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Court docs detail Google's user location data collection, efforts to hide an off toggle deep in Android settings, pressure on partners like LG to do the same — - Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their location private, according to newly unredacted court documents.
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| Doc Searls Weblog: |
Apple's claims about respecting privacy aren't fully serious, as the iPhone default doesn't disallow apps from tracking users, instead expecting users to do so — If you haven't seen it yet, watch Apple's Privacy on iPhone | tracked ad. In it a guy named Felix (that's him, above) … | Aidan Moher / Wired: |
Amid a boom in retro gaming, enthusiasts are scouring online marketplaces for old CRTs, as modern displays can't replicate the unique characteristics of CRTs — Thanks to a retro gaming renaissance, enthusiasts are scouring online marketplaces for 20-year-old CRTs.| Neil Cybart / Above Avalon: |
Through its custom silicon, integrated sensors, design-led focus on user experience, and broad ecosystem, Apple is a decade ahead of rivals in wearables — Last week, Apple quietly unveiled one of the more remarkable pieces of technology that has been developed in the past few years.| Anne Stych / The Business Journals: |
Hello Heart, a heart health management app employers can offer their employees as a benefit, raises $45M Series C led by IVP and says its business is up 3X YoY — Digital health management company Hello Heart has completed a $45 million Series C to drive growth.| South China Morning Post: |
Meituan reports Q1 revenue of $5.8B, up 120.9% YoY, and a loss of $752M; CEO says Meituan is reviewing its business practices amid China's antitrust probe — Meituan's first-quarter revenue reached US$5.8 billion, up 120.9 per cent from a year earlier Net losses widened to US$752 million … | Packy McCormick / Not Boring: |
A bull case for Ethereum, which is the backbone and a settlement layer of a decentralized internet that continues to grow as DeFi and NFTs explode in popularity — A Bull Case for Ethereum … Hi friends 👋 , — Happy Monday! Sometimes, it's better to be lucky than good.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
In an email to podcasters, Apple says it is delaying the launch of its Podcasts Subscriptions and channels until June and plans improvements to its Podcasts app — Apple has announced in an email to podcasters today that it is delaying the launch of Apple Podcasts Subscriptions.
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Engadget, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, Gizmodo, MacRumors, MUO, Podnews podcasting news, iPhone in Canada Blog, mobilesyrup.com, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, iClarified, iMore, phonearena.com, CNET, Macworld, The Verge, Reuters, GSMArena.com, and TechRadar
Tweets: @podnews, @ismh, @mlstotts, @hillitech, @mattcassinelli, @appleosophy, and @chancehmiller
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
How online criminals are turning to unlicensed crypto exchanges and over-the-counter crypto brokers to cash out profits and how crypto forensic firms track them — Criminals are locked in battle with Forensics firms tracking how Treasure Men, privacy wallets and gift cards are used to turn virtual hauls into hard cash
Tweets: @dimartinobooth, @paulkrugman, and @mshannahmurphy
| Faris Mokhtar / Bloomberg: |
Tech companies took up 22% of new office space in Singapore between 2015-2020, up from 8% between 2004-2014, led by Amazon, as financial firms reduced workspace — In the financial mecca of Singapore, a new crowd is flocking to its offices: technology companies.
Tweets: @business
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
WhatsApp reverses course and says it won't limit functionality for users who don't accept its new privacy policy — The new policy went into effect on May 15th — Earlier this month, Facebook-owned WhatsApp said that users would lose functionality over time if they didn't accept its new privacy policy by May 15th.
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iThinkDifferent, TNW, Gizmodo, news.com.au, Tom's Guide, Engadget, Mashable, Slashdot, Insider, AppleInsider, MUO, phonearena.com, Livemint, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, mobilesyrup.com, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @gizmodo
| Nora Caplan-Bricker / New Yorker: |
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