Websites have one-sided, unfair contracts. Apps access phone features that let them spy on you. You're not reading the fine print. But you should.
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Big Data knows you're broke
Are you deep in debt? A senior on a fixed income? Data brokers can track and sell your information to payday lenders and others who prey on the poor.
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Facebook's new face recognition
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Facebook unveils anonymous login
Are you uncomfortable with the information Facebook shares about you with third-party apps and websites? Good news: Facebook has a solution.
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Rand Paul and the techies: A love story
Rand Paul, the undeclared yet arguably front-running Republican presidential contender, was trying to impress 40 young tech executives and entrepreneurs. Over happy-hour beers in San Francisco earlier this spring, the Kentucky insurgent fielded standard-issue queries on his opposition to National Security Agency spying practices and the Affordable Care Act. But Chris Morton, co-founder of BlockScore, an online fraud-prevention company, asked a question that tested Paul's tech chops: What did the senator think of Bitcoin?
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