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Telegram’s updated privacy terms make it unsafe for terrorists – but what about the rest of us?

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by on August 30, 2018 at 6:58 am
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Messaging service Telegram has updated its privacy policy to include a clause which states that it may hand over users’ IP address and phone number if it receives a court order that indicates those people are terror suspects. The company added that this hasn’t ever happened yet, and that if it does, it’ll disclose it in a semiannual transparency report. With that, Telegram believes it’s now in compliance with the European Union’s GDPR guidelines. But what does this spell for users? Founder Pavel Durov noted that this will only make the service less hospitable to terrorists, who may seek to…

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Audio-Technica’s first true wireless earbuds look beautiful – and expensive

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by on August 30, 2018 at 5:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Although it’s been making wireless headphones for a while, Audio-Technica has only just debuted its first pair of truly wireless earphones – thereby raising my hopes for high-fidelity audio in an ultra-portable form factor. The new CKR7TW buds come with “specially tuned 11 mm drivers feature a diamond-like carbon coated diaphragm,” and promise reduced distortion and unwanted resonances, as well as improved high-frequency response. They support Bluetooth 5.0, run for six hours on a single charge, and fit into a case that can juice them up for an additional nine hours. You can also answer calls thanks to an integrated…

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Ebay auction for iPhone prototype hits $25K overnight

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by on August 29, 2018 at 10:03 pm
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A seller on eBay claims to be offering a piece of Apple history — a functional iPhone prototype circa 2006. Over 100 bids have been logged on the listing, and the price is now reaching into the high five figures. The seller, one “321dady,” calls the device the “rarest of them all.” The etching on the back proclaims it to be Version 1.1.1, and according to 321dady, it was made in 2006 in Cupertino. It has a different battery and hardware than the release version, and is slightly heavier at 144 grams. Pictures of the phone in the listing show it…

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