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Author Archives: By MIKE ISAAC
Uber Responds to Senator Franken’s Privacy Concerns
The hail-a-ride start-up responds to concerns that it does not handle its rider data seriously enough.
Bits Blog: Facebook Testing Collaboration Tools for Businesses
The company is testing a new product called Facebook@Work, which will allow users to collaborate on projects through group chats and document collaboration with co-workers.
Apple Pay Rival MCX Open to Other Technology
A group of retailers known as the Merchant Customer Exchange said that it could yet decide to use the technology that Apple Pay relies on to process transactions.
Bits Blog: Reddit Opens a Crowdfunding Site
An initiative from the popular online community site could potentially turn into a revenue stream.
Bits Blog: A Look Behind the Snapchat Photo Leak Claims
Three men who built a tool called Snapaved to store images from the messaging service have come forward to offer details of how a recent theft of thousands of private photos occurred.
Bits Blog: Privacy Questions Emerge for the Social App Whisper
The social network, which allows users to post updates without using their real names, is facing criticism that it promises more privacy than it’s capable of delivering.
Bits Blog: Reddit Debuts an Official Mobile App
After nearly 10 years, an online messaging board with 174 million regular monthly users is focusing on its mobile efforts.
Bits Blog: Links to Photos Said to Be Stolen From Snapchat Users Flood Message Boards – 10 Oct 2014
Just weeks after a celebrity hacking scandal, members of an anonymous online message board claimed to have accessed hundreds of thousands of photographs of noncelebrities.