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Killing tourist destinations for an Instagram photo
Overtourism is taking a toll across the globe, with closures of popular destinations in Thailand and the Philippines, and backlash from residents in cities like…
How Cartographers For the US Military Inadvertently Created a House of Horrors in South Africa
The visitors started coming in 2013. The first one who came and refused to leave until he was let inside was a private investigator named…
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
YouTube’s Biggest Stars Are Pushing a Shady Polish Gambling Site
Untold riches are promised on Mystery Brand, a website that sells prize-filled "mystery boxes." If you buy one of the digital boxes, some of which…
Link Between Social Media and Depression Stronger In Teen Girls Than Boys, Study Says
According to a new study published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, the link between social media use and depressive symptoms in 14-year-olds may be much stronger…
“How YouTube’s Year-in-Review ‘Rewind’ Video Set Off a Civil War”
You might guess that a surefire way to make a hit video on YouTube would be to gather a bunch of YouTube megastars, film them…
It’s Getting Harder to Spot a Deep Fake Video
Fake videos and audio keep getting better, faster and easier to make, increasing the mind-blowing technology's potential for harm if put in the wrong hands.…
Several Popular Apps Share Data With Facebook Without User Consent
Some of the most popular apps for Android smartphones, including Skyscanner, TripAdvisor and MyFitnessPal, are transmitting data to Facebook without the consent of users in…
As smartphones and internet connections rise in Africa, so does entertainment streaming
Growing smartphone and internet penetration across many African countries saw global streaming companies make a deeper play for audiences here this year. Netflix signaled its…
Chinese schools enforce ‘smart uniforms’ with GPS tracking system to monitor students
Chinese schools have begun enforcing "smart uniforms" embedded with computer chips to monitor student movements and prevent them from skipping classes. Eleven schools in the…
Parents are using GPS ankle monitors to track their teenagers like criminals
There’s no shortage of GPS trackers for parents who want to keep tabs on their children’s driving. After all, car accidents are the leading cause…
As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants
Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed. For years,…
Amazon error allowed Alexa user to eavesdrop on another home
A user of Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant in Germany got access to more than a thousand recordings from another user because of “a human error”…
Facebook has Filed a Patent To Calculate Your Future Location
Facebook has filed several patent applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for technology that uses your location data to predict where you're going…
YouTube’s Top-Earner For 2018 Is a 7-Year-Old
In 2018 the most-downloaded iPhone app was YouTube, reports USA Today, while Amazon's best-selling item was their Fire TV Stick for streaming video. The No.…
Facebook Privacy Social Networks Internal Emails Show Facebook Weighing the Privacy Risks of Quietly Collecting Call and Text Records From Its Android Users—Then Going Ahead Anyway
Earlier this year, many Android users were shocked to discover that Facebook had been collecting a record of their call and SMS history, as revealed…
Thieves Are Boosting the Signal From Key Fobs Inside Homes To Steal Vehicles
According to Markham automotive security specialist Jeff Bates, owner of Lockdown Security, wireless key fobs have a role to play in many recent car thefts,…
An Eye-Scanning Lie Detector Is Forging a Dystopian Future
Sitting in front of a Converus EyeDetect station, it's impossible not to think of Blade Runner. In the 1982 sci-fi classic, Harrison Ford's rumpled detective…
Google personalizes search results even when you’re logged out
According to a new study conducted by Google competitor DuckDuckGo, it does not seem possible to avoid personalization when using Google search, even by logging…
AI Mistakes Ad On a Bus For an Actual CEO, Then Publicly Shames Them For ‘Jaywalking’
Since last year, many Chinese cities have cracked down on jaywalking by investing in facial recognition systems and AI-powered surveillance cameras. Jaywalkers are identified and…