Tumblr has disclosed a security vulnerability on its site that in some cases could have exposed account information. The bug was found in the part of the site that recommends other Tumblr blogs to users, according to a blog post. The blogging site said the “recommended blogs” module — only visible to logged-in users — […]
View More Tumblr says it’s fixed a security bug, but says ‘no evidence’ any user data was exposedCategory: digital media
Donald Daters, a dating app for Trump supporters, leaked its users’ data
A new dating app for Trump supporters that wants to “make America date again” has leaked its entire database of users — on the day of its launch. The app, called “Donald Daters,” is aimed at “American-based singles community connecting lovers, friends, and Trump supporters alike” and has already received rave reviews and coverage in […]
View More Donald Daters, a dating app for Trump supporters, leaked its users’ dataAudit Facebook and overhaul competition law, say MEPs responding to breach scandals
After holding a series of hearings in the wake of the Facebook -Cambridge Analytica data misuse scandal this summer, and attending a meeting with Mark Zuckerberg himself in May, the European Union parliament’s civil liberties committee has called for an update to competition rules to reflect what it dubs “the digital reality”, urging EU institutions […]
View More Audit Facebook and overhaul competition law, say MEPs responding to breach scandalsThe Internet Bill of Rights is just one piece of our moral obligations
David Gorodyansky Contributor David Gorodyansky is the CEO and co-founder of AnchorFree. More posts by this contributor Warrantless surveillance law proves it’s time to take privacy into our own hands This is the future if net neutrality is repealed; the creeping, costly death of media freedom Congressman Ro Khanna’s proposed Internet Bill of Rights pushes […]
View More The Internet Bill of Rights is just one piece of our moral obligationsFour reasons why you should attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018
On October 18 — just one week away — some of the most brilliant and innovative minds in reality creation will gather at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles to attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018. Whether you’re an early start-up founder, an investor, a developer or a student, if you’re focused on AR/VR, you don’t […]
View More Four reasons why you should attend TC Sessions AR/VR 2018Recent departures hint at turmoil at Quartet Health, a mental health startup backed by GV
Quartet Health, a startup backed with nearly $100 million from GV, Oak HC/FT and more, has quietly lost its COO, CPO and replaced its CEO this month.
View More Recent departures hint at turmoil at Quartet Health, a mental health startup backed by GVVP Pence calls on Google to end work on a search engine for China
On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence called for Google to end its development of a search engine custom built to accommodate China’s disposition for censorship. Pence gave the speech at a conservative think tank in D.C., dipping into a range of anti-Beijing sentiments, from intellectual property concerns to tariffs and the trade war. Pence didn’t […]
View More VP Pence calls on Google to end work on a search engine for ChinaGoogle’s head of its $110B+ ads and commerce business is leaving for Greylock Partners
Sridhar Ramaswamy, Google’s head of commerce, is leaving the company after more than 15 years and will be joining Greylock Partners, sources inside the company told us and Google confirmed. Ramaswamy will become a venture partner at Greylock Partners . At Google, his position will be filled by Prabhakar Raghavan, who was previously the company’s VP […]
View More Google’s head of its $110B+ ads and commerce business is leaving for Greylock PartnersThe Infatuation raises $30M from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo to bring Zagat into the digital age
WndrCo, the consumer tech investment and holding company founded by longtime Hollywood executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, has invested $30 million in The Infatuation, a restaurant discovery platform.
View More The Infatuation raises $30M from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo to bring Zagat into the digital ageIn Senate hearing, tech giants push lawmakers for federal privacy rules
Another day, another hearing of tech giants in Congress. Wednesday’s hearing at the Senate Commerce Committee with Apple, Amazon, Google and Twitter, alongside AT&T and Charter, marked the latest in a string of hearings in the past few months into all things tech: but mostly controversies embroiling the companies, from election meddling to transparency. This […]
View More In Senate hearing, tech giants push lawmakers for federal privacy rulesSwiping right on virtual relationships
Sextech entrepreneur and advocate Bryony Cole is planning for a future when entire relationships exist in virtual reality.
View More Swiping right on virtual relationshipsTwitter bug sent user direct messages to third-party developers for over a year
Twitter said that a “bug” sent user’s private direct messages to third-party developers “who were not authorized to receive them.” The social media giant began warning users Friday of the exposure with a message in the app. “The issue has persisted since May 2017, but we resolved it immediately upon discovering it,” the message said, […]
View More Twitter bug sent user direct messages to third-party developers for over a year