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A list of 121 data brokers operating in the US, available due to a new Vermont law requiring companies who buy and sell third-party personal data to register — You've probably never heard of many of the data firms registered under a new law, but they've heard a lot about you. A list, and tips for opting out.| Messari: |
Coinbase exec says they felt compelled to buy Neutrino quickly to bring blockchain analytics in-house, because Coinbase's vendors were selling its clients' data — In an alarming interview on Cheddar, Coinbase Director of Institutional Sales, Christine Sandler, suggested …
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Tristan O'Tierney, a Square co-founder who created the company's first mobile app, dies at age 35 from causes likely related to addiction — Tristan O'Tierney, a co-founder of San Francisco payments company Square, died Feb. 23 in Ocala, Fla., of causes related to addiction, his family said.
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An analysis of data between August and December 2018 from Louisville, KY estimates that the average lifespan of shared scooters in the city was 28 days — CXLIV — Hello and welcome to Oversharing, a newsletter about the proverbial sharing economy. If you're returning from last week, thanks!
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| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Sources: CEO of AI startup Clarifai says internal ethics officers do not suit small companies and that Clarifai would one day supply autonomous weapons — HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — When a news article revealed that Clarifai was working with the Pentagon and some employees questioned the ethics … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Light, which has been known for its 16-lens DSLR rival, unveiled partnerships with Nokia, Sony, and Xiaomi at MWC, with the 5-camera Nokia 9 featuring its tech — This year's MWC has been very much the beginning of a new phase for Light . Until now, the Palo Alto startup has been best … | Bill Bostock / Business Insider: |
Google rejects calls to remove Absher, an app from the Saudi government to help men in the country track and dictate where women can travel, from the Play store — - Google has rejected calls to remove a Saudi government app which offers a tool for men to control where women travel.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Intel CEO Bob Swan and executives Sandra Rivera and Dan McNamara discuss Intel's strategy around 5G, its investments in modems, memory chips, GPUs, and more — Only the strong assets survive. That's what I said after Bob Swan, the newly appointed CEO of Intel, talked about his view …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
McAfee shares findings from a government-provided command server used by N. Korean-linked Lazarus hackers to run “Sharpshooter” malware campaign from Sept. 2017 — In a rare move, government officials have handed security researchers a seized server believed to be used … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Facebook has urged users to enable phone number-based 2FA, but the numbers are used in a user lookup feature with no opt out and to target ads, sparking outcry — Users are complaining that the phone number Facebook hassled them to use to secure their account with two-factor authentication …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Super League Gaming, which hosts amateur esports competitions, priced its IPO at $11/share and raised $25M on Feb. 25, but its stock closed at $8.99 on Friday — Super League Gaming raised $25 million in an initial public offering on Nasdaq. But shares in the opening round have fallen 12.3 percent from $11 a share to $9.64 a share.| Will Oremus / Slate: |
Picking a VPN to trust is a problem, but as demand grows, there's incentive for the industry to outgrow its Wild West phase and develop industry standards — Virtual private networks are now a must-have privacy tool. But good luck figuring out which ones will actually make you safer.
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