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MoviePass is effectively dead and will shut down September 14

If you’re still a Movie Pass subscriber for some reason, it appears tonight is your last chance to use the service. In an “I hope no one notices” late Friday press release, the company announced it “would be interrupting the MoviePass service for all its subscribers effective September 14, 2019,” and it is “unable to predict if or when the MoviePass service will continue. дальше »

2019-9-14 02:22


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UK committee condemns loot boxes (‘surprise mechanics’) as gambling

The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee today released their conclusions from their investigation into addictive game mechanics. While the report is a long one not solely focused on games or loot boxes, the committee firmly condemns the use of such mechanics, in spite of attempts by gaming reps to spin them the other way. дальше »

2019-9-14 22:46


Darknet Criminals Are Selling Fiat for Bitcoin at 12 Cents on the Dollar

Armor has published its second annual report analyzing the activities of anonymous free markets operating on the dark web. The report was compiled by Armor’s Threat Resistance Unit (TRU), which trawled 12 English and Russian language darknet markets between February and June of this year to gain an intimate understanding of the services listed on […] The post Darknet Criminals Are Selling Fiat for Bitcoin at 12 Cents on the Dollar appeared first on CCN.com дальше »

2019-9-14 21:30


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Scammers are now selling stolen cash for Bitcoin on the dark web

Just when you probably thought you’d seen it all, scammers are now selling discounted hacked cash in exchange for Bitcoin on the dark web. According to security firm Armor’s 2019 Black Market report, released this month, savvy criminals are selling cash on the dark web to avoid the risks associated with having to deal with the funds themselves. дальше »

2019-9-13 14:58


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It’s possible to monetize data while respecting consumer privacy — here’s how

Murky policies, tricky wordings, and sneaky assumptions about consent… these are just a few of the shifty tactics being used by companies to learn all about us. With more and more businesses realizing the lucrative power of personal data, there’s no denying that our deeply personal details are being weaponized against us. дальше »

2019-9-13 14:51


Apple’s revised policy for kids’ apps allows devs to collect anonymized data and display ads

Apple has revised its App Store Review Guidelines with regards to kids’ apps, and its upcoming Sign in with Apple authentication feature. Its guidelines have now been updated to state that, in limited cases, third-party analytics may be permitted in kids apps — provided that the services do not collect or transmit any identifiable information about children, such as their name, date of birth, email address, location, or unique device identifier. дальше »

2019-9-13 11:05


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Here’s what games I’d be playing if National Video Game Day was a real holiday

Oh wow it’s National Video Game Day again already? I couldn’t care less, and neither could you unless you’re selling something. It’s a stupid, nonsense holiday. But what if it wasn’t? What if we lived in a parallel universe where NVG Day was a universally revered high holy day? I might finally have a chance to catch up on a tiny portion of the gaming I desperately want to do if I spent all 24 hours glued to the screen. дальше »

2019-9-13 01:26


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Quantum physics for regular people: Is reality even real?

Everything you assume about the universe, the laws that govern it, and how objective reality works is probably wrong. What goes up doesn’t have to come down, there’s no logical reason why we can’t travel through time, and there’s a pretty good chance that you exist as one of an infinite number of doppelgangers spread across parallel universes. дальше »

2019-9-13 23:17


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Uber won’t reclassify drivers as employees, despite California’s AB5 ruling

Uber has said it has no plans to reclassify its vast army of drivers as employees, in light of the the gig workers’ rights bill passed in the California Senate yesterday. “We continue to believe drivers are properly classified as independent, and because we’ll continue to be responsive to what the vast majority of drivers tell us they want most — flexibility — drivers will not be automatically reclassified as employees, even after January of next year,” the company said in a statement. дальше »

2019-9-12 09:40


AWS confirms general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB)

AWS confirms general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) - CryptoNinjas Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), has announced the general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB), a fully managed service that provides a high-performance, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger for applications that need a central, trusted authority to provide a permanent and complete record of transactions across industries like retail, finance, manufacturing, insurance, and human […] AWS confirms general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) - CryptoNinjas дальше »

2019-9-11 17:14


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California passes landmark gig workers’ rights bill — here’s what that means

California legislators on Tuesday approved a landmark bill that would consider contractors for companies like Uber and Lyft as “employees. ” The state Senate voted in favor of the bill — dubbed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) — that would ensure gig economy workers in companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are entitled to minimum wage, workers‘ compensation, and other benefits. дальше »

2019-9-11 13:02