Facebook fatigue; scooter injuries; Bezos Fire Stick; the Grammies & Oscars out of touch; facial recognition self-regulation; Silicon Valley tax avoidance; Snap, Twitter & manipulating the numbers; bounty hunters accessing GPS data for years; Germany takes on Facebook; screen-recording apps; bug bounties; China’s privacy conundrum; bacon, eggs & the 101.
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Show Notes
FOLLOW UP
UCLA Study Reveals Severity of Scooter Injuries on Westside
IN THE NEWS
Lyft and Juno drivers in NYC were supposed to get a raise. Both companies just blocked it.
Facebook’s top PR exec is leaving
Amazon is trying to regulate itself over facial recognition software — before Congress does
Snap’s earnings sent its stock up more than 20 percent, but user growth remains a real concern
Twitter finally shared how big its daily user base is — and it’s a lot smaller than Snapchat’s
SECURITY HAH!
Hundreds of Bounty Hunters Had Access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Customer Location Data for Years
E-ticketing flaw could allow hackers to print boarding passes
Germany has ordered Facebook to rein in its data collection
Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking
Apple tells app developers to disclose or remove screen recording code
Researcher finds macOS bug but won’t share details with Apple
APPS & DOODADS
Amazon’s Audible brings Choose Your Own Adventure stories to Alexa devices
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, Wi-Fi, 64GB) – Space Gray (Latest Model)
How to use iOS 10’s hidden ‘Magnifier’ magnifying glass feature for iPhone
BRIC-A-BRAC
Eating breakfast is not a good weight loss strategy, scientists confirm
WHY CAPTCHAS HAVE GOTTEN SO DIFFICULT
Why Do Southern Californians Say “The” Before Freeway Numbers?
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
