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Incognito Mode May Not Work the Way You Think It Does
4 min read · Paywall possible · 162 saves · Aug 2nd · David Nield · Every browser has a private mode—but the privacy it offers has a limit.
How to Back Up Your Digital Life
1 min read · Paywall possible · 101 saves · Jul 25th · Scott Gilbertson · Backups are boring, but they'll save your digital bacon. Here's how to make sure your data lives on even when your PC doesn't.
After 15 years without personality, Facebook recreates the internet it destroyed
1 min read · 91 saves · Jul 29th · E.gg reaches back to the busy designs of the early internet.
Google accidentally enables Home smart speakers to listen in to everyday house sounds
1 min read · 82 saves · Aug 4th · Adam Smith · Users have received notifications when their Google Home speakers hear smoke alarms or breaking glass
Stop Saying Facebook Is ‘Too Big to Moderate’
2 min read · Paywall possible · 71 saves · Jul 28th · Gilad Edelman · The social media company could surely enforce its own rules on false and harmful posts—it just needs to cut into its massive profit margins.
I Was a Screen Time Expert. Then the Coronavirus Happened.
7 min read · Paywall possible · 64 saves · Jul 27th · Anya Kamenetz · An author reflects on her pre-pandemic pronouncements about children’s technology use and offers new advice, like focus on feelings, not screens.
Trump interviewer's viral reactions are now 2020's most useful meme format
2 min read · 51 saves · Aug 5th · Caitlin Welsh · Truly, a meme for our times.
Americans Who Mainly Get Their News on Social Media Are Less Engaged, Less Knowledgeable
5 min read · 51 saves · Jul 30th · Those who rely on social media for news are less likely to get the facts right about COVID-19 and politics and more likely to…
Egypt Sentences Women to 2 Years in Prison for TikTok Videos
4 min read · Paywall possible · 45 saves · Jul 28th · Declan Walsh · Two Egyptian social media stars with millions of followers were convicted on charges of violating family values. Two more women are scheduled to stand…