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WhatsApp clarifies it’s not giving all your data to Facebook after surge in Signal and Telegram users

The Verge

As the controversy has grown, Signal has become one of the most downloaded apps on Android and iOS and its verification system for signing up new users has repeatedly buckled under the pressure. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has even jumped into the fray, tweeting last week “Use Signal” to his more than 42 million followers.

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Vaccine showdown at the radio station conglomerate

The Verge

While public media has something newspapers want: a way to raise money — memberships — and nonprofit status. Cumulus, for its part, owns hundreds of radio stations and operates the Westwood One podcast network, home to Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin, among others. Apple demystifies the automatic download. Yes, that’s right, Siri.

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Signal sees surge in new signups after boost from Elon Musk and WhatsApp controversy

The Verge

As for what or who is responsible for so many new users interested in trying the platform, which is operated by the nonprofit Signal Foundation, there are two likely culprits: Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Signal competitor WhatsApp. This is called the domino effect pic.twitter.com/qpbEW54RvM — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021.

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The Hacker Mind: Hacking Aerospace

ForAllSecure

FOX: Roberts: You basically have to understand how computer networks work, how avionics systems work, and then be able to translate communicate between those systems We've primarily focused on physically being in the airplane and hooking up to inflight entertainment. He wasn’t just some stunt hacker.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Surviving Stalkerware

ForAllSecure

I'm interested in how technology developed, one way is used by people in another. It also means that just about anyone can do this, download the stalkerware onto another device. My friends see Todd Lombardo who does a lot of writing around product management and product development, said very succinctly. Our mobile phone plans.

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Apple and Google roll out their new exposure notification tool. Interest seems limited.

Vox

Apple, specifically, rolled out a software update to iOS devices that some users could download immediately. But with the release of the API, which represents a milestone in the development of a new breed of iOS and Android public health apps, the reality seems different. And will anybody use them? These questions remain unanswered.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

I wrote about it today at The Verge : In a landmark acknowledgment of the toll that content moderation takes on its workforce, Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to current and former moderators to compensate them for mental health issues developed on the job. I just wish that Facebook would recognize that.”. Sarah Perez / TechCrunch ).