[Thread] Hopscotch CEO details the rejection of a minor app update in the App Store and says this was “not even her worst run-in” with Apple's App Review team
oh, thank you so much Apple for that privilege. Apple is committing not to shoot down any carrier pigeons bringing word of outside-of-apps payment mechanisms. Unless the users don't opt-in to carrier ...
Twitter CEO addresses claims about some Republican leaders not appearing in search auto-suggestions, points to a thread that offers explanation and vows changes
and what it isn't … There's a shadow of a doubt. Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller : Twitter Algorithm Buried Republicans For Something Totally Out Of Their Control Aroon Deep / MediaNama : Twitter deni...
Apple staff memo says it caught 29 leakers, including staff, contractors, and suppliers, in 2017, 12 arrested; memo implies possible legal action for leaks
Meet Vero, a Lebanese Billionaire's Anti-Facebook Eric Lieberman / The Daily Caller : Leaked Memo Shows That Apple Had 12 Employees Arrested For Leaking, Says Report Heather Kelly / CNNMoney : Apple m...
Facebook adds a Help Center page that tells users if they were affected by Cambridge Analytica's data abuse, as it rolls out similar announcement in News Feed
what to do if you're one of them Firstpost : Facebook releases a tool which lets users know if their data was harvested by Cambridge Analytica Claire Reilly / CNET : An open letter to that useless Fac...
Facebook has lost nearly $50B in market cap since Friday; 129M+ shares of Facebook stock changed hands on Tuesday, its biggest trading day since 2014
and cut them off James Vincent / The Verge : Academic who collected 50 million Facebook profiles: ‘We thought we were doing something normal’ Wall Street Journal : Facebook's Lax Data Policies Led to ...
Researchers find alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy hacks due to outdated EFI firmware; Windows and Linux PCs are also likely at risk
Even With Updated Software Bryan Clark / The Next Web : Report: Countless PCs vulnerable to newly discovered firmware attack [Update] Paul Wagenseil / Tom's Guide : Many Macs Can Be Hacked by Firmware...
WhatsApp service restored after two-hour outage
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross platform mobile … Vincent Lanaria / Tech Times : Whenever WhatsApp Goes Down, The Internet Goes Crazy: Here Are The Reactions This Time Around Josh Levenson / TechnoBuffa...
Amazon bans incentivized reviews tied to free or discounted products, except those from its Amazon Vine product review program
mostly Nate Hoffelder / The Digital Reader : The Real Story: Amazon Bans Free Review Samples Which Compete With Its Amazon Vine Program Chris Mills / BGR : Amazon reviews are about to get way better B...
Obama unveils $19B Cybersecurity National Action Plan, asking Congress for 35% increase in cybersecurity funding
Dead on Arrival Christian de Looper / Tech Times : White House Proposes $19 Billion Plan To Strengthen Cybersecurity Bryan Clark / The Next Web : Obama plans to spend $19bn to ramp up cybersecurity ef...