Author: Tech Support

Increasingly automated job screening systems are forcing job seekers to adopt time-consuming tasks to be noticed, like writing application-specific resumes (Nick Keppler/VICE)

Nick Keppler / VICE: Increasingly automated job screening systems are forcing job seekers to adopt time-consuming tasks to be noticed, like writing application-specific resumes  —  Jeffrey Johnson was on one continuous job search, more or less, for 12 years.  —  After the recession shuttered the textbook publisher … Increasingly automated job screening systems are forcing

Read More
Google says it saw a 98% drop in the number of Play Store apps accessing SMS/call log data in 2019 since cracking down on apps abusing permissions in Oct. 2018 (Jon Fingas/Engadget)

Jon Fingas / Engadget: Google says it saw a 98% drop in the number of Play Store apps accessing SMS/call log data in 2019 since cracking down on apps abusing permissions in Oct. 2018  —  Google has been clamping down on Android apps that abuse permissions, and that appears to have had a very tangible

Read More
Target's Shipt delivery app workers describe a culture of retaliation and fear, say its algorithm pushes them to buy gifts for customers to boost their ratings (Lauren Kaori Gurley/VICE)

Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: Target’s Shipt delivery app workers describe a culture of retaliation and fear, say its algorithm pushes them to buy gifts for customers to boost their ratings  —  In late October, Ashley Johnson, a single mom and seasoned gig worker in a quiet Seattle suburb, tweeted about the decline … Target's

Read More
Workers on Google's outsourced maps team say they alter maps based not just on history and local laws but also on whims of diplomats and Google executives (Greg Bensinger/Washington Post)

Greg Bensinger / Washington Post: Workers on Google’s outsourced maps team say they alter maps based not just on history and local laws but also on whims of diplomats and Google executives  —  The Silicon Valley firm alters maps under political pressure and the inscrutable whims of tech executives Workers on Google's outsourced maps team

Read More
Samsung announces partnership with Netflix with bonus content associated with Netflix shows on Galaxy smartphones and deeper device integration (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Samsung announces partnership with Netflix with bonus content associated with Netflix shows on Galaxy smartphones and deeper device integration  —  As the streaming battles heat up, Netflix is hoping a new partnership with Samsung will help it fend off rivals. Samsung announces partnership with Netflix with bonus content associated with Netflix

Read More
After a study showed that Ring shares data with Facebook, Google, and others without users' consent, Ring says it will soon allow more control over data sharing (Stephen Gandel/CBS News)

Stephen Gandel / CBS News: After a study showed that Ring shares data with Facebook, Google, and others without users’ consent, Ring says it will soon allow more control over data sharing  —  Ring, the Amazon-owned maker of smart-home doorbells and web-enabled security cameras, is changing its privacy settings two weeks … After a study

Read More
Nonprofits say Facebook's donation tools let them reach big audiences with minimal effort, but give them "virtually useless" data on actual donors (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Nonprofits say Facebook’s donation tools let them reach big audiences with minimal effort, but give them “virtually useless” data on actual donors  —  – Groups weigh donor relations versus network’s broad reach  — Company’s fundraising products have generated $3 billion Nonprofits say Facebook's donation tools let them reach big audiences with

Read More