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DoorDash leaves door open for data breach, affecting 4.9M people

Sep27
by on September 27, 2019 at 5:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web


It’s that time to change your passwords again. Popular on-demand food delivery platform DoorDash has confirmed a data breach affecting 4.9 million customers, workers, and merchants. The data was accessed by an unnamed third-party service provider on May 4, including profile information such as names, emails, delivery addresses, phone numbers, hashed and salted passwords, as well as the driver’s license numbers of nearly 100,000 delivery executives. The leak is also said to have exposed the last four digits of payment cards for some consumers and the last four digits of the bank account numbers for some delivery executives and restaurants.…

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Every Alexa and Echo device Amazon announced this week in one handy list

Sep27
by on September 27, 2019 at 3:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Amazon hosted a massive hardware event this week, announcing a cavalcade of new Alexa-enabled and IoT devices. Make no mistake: Amazon wants to find a way into your home or pocket one way or another. But there’s a lot to be excited about too, especially as Amazon‘s pricing often undercuts similar competition. Let’s get right to it then, starting with the myriad of Alexa-compatible devices in the Echo family. Echo Studio The Echo Studio is Amazon‘s challenger to the likes of Sonos and Apple’s HomePod. We wrote about it at length here, but it promises serious audio chops and is…

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Mired in crime controversy, Uber reveals new safety features

Sep26
by on September 26, 2019 at 11:12 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Uber revealed a number of new safety features for its app, including 911 texts, rider PIN numbers, and on-trip reporting. All of this sounds like it’s designed to help keep the rider safe, but recent reports suggest Uber is less interested in protecting the customer than it’d want you to believe. The ridesharing company outlined many planned changes for its ecosystem, including joining its main app with UberEats so users only have to make requests from one place. Most of the features look well enough — the partnership with Feeding America which helps restaurants move uneaten food to banks via…

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