Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: SMS is widely regarded as an insecure form of two-factor authentication, and another example of this has just emerged. A carrier looks to be injecting ads into the Google verification code used to si… Continue reading Carrier Caught Injecting ‘SMS AD’ Into Google Verification Code Message
Mark Zuckerberg’s ongoing quest to turn every Facebook property into ad-riddled real estate hit a snag this week when the only virtual reality game that publicly offered to onboard Oculus’s VR ads (rightfully) backed down. Gizmodo reports: Originally, … Continue reading Facebook’s First Oculus Ads Partner Is Already Retreating
The major growth in Amazon’s advertising unit means its revenue contribution is now 2.4 times larger than Snap, Twitter, Roku and Pinterest combined, and it’s growing 1.7 times as quickly, according to Loop Capital. CNBC reports: Amazon’s “Other” unit,… Continue reading Amazon’s Ad Revenue Is Now Twice As Big As Snap, Twitter, Roku and Pinterest Combined
In Vizio’s first public earnings report today, the company revealed that in the first three months of 2021, profits from its Platform+ business — the part that sells viewer data and advertising space via the SmartCast platform — were $38.4 million. E… Continue reading Vizio Makes Nearly As Much Money From Ads and Data As It Does From TVs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motor1: Roads are lined with unattractive billboards many of us ignore on our daily commutes, but Ford’s new tech will make sure we don’t miss them anymore. The system works by scanning the billboards, interpret… Continue reading Ford Patents Tech That Could Scan Billboards and Show Associated In-Car Ads
Apple has added extra paid-for advertisements to its App Store, a week after its new operating system limited tracking for ads from other companies. The BBC reports: The new ad space lets app-makers advertise on the App Store search tab, rather than ju… Continue reading Apple Puts More Advertisements In App Store After Ad-Tracking Ban
By Habiba Rashid
Signal attempted to use the Facebook ad program to show how much data is being collected by Instagram to push targeted ads and got banned.
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Signal tried to run targeted ads on Instagram that showed users *how* they had been targeted, and revealed the extraordinary amount of data Facebook collects about users. Continue reading Signal says its Instagram ads were banned for being too honest
By Deeba Ahmed
GitHub has announced that it is adding an HTTP header which is a move that would block Google’s FLoC. Here’s the code.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: GitHub Announces Blocking Google’s FLoC
Continue reading GitHub Announces Blocking Google’s FLoC
Instagram is rolling out new features to help block spam and abusive messages, Apple releases iOS 14.5 to restrict tracking by advertisers, and a discussion about why people continue to choose terrible passwords. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Insta… Continue reading Instagram Anti-Abuse Tool, Apple Advertiser Restrictions, Terrible Passwords