users about content they’re posting.
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Cesar Sayoc’s Facebook feed seemed like a case study in online radicalization–or satire
The page included numerous public posts from 2016 supporting President Trump and denouncing his political rivals.
Cesar Sayoc, the 56-year-old Florida man arrested in connection with the recent wave of mail bomb attacks, had a Facebook profile full of right-wing propaganda. The page is no longer available, perhaps taken down by Facebook, and didn’t include any public content after October 2016.
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Women were allegedly offered $20K to falsely accuse Robert Mueller of sexual misconduct
The special counsel’s office has referred the matter to the FBI, The Atlantic reports.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has asked the FBI to investigate after a woman claimed she was offered about $20,000 to falsely accuse Mueller of sexual misconduct, The Atlantic reports.
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A border control bot will start scanning faces for lies in the EU
A six-month pilot will see the device scan travelers’ faces for lies while asking customs agent-style questions.
A six-month pilot program will see an automated border agent question travelers on non-EU borders in Hungary, Latvia, and Greece, Gizmodo reports.
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Report: China holds seminars to teach other countries how to restrict online speech
An annual report from Freedom House found global internet freedom in decline for the eighth straight year.
Internet freedom is in decline across much of the globe as various governments crack down on dissent and so-called fake news, according to an annual report from Freedom House, a nonprofit that receives much of its funding from the U.S. government.
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A reality-TV real estate mogul is funding a crackdown on vagrants in New Orleans
Sidney Torres IV, a mogul and reality TV star in The Big Easy, previously funded police patrols and a crime reporting app in the city.
Sidney Torres IV, a controversial New Orleans real estate developer and star of the CNBC real estate reality show The Deed, says he’s now funding an operation to combat “aggressive panhandling” in New Orleans’s historic French Quarter.
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So, why aren’t we voting with our smartphones already?
Tech investor Bradley Tusk is backing a digital ballot trial in West Virginia, but skeptics say paper ballots are needed for verifiable and secure voting.
If tech investor and lobbyist Bradley Tusk gets his way, you might be able to vote in an upcoming election from the comfort of your own home.
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