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Security experts say Burr-Feinstein draft encryption bill is flawed and dangerous — The Senate's Draft Encryption Bill Is ‘Ludicrous, Dangerous, Technically Illiterate’ — As Apple battled the FBI for the last two months over the agency's demands that Apple help crack its own encryption …
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Personal sharing shifts from Facebook to more intimate audiences on Snapchat and Instagram — Facebook Wants You to Post More About Yourself — Staff said to call lack of intimate sharing ‘context collapse’ — Facebook tries prompting more personal types of posting| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg briefly demoed a version of the Facebook app with redesigned sharing interface built to combat personal sharing decline — Mark Zuckerberg's latest Facebook beta pushes you to share more — Yesterday we heard that Facebook has a sharing problem, and now we know part of what Facebook is doing to address it.| John Everington / The National: |
John Chen says BlackBerry will release two mid-range Android smartphones this year, one of them with physical keyboard, admits Priv was too expensive — BlackBerry switches focus back on mid-range smartphone market — BlackBerry has switched its focus back to the mid-range smartphone market …
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| Jamal Eason / Android Developers Blog: |
Google releases stable version of Android Studio 2.0, which includes Instant Run, new emulator, Cloud Test Lab integration, and more — Android Studio 2.0 — Android Studio 2.0 is the fastest way to build high quality, performant apps for the Android platform, including phones and tablets … | Tim Peterson / Marketing Land: |
Facebook updates policy to let publishers post and tag paid-for content on verified pages — Facebook drops branded content restrictions for publishers — Facebook is letting publishers and other verified pages distribute branded-content for free, but it's unclear whether its labeling system is...| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
In a letter to the court, DoJ says it still needs Apple's help to crack iPhone in Brooklyn case — Now the battle between Apple and the government turns on a Brooklyn iPhone — Although the Justice Department withdrew its request for Apple to help it hack into an iPhone used …
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| Hannah Miller / GroupLens: |
Researchers show how variations in the way the same face emoji is depicted on different platforms can lead to miscommunication — Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji — Hey emoji users: Did you know that when you send your friend on your Nexus, they might see on their iPhone?| Barry Abrahamson / WordPress.com News: |
WordPress.com enables HTTPS with Let's Encrypt for new hosted sites with custom domains, will soon expand support to 1M+ sites currently using custom domains — HTTPS Everywhere: Encryption for All WordPress.com Sites — Today we are excited to announce free HTTPS for all custom domains hosted on WordPress.com.
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Researchers: hard-to-detect malicious Firefox add-ons can hijack very popular add-ons like NoScript and Firebug to execute malicious code and steal data — NoScript and other popular Firefox add-ons open millions to new attack — Unlike many browsers, Firefox doesn't always isolate an add-on's functions.| The Japan News: |
Japan government to test system this summer allowing foreign tourists to verify identity and make purchases using only fingerprints — Fingerprints to be tested as ‘currency’ — Starting this summer, the government will test a system in which foreign tourists will be able to verify … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
BMW leads $11.7M Series A in RideCell, launches car-sharing service ReachNow in Seattle in partnership with the startup — BMW just jumped into the U.S. car-sharing biz, with the help of YC alum RideCell — BMW just launched a new car-sharing service called ReachNow that will enable Seattle residents …
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