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Cloudflare debuts 1.1.1.1, a free privacy-first consumer DNS service, which collects as little info as possible and wipes logs daily, retains KPMG as an auditor — Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet. We're excited today to take another step toward that mission …
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Facebook: Dragos Ruiu. Tweets: @turkeyblocks, @wbsmolen, @troyhunt, @timbray, @apnic, @bellatweetz, @grittygrease, @est1608, @bad_packets, @humphd, @kennwhite, @consentsoftware, @textile01, @marilink, @dylanbeattie, @ow, and @hadip
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is building a Custom Audiences certification tool that will require a written pledge from advertisers that they have user consent for ad targeting data — Facebook is scrambling to add safeguards against abuse of user data as it reels from backlash over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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PYMNTS.com, Dare Obasanjo, CNET, Digital Trends, Engadget, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @joshconstine, @joshconstine, @jsneedles, @edzitron, and @jason_kint
| Ezra Klein / Vox: |
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook's hardest year, how it has changed the company's future ambitions, and his faith in its mission — “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.” — It's been a tough year for Facebook. The social networking juggernaut found itself engulfed …
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Tweets: @ezraklein and @moorehn
| Tom Pendergast / Wired: |
GDPR in the EU and similar laws in other countries, along with Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, may point to global shift in favor of personal data control — THE HEADLINES ABOUT the trade wars being touched off by President Trump's new tariffs may telegraph plenty of bombast and shots fired … | Gemini Advisory: |
Payment systems at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores breached; credit card data of 5M+ customers allegedly stolen — Key Judgements — On March 28, 2018, a JokerStash hacking syndicate announced the release for sale of over five million stolen credit and debit cards| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Q&A with President Emmanuel Macron on France's new AI strategy, which will see the government invest €1.5B over five years into open AI research and startups — ON THURSDAY, EMMANUEL Macron, the president of France, gave a speech laying out a new national strategy for artificial intelligence in his country.
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Facebook: Nicholas Thompson. Tweets: @paddycosgrave, @sunfoundation, @benjaminhaddad, @lindayueh, @pernillet, @lukecraven, @sabben, @lugaricano, @willrich45, @nxthompson, @jason_ribeiro, @chassnews, @notpatrick, @emmanuelmacron, @akikofujita, @christianhern, @alessandrachha1, @ambermac, @nathanbenaich, and @om
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Report: US households using only over-the-top streaming services nearly tripled since 2013 to 14.1M but still represent just 11% of all TV households — The number of U.S. households using only over-the-top streaming services to access TV programming and movies has nearly tripled over the past five years …
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Video Advertising Bureau, Motherboard, Tom's Guide, BGR, Tom's Guide, Forbes, VideoInk, DSLreports, and Adweek
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Roundup of April Fools' Day gags and pranks from tech companies — April Fools' day is almost upon us, but each year at least a few companies are unable to restrain themselves, pushing out their pranks early. Google's various divisions do a decent job each year.
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The Keyword, Axios, South China Morning Post, TechCrunch, The Verge, Polygon, CNET, Electrek, 9to5Mac, Pocketnow, Pokémon GO, Kotaku, BGR, Google Japan Blog, SlashGear, The Verge, NBC Bay Area, Bloomberg, AppleInsider, Neowin, Digital Trends, CNET, The Keyword, Inverse, Nintendo Everything, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, Fast Company, BetaNews, Android Central, Fortune, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Tech Times, 9to5Google, and CNET
Tweets: @elonmusk, @pogue, @timsteno, @jonostrower, and @cgrantwsj
| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Profile of Spotify's CFO Barry McCarthy as the company prepares for its unusual direct listing on NYSE this Tuesday — Spotify's CFO pushed for this week's direct listing, which could change life for Wall Street and for big tech startups. — When Spotify goes public Tuesday … | Tom Simonite / Wired: |
How tech companies are fighting bias in facial recognition software: detecting race, diversifying training data, and disclosing recognition accuracy by group — SOFTWARE ENGINEER HENRY Gan got a surprise last summer when he tested his team's new facial recognition system on coworkers at startup Gfycat.| Geoff Golberg: |
Investigation of a Twitter user's followers shows that Twitter is relatively good at detecting fake/bot accounts but only removes a fraction of them — Someone bought my Twitter account 10K fake/bot followers, and here's what I learned about Twitter's spam detection tools — Story First, Data Second| Wall Street Journal: |
Rural internet and cable providers worry that regulations against Huawei will hurt their margins by forcing them to buy pricier equipment from Western suppliers — Some rural internet providers rely on telecom gear from China's Huawei, which faces potential new restrictions from FCC, CongressSponsor Posts
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