Blockchain Explained in 50 Lines of Code November 27, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/geekculture/blockchain-explained-in-50-lines-of-code-1dbf4eda0201
How to Get Google Search Results That Are Actually Useful. Here’s how to cut through the sponsored listings and ads—and get back to the good stuff. November 23, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-useful-google-search-results/
An Alternative to the Metaverse November 19, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/awakening-from-the-metaverse-148ede48d72d
How SMS Works—and Why You Shouldn’t Use It Anymore November 17, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a29789903/what-is-sms/
Web 3.0 Will Nuke Social Media As We Know It. Here’s (exactly) how you can get your nuclear bunker ready November 6, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/technology-hits/web-3-0-will-nuke-social-media-as-we-know-it-ae246548256b
Facebook to stop using facial recognition, delete data on over 1 billion people. Regulatory pressure and massive lawsuits may have forced its hand. November 3, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/11/after-tagging-people-for-10-years-facebook-to-stop-most-uses-of-facial-recognition/
The Justice Department accidentally unsealed a rare ‘keyword warrant’ ordering Google to hand over data on anyone who searched a victim’s name, report says October 20, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.businessinsider.com/google-police-keyword-warrant-provide-search-term-data-report-2021-10
The Ad-Based Internet Is About to Collapse. What Comes Next? The web as we know it relies on advertising, but that model is headed for a crash. Fortunately, we can build something better from the wreckage. August 12, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/the-ad-based-internet-is-about-to-collapse-what-comes-next-48e31d648a35
5G Is Child’s Play. Take A Look At What 6G Will Do! July 17, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper 5G Is Child’s Play. Take A Look At What 6G Will Do!
The Code Red worm 20 years on – what have we learned? July 15, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper The Code Red worm 20 years on – what have we learned?
Windows 11 is Beautiful, Because Microsoft is Finally Sweating the Details With its newest redesign of Windows, Microsoft wants to win back developers. July 11, 2021technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://debugger.medium.com/windows-11-is-beautiful-because-microsoft-is-finally-sweating-the-details-99d0b69ebede
When Will They Shut Down the Internet? July 4, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper When Will They Shut Down the Internet?
Scientists Warn That Social Media Could Be a Threat to Civilization. “And they often tend to fail catastrophically, unexpectedly, without warning.” June 29, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-social-media-civilization
The Efforts to Make Text-Based AI Less Racist and Terrible. Language models like GPT-3 can write poetry, but they often amplify negative stereotypes. Researchers are trying different approaches to address the problem. June 21, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.wired.com/story/efforts-make-text-ai-less-racist-terrible/
DuckDuckGo’s Quest to Prove Online Privacy Is Possible The company best known for its search engine is launching a new set of tools aimed at creating an “easy button” for protecting your data online. June 21, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.wired.com/story/duckduckgo-quest-prove-online-privacy-possible/
SolarWinds hack emboldened cyberattackers for ransomware attack spree June 14, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/solarwinds-hack-emboldened-cyberattackers-ransomware-attack-spree
What Florida’s New Tech Law Means For Conservatives Online June 9, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper What Florida’s New Tech Law Means For Conservatives Online
Amazon is about to share your internet connection with neighbors; here’s how to turn it off June 9, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/amazon-is-about-to-share-your-internet-connection-with-neighbors-heres-how-to-turn-it-off/
Google Is Developing a Hologram-Like 3D Video Conferencing Tool Called Project Starline May 23, 2021technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper Google Is Developing a Hologram-Like 3D Video Conferencing Tool Called Project Starline
The rise of Zoom bombings has some Washington groups calling for accountability and action April 18, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/zoom-bombings-that-target-marginalized-people-spark-demands-for-legal-protections-in-washington-state/
Guess who’s pushing back against YouTube’s suppression April 15, 2021medicine, science, WWW/Internethistoryscoper Guess who’s pushing back against YouTube’s suppression
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Google in major copyright dispute with Oracle April 6, 2021technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.aol.com/finance/u-supreme-court-sides-google-141755263-155559724.html
What is an NFT? Artists weigh in on latest money-making craze April 3, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/what-is-an-nft-artists-weigh-in-on-latest-money-making-craze
New Tool Strips Manipulative “Dark Patterns” From Mobile Apps. Many apps try to trick us into doing things we didn’t mean to, but a new tool could help take back contro April 1, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/new-tool-strips-manipulative-dark-patterns-from-mobile-apps
‘The Inevitable Life Cycle’ of Platforms Like Facebook and Pornhub. ‘If you’re going to have users generating content, you’re going to have users generating harmful content’ March 29, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/the-inevitable-life-cycle-of-platforms-like-facebook-and-pornhub-4ff0e8bb1d24
The Invention That Made Streaming Video Possible – The Lightbulb Moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV3legWSi6U March 22, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper
Amazon Care expands in-home doctor visits, telemedicine to other companies March 18, 2021medicine, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-health-service-sending-doctors-to-your-doorstep-expands-to-other-washington-state-employers/
Samsung claims 5G data speed record by tapping into 4G frequencies March 4, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/samsung-5g-data-speed-record/
12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in Google Chrome March 3, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://gizmodo.com/12-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-do-in-google-chrome-1846373120
France Ties Russia’s Sandworm to a Multiyear Hacking Spree. A French security agency warns that the destructively minded group has exploited an IT monitoring tool from Centreon. February 16, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.wired.com/story/sandworm-centreon-russia-hack/
Facebook Is Finally Targeting Anti-Vax Pages and Groups. The changes come months after the start of the vaccine rollout in the U.S. February 9, 2021medicine, science, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/facebook-is-finally-targeting-anti-vax-pages-and-groups-5d8e867c5b2a
YouTube Removes 500,000+ Videos Exposing COVID-19 Fraud January 30, 2021medicine, science, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://principia-scientific.com/youtube-removes-500000-videos-exposing-covid-19-fraud/
Amazon algorithms promote vaccine misinformation, UW study says January 28, 2021medicine, science, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-algorithms-promote-vaccine-misinformation-uw-study-says/
‘Like Being Grilled Alive’: The Fear of Living With a Hackable Heart. A device connected to my heart could save my life. It could also be hacked. January 21, 2021technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/i-live-with-a-digital-security-threat-inside-my-body-ca6b9da0b316
Twitter shuts down account of Sci-Hub, the pirated-papers website January 15, 2021science, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/twitter-shuts-down-account-sci-hub-pirated-papers-website
Big Tech Is Now a Shadow Government. 24 hours after a failed coup, the lead story on Twitter is Elon Musk becoming the wealthiest man in the world January 11, 2021technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://marker.medium.com/big-tech-is-now-a-shadow-government-d0b55248c99e
Watch-like device transmits data through the body and out the fingertips January 8, 2021technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/telecommunications/watch-like-device-digital-information-fingertips/
OneWeb emerges from bankruptcy, launching 36 more broadband satellites January 8, 2021WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/space/oneweb-broadband-satellie-constellation-launch/
Amazon surpasses Boeing as Washington state’s biggest employer January 3, 2021technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-surpasses-boeing-as-washington-states-biggest-employer/
Glenn Greenwald: Big Tech is censoring Covid debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSVNm7XbnYA January 2, 2021medicine, science, WWW/Internethistoryscoper
My Internet Happy Place: Scryfall, a Clean, Multifunctional Database of Every ‘Magic’ Card December 31, 2020WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://debugger.medium.com/my-internet-happy-place-scryfall-a-clean-multifunctional-database-of-every-magic-card-d189d0d7d96a
A New Study Strengthens the Case That Social Media Use Fuels Depression. Researchers suggest anything over two hours per day may be too much December 11, 2020science, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://elemental.medium.com/a-new-study-strengthens-the-case-that-social-media-use-fuels-depression-5eabf51b2918
The Satellite Divide: Which Americans Rely on Satellite Internet? December 10, 2020technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/pcmag-access/the-satellite-divide-which-americans-rely-on-satellite-internet-af91d6f574e5
Forget Google, Time to End the Payment Processing Duopoly December 9, 2020technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/swlh/the-unknown-duopoly-that-needs-breaking-up-more-than-google-f7b2c8876ea7
Zuck, Xi and the Ever Evolving Narratives of Crypto December 9, 2020technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/swlh/zuck-xi-and-the-ever-evolving-narratives-of-crypto-67764d243fce
The Hidden Cost of Amazon’s Surveillance Tech. A new drone from Amazon subsidiary Ring raises familiar questions December 4, 2020technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/the-hidden-cost-of-amazons-surveillance-tech-4b071f04199d
The problem with the DoJ’s lawsuit against Google: too little, too late December 1, 2020technology, WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/enrique-dans/the-problem-with-the-dojs-lawsuit-against-google-too-little-too-late-f6aafbfd3dab
What Happened to Google’s Plan to Scan Millions of University Books? November 30, 2020WWW/Internethistoryscoper What Happened to Google’s Plan to Scan Millions of University Books?
Jio Platforms is wasting no time as it helps create the new India November 30, 2020WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://medium.com/enrique-dans/jio-platforms-is-wasting-no-time-as-it-helps-create-the-new-india-37b3d5d996bb
Consumption of public cloud is way ahead of the ability to secure it. Even though it is easy enough to prevent S3 buckets leaking onto the internet, Barracuda says people haven’t worked out how to use the native cloud security controls properly. November 30, 2020WWW/Internethistoryscoper https://www.zdnet.com/article/consumption-of-public-cloud-is-way-ahead-of-the-ability-to-secure-it/