The Windows 95 Startup Sound Slowed 4000% Sounds Chill AF
The nostalgic sound of your childhood is even more comforting when slowed to a deep, zen-like pace. Continue reading The Windows 95 Startup Sound Slowed 4000% Sounds Chill AF
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Cord Cutting in the US Has Nearly Tripled Since 2013
A new report shows that the number of people who only watch TV through streaming services increased from around 5 million households to 14 million. Continue reading Cord Cutting in the US Has Nearly Tripled Since 2013
Don’t Just Delete Facebook, Poison Your Data First
If you’re savvy with code, you can employ a script that repeatedly alters your Facebook posts with nonsense, making it more difficult for the social media site to collect user data. Continue reading Don’t Just Delete Facebook, Poison Your Data First
Firefox’s New Plugin Blocks Facebook from Collecting Users’ Data When They’re Not on the Site
Mozilla, the internet company behind Firefox, has reacted aggressively to the Facebook data scandal, including introduce new user protections and cutting off its advertising on the social media site. Continue reading Firefox’s New Plugin Blocks Facebook from Collecting Users’ Data When They’re Not on the Site
The FTC Is Officially Investigating Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday that it has opened an investigation into Facebook and whether it violated its stated privacy policy. Continue reading The FTC Is Officially Investigating Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal
The Researcher Who Gave Cambridge Analytica Facebook Data on 50 Million Americans Thought It Was ‘Totally Normal’
In an interview with BBC Radio, Dr. Aleksandr “Alex” Kogan said he never got paid to collect the data and was under the impression that “thousands” of other apps were doing the same thing. Continue reading The Researcher Who Gave Cambridge Analytica Facebook Data on 50 Million Americans Thought It Was ‘Totally Normal’
Fires Are Sometimes What a Forest Needs the Most
The Karuk Tribe in northern California has been prevented from practicing ceremonial landscape burns for 100 years. Now, ecologists are starting to realize that was a mistake. Continue reading Fires Are Sometimes What a Forest Needs the Most
The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died
There are two aged females left in the subspecies, but are infertile, meaning they are almost certainly doomed to extinction. Continue reading The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died
The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died
There are two aged females left in the subspecies, but are infertile, meaning they are almost certainly doomed to extinction. Continue reading The World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died
Not Even AI Can Make Total Sense of a Privacy Policy
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have created a tool that crawls privacy policies on popular websites like Facebook, Reddit, and Twitter. But the software’s findings are not as detailed as those done by humans. Continue reading Not Even AI Can Make Total Sense of a Privacy Policy