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Iran’s Developing “Intelligent Software” For Censoring Social Networks

Iran isn’t exactly a huge fan of the Internet. That’s why it attempted to cut off Google services for all its citizens, and came up with its own state-sponsored alternative to YouTube. Now’s it’s working on a solution for social networks: intelligent censorship software. https://gizmodo.com/iran-shuts-down-google-will-completely-cut-citizens-of-5945862 For the moment, Iran deals with the nuisance of social…

Tech News Eric Limer Jan 6

We Should All Wear This Medical Alert Bracelet That Makes Sure Your Browser’s History Gets Deleted

The holidays are over but gag gifts can be forever. This medical alert bracelet ensures that doctors know how to treat you if you were to suffer a medical emergency. No, you’re not allergic to anything. No, you don’t have an emergency contact. You just need a professional to delete your browsing history. Let’s face…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 3

These Sites Violate Your Privacy

The Wall Street Journal has analyzed the top 50 sites in the United States plus 20 other top sites in sensitive categories like dating or health. They found that 25 of these sites—including OKCupid, Pinterest, YouTube, Yahoo—send personal data to other sites in the open, with no security encoding, using your own browser session. Their…

Privacy & Security Jesus Diaz Jan 3

Today at 8:52 PM Is Your Best Chance to Find an Online Date

Researchers say that if you want to land a date online this year, your best chance will be tonight at 8:52 PM. Why 8:52 PM? Because the combination of going back to work and New Year’s resolutions will make millions of people sign onto their Internet dating sites looking for a date. The more people…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 2

Eric Schmidt Visiting North Korea for Some Reason

Kim Jung-Un is on a roll: first he launches a successful-ish rocket and enters the 20th century. Now, Google’s top dog is paying his impoverished kingdom a visit to talk Internet in a country where nobody can use it. Uh. The AP reports Schmidt’s visit will take place “as early as this month,” and that…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 2

Should the Internet Be a Utility?

Our nation’s high-speed internet is in the hands of just a few private companies that act, in many regions, like monopolies. That’s indisputable. But while it’s easy to attack the monopoly part, should we be focusing on private? Is the internet such an ingrained part of existence at this point that it should be considered—and…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 31

Why does Jaron Lanier hate the Web so much?

Back in 2000, internet pioneer Jaron Lanier astonished the digital world by turning his back on the very thing he helped to create and promote — namely, the unabashedly enthusiastic and quasi-utopian vision of the future Web that took root in the late 1990s. In his Wired article, “One-Half of a Manifesto,” he attacked “internet…

io9 George Dvorsky Dec 27

Game Of Thrones Was 2012’s Most Pirated Show

If you spend any time on the internet at all, this shouldn’t shock you: Game of Thrones was the most pirated show of the year. Dexter, last year’s number one, fell to second place because dire wolf enthusiasts downloaded a single episode of GoT 4,280,000 times. Also because Game of Thrones is awesome. Winter is…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 24

New York Cops Want to Catch Future Mass Shooters Online—Before They Snap

The recent school shooting in Newtown, CT is proving a watershed moment for American gun control efforts—public opinion is quickly coalescing in favor of stringent regulation proposals while civic leaders scramble to respond to the outcry. But fear not New Yorkers, the NYPD has a plan—wait for potential killers to mention their murderous intentions on…

Social Media Andrew Tarantola Dec 22

Facebook’s New Privacy Settings Are Here: This Is What You Need To Do Right Now

We saw a preview earlier this month, but now Facebook’s simplified, slimmed down privacy tools should be arriving on your profile. Any minute. Take control and untag those gross pictures you didn’t even know existed. https://gizmodo.com/facebook-has-new-privacy-settings-heres-whats-differen-5967881 There are two big changes you should care about right now: shortcuts and a beefed up activity feed that’ll…

Social Media Sam Biddle Dec 20

Rebuilding the Web We Lost

We have the obligation to never speak of our concerns without suggesting our solutions. I’ve been truly gratified to watch the response to The Web We Lost over the last few days; It’s become one of the most popular things I’ve ever written and has inspired great responses. But the most important question we can…

Tech News Anil Dash - Dashes.com Dec 20

The University of Oxford Needs Your Help Playing Guess Who with the Serengeti’s Wildlife

Between the exotic illnesses, oppressive heat, and the fact that you’re no longer the top predator, studying the Serengeti National Reserves’ plethora of fauna is a challenge unto itself. However, through the University of Oxford’s most recent citizen scientist program, you can help researchers better understand the region’s complex web of interdependent animal systems. It’s…

Biology Andrew Tarantola Dec 17

The Word Weblog Was Born 15 Years Ago Today

You call this blog a blog because 15 years ago today, a guy named Jorn Barger (aka @RobotWisdom) coined the phrase “weblog.” Barger’s earliest posts are still all online, dating back to this day in 1997. The term wasn’t shortened to “blog” until two years later when another early online writer, Peter Merholz, jokingly listed…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 17

A Map of the Entire Internet

Plotted on TeleGeography’s Internet Exchange Map are the buildings that connect the cables of the whole ‘net. It’s a really good picture of what the infrastructure of the entire internet looks like. https://gizmodo.com/the-bullseye-of-america-s-internet-5913934 The map gives information on 274 Internet exchanges and 512 buildings. Click a specific pin to find out more information about that…

Tech News Leslie Horn Dec 17

PBS Explains What Trolling Is

If you’ve traveled around the circuit track of the Internet a couple of times, you’ve heard about trolls trolling. What does that mean? For the Internet unfamiliar, it’s basically a bunch of not so lovely online folks who post stuff to get people angry. The latest video from PBS Off Book explains trolling, cyber bulling…

Tech News Casey Chan Dec 14

The Web We Lost

The tech industry and its press have treated the rise of billion-scale social networks and ubiquitous smartphone apps as an unadulterated win for regular people, a triumph of usability and empowerment. They seldom talk about what we’ve lost along the way in this transition, and I find that younger folks may not even know how…

Tech News Anil Dash - Dashes.com Dec 14

Predictably, the US Refused to Sign That UN Internet Treaty

Over the past fortnight, the internet has been awash with debate over the future of the internet: the UN, so the stories went, was planning to change the governance of the internet for good. Predictably, the US has point-blank refused to play ball—along with Canada and the UK—and that stops proceeding dead. We took the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 14

Facebook Has New Privacy Settings: Here’s What’s Different

As surely as the sun rises, Facebook will keep revising its privacy settings in an effort to keep everyone from complaining. Starting today, there’s a brand new method, and it’s simpler than ever before. But there are some catches. Easy shortcuts The first thing you’ll notice is a simple, obvious means of hitting the main…

Social Media Sam Biddle Dec 12

What Do You Think Belongs in an Internet Museum?

Today, The Big Internet Museum is opening its figurative doors to, well, the Internet. Just like any museum, “wings” are divided into sections like Audio-Visual, Social Media, and Gaming, and temporary exhibits will be springing up from time to time. Entries range from logical (the invention of HTML) to the absurd (double rainbow guy seems…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Dec 12

These Are the Best Internet Service Providers

If you’re looking for the fastest, most reliable internet service provider, here you have the ranking of all the major ISPs in the United States. It’s actual, real world performance—compiled by Netflix from all its customer data: 30 million members watching 1 billion hours of movie content every month. That’s a lot of data, so…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 11

Iran’s Developing “Intelligent Software” For Censoring Social Networks

We Should All Wear This Medical Alert Bracelet That Makes Sure Your Browser’s History Gets Deleted

These Sites Violate Your Privacy

Today at 8:52 PM Is Your Best Chance to Find an Online Date

Eric Schmidt Visiting North Korea for Some Reason

Should the Internet Be a Utility?

Why does Jaron Lanier hate the Web so much?

Game Of Thrones Was 2012’s Most Pirated Show

New York Cops Want to Catch Future Mass Shooters Online—Before They Snap

Facebook’s New Privacy Settings Are Here: This Is What You Need To Do Right Now

Rebuilding the Web We Lost

The University of Oxford Needs Your Help Playing Guess Who with the Serengeti’s Wildlife

The Word Weblog Was Born 15 Years Ago Today

A Map of the Entire Internet

PBS Explains What Trolling Is

The Web We Lost

Predictably, the US Refused to Sign That UN Internet Treaty

Facebook Has New Privacy Settings: Here’s What’s Different

What Do You Think Belongs in an Internet Museum?

These Are the Best Internet Service Providers

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