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Private Security Force That Works With Citizen Wants the Power to Arrest People
In a video, the founder of ‘subscription’ security company Los Angeles Professional Security said he wants to be able to detain ‘prisoners’ and take them to jail.
Crime App Citizen is Driving a Security Car Around L.A. and Won’t Say Why
The vehicle is linked to a private security company which describes itself as a "subscription law enforcement service."
Uber Shuts Down App That Told Drivers If Uber Underpaid Them
Uber got UberCheats removed from Google, claiming the app infringed its trademark on the word ‘Uber.’
What You Need to Know About Clubhouse, the Social Network You Can't Join
Launched last year, the app is now booming with boomers. But its privacy policies are questionable.
Robinhood Hit with Class Action After Blocking GameStop Trades
"Robinhood purposefully, willfully, and knowingly removing the stock 'GME' from its trading platform in the midst of an unprecedented stock thereby deprived retail investors."
The Guy Predicting Stocks With An Army of App-Based Psychics
Michael Ferrier's app has amateur remote viewers competing for cash, but it has another purpose: predicting stock prices and, eventually, creating a gig platform for psychics.
Can Vibrator Apps Actually Turn Your Phone Into a Sex Toy? An Investigation.
Phone sex got a whole new meaning.
Trump's WeChat Ban Could Cut Off Chinese Americans From Their Families
“I use WeChat. My parents, my grandparents, aunts, uncles, extended family, all their friends in the Chinese community, they use it.”
Grindr Still Hasn't Deleted its Ethnicity Filter Despite Promise
The popular hookup app said it would delete its controversial ethnicity filter in support of Black Lives Matter, but still hasn't fulfilled its commitment.
Five Things to Expect From the NHS Track and Trace Coronavirus App
We spoke to people from the Isle of Wight who have been using the app for the last month.
The U.K.’s Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Is a Complete Mess
It doesn't really work, has serious privacy issues, and might be illegal. Other than that, five stars!
The New United Nations Coronavirus Social Distancing App Doesn’t Even Work
On Wednesday the UN announced its app 1point5 to help people social distance. But it doesn’t perform the most basic of tasks.