Source: Theguardian
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The UK government wants to track people's IP addresses
As if people weren’t already paranoid or suspicious that their government could be tracking them or spying on it, it seems that over in the UK, the government has proposed...
Tech giants band together to push the USA Freedom Act
Nine major tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo, that make up the Reform Government Surveillance coalition, are urging the US Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act...
Google now has an actual telecom partner for Project Loon
Google's ambitious plan to fill the skies with internet is suddenly looking way more feasible as a reality: the search giant now has a commercial cellular partner working on the...
Mozilla calls out iOS and Android for "lack of transparency"
While it has yet to become a significant player in the smartphone market, Mozilla is hoping that its open-source Firefox OS will be a game changer when the mobile operating...
Former NSA lawyer says encryption could destroy Apple and Google
We’ve heard government officials make a lot of questionable claims to try to get Apple and Google to not encrypt data on their smartphone platforms. However, this might be the...
Oculus VR asks Sony to make sure it releases a quality VR headset
I don’t think Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe was threatening Sony over Morpheus as much as he was pleading with them. The CEO apparently offered some insight to Sony regarding that...
Tumbling profits cause Samsung to overhaul its smartphone strategy
Following second consecutive quarter where profits have tumbled, Samsung is facing up to an uncertain future. Sure, the company has a long way to fall before things get really seriously,...
Google acquires to more AI firms in the UK
Google’s DeepMind team, founded in 2011 and acquired by Google earlier this year, recently hired members of two artificial intelligence companies that were birthed by Oxford University. The two companies...
Nike is working with Apple to create stylish new wearables
Although Nike seemingly abandoned future FuelBand hardware, the company is working closely with Apple to advance wearables overall. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Nike CEO Mark Parker says he...
Whisper app tracks user locations even when they opt out
Anonymish social network Whisper is tracking some users' location even after they opt out of tracking, according to a new report. The Guardian says that in the course of discussing...