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Instagram begins rolling out a data download tool, similar to Facebook's Download Your Information feature, ahead of new GDPR privacy law rollout next month — Two weeks ago TechCrunch called on Instagram to build an equivalent to Facebook's “Download Your Information feature so if you wanted …
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| Kellen / Droid Life: |
Source: Google Play Music will be replaced by YouTube's upcoming music streaming service, with Play Music users forced to use the new service by the end of 2018 — When Google finally launches its rumored YouTube Remix platform this year, one of its other services will be put to rest.
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Spotify launches new version of its free tier that lets users listen on-demand to ~750 songs from 15 personalized playlists, adds low data consumption mode — Today at the Gramercy Theater in NYC, Spotify's Chief R&D Officer Gustav Söderström announced a brand new free version of the Spotify mobile app.
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Amazon partners with GM and Volvo to launch in-car package delivery service for Prime subscribers in 37 cities in the US — New service in collaboration with GM and Volvo will launch in 37 cities in the US — Last year, Amazon asked for permission to unlock your front door …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Attackers successfully rerouted DNS requests for myetherwallet.com, showing visitors an unsigned SSL cert and apparently taking $13K+ in Ethereum in two hours — At midnight ET last night, MyEtherWallet users started noticing something odd. Connecting to the service …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases iOS 11.3.1 with fix for bug that caused iPhones with third-party display replacements to be unresponsive — Apple has released a new software update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iOS 11.3.1 is likely a bug fix update to the iOS 11.3 software update released last month.
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Oath, which owns Yahoo and AOL, is changing its terms of service to force users to give up their class action lawsuit rights in the US — Verizon's Oath unit, which includes Yahoo, AOL and other media properties, is making a change that requires users to give up their right to be part of class action lawsuits.| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
SEC says Altaba, the holding company that owns the remains of Yahoo, must pay a $35M fine to settle charges that it misled investors over 2014 hack by Russians — - In 2014, Yahoo was hacked by a state-sponsored actor identified as Russia. — Investors didn't learn about the incident until 2016.
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| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Facebook VP Kevin Martin replaces Erin Egan as the company's head of policy in the US on an interim basis; Erin Egan will remain as chief privacy officer — WASHINGTON — Facebook on Tuesday replaced its head of policy in the United States, Erin Egan, as the social network scrambles to respond …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Atlassian updates Trello with a personalized newsfeed, which highlights activity from teams and includes an Up Next section, and improved notifications — Trello, the popular card-based project management service owned by Atlassian, is getting a bit of a revamp today.| Scott Moritz / Bloomberg: |
Verizon added ~359,000 subs last quarter who use watches, wearables, and other devices, helping offset the loss of ~24,000 phone and ~75,000 tablet customers — New users top Wall Street estimates, sending shares higher — Results help ease pressure to find new sources of growth
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| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
USCIS tells Senate of its plans to stop letting spouses of H-1B visa holders apply for work permits and is working to rescind “International Entrepreneur Rule” — Immigration authorities are cracking down on requirements and conditions for H-1B visas, which many employers … | Bloomberg: |
Chinese student activist's letter about faculty intimidation was attached to an ether transaction and posted to the blockchain to evade #MeToo movement censors — Rare student movement seeks to avert government curbs — Blockchain was used as an anti-censorship tool in the petition
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
FTC settlements that allow tech giants to choose third parties for privacy assessments spare the agency resources but may lead to conflicts of interest — Facebook's mishandling of its users' personal information prompted stiff penalties from the U.S. government in 2011 …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
To better protect user data, Facebook and Instagram announce they will shut down or make changes to several APIs, with some going into effect today — Facebook is making good on Mark Zuckerberg's promise to prioritize user safety and data privacy over its developer platform.| Paul Sandle / Reuters: |
Facebook's WhatsApp announces it will update privacy policy, raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe, and provide a data download tool ahead of GDPR — LONDON (Reuters) - WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc (FB.O), is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 …
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| Sara Ashley O'Brien / CNNMoney: |
Uber's second annual global diversity report shows women in technical roles up to 18%, from 15% in 2017; black representation is up in tech but down overall — Uber says it will go public in 2019 — CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber is “just getting started” when it comes to improving diversity and inclusion.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bose acquires Andrew Mason's walking tour startup, Detour, as the Groupon founder focuses now on Descript, a startup offering tools to edit and transcribe audio — Groupon founder Andrew Mason's audio tour startup Detour has been sold to Bose. The acquisition, which involves only the software … | Arthur Beesley / Financial Times: |
Apple will pay Ireland €13B in back taxes starting in May, after deal is reached on where to store the funds, 19 months after EU ruled tax scheme was illegal — Apple will start paying €13bn in back taxes to the Irish government from May in a move that comes 19 months after Brussels ruled …
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