Author: Tech Support

    • Trump is running Facebook ads accusing Twitter and Snapchat of election interference, while Biden's Facebook ads accuse Facebook of posing a threat to democracy (Associated Press)

    Associated Press: Trump is running Facebook ads accusing Twitter and Snapchat of election interference, while Biden’s Facebook ads accuse Facebook of posing a threat to democracy  —  This photo combo of images shows, clockwise, from upper left: President Donald Trump speaking during a news conference … Trump is running Facebook ads accusing Twitter and Snapchat

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    • EU watchdogs warn that there is no grace period after Schrems II ruling and transfers of personal data from EU to US relying on Privacy Shield are now illegal (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

    Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: EU watchdogs warn that there is no grace period after Schrems II ruling and transfers of personal data from EU to US relying on Privacy Shield are now illegal  —  European data watchdogs have issued updated guidance in the wake of last week’s landmark ruling striking down a flagship transatlantic …

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    • Q&A with Tim Maughan, the sci-fi writer whose dystopian visions of AR-powered surveillance capitalism now seem to be turning into reality with uncanny accuracy (Brian Merchant/OneZero )

    Brian Merchant / OneZero : Q&A with Tim Maughan, the sci-fi writer whose dystopian visions of AR-powered surveillance capitalism now seem to be turning into reality with uncanny accuracy  —  A Q+A with the novelist Tim Maughan, whose disturbing future predictions have had an unfortunate habit of coming true Q&A with Tim Maughan, the sci-fi writer

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    • Some ideas for questions and visual aids that House antitrust subcommittee members can use when questioning the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google (Scott Galloway/No Mercy/No Malice)

    Scott Galloway / No Mercy/No Malice: Some ideas for questions and visual aids that House antitrust subcommittee members can use when questioning the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google  —  The CEOs of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are scheduled to testify in front of the US House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. Some ideas for

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    • Q&A with Yaël Eisenstat, who was briefly hired as Facebook's global head of elections integrity in 2018 and, she says, intentionally sidelined from the start (Ian Tucker/The Guardian)

    Ian Tucker / The Guardian: Q&A with Yaël Eisenstat, who was briefly hired as Facebook’s global head of elections integrity in 2018 and, she says, intentionally sidelined from the start  —  The ex-CIA officer on why she lasted only six months at the tech giant and her fears about its role in the forthcoming US

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    • A survey of 500+ cybersecurity pros sheds light on which skills they find most useful in cybersecurity job candidates, and which are most frequently lacking (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

    Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: A survey of 500+ cybersecurity pros sheds light on which skills they find most useful in cybersecurity job candidates, and which are most frequently lacking  —  Thousands of people graduate from colleges and universities each year with cybersecurity or computer science degrees only to find employers … A survey

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    • Create Your Own Town With This Game

    One of the strangest parts about lockdown has been the lack of interaction with your town or neighborhood. Regardless of whether you live in Manhattan or rural Ohio, when you’re really only staying in, our homes turn into our entire world. Maybe you’ve even started to daydream about creating your ideal town, with… Read more…

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