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Snapchat ads to roll out this weekend, will appear as a single ad in “Recent Updates” for US users, never in personal communications — Advertising on Snapchat — This weekend we're placing an advertisement in “Recent Updates” for Snapchatters in the United States.
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Thanks:@orbuch| Reuters: |
NSA's current CTO allowed to work 20 hours per week for former director Keith Alexander's cybersecurity startup — Exclusive: NSA reviewing deal between official, ex-spy agency head — (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency has launched an internal review of a senior official's part … | Jonathan Zdziarski: |
Whisper iOS app collects user location within 100 meters, data could be fuzzed server-side — Preliminary Findings on Whisper — At the suggestion of @kashhill, I did a brief analysis of the Whisper iOS application, which appears to be at the height of controversy with respect to user privacy.
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Google's VP of engineering for Android is now also overseeing Chrome OS's engineering team, pointing to a possible convergence of the OSes — Executive Change Is Latest Hint of Chrome-Android Marriage — A management shift inside Google points to the possibility that the company's two operating systems will come together.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
iFixit Tears Down New Retina iMac, Internal Layout Largely the Same as Prior Generation — Though the new iMac with 5K Retina display was just released yesterday, iFixit has already acquired and disassembled one of the new machines, giving us a look at what's underneath the iMac's ultra thin display.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
After raising $600K, Anonabox Privacy Router project is suspended by Kickstarter for misleading funders, investors' pledges will be canceled — Kickstarter Freezes Anonabox Privacy Router Project for Misleading Funders — All August Germar asked for was $7,500 to fund his privacy-focused router project.
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| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
Google stops taking Nexus Player preorders in US Play Store due to lack of FCC certification — Google's Nexus Player Hasn't Passed FCC Certification Yet, ‘Out Of Inventory’ On The US Play Store — Today was an extremely exciting day for Android fans. Besides brand new Lollipop preview images coming …
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| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
After More Than Two Years, Google Finally Releasing New “Pirate Update” To Fight Piracy — In August 2012, to stem accusations that it doesn't do enough to fight piracy, Google released what's known as the Pirate Update, a system that penalized sites deemed to be violating copyright laws.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung now offering 11.6-inch Chromebook 2 with Intel Celeron processor, 2GB RAM for $250 — Samsung's Chromebook 2 can now be purchased with Intel inside for $250 — When Samsung released its Chromebook 2 earlier this year, it shipped with the company's own Exynos 5 Octa chipset.| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Bose headphones and speakers no longer available from Apple Online Store — It was reported last week that Apple would soon stop selling Bose headphones and speakers at its Apple Store locations. Previously, a variety of Bose headphones and speakers were demoed at each Apple Store location and available for purchase there and online.
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| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Cops Need a Warrant to Grab Your Cell Tower Data, Florida Court Rules — Americans may have a Florida drug dealer to thank for expanding our right to privacy. — Police departments around the country have been collecting phone metadata from telecoms and using a sophisticated spy tool …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Tumblr launches a free, Yosemite-exclusive desktop app, available in the Mac App Store — Tumblr Debuts Its First Desktop App On The Mac App Store — On the heels of the release of Apple's new Mac OS, OS X Yosemite, blogging platform Tumblr has just rolled out its first official desktop application … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google releases Android 5.0 Lollipop SDK and Nexus preview images — As promised, Google today released the full Android 5.0 Lollipop SDK, along with updated developer images for Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013), ADT-1, and the Android emulator. The latest version of Android isn't available just yet …
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