Author: Tech Support

    • Earn Thousands of Dollars for Finding Bugs in Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency

    While we’re still waiting on a specific release date for Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency, Libra, the company is aiming for an early 2020 release. That gives you plenty of time to find bugs in the currency’s infrastructure—a project that could reward you handsomely. Read more… Earn Thousands of Dollars for Finding Bugs in Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency

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    • Privacy fundamentalism, which does not consider the inherent nature of the internet and the unavoidable trade-offs, is a surefire way to get policy wrong (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

    Ben Thompson / Stratechery: Privacy fundamentalism, which does not consider the inherent nature of the internet and the unavoidable trade-offs, is a surefire way to get policy wrong  —  Farhad Manjoo, in the New York Times, ran an experiment on himself: … Here is a shrunk-down version of the graphic that resulted … Privacy fundamentalism,

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    • CBP searched 30,000 devices last year without a warrant, up ~4x from three years prior, and increasingly denies entry to people over content sent by others (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

    Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: CBP searched 30,000 devices last year without a warrant, up ~4x from three years prior, and increasingly denies entry to people over content sent by others  —  Travelers are increasingly being denied entry to the United States as border officials hold them accountable for messages … CBP searched 30,000 devices last

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    • As Ethereum's network is increasingly used for Tether transactions, the cost of running smart contracts has spiked, and Ether's network utilization has hit ~90% (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

    Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: As Ethereum’s network is increasingly used for Tether transactions, the cost of running smart contracts has spiked, and Ether’s network utilization has hit ~90%  —  – Vitalik Buterin expressed concerns over scaling last week  — Tether’s use of Ethereum has grown as its utilization exploded As Ethereum's network is increasingly used

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    • How to Support Boys Who Want to Dance

    Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer created an uproar among the dance community recently when she laughed on air about six-year-old Prince George taking—and loving—ballet lessons. Spencer has since apologized, but the mocking nature of her words struck a nerve among professional male dancers who say the bullying they… Read more… How to Support Boys Who

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    • In a rare move, Apple debuts iOS 13.1's first beta, well ahead of iOS 13's ship date, improving mouse support and bringing back Automation, a Shortcuts feature (Juli Clover/MacRumors)

    Juli Clover / MacRumors: In a rare move, Apple debuts iOS 13.1’s first beta, well ahead of iOS 13’s ship date, improving mouse support and bringing back Automation, a Shortcuts feature  —  Apple today released a surprise iOS 13.1 beta, which is unprecedented as the company has never before released a point update for an

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    • Amazon debuts Eero Secure and Eero Secure+, $3/month and $10/month services for its home Wi-Fi products, to add security with malware warnings, VPN access, more (Todd Haselton/CNBC)

    Todd Haselton / CNBC: Amazon debuts Eero Secure and Eero Secure+, $3/month and $10/month services for its home Wi-Fi products, to add security with malware warnings, VPN access, more  —  KEY POINTS  — Amazon introduced a new security features for Eero owners, which can be purchased with monthly or annual plans. Amazon debuts Eero Secure

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    A Car Phone — No, Not That Kind

    Autonomous vehicle development is a field of technology that remains relatively elusive to the average hacker, what with the needing a whole car and all. Instead of having to deal with such a large scale challenge, [Piotr Sokólski] has instead turned to implementing the same principles on the scale of a small radio-controlled car. Wanting

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