Sadly WhatsApp will start sharing your account information with Facebook. You can’t prevent Facebook getting the data, you can only opt-out of them using it for ads.
Tag: Internet Finds
Hey Visitor, why don’t you also enjoy our SPAM
It seems ad networks have reached a new low or as the author puts it:
This transaction breaks a core promise using the internet: just because I visit a website doesn’t mean I consent to getting spam from it.
Mega Transistors
The maker of the mega processor has a series of videos describing the basics of how transistors are used to create logical gates.
Aktivieren Sie JavaScript um das Video zu sehen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPFl_8_T8gk&list=PLNmCdcvSgJj5bllQx5E3A6OsbMq2luA9J&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPFl_8_T8gk&list=PLNmCdcvSgJj5bllQx5E3A6OsbMq2luA9J&index=1
The Management Myth
An interesting read from a doctor of philosophy with a consulting firm who went through a huge pile of management theory books to see what he missed by not having a formal “management education.”
Comparing Signal-protocol-using messengers
There’re still privacy differences when you compare messenger apps all using the Signal protocol:
In this article, I’m going to compare WhatsApp, Signal, and Allo from a privacy perspective.
While all three apps use the same secure-messaging protocol, they differ on exactly what information is encrypted, what metadata is collected, and what, precisely, is stored in the cloud — and therefore available, in theory at least, to government snoops and wily hackers.
In the end, I’m going to advocate you use Signal whenever you can — which actually may not end up being as often as you would like.
AMP and Ads
Of course AMP was introduced to optimize the delivery of ads. ?
Math is Terrorism
What Mafia Teaches Us About Trust & Security
David Eaves has some interesting thoughts on what Mafia can tell us about trust and security. He also has a few ideas on how the physical game setup gives advantage to different parties.
Leave Math to The Machines
Given the pace of technology, I propose we leave math to the machines and go play outside.
Drifting News
What if “trending news” would be made to drift in into a certain direction? Well, it seems that Facebook used their ability to manipulate curate trending topics to block out certain topics and set some of their own. ? Some should have warned us.