Online identity companies to cash in on porn panic
Veridu promises it is not storing the data it analyses, nor using it for any purpose other than to deliver a token at the end of the process that the user can then take away and show to adult content sites — all it will say is whether that person has been verified as over 18, and how robust that conclusion is on a specific scale.

June 23, 2014 at 4:12AM
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Unblinking Eyes Track Employees
Advanced technological tools are beginning to make it possible to measure and monitor employees as never before, raising concerns about privacy and the specter of unchecked surveillance in the workplace.

June 23, 2014 at 2:09AM
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The Inside Story Of Yo: There Isn’t Actually $1 Million In The Bank
Yo launched quietly on April Fools Day, but Apple rejected its App Store application. Yo lacked substance, Apple argued. The pair fought back and defended Yo’s simplicity. Eventually, Yo was published.

June 23, 2014 at 1:09AM
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Staring At A Computer All Day (Or Night) Totally Does Affect Your Eyes
Do you spend more than seven hours a day parked in front of a computer monitor? Results from a newly published study suggest you could be stripping your “tear film” of a component that helps keep your eyes clean, lubricated and healthy.

June 22, 2014 at 4:17PM
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Why We Need to Tame Our Algorithms Like Dogs
There is a theory among evolutionary anthropologists that dogs evolved from beasts to pets because the canines that continued to survive were those that gained social intelligence.

June 22, 2014 at 10:07AM
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YouTube is coming to cable TV set-top boxes, with a little help from the cloud
Cable subscribers are starting to get access to YouTube and other online video services, thanks to cloud-based technology that brings modern apps to legacy set-top boxes.

June 22, 2014 at 9:12AM
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GM Wants You to Creepily Text Drivers by Scanning Their Plates
General Motors wants to make it easier for Chinese customers to curse out the moron who cut them off or get the digits of the attractive driver one car over at the stop light. So it’s developed an app called DiDi Plate that lets Android users text the owner of a car by simply scanning its license plate.

June 22, 2014 at 4:57AM
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Google Loon Wi-Fi balloon creates panic in New Zealand
Rescue helicopter dispatched for what was thought to be a crashing plane.

June 21, 2014 at 10:54PM
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How I Became a Bionic Chef
When I was young, people always used to say that if I were at a house party, the only way to find me would be to walk into the kitchen.

June 21, 2014 at 6:54PM
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This Tool Boosts Your Privacy by Opening Your Wi-Fi to Strangers
In an age of surveillance anxiety, the notion of leaving your Wi-Fi network open and unprotected seems dangerously naive. But one group of activists says it can help you open up your wireless internet and not only maintain your privacy, but actually increase it in the process.

June 21, 2014 at 3:54PM
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