Bait-and-switch

Thing is, did anyone really expect anything else to happen? Facebook paid over $20 billion for an app with a huge user base and no revenue stream. “WhatsApp obtained one billion users by promising that it would protect user privacy. Both Facebook and WhatsApp made...

WhatsApp gets Facebooked

Even if you opt out you can’t opt out:The Facebook family of companies will still receive and use this information for other purposes such as improving infrastructure and delivery systems, understanding how our services or theirs are used, securing systems, and...

1984

Now we begin to see the consequences of the recent election. The Homeland Security Act, another Patriot Act in sheep’s clothing, is being pushed for passage by the Republicans. In its present form the Homeland Security Act represents the greatest threat ever to...