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Snap begins rolling out redesign to “majority” of iOS users that undoes some previous changes, like putting Snaps and Chats back in chronological order — It's currently rolling out to ‘the majority’ of iOS users — Snapchat says it is currently rolling out yet another redesign to its app to iOS users.| Rani Molla / Recode: |
YouGov survey finds Snapchat brand's user sentiment declined 73% among US consumers aged 18-34 following redesign; satisfaction levels similarly declined — Their opinion of Snapchat's brand has taken a major hit. — Snapchat users have a much more negative view of the brand since Snap redesigned the app in January.
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| Alex Heath / Cheddar: |
Sources: Facebook is exploring creation of its own cryptocurrency to facilitate payments among its users, but the plans will likely take years to materialize — Facebook is exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, a virtual token that would allow its billions of users around the world …
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| William Malcolm / The Keyword: |
As part of GDPR compliance, Google updates its privacy policy for more clarity, improves controls to manage your data, adds more services under data portability — Last year, we outlined Google's commitment to comply with Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) … | Jennifer Valentino-Devries / New York Times: |
Securus Technologies, service provider to law enforcement, can locate any US phone in seconds, some say without proper vetting of requests — Thousands of jails and prisons across the United States use a company called Securus Technologies to provide and monitor calls to inmates.
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Symantec shares plummet after company warns its annual report could be delayed by an internal investigation into unspecified concerns by board — Symantec shares plummeted roughly 20 percent on Thursday after the antivirus maker warned an internal investigation could delay its annual report.
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| Tamara Chuang / Denver Post: |
Denver-based startup Visible offers unlimited 5 mbps data and voice plans at $40/mo on Verizon's network via an invite-only app; says it is funded by Verizon — Funded by Verizon, the startup is nearly half the cost of Verizon's similar plan — There's a new mobile service in town for Denverites.| David Ruiz / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill, The Secure Data Act, which aims to block government from mandating encryption backdoors — This welcome piece of legislation reflects much of what the community of encryption researchers, scientists, developers, and advocates have explained for decades …
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| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Google's head of Android platform security says Google has started to include the requirements for security patching into its OEM agreements — At the annual Google I/O developer conference, the company holds several sessions about updates to the Android platform.
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| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook removes 10 Instagram groups that artificially inflated the popularity of member accounts and posts to game Instagram algorithm and gain more visibility — The groups, including one with more than 200,000 members, vanished after BuzzFeed News contacted Instagram.| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Sales tax automation company Avalara files for an IPO on NYSE, expects to raise up to $150M — Avalara is looking to bring its beach motif and signature orange to the New York Stock Exchange. The Seattle company, which makes software to help companies better adhere to complex tax regulations … | Brandon Kochkodin / Bloomberg: |
Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet stopped mentioning overseas cash in quarterly reports after tax overhaul required them to pay tax on such holdings — - New law requires companies to pay taxes on money held abroad — Other corporations also drop mention of overseas holdings| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Google says it's designing features using Duplex voice assistant tech to have “disclosure built-in” and will “make sure the system is appropriately identified” — The search giant's lifelike AI will identify itself to callers. — Earlier this week … | Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
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