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David Cameron’s plan to ban end-to-end encryption is catastrophic for Internet freedom

Jan13
by on January 13, 2015 at 2:25 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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Earlier today, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his plan to revive legislation that would allow the UK government to ban applications that use end-to-end encryption to ensure user security. In Cameron’s speech, he asked that “in our country, do we want to allow a means of communication between people which we cannot read?” The answer: yes, we do. If the pledge to revive the legislation were to come into effect, services like WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Cyberdust and more would ultimately need to make major changes to their services to ensure they could function in the UK. Depending on the specific wording,…

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Control your computer from your iOS device with Chrome Remote Desktop

Jan12
by on January 12, 2015 at 9:43 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Google today made available an iOS app for its Chrome Remote Desktop technology that allows you to access your computer from anywhere. If you’ve got the Chrome Remote Desktop extension installed, you can install the free iOS app and control your computer from your iPhone or iPad with ease. The app has been available for Android since late last year, but it’s nice to see Google making it available for iOS users too. One of the best uses for this app is getting it installed on your parents’ PC so you can offer help anywhere in a few seconds! ➤ Chrome Remote…

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Chinese artist’s photomontages weave gorgeous plaid patterns

Jan12
by on January 12, 2015 at 9:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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There’s plaid — the pattern that most people are familiar with — featuring traditional tartan, tattersall, glen plaid, madras and gingham weaves. Then, there’s arguably a completely alternative variation on the theme in a series of photographic collages by Beijing artist Zhang Bojun.  Called “We,”  it is derived from seven years of photographic outings on the streets of China. Zhang shot street scenes that included thousands of people and eventually wove them into tapestries spanning three feet wide. When observed up close, they reveal those individuals in their own daily transit; from a distance, the whole bears an uncanny resemblance to classic plaid patterns.  The work is a commentary of…

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Slew of social media hacks shows Twitter needs better security for teams

Jan12
by on January 12, 2015 at 7:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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It seems like company Twitter accounts being attacked is almost the norm these days; today’s news that the US Central Command’s account was compromised is just the latest in a string on attacks on corporate Twitter accounts. The thing is, if you’ve ever run social media for a brand, you probably know just how bad Twitter is at providing tools for companies to manage their account across teams. The service doesn’t yet offer any meaningful way to share a Twitter account beyond directly giving out the password to those that need access. When Twitter’s two-factor arrived, many of us hoped that some…

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