What a difference a week makes. While just last week we were casting a cautious eye on Google‘s anticipated algorithm changes, nine days on and the piracy site search blitz appears to be underway. Given the two years it has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In light of the recent celebrity hacking scandal that released compromising personal photos to the world, it’s fair to say that most of us are sympathetic to the victims of private data theft . But when it comes to properly securing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Post by TechCrunch. The mission of Berlin-based streaming music service SoundCloud is to “build the leading global platform that helps artists and creators share their music & audio with the world.” It has proven to be a popular site for DJ sets and remixes, sort of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They say a watched pot never boils, but it seems that two years of intense scrutiny over Google’s commitment to curbing piracy may finally be making the waters bubble. In a blog post issued last Friday, the search giant outlined […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cable and satellite TV stalwart HBO is finally spreading its wings. Yesterday the network company responsible for countless award-winning shows, from “The Sopranos” to “Game of Thrones” and “True Blood,” announced that it will launch an Internet streaming subscription next […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With almost 7 million accounts accessed without authorization this week, and possibly thousands of passwords stolen, Dropbox is still insisting it hasn’t dropped the ball on user security. In a relatively blunt blog post following various news stories floating around the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The right to privacy has long been a balancing act for popular social networks. As sites whose entire selling point is based on sharing personal information for others to interact with, companies like Facebook and Twitter have a vested interest […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Two interesting headlines this week that simply have to be drawn together: the increasing issue of mobile malware and the arrival on smartphones of Popcorn Time, the infamous movie and TV streaming site. “Netflix for pirates,” as the latter tends […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
