You Might Not Be Checking In On Foursquare But Foursquare Is Checking In On You
Even the company is still trying to figure out whether that’s “cool or creepy.”

August 27, 2019 at 10:51AM
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The Future Of Ads Is Targeted, Real-Time Product Placements That You Can’t Skip
One day (and probably sooner than you think) that video game being played by the cool character on your favorite sitcom, or the giant billboard leaped by a motorbike-driving Tom Cruise in his latest action spy thriller, won’t be the same one seen by everyone else who watches it.

August 26, 2019 at 09:47AM
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Swatting Is A Deadly Problem — Here’s The Solution
Swatting is one of the worst “pranks” imaginable. Sometimes, the consequences are deadly.

August 22, 2019 at 09:42PM
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How Amazon And Silicon Valley Seduced The Pentagon
Tech moguls like Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt have gotten unprecedented access to the Pentagon. And one whistleblower who raised flags has paid the price.

August 22, 2019 at 03:34PM
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What The World’s Smallest MRI Looks Like And What It Means For Us
Scientists performed an MRI on a single atom, what does this mean for the future of drug development and nanotechnology?

August 22, 2019 at 02:21PM
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Why Do Tech Companies File So Many Weird, Alarming Patents?
Companies are constantly patenting strange things they have no intention of developing. Here’s why.

August 22, 2019 at 08:02AM
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The Cold War Spy Technology Which We All Use
The RFID tag — short for Radio-Frequency Identification — is ubiquitous in the modern economy.

August 21, 2019 at 10:20PM
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T-Mobile ‘Put My Life in Danger’ Says Woman Stalked With Black Market Location Data
Telecom giants are giving up customers’ real-time location data to stalkers and bounty hunters. Now, Motherboard speaks to a victim.

August 21, 2019 at 07:56PM
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The Browser Monopoly
There is really only one Big Tech monopoly that I actively worry about. It’s not Amazon, Facebook or Apple — it’s your web browser (and Google).

August 21, 2019 at 01:24PM
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Was a Man Wrongly Identified After Police Digitally Altered His Mugshot?
ACLU says the case “raises big questions” after Oregon authorities removed facial tattoos before showing image to witnesses.

August 21, 2019 at 06:21AM
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