Shoshana Wodinsky

8/5/22

How Amazon Consumed All of Commerce

Over the past twenty plus years, Amazon's gone from bookstore to everything store. Here's all the companies it…

7/30/22

These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret

Gizmodo identified 32 brokers selling data on 2.9 billion profiles of U.S. residents pegged as "actively pregnant"…

7/22/22

Russian Puppet Regime Blocks Google Search in Eastern Ukraine

While Russia has only fined the search giant, the Donetsk People’s Republic is implementing a full digital blockade.

7/19/22

Lawsuit Alleges Europe's Top Internet Regulators Violated the GDPR Policies They Created

The European Commission allegedly transferred data to Amazon servers in the U.S. two years after it outlawed that…

7/18/22

Russia Fines Google $364 Million for Hosting Anti-Russian Videos

YouTube is the last American tech platform standing in Russia, but it's taking a financial beating from regulators…

7/17/22

11 Times Selfies Turned Tragic

Here's some good examples of what not to do when you're snapping one for the 'gram.

7/14/22

Amazon Is Bankrolling an Anti-Antitrust Group in the U.S. as it Offers Concessions to EU Antitrust Regulators

Amazon is funnelling money to a fake grassroots group fighting American antitrust legislation even as it pledges…

7/12/22

TikTok Hits Pause on Its Most Controversial Privacy Update Yet

The company planned to unleash targeted ads onto users, even if they didn't consent. Italy warned against it.

7/12/22

How Is Amazon Tracking You on Prime Day?

Amazon's snooping doesn't stop when your shopping spree does. A non-exhaustive review of the traits Amazon tracks,…

7/11/22

11 Pieces of Pet Tech That Prove God Has Abandoned Us

None of us asked for kitty facial recognition or a dog leash that tracks your every move, but that won't stop…

7/6/22

Google Eases Ad Restrictions for Abortion Pill Providers After Roe

For years, the company barred mail-order abortion providers from certifying themselves with a "Provides abortion"…

7/2/22

We Dare You to Feel Relaxed After Watching These 11 Cursed ASMR Videos

YouTube videos of people whispering into the camera are supposed to leave you soothed and sleepy. These... don't do…

6/28/22

Russia Fines Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitch for Not Storing Data Where the Kremlin Can Get It

These four companies ran afoul of a harsh Russian privacy law that led Linkedin to be banned across the country in…

6/27/22

A Guy Got Drunk Enough to Lose An Entire City’s Personal Data

The residency and tax information for hundreds of thousands of residents of a Japanese city were in one contractor's…

6/26/22

11 Creepy Subreddits to Keep You Up at Night

If your daily browsing isn't creepy enough for you, there's endless nightmare fodder on Reddit dot com.

6/23/22

Of Course T-Mobile Is Being Shady With Your App Downloads and Browsing History

The cell service provider's new product bundles info on what apps you've downloaded with what sites you've visited…

6/22/22

Hot Tub Crime Machine: Jacuzzi Smart Tubs Left Personal Info Exposed

Jacuzzi's smart tubs unwittingly left owners' personal details fully exposed for months until the issue was quietly…

6/21/22

Google Drops Fight Against $500 Million Fine Over News Ad Revenue

The tech giant also agreed to a slate of licensing deals as part of its settlement with the French Competition…

6/18/22

The 11 Best (and Worst) Sentient Robots From Sci-Fi

We might not have fully self-aware AI in the real world yet, but there's been plenty of directors who've given us a…

6/17/22

Sergey Brin, Who Is Worth $93 Billion, Asked a Court to Deny His Wife Spousal Support

Sergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan quietly got together in 2015, and they're quietly trying to split now, according to…

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