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The Enshittification of…Everything
A few days ago I wrote about the enshittification of the music industry by apps like Spotify. But I neglected to mention what enshittification actually is. Enshittification is a term coined by writer Cory Doctorow in 2022 in this blog post titled “Social Quitting”, and expanded upon the idea in a blog post titled “Tiktok’s…
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Bing Now Trying to Trick Users
In what is surely going to be a short-lived “experiment”, Microsoft’s search engine Bing now tries to “disguise” itself as Google when users enter Google-related search terms within Bing. From The Verge: If you use Bing right now without signing into a Microsoft account and search for Google, you’ll get a page that looks an…
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Android Presents Users With A Fitness-Tracker Quandry
Recent updates to Google’s fitness tracking services mean that Android users may need to think about their next fitness tracker.
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Google’s Plea for Apple to Fix…Android Messaging?
Google’s plea for Apple to adopt a proprietary Google messaging standard will *surprise* not work. And that’s a shame.
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Two Google Moves Towards Privacy
Last month Google began two policies for better privacy and data awareness. One seems largely useless, while the other shows promise in protecting vulnerable people.
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The Future of ChromeOS Devices as Android Tablets
The future of Android (and ChromeOS) tablets is murky. But here’s why I didn’t recommend any as digital music readers for 2022.
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November 2021 Tech/Security Roundup
This month’s update includes several new WordPress vulnerabilities, the GoDaddy breach, vulnerabilities in Netgear routers and 40% of smartphones, and more.
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A Lawsuit Shines New Light On Google’s Bad Ad Behavior
Some documents from a recent Google antitrust lawsuit shows how Google is trying to give itself (and Facebook) an unfair advantadge in the ad space.
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Pixel 6 and 6 Pro Quick Review – Finally Good
A quick look at Google’s newest Android phones – the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.