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Snap begins rolling out redesign to “majority” of iOS users that undoes some previous changes, like putting Snaps and Chats back in chronological order — It's currently rolling out to ‘the majority’ of iOS users — Snapchat says it is currently rolling out yet another redesign to its app to iOS users.| Rani Molla / Recode: |
YouGov survey finds Snapchat brand's user sentiment declined 73% among US consumers aged 18-34 following redesign; satisfaction levels similarly declined — Their opinion of Snapchat's brand has taken a major hit. — Snapchat users have a much more negative view of the brand since Snap redesigned the app in January.
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| Alex Heath / Cheddar: |
Sources: Facebook is exploring creation of its own cryptocurrency to facilitate payments among its users, but the plans will likely take years to materialize — Facebook is exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, a virtual token that would allow its billions of users around the world …
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| Jennifer Valentino-Devries / New York Times: |
Securus Technologies, service provider to law enforcement, can locate any US phone in seconds, some say without proper vetting of requests — Thousands of jails and prisons across the United States use a company called Securus Technologies to provide and monitor calls to inmates.
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| William Malcolm / The Keyword: |
As part of GDPR compliance, Google updates its privacy policy for more clarity, improves controls to manage your data, adds more services under data portability — Last year, we outlined Google's commitment to comply with Europe's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) … | Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Google's head of Android platform security says Google has started to include the requirements for security patching into its OEM agreements — At the annual Google I/O developer conference, the company holds several sessions about updates to the Android platform.
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| Tamara Chuang / Denver Post: |
Denver-based startup Visible offers unlimited 5 Mbps data and voice plans at $40/mo on Verizon's network via an invite-only app, says it is funded by Verizon — Funded by Verizon, the startup is nearly half the cost of Verizon's similar plan — There's a new mobile service in town for Denverites.| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Symantec shares plummet after company warns its annual report could be delayed by an internal investigation into unspecified concerns by board — Symantec shares plummeted roughly 20 percent on Thursday after the antivirus maker warned an internal investigation could delay its annual report.
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| David Ruiz / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill, The Secure Data Act, which aims to block government from mandating encryption backdoors — This welcome piece of legislation reflects much of what the community of encryption researchers, scientists, developers, and advocates have explained for decades …
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The Hill, CNET, 9to5Mac, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, Engadget, SlashGear, MacDailyNews, The Inquisitr, Android Police, Nextgov, Cyberscoop, and The Register. Tweets: @malwarejake
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Boston Dynamics founder says the company's dog-like SpotMini robot will go on sale in 2019, but doesn't disclose price — After 26 years, Boston Dynamics is finally getting ready to start selling some robots. Founder Marc Raibert says that the company's dog-like SpotMini robot … | Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook removes 10 Instagram groups that artificially inflated the popularity of member accounts and posts to game Instagram algorithm and gain more visibility — The groups, including one with more than 200,000 members, vanished after BuzzFeed News contacted Instagram.
Tweets: @alyssabereznak and @buzzfeednews
| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
Facebook exec says company will build an API for machine-readable access to info on ads in political-ad archive, but researchers worry that may not be enough — Time and again, when facing criticism about Facebook's role in elections, the company's executives have promised to provide maximal transparency … Sponsor Posts
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