Comcast’s public WiFi hotspots will remain free for the rest of 2020The 1.5 million hotspots are open to all, even non-Xfinity Internet subscribers.By C. Fisher, 06.19.2020
Facebook tests easier sharing for its Pinterest-like Collections featureIt has been quietly testing the changes in the US.By C. Fisher, 06.17.2020
DuckDuckGo shares a list of thousands of web trackers that gather your dataIt's part of an effort to block online tracking.By C. Fisher, 03.05.2020
UK begins testing unsupervised autonomous transport podsResearchers will study the public's reaction to the technology.By R. England, 01.21.2020
An old Instagram hoax is back, and it's duping celebritiesIncluding the man in charge of the US nuclear arsenal.By C. Fisher, 08.21.2019
Facebook simplifies its Group privacy settingsGroups will be 'public' or 'private.'By C. Fisher, 08.14.2019
Apple taps renowned artists for AR art walksThey're available in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo.By C. Fisher, 07.30.2019
Facebook will rank comments to make conversations more meaningfulIt will attempt to promote comments that are most relevant to users.By C. Fisher, 06.14.2019
Facebook revives 'View As Public' profile featureThe company axed the tool after a 2018 data breach.By C. Fisher, 05.14.2019
Samsung leak exposed source code, passwords and employee dataAn independent researcher discovered dozens of files set to public.By C. Fisher, 05.08.2019
iOS update adds security-focused USB restricted mode (updated)Law enforcement may have a tough time cracking your phone with a USB device.By R. LeFebvre, 07.09.2018
Facebook notifies 14M users of a bug affecting their posts’ default privacyThe error made status posts publicly viewable by default.By D. Lumb, 06.07.2018
Recommended Reading: What if there were a PBS of social networks?The best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.By B. Steele, 05.13.2017
The first self-driving taxis are cruising around SingaporeHop in, if you dare. By S. Dent, 08.25.2016
Public is an app that opens your group chats to an audienceThe creator was the founder of Boxee.By N. Lee, 06.17.2016