A month after Google had already decided to shut down Google+, a new bug made its problems much, much worse. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c0eac8733b7db2d65e1257f/master/pass/google-1056030858.jpg
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Gadget Lab Podcast: What the Tumblr Porn Ban Means for Users
WIRED writer Emily Dreyfuss joins the Gadget Lab to talk about Tumblr’s porn ban and where active members of that community are headed next. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a99b6b03ea6d47cc8933f33/master/pass/FEATURED-WIRED-Gear-logo.jpg
Hackers breach Quora.com and steal password data for 100 million users
Enlarge (credit: Frank Lindecke / Flickr) Brace yourself for yet another massive data breach. Quora.com, a site where people ask and answer questions on a range of topics, said hackers breached its computer network and accessed a variety of potentially sensitive personal data for about 100 million users. Compromised information includes cryptographically protected passwords, full […]
Google accused of tricking users into consenting to be tracked in breach of EU laws
Seven European countries are fighting back against Google’s invasive data collection, alleging the internet giant violated privacy laws by tracking users’ movements after obtaining their consent through deception. Google hoodwinks users into consenting to highly intrusive tracking measures using verbal trickery and misleading interface design, according to complaints filed by consumer agencies in the Netherlands, […]
Spotify’s holiday discount on Premium works for lapsed users too
Spotify is offering a couple of holiday deals and they’re not limited to new users like these sorts of discounts typically are. First time Spotify Premium users in the US can get three months for $ 0.99 as long as they haven’t used a 30-day trial before or provided credit card information in the past. […]
Uber Rewards Loyalty Program Gives Perks to Power Users
Rack up enough points and a real life human will answer your customer support call. https://media.wired.com/photos/5beb82e32a10bb7110468ff0/master/pass/UberRewards-RTX6D313-w.jpg
Facebook tweaks group mentorship tool so users can choose their mentors
Facebook is still testing a mentorship tool that it announced last year, as it tries to identify how to best facilitate online and offline relationships.Read More
YouTube users are running into fake and dangerous videos, study finds
New data from Pew Research Center highlights both the highs and lows of YouTube. The study — which was based on a survey of 4,594 adults in the US conducted earlier this year — found that people of all ages use YouTube for just about everything. It’s especially a popular choice for figuring out how […]
YouTube users question sanity, reality as service goes dark worldwide
YouTube videos began returning errors around 9pm EST. The site infrastructure still loads, but the videos themselves do not play and are replaced by error messages imploring users to “please try again later.” The video-sharing website is seeing a massive service disruption across the northeastern United States, as well as parts of West and East […]
Hackers stole millions of Facebook users’ personal data — here’s why you should be worried (FB)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Some 30 million Facebook users were victims of the hacking attack it revealed recently. That attack exposed the personal information of many users, including their names, phone numbers, birth dates, and more. That kind of information could be used for identity theft and to compromise users’ financial and other accounts, security and […]
