We cared about Cambridge Analytica because it could have helped elect Trump. We ignored LocationSmart because even the though the company was selling and exposing the real-time GPS coordinates of our phones, it was never clear exactly if or how that data was misused. This idea, that privacy issues are abstract concepts for most people […]
Monthly Archives: September 2018
French startup Ownpage has recently released a new product called Relike. Relike is one of the easiest ways to get started with email newsletters. You enter the web address of your Facebook page and that’s about it. The company automatically pulls your most recent posts from your Facebook page and lets you set up an […]
Relike lets you turn a Facebook page into a newsletter
Plus an Alexa-enabled microwave, the GoPro Hero 7 Black, and more.
New iPhones, a Heated Razor, and Oculus Quest: September’s Best ...
Plantronics finally updated my platonic ideal of wireless running headphones.
Plantronics BackBeat FIT 2100 Review: Our Favorite Workout Headphones
Samsung's Galaxy Watch puts old features in a new smartwatch.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Review: Function, But No Finesse
At a Senate hearing this week in which US lawmakers quizzed tech giants on how they should go about drawing up comprehensive Federal consumer privacy protection legislation, Apple’s VP of software technology described privacy as a “core value” for the company. “We want your device to know everything about you but we don’t think we should,” Bud […]
Facebook is weaponizing security to erode privacy
For hobbyist photographers like myself, Hasselblad has always been the untouchable luxury brand reserved for high-end professionals. To fill the gap between casual and intended photography, they released the X1D — a compact, mirrorless medium format. Last summer when Stefan Etienne reviewed the newly released camera, I asked to take a picture. After importing the raw file […]
Two weeks with a $16,000 Hasselblad kit
The Hurom H-AI juicer has a self-feeding auger that works very well. But you probably don't need one in your kitchen.
Hurom H-AI Juicer Review: It’s Too Expensive, and Juice Isn’t ...
Weekend deals from our favorite Neato robot vacuum, Patagonia jacket, Amazon streaming TV devices, and more.
The Best Neato Vacuum is On Sale, and 17 More ...
Even if you never log into Facebook itself these days, the other apps and services you use might be impacted by Facebook’s latest big, bad news. In a follow-up call on Friday’s revelation that Facebook has suffered a security breach affecting at least 50 million accounts, the company clarified that Instagram users were not out […]