by Brian Barrett | Jul 24, 2021 | News
This week, Venmo took a long overdue step toward privacy by eliminating its global social feed in its latest redesign. That’s good! Now you can no longer witness an endless stream of complete strangers sending money to and from one another. But privacy advocates...
by Brian Barrett | Jul 24, 2021 | News
Say what you will about Space Jam: A New Legacy, but Don Cheadle really goes for it. He threatens, he cajoles, he chews the scenery with the enthusiasm of a rabid guinea pig. Just fully cannonballs into the role of a spurned genius exacting revenge. In the context of...
by Brian Barrett | Jul 22, 2021 | News
Nearly three weeks ago, a ransomware attack against a little-known IT software company called Kaseya spiraled into a full-on epidemic, with hackers seizing the computers as many as 1,500 businesses, including a major Swedish grocery chain. Last week, the notorious...
by Brian Barrett | Jul 21, 2021 | News
“Venmo’s finally getting the message that maximum publicity on a financial app is a terrible idea,” says Kaili Lambe, senior campaigner at the Mozilla Foundation, a nonprofit focused on internet openness and accessibility. “However, from the beginning we have been...
by Brian Barrett | Jul 18, 2021 | News
A lost remote control is the most minor of crises. Barely an annoyance really, typically resolved by flipping enough couch cushions. Which is perhaps why it’s taken so long for the disruptive types to get around to finding solutions. Those solutions are here now,...
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