Earlier this week a bunch of former Skype employees launched a new app called Wire, which offers Skype-esque voice calls, messaging, and the ability to embed things like YouTube videos and… Read more »
The British Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee seized on Facebook’s emotion-manipulation study as a perfect example of why people need to be more aware of how their personal data is used. Read more »
The “Indienet”, which will apparently be best experienced on a new device called the Indie Phone, is on track to comfortably exceed its crowdfunding goals. But, beyond more private interactions, what… Read more »
The flawed bill fell two votes short of what was needed, creating an odd situation where the bulk collection of communications records and other metadata can continue for now, but some… Read more »
Microsoft is making a concerted effort to promote its services to people in emerging African markets, as part of a new e-commerce ecosystem aimed at the unbanked. Meanwhile, Facebook’s Internet.org portal… Read more »
The social network has come out with a .onion address that works with SSL and lets users access Facebook without disclosing their true location. Read more »
The charity has launched a service called Samaritans Radar, which helps and encourages Twitter users to support potentially depressed contacts. However, some see it as invasive and counterproductive. Read more »
As the Verizon “permacookie” debacle shows, some carriers are more interested in inserting themselves into the lucrative mobile advertising world than they are in their customers’ privacy. With new developments around… Read more »
Google’s new European transparency report gives everyone a much clearer picture of how the company is handling requests for privacy-based de-linking — and how complex the whole situation is. Read more »