On top of forcing everyone with a Google account to have a Google+ account, Google has just announced a new privacy policy that will track consumers’ online activities across Google products. And if you don’t like, too bad because you … Read More
The EFF has a nice explanation of how Carrier IQ actually works so you can get an idea of what information about you it’s been collecting.
Sort of buried in this article about the recall of pine nuts sold at Wegmans is how Wegmans knew who purchased the pine nuts through their use of their Shoppers Club card. You can be fairly sure that any such loyalty … Read More
Android Central has a post on a prototype camera app called Recognizr that uses facial-recognition to link you to your subject’s social networks. Take a picture of a random stranger and if they’re in the database you get all of … Read More
The NSA’s surveillance program was so secret those who could have used its output were unaware of its existence. What I just don’t understand is how the same people who are in a panic that Obama is somehow going to … Read More
Although the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles would appear to offer a website that allows you do things like renew your vehicle registration, you should probably avoid the site. I tried to renew my car’s registration today and … Read More
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