Month: February 2012
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Google Privacy Policy Changes Survival Guide
Originally published in ZDnet. Google's new privacy policy takes effect tomorrow, March 1, and there are a few things you may want to do – and be aware of – before the new policy takes effect. Combining all of your information and history Google is combining all policies for each of their 70 services into… Read more…
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PayPal Strong-Arms Indie Ebook Publishers Over Erotic Content
Originally published in ZDnet. PayPal's new aggressive campaign wants to stop independent e-book publishers that use its service from including certain kinds of erotic content in their catalogs. On Saturday February 18, PayPal began threatening indie book publishers and distributors with immediate deactivation of the businesses' accounts if they did not remove books containing certain… Read more…
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Sex Tech: YouPorn NOT Hacked, Richard Branson dot-XXX, A Porn Kickstarter | ZDNet
Originally published in ZDnet. Sir Richard Branson wins his dot-XXX name, YouPorn Chat’s password debacle, porn’s own Kickstarter and China’s first online sex toy boutique. YouPorn’s third-party chat exposed user credentials A week after the actual event, headlines described that porn tube megasite YouPorn had been hacked and that thousands of users had their login… Read more…
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Sex Tech: Facebook Guidelines Leaked, YouPorn Redis, Sears, Reddit, Pinterest Porn | ZDNet
Originally published in ZDnet. This week in Sex Tech reveals Facebook content violation policies, while Reddit is backed into a corner over sexualized images of children. Also, an Iranian developer is about to be executed over suspected porn website work, Pinterest gets porn clones, Sears goes NSFW, YouPorn goes Redis, we see data from a… Read more…
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Iran's Deadly Cyber Police: Indefinite Detention and Execution for Netizens
Originally published in ZDnet. Iran's recent death sentence of a developer and internet traffic throttling are only part of Iran's wider campaign against bloggers, technology, and the free-flowing information of the internet. In mid-January it was reported that web developer Saeed Malekpour had been sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly building and maintaining porn websites. UPDATE 02.17.12… Read more…
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Sex Tech: EFF Exposes Dating Site Security, Fileporn Shutdown, Facebook Sex Predator | ZDNet
Originally published in ZDnet. This edition of Sex Tech Weekly includes Valentine’s Day warnings and tips for the tech-inclined single, obscenity is used as a foil for extreme internet censorship in Pakistan, a scary Facebook sexual predator, and more… EFF exposes dating site privacy and security scares If you’re thinking that dating and matchmaking sites might… Read more…
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The Apple fanboy problem
Originally published in ZDnet. Apple "fanboys" have gained a negative reputation as a hostile entity. The vitriolic fanboy mob mentality has made online discussions about Apple difficult to keep civil, and has created an environment of increasingly shocking and disturbing hostility. In my opinion, it's damaging Apple's reputation. This week, "king of the fanboys" John Gruber… Read more…
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Sex Tech Weekly: Megaupload, Match Singles Data, Obscenity Copyright, China Porn Spam Kings | ZDNet
Originally published in ZDnet. This week at the intersections of sex and technology we find singles, Chinese sex toy spammers, porn’s lack of innovation – and even Kim Dotcom. Match.com dishes on American singles One of the largest digital dating websites in the world Match.com released the results of their survey on American singles on… Read more…