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Netflix is testing changing playback quality based on your physical activity

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by on July 31, 2019 at 8:36 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Last week, a security researcher tweeted that the Netflix app on his Android phone requested access to the device’s physical activity sensors. Later, when I checked it on my Pixel 3 XL, even I had the permission turned on without any prior prompt. It’s rather odd that a streaming video service would want to know whether you’re walking or running. Hey @netflix why does your Android app want physical activity data? pic.twitter.com/Lv0QUL0w9g — Beto on Security(back to basics now) (@BetoOnSecurity) July 27, 2019 When I contacted Netflix, it said it’s a part of a test which improves video playback quality…

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Sex toy companies unite to protest double standards of Facebook’s ad policy

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by on July 31, 2019 at 8:22 am
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Last month, Dame, a female-founded sex toy company, announced it was suing the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) for censoring its campaign on NYC’s subway. On the subway today, you’ll probably spot a few ads promoting medication for erectile dysfunction and low male libidos from companies like Hims and Roman, but you won’t see sexual wellness ads targeted towards women.  There’s a blatant double standard when it comes to sexual wellness products for women and men — and it’s not just on the subway. Both Facebook and Instagram are making it harder for companies like Dame to promote their products with…

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Russia seizes 2,500 Bitmain cryptocurrency miners for dodging $1.2M in import fees

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by on July 31, 2019 at 8:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Authorities seized a trove of over 2,000 illegally imported Bitmain ASIC cryptocurrency miners from a Russian mining operation earlier this month. The founder of mining firm Intelion Mining, Alexander Shashkov, said that armed customs agents raided his company’s offices in two Russian cities, CoinDesk reports. Shashkov, made the news public when speaking at the TerraCrypto cryptocurrency mining conference in Moscow on July 25. Unfortunately for him, Shashkov was not aware the seized cryptocurrency miners were imported illegally. According to the report, the authorities went after the hardware when its owners failed to provide valid documentation. Intelion Mining sells ASIC hardware…

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