A list of issues that make contact tracing an impractical solution in the real world, from trolling others to cheating to insufficient adoption
but it doesn't have to be creepy Vass Bednar / regs to riches : #6 — This is a newsletter about regulatory hacking featuring (mostly) Canadian startups. Xinmei Shen / Abacus : From QR codes to socia...
As identity fraud schemes plague Facebook, the company seems unable or unwilling to address accounts that use others' photos as their own profile pictures
Renee Holland sent her Facebook friend thousands of dollars. She became entwined in a global fraud that the social network … Tweets: @matthewkeyslive , @jacknicas , @kashhill , @toluogunlesi , @nytim...
How Instagram became the default way some connect with new friends: it's more casual than LinkedIn, while offering more info and less risk than phone numbers
The app has become the default way to connect with new friends, dates, or business contacts. — When Chris Rackliffe … Tweets: @johnwilson , @kyaxcheeks , @theatlantic , @eugenewei , @sopandeb , @dhh...
Apple News+ could accelerate the demise of news outlets by decimating their revenue and disrupting publishers' relationships with readers
At the mercy of a new algorithm — Apple doesn't care about news, it cares about recurring revenue. That's why publishers are crazy to jump into bed with Apple News+. Tweets: @brianstelter , @johnwi...
Some popular apps send sensitive info to Facebook via the company's analytics SDK, such as a user's heart rate, intent to get pregnant, and home listings viewed
Rise of ‘Surveillance Capitalism,’ China and Iran Go Hacking, Facebook as ‘Digital Gangster’ NBC News : Use an app to track your period? That data and more could end up with Facebook, WSJ reports John...
Singapore Airlines and American Airlines confirm that some seat screens have embedded cameras but say they are disabled, after a photo of one goes viral
other than current corporate policy — stopping the airline from re-enabling. Bring a small amount of duct/masking tape on trips. http://twitter.com/... Soplane Nik / @akinsoul : Not sure why people ar...
Experts say Facebook's opaque approach toward flagging possible suicide threats to police around the world may not be accurate, effective, or safe
A police officer on the late shift in an Ohio town recently received an unusual call from Facebook. — Earlier that day … Tweets: @jeffjarvis , @nytimesbusiness , @wexler , @nytpolitics , @carnage4li...