Reddit CEO says TikTok is ‘spyware’

Feb28
by on February 28, 2020 at 6:56 pm
Posted In: Social Media


Reddit CEO Steve Huffman took a shot at TikTok during a conference this week, calling it “fundamentally parasitic” and comparing it to spyware. His specific concerns appear to be based on the fact that the platform uses a form of “device fingerprinting” to track user behavior. Huffman was responding to a question about what startups could learn from TikTok‘s success, saying, “I can’t even get to that level of thinking with them.” He also said, “I actively tell people, ‘Don’t install that spyware on your phone.’” [Read: TikTok addict? Slow your scroll with time limit settings] There is some merit to his…

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Leaked EU legislation would force Apple to use removable batteries in its iPhones

Feb27
by on February 27, 2020 at 7:33 pm
Posted In: Insider, Plugged


There was a time when virtually every phone had a removable battery – and then the iPhone was announced. As Apple’s trend-setting powers would have it, in 2020 there are virtually no high-end phones with removable batteries left. But if the EU has its way, those tides may soon be turning – Apple may have to make an iPhone with a removable battery for the first time. In leaked documents seen by Dutch publication Het Financieele Dagblad, the European Commission is shown to be pursuing the return of user-removable batteries. It’s worth noting that as these documents are not public, there’s no…

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