How Amazon Consumed All of CommerceOver the past twenty plus years, Amazon's gone from bookstore to everything store. Here's all the companies it…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedAugust 5, 2022
These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It SecretGizmodo identified 32 brokers selling data on 2.9 billion profiles of U.S. residents pegged as "actively pregnant"…ByShoshana Wodinsky and Kyle BarrPublishedJuly 30, 2022
Russian Puppet Regime Blocks Google Search in Eastern UkraineWhile Russia has only fined the search giant, the Donetsk People’s Republic is implementing a full digital blockade.ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 22, 2022
Lawsuit Alleges Europe's Top Internet Regulators Violated the GDPR Policies They CreatedThe European Commission allegedly transferred data to Amazon servers in the U.S. two years after it outlawed that…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 19, 2022
Russia Fines Google $364 Million for Hosting Anti-Russian VideosYouTube is the last American tech platform standing in Russia, but it's taking a financial beating from regulators…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 18, 2022
13 Times Selfies Turned TragicHere's some good examples of what notto do when you're snapping one for the 'gram.ByShoshana Wodinsky and Blake MontgomeryUpdatedFebruary 3, 2023
Amazon Is Bankrolling an Anti-Antitrust Group in the U.S. as it Offers Concessions to EU Antitrust RegulatorsAmazon is funnelling money to a fake grassroots group fighting American antitrust legislation even as it pledges…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 14, 2022
TikTok Hits Pause on Its Most Controversial Privacy Update YetThe company planned to unleash targeted ads onto users, even if they didn't consent. Italy warned against it.ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 12, 2022
How Is Amazon Tracking You on Prime Day?Amazon's snooping doesn't stop when your shopping spree does. A non-exhaustive review of the traits Amazon tracks,…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 12, 2022
11 Pieces of Pet Tech That Prove God Has Abandoned UsNone of us asked for kitty facial recognition or a dog leash that tracks your every move, but that won't stop…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 11, 2022
Google Eases Ad Restrictions for Abortion Pill Providers After RoeFor years, the company barred mail-order abortion providers from certifying themselves with a "Provides abortion"…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 6, 2022
We Dare You to Feel Relaxed After Watching These 11 Cursed ASMR VideosYouTube videos of people whispering into the camera are supposed to leave you soothed and sleepy. These... don't do…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJuly 2, 2022
Russia Fines Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitch for Not Storing Data Where the Kremlin Can Get ItThese four companies ran afoul of a harsh Russian privacy law that led Linkedin to be banned across the country in…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 28, 2022
A Guy Got Drunk Enough to Lose An Entire City’s Personal DataThe residency and tax information for hundreds of thousands of residents of a Japanese city were in one contractor's…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 27, 2022
11 Creepy Subreddits to Keep You Up at NightIf your daily browsing isn't creepy enough for you, there's endless nightmare fodder on Reddit dot com.ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 26, 2022
Of Course T-Mobile Is Being Shady With Your App Downloads and Browsing HistoryThe cell service provider's new product bundles info on what apps you've downloaded with what sites you've visited…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 23, 2022
Hot Tub Crime Machine: Jacuzzi Smart Tubs Left Personal Info ExposedJacuzzi's smart tubs unwittingly left owners' personal details fully exposed for months until the issue was quietly…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 22, 2022
Google Drops Fight Against $500 Million Fine Over News Ad RevenueThe tech giant also agreed to a slate of licensing deals as part of its settlement with the French Competition…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 21, 2022
The 11 Best (and Worst) Sentient Robots From Sci-FiWe might not have fully self-aware AI in the real world yet, but there's been plenty of directors who've given us a…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 18, 2022
Sergey Brin, Who Is Worth $93 Billion, Asked a Court to Deny His Wife Spousal SupportSergey Brin and Nicole Shanahan quietly got together in 2015, and they're quietly trying to split now, according to…ByShoshana WodinskyPublishedJune 17, 2022