Yahoo dives deeper into media with online magazines (via AFP)
Yahoo dove deeper into being an Internet Age media company, bringing in news, music and television stars for the launch of online magazines focused on technology and food. The fresh online offerings were showcased by Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer…
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In most countries in the world, including the United States, privacy is generally not a legally protected right. The incidences when an invasion of privacy goes punished are usually when it is in conjunction with another crime, such as breaking and entering or theft. As a result, there are constant risks coming from every angle and an army of different people and corporations who are looking to invade your personal privacy, both physically and online. And since it is both hard to catch and hard to prosecute, it is largely up to us to protect our own privacy. Here are five ways in which you can help secure your privacy every day. [Read more…] about Protecting Your Privacy: 5 Tips to Securing Your Privacy
Digital printing has evolved over the last decade. Its greatest distinction from and advantage over traditional printing processes of the past — lithography, flexography, gravure, or letterpress — is that there’s no need to replace printing plates. This advance has resulted in quicker turnarounds and less cost for the artist.
From inkjet to laser printers, graphic design using digital printing has become its own art form and is being used for many purposes. Companies and would-be Van Goghs have several options to create 21st-century art using this technology. [Read more…] about Digital Printing Turns Technicians Into Future Van Goghs
Snowden: The Year’s Most Influential Tech Figure (via slashdot)
Lots of CEOs, entrepreneurs, and developers made headlines in 2013—but in hindsight, Edward Snowden will likely stand as this year’s most influential figure in technology. In June, Snowden began feeding top-secret documents detailing the National…
How safe are your online memories? (via Pando Daily)
By Stuart Jeffrey On December 27, 2013 How many of your cherished memories, and even important work documents, only exist online? Taken together, photo and video sharing sites, blogging and microblogging sites, as well as social media, have formed an…
NSA diverted computers and laptops from shipping facilities to install spyware (via Raw Story )
Der Spiegel reported on Sunday that the NSA’s “Tailored Access Operations” (TAO) has been diverting desktops and laptops shipped to U.S. consumers and installing spyware on them. According to the report, the process, which TAO calls “interdiction…