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privacy

FTC Probes Huge Financial Data Broker Yodlee
Envestnet, the largest financial data broker in the country and which owns Yodlee, sells bank and credit card transactions of tens of millions of Americans.
Joseph Cox
8.28.20
Mods

How to Make a Very Tiny iMac
A hardware hacker had to partly destroy his Raspberry Pi to get it to fit inside a miniaturized 3D-printed iMac case.
Ernie Smith
8.28.20
data selling

Arizona DMV Sells Drivers' Photos and SSNs to Private Investigators
Whereas many DMVs sell drivers’ names, addresses, or vehicle information, the Arizona Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) sells some residents’ most personal information.
Joseph Cox
8.28.20
Games Opinion

Why 'Total War Saga: Troy' Is About the Wrong War
How Thucydides ends up being a hidden character in this retelling of Homer.
Rob Zacny
8.28.20
Worst Hot Take of the Week

Worst Opinion of the Week: The 'Woke Left' Are Banning 'Rule Britannia!'
1) No one is doing that, and 2) so much fuss over a song that doesn't even slap.
NEO
8.28.20
japan

Meet the Tempura Prawn That's Become Japan’s Newest Social Media Star
The little fried snack has posted photos lounging in the pool and playing guitar.
Miran Miyano
8.28.20
New music

'WAP' and 12 of the Best Songs That Had Us Sweating Through August
This month was hot and horrid but music from artists like Bartees Strange, Lomelda, and Victoria Monét helped us through it.
Josh Terry
Kristin Corry
Jaime Silano
8.28.20
Coronavirus

An Endangered Tribe in South Asia With a Population of Only 59 Is Battling a COVID-19 Outbreak
News reports reveal that officials protecting some of the tribes tested positive in the last two weeks.
Pallavi Pundir
8.28.20
Hong Kong

China Stopped a Boat Full of Hong Kong Residents 'Fleeing' the City
Local media reported that those aboard were headed for Taiwan to claim political asylum.
Heather Chen
8.28.20
Coronavirus

A Philippine Official Had Sex With His Staff Member While on a Zoom Call About COVID, Then Returned to Work As Normal
The official apparently thought his camera was turned off.
Heather Chen
8.28.20
Interviews

Ambré's 'Director's Cut' Is the Film She Never Got a Chance to Write
Ambré wanted to escape her reality for most of her life. Now, 'Pulp (The Director's Cut)' is creating new worlds for her fans.
Kristin Corry
8.28.20
food news

Controversy Continues Over SF Restaurant Serving $200 Meals in Private Domes
Tension is flaring over the optics of serving an opulent meal to diners in plastic bubbles mere feet away from encampments for homeless people.
Jelisa Castrodale
8.28.20
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