Amid breach talk, some Yahoo users finding it hard to exit
As Yahoo's embattled email service suffers through a slew of bad news, some users are finding it hard to leave.
Business
Oct 10, 2016
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Using Facebook when you can't see the faces
As its name implies, a lot of Facebook is about faces: Users upload 350 million photos a day, making visual content a big part of the platform's experience. But this presents challenges to visually impaired users, according ...
Other
Jan 29, 2016
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WhatsApp back online in Brazil after temporarily block
WhatsApp is back online in Brazil.
Business
Dec 17, 2015
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Envy key motivator behind many Facebook posts, but site hurts mental well-being
A new study by Sauder School of Business Professor Izak Benbasat and his collaborators shows that envy is a key motivator behind Facebook posts and that contributes to a decrease in mental well-being among users.
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2015
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The internet hasn't killed privacy – but it has changed it forever
When people say "privacy is dead", it's usually for one of two reasons. Either they truly believe that privacy is irrelevant or unachievable in today's hyper-connected world or, more often, that not enough is being done to ...
Internet
Sep 18, 2015
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Combining personalization and privacy for user data
Computer scientists and legal experts from Trinity College Dublin and SFI's ADAPT centre are working to marry two of cyberspace's greatest desires, by simultaneously providing enhanced options for user personalisation alongside ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 29, 2015
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Know instantly how much privacy a website visit costs you
Providers do not keep secret how their websites use your personal information – it's always shown in their privacy policy. But hardly anybody ever reads that information. That's why PhD candidate Elisa Costante of TU/e ...
Internet
Apr 2, 2015
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Reddit reveals bids for user data by outside agencies
Reddit on Thursday issued its first transparency report, revealing numbers of requests for user data and bids to have content removed from the online messaging board.
Internet
Jan 29, 2015
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Dutch watchdog demands privacy changes from Google
A Dutch privacy watchdog on Monday ordered Google to make changes to the way it handles users' personal data or face fines of up to 15 million euros ($18.7 million).
Internet
Dec 15, 2014
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Internet overload? No, survey says
Most people are happy with the Internet as a source of on-demand information, with only a small percentage hit by "information overload," a survey of US users showed Monday.
Internet
Dec 8, 2014
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