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Ditch Your Bulky Smartphone and Travel Light With the Miniature NanoPhone
The NanoPhone is small enough to fit in just about any pocket. Graphic: Brittany Vincent Are you tired of lugging…
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Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads Are Coming Back Online After a 2-Hour Outage
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg used to describe his company’s mission as “making the world more open and connected.” Tuesday it…
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March Madness Bracket Day 3
Graphic: Gizmodo Welcome to day 3 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time!…
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Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill
Tech companies and privacy activists are claiming victory after an eleventh-hour concession by the British government in a long-running battle…
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The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet
Plenty of other ideas have also been tacked onto the bill. The current text includes age checks for porn sites…
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WhatsApp Made a Movie About Afghan Women’s Soccer | WIRED
For Grand, the timing of that message is key. The online safety bill does not explicitly dismantle encryption. But the…
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Almost 50 Years Into the Crypto Wars, Encryption’s Opponents Are Still Wrong
When I contemplate the return of the crypto wars—attempts to block citizens’ use of encryption by officials who want unfettered…
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WhatsApp Has Started a Fight With the UK About Encryption
“Nobody’s defending CSAM,” says Barbora Bukovská, senior director for law and policy at Article 19, a digital rights group. “But…
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Why WhatsApp Survived Russia’s Social Media Purge
It has become easier to be labeled an extremist in Russia. On Monday the label—once reserved for the likes of…
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How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook
Since January 6, 2021, meanwhile, the app’s position among the Trump movement has continued to consolidate. Channels owned by far-right…
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