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FTC says it has an open non-public probe into Facebook's privacy practices; a violation of consent decree signed in 2011 could carry a penalty of $40K/violation — The FTC confirmed Monday it's investigating Facebook and its data practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
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| Ian Bogost / The Atlantic: |
How every Facebook app in 2010 collected users' personal data, what devs could do with it, and why Facebook can't close the Pandora's box it opened a decade ago — For a spell during 2010 and 2011, I was a virtual rancher of clickable cattle on Facebook. — It feels like a long time ago.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils $329 Acer Chromebook Tab 10, the first Chrome OS tablet, with a 9.7" 2048x1536 display and Wacom EMR stylus that slides into device, coming April — Ahead of Apple's education-focused event tomorrow, which in itself is a reaction to the dominance of Chromebooks in schools …
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| Camila Russo / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase says it will support Ethereum's ERC20 standard on its platform in the coming months, allowing for future support of ERC20 assets across its products — Coinbase Inc., which owns one of the largest U.S. cryptocurrency trading platforms, is opening the door to offering digital tokens based on the Ethereum network.
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| John Koblin / New York Times: |
Since October, Apple has signed 12 TV projects, nine of them “straight-to-series”; sources say the company aims to roll them out between March and summer 2019 — Known for its bold designs and its big marketing campaigns, Apple relishes its status as a dominant force in the corporate world.
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| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Uber CEO says they spent $700M in Southeast Asia before deal with Grab; source: Uber feels confident enough in India and Middle East to not retreat from there — As part of the deal, Uber will get a 27.5 percent stake in the company and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will join the Grab board.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google starts using the mobile version of webpages for indexing on more sites that “follow the best practices” — Google today announced it has started rolling out mobile-first indexing for its search results. The company is migrating sites that follow best practices for mobile … | Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
Sources: Canadian data firm AggregateIQ created election software platform marketed by Cambridge Analytica, raising UK election law questions around payments — A little-known Canadian data firm ensnared by an international investigation into alleged wrongdoing during the Brexit campaign created …
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Twitter says it will ban cryptocurrency advertising on its platform, including ads for ICOs, token sales, and crypto-wallet services — LONDON (Reuters) - Twitter is to ban cryptocurrency advertising, joining Facebook and Google in a clampdown on the industry over the risk of giving publicity …
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
FCC chief to propose new rules barring use of federal funds to purchase equipment or services from firms posing a security threat to US communications networks — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Monday said he was proposing new rules to bar … | Roman / infosec.rm-it.de: |
iOS camera app bug means maliciously-crafted QR codes can prompt notification previewing a completely different URL destination, was reported to Apple on Dec 23 — I've learned recently that the iOS 11 camera app will now automatically scan QR codes and interpret them.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft updates Edge browser on Android and iOS with support for tablet screen resolutions, but it doesn't support iOS 11's Split View — Microsoft started previewing its Edge browser for iPad earlier this month, and it's now releasing it for everyone using an iPad or Android tablets today.
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Spotify issues guidance for 2018: 96M subs, up 36% YoY, $6.9B in revenue, up 30% YoY, 25% gross margin, up from 21%, $409M operating loss, down from $500M — Ahead of its IPO, the streaming service is offering its first-ever guidance: Revenue, subs and margins will be up, operating losses will go down.| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Sources: meditation app Calm is raising $25M+ in a round that values the company at ~$250M — - Calm has raised very little cash to date but is close to announcing a big round valuing the company at about a quarter billion dollars. — The company was named Apple's app of the year … | Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Collaboration platform Smartsheet files for IPO to raise up to $100M, to trade as SMAR on NYSE, shows annual revenue of $111.2M ending Jan 31, 2018, up 66% YoY — Smartsheet is getting ready to go public. — The Seattle-area company that helps Fortune 500 customers manage …
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sources: Lerer Hippeau assumes management for Binary Capital's debut fund of $125M — Lerer Hippeau Ventures has agreed to assume management of a $125 million venture capital fund raised and invested by Binary Capital, around nine months after the firm imploded over allegations of sexual harassment … | Danny Palmer / ZDNet: |
Researchers say that over a million Android users likely affected by Andr/HiddnAd-AJ malware through seven apps in the Play Store, one with 500K+ downloads — Attackers managed to serve up adware to large number of victims. — Cyber criminals have distributed malware to hundreds of thousands …
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