Nielsen is now tracking ratings for nearly 1,000 streaming shows
• theverge.comStudios are now getting data on who's watching what on Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu
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What It Looks Like to Use the Internet for the First Time
• http://motherboard.vice.com, BY JASON KOEBLERIt's easy to know when you've encountered a wifi hotspot in Cuba, if only because they're the only places that feel even remotely like you're walking through an American city.
What is eMachineShop?
• emachineshop.comeMachineShop is the remarkable online machine shop where you create custom metal and plastic parts quickly and easily.
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 1
• Wired"I imagine that someday I may have a story written about my life and it would be good to have a detailed account of it."--home/frosty/documents/journal/2012/q1/january/
10 Reasons Why The Fed Won't Raise Interest Rates
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden1. China Hard Landing - Last week China decided to devalue their currency which brings into question the strength of the global economy.
Google loses data as lightning strikes
• http://www.bbc.comGoogle says data has been wiped from discs at one of its data centres in Belgium - after it was struck by lightning four times.
GOOGLE WANTS TO SPEED UP YOUR INTERNET WITH ONHUB WI-FI ROUTER
• http://www.popsci.com, By Dave GershgornA ROUTER EQUIPPED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE WEB
Why HBO, Netflix, and Amazon Want Your Kids
• http://www.bloomberg.com, by Joshua BrusteinSesame Street has become a front line in the war of streaming services that can't afford to lose adults between seasons of prestige dramas
Here's How Brazil Is Giving Every Citizen Free Mobile Data
• bloomberg.comThe government, along with Qualcomm and one of the nation's biggest banks, has a plan to get the poor online
Facebook Is Trying to Make Blogging Happen Again
• http://motherboard.vice.comI'm an inveterate backstalker...In case you're one of the lucky few who aren't familiar with the term (and probably haven't fallen victim), it's pretty vile.
Constantly checking your mobile phone can lead to 'cognitive failures'
• Independent.co.ukHigh-frequency internet users find it much more difficult to pay attention
TV flickers as viewers find new screens
• ft.comRecord numbers of Americans are unplugging their subscriptions
Mozilla tests a true stealth mode for Firefox
• http://www.pcworld.com, Zach Miners
Report: Top secret Clinton emails covered drones
• The HillThe two "top secret" emails under review from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server include discussion of an article about a U.S. drone operation, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Why You Need to Cover Your Webcam RIGHT NOW!
• True ActivistChelsea Clark's night watching Netflix with her boyfriend didn't seem like anything out of the ordinary -- until pictures of the couple from that evening were sent to her Facebook account by the hacker who'd taken them from her webcam.
Internet of Islands
• BY NICOLE STAROSIELSKITahiti, a figure-eight shaped island in the South Pacific with a population of around 180,000, received its first undersea fiberoptic cable in 2009--a simple branch to Hawai'i, where traffic would funnel out to the rest of the world.
Crackdowns Haven't Stopped the Dark Web's $100M Yearly Drug Sales
• WiredAfter more than four years and two giant law enforcement busts, the Dark Web's drug market is still just as robust as it was during the Silk Road's heyday.
Microsoft Moves Toward Open Source as Linux Fills Its Cloud
• WiredBut like the rest of the rapidly evolving Microsoft, he also realizes that so much of the world now runs Linux, the Windows alternative built by a vast community of open source software coders.
Minority Report-Style Ad Billboards Shaped Like Eyes to Watch Consumers
• http://www.prisonplanet.comSystem will collect information on user in exchange for free wi-fi
New search engine exposes the "dark web"
• http://www.cbsnews.comNew search engine exposes the "dark web"
The Pentagon Got Hacked While You Were at Def Con
• http://www.wired.com...hacking a Wi-Fi connected rifle. Hacking and fixing a Tesla. Hacking into a Brinks safe. Hacking into an electric skateboard. Oh, and let's not forget unlocking cars and opening garages. Or heisting semis by exploiting a satellite flaw.
DARPA: Nobody's safe on the Internet
• http://www.cbsnews.comMeet the man the Department of Defense has put in charge of inventing technology to secure the Internet: Dan Kaufman, a former video game developer turned cyber warrior. Lesley Stahl reports.
"DARPA gets no credit"
• http://www.cbsnews.comDan Kaufman from DARPA says some of our most used devices come from DARPA, even if you didn't know it.
DARPA: Nobody's safe on the Internet
• http://www.cbsnews.com, Lesley StahlMeet the man the Department of Defense has put in charge of inventing technology to secure the Internet: Dan Kaufman, a former video game developer turned cyber warrior
Pornhub Announces Unlimited Streaming Service
• themonitordaily.comAndroid and Roku apps, expected to arrive in the near future. Good news don't end here, as soon enough you will be able to experience porn in virtual reality
This Browser Plug-In Blocks Insidious Advertiser Tracking
• motherboard.vice.comIn an ongoing effort to fight for internet freedom and privacy, the Electronic Frontier Foundation launched Privacy Badger, a browser plug-in that "stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages
Big Retailers Are Pulling Their Products Off Online Shopping Hopeful Jet.com
• MotherboardJet.com, the online retailer that's by and large the best bet against Amazon, seems to be running afoul with some of its suppliers. Amazon, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, among many others, are pulling their products off Jet's virtual shelves.
WICKR - The Most Trusted Messenger in the World
• WICKRBillions of messages served securely and privately in almost every country in the world...Escape the internet
Reddit Expands Ban on Offensive Content
• http://www.bloomberg.comReddit shut down another group of offensive sections on its website as part of a revision to last month's policy change.
Dream of free and open Internet dying, lawyer says
• Associated PressThe dream of a free and open Internet is slowly being killed by overregulation, censorship and bad laws that don't stop the right people, a top computer crime defense lawyer says.
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