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bdaea5d841c32ece242fb672177f0126 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2014/03/30/magical-butter-shoots-for-a-spot-in-the-marijuana-market-it-makes-good-salad-dressing-too/ | Magical Butter Shoots For A Spot In The Marijuana Market (It Makes Good Salad Dressing Too) | Magical Butter Shoots For A Spot In The Marijuana Market (It Makes Good Salad Dressing Too)
As more states decriminalize cannabis, the beginnings of a new market are starting to take shape. The debate over whether marijuana companies are a sound long term bet has perplexed investors and about 60 publicly-traded compani... |
69e4598f24c23c320d3a45dadc921506 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2014/05/27/how-franchisors-squeeze-money-from-their-franchisees/ | How Franchisors Squeeze Money From Their Franchisees | How Franchisors Squeeze Money From Their Franchisees
Franchises seem simple enough—a company like McDonalds, Anytime Fitness or Supercuts sells the rights to open one of its businesses to an enterprising individual wishing to run one. That individual gets to leverage the franchise’s name-recognition and reputation to a... |
5617f03eb44906fd1d03016f316b3fa8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2014/09/23/how-to-get-your-app-noticed-wisdom-from-app-annie/ | How To Get Your App Noticed -- Wisdom From App Annie | How To Get Your App Noticed -- Wisdom From App Annie
Whether you’re a small to mid-size app developer, or among a team coding late into the night in your dorm, in the end of the day you want people to download your product. Aside from creating the darn thing, getting huge numbers of users to notice your app is paramoun... |
6a050eeefe12e3c5b01e0aadb2c2f80a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/01/21/americas-most-promising-companies-the-top-20-of-2015/ | America's Most Promising Companies: The Top 20 Of 2015 | America's Most Promising Companies: The Top 20 Of 2015
This year’s list of America’s Most Promising Companies has a bevy of new faces, thanks to almost 100 more submissions than we received for 2014. The unexpected influx gave us much to sort through but if there’s one thing we learned as we scoped through the reams of... |
e065084b685f66ccc654fe08225ce774 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/01/21/entrepreneurs-balancing-your-work-life-and-personal-life/ | Entrepreneurs: Balancing Your Work-Life And Personal Life | Entrepreneurs: Balancing Your Work-Life And Personal Life
Launching a startup or fighting to grow a small company is a tough slog through any number of different challenges that require your full attention. Finding time to live the rest of your life can be a hardship unto itself.
At Dayton, Ohio-based entrepreneurship ... |
abf377ccf45c9daff5153fa5211f26d6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/01/21/what-makes-an-entrepreneur/ | What Makes An Entrepreneur? | What Makes An Entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurs have a greater capacity for pain and discomfort than most. They can stay up later, work longer hours, stay more focused and, somehow, are able to set so much aside in deference to their dreams and visions. But there’s so much more that sets them apart.
Here at Forbes we conduct... |
8133fb826135a3385c1673f706894e56 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/03/25/having-created-the-market-for-big-ass-industrial-fans-a-manufacturer-tries-to-go-small-ass/ | Having Created The Market For Big Ass Industrial Fans, A Manufacturer Tries To Go Small Ass | Having Created The Market For Big Ass Industrial Fans, A Manufacturer Tries To Go Small Ass
Within a year of launching the HVLS Fan Co. back in 1999, Carey Smith began the process of changing the company's name to Big Ass Fans . Why? Because that's what his customers were calling it. "We would answer the phone and s... |
c65586f40a034873af7c7b92af04811a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/04/10/fishing-is-bigger-than-you-think-and-this-entrepreneur-built-an-app-for-it/ | Fishing Is Bigger Than You Think (And This Entrepreneur Built An App For It) | Fishing Is Bigger Than You Think (And This Entrepreneur Built An App For It)
Fishing is big business. No, really—fishing is huge! In the United States alone, anglers of all types spent $48 billion annually on bait, gear, transportation and lodging.
That type of industry girth was not lost on Johan Attby, a Swedish deve... |
179802ef5a146f41c4aaac599553c730 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/06/17/is-quiznos-toast/ | Is Quiznos Toast? | Is Quiznos Toast?
Last year, when Joe Lopez decided to buy a few Quiznos restaurants in Michigan, he had one reason for investing in the formerly booming toasted sandwich chain's locations: They were cheap. Lopez bought three in a distress sale for $60,000. "No one is going to sell me a Marriott," Lopez says. "No one i... |
132d339baadf6ea5a0b35ee3aa9992f2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2015/08/10/guns-ammo-geo-targeting-how-a-father-son-team-is-bringing-bring-deals-to-weapons-enthusiasts/ | Guns, Ammo & Geo-Targeting: How A Father-Son Team Is Bringing Deals To Weapons Enthusiasts | Guns, Ammo & Geo-Targeting: How A Father-Son Team Is Bringing Deals To Weapons Enthusiasts
Weapon enthusiasts are like any other consumer: they do their research before they buy and they’re always on the lookout for a good deal. At least that’s what Tom and Ryan Gresham are banking on with their latest enterprise; a mo... |
1a895074552811a0b26b692881772f85 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/02/04/the-top-20-cities-for-remote-workers/ | The Top 20 Cities For Remote Workers | The Top 20 Cities For Remote Workers
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One of the pleasant side effects of technology is that, more and more, you do not have to work where you work anymore. Communication through IM, email and video conferencing make connecting with colle... |
07b6a3067761507aabfc6a9f352025b3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/03/31/the-best-cities-for-new-college-grads-in-2016/ | The Best Cities For New College Grads In 2016 | The Best Cities For New College Grads In 2016
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Folks coming out of college these days have a few more options than they would have had even a couple of years ago. This past January the U.S. unemployment rate hit an 8-year low ... |
6363c2bc5bea65e8e9086bd53636ea88 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/06/10/the-top-degrees-for-getting-hired-right-out-of-college-energy-industry-jobs-take-a-dive/ | The Top Degrees For Getting Hired Right Out Of College: Energy Industry Jobs Take A Dive | The Top Degrees For Getting Hired Right Out Of College: Energy Industry Jobs Take A Dive
College graduates with certain degrees are more successful finding a job right out of school than... [+] others. A study released this month by the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows which recent grads found full-... |
b7663b5a9eb97baec3e73dd506410042 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/07/07/the-best-paying-cities-for-software-engineers-in-2016/ | The Best-Paying Cities For Software Engineers In 2016 | The Best-Paying Cities For Software Engineers In 2016
Seattle tops the list of the best-paying cities for software engineers, according to a recent report... [+] by Glassdoor.com. (image: Shutterstock)
Everyone knows that northern California’s Silicon Valley is the technology capital of the world. With the investor cap... |
c4465d8bd33bb70c2dc62e6b7daa1256 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/08/30/where-do-workers-feel-most-productive-hint-its-not-in-the-office/ | Where Do Workers Feel Most Productive? (Hint: It's Not In The Office) | Where Do Workers Feel Most Productive? (Hint: It's Not In The Office)
If professionals can work somewhere other than their offices, why shouldn't they? (Image Credit:... [+] Shutterstock)
Professionals these days have options. As technology allows employees to be connected to their companies or clients whenever they wa... |
5a3decd054195249db7986e68453a8eb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/11/11/how-veterans-adjust-to-the-civilian-workforce/ | How Veterans Adjust To The Civilian Workforce | How Veterans Adjust To The Civilian Workforce
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Unemployment for those veterans who have served in the Post 9/11 era is on the decline – it stood at 5.8% in 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, down 1.4% from the previous year.
But despite declines in unemployment, those transit... |
98cebac5c8eed9945200898aec1b81ac | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/11/23/top-degrees-for-getting-hired-in-2017/ | Top Degrees For Getting Hired In 2017 | Top Degrees For Getting Hired In 2017
The workforce is an animal constantly on the move. It changes as the technology and skills needed to succeed in the world of business evolve, slowly and sometimes rapidly, over time.
With that in mind, young people entering college inevitably contemplate how the degree they earn mi... |
9c0c5c155533e092df9fa25f680def04 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/12/13/the-best-and-worst-college-towns-in-the-u-s/ | The Best And Worst College Towns In The U.S. | The Best And Worst College Towns In The U.S.
When choosing a college or university, it’s important to think beyond the institutions and look critically at the cities and towns they are in. Sure, the school could be great, but do you really want to live there for four years? What kinds of opportunities are there for wor... |
b52459b80abd6896cca395e9b20f1510 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/01/04/the-best-and-worst-cities-for-finding-jobs-in-2017/ | The Best And Worst Cities For Finding Jobs In 2017 | The Best And Worst Cities For Finding Jobs In 2017
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Now that 2017 has arrived, many job seekers will have vowed to put extra effort into finding a new and better job. Some of those may even be open to moving to new cities in order to do so.
With that in mind, we took a look at some of the cities that could ... |
87b781672c2621aef1b00cafb5bd3676 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/01/09/guitar-giant-goes-custom-and-digital-to-please-the-worlds-players/ | Guitar Giant Goes Custom And Digital To Please The World's Players | Guitar Giant Goes Custom And Digital To Please The World's Players
Fender CEO Andy Mooney
When Fender Musical Instruments Corporation hired CEO Andy Mooney in the summer of 2015, he was given a mandate to stoke the company’s core business while launching new digital products.
The stakes are high, given the legacy of th... |
ac45388c4decd0423027742f6675ae31 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/06/28/college-degrees-with-the-highest-and-lowest-starting-salaries-in-2017/ | College Degrees With the Highest (And Lowest) Starting Salaries In 2017 | College Degrees With the Highest (And Lowest) Starting Salaries In 2017
Ever wonder which college degree can get you the best salary the minute they hand you the diploma? The answer lies within the realms of engineering and technology.
Thanks to a report from Michigan State University’s Collegiate Employment Research I... |
e9c8854fff41a837dbcc2687071e2989 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/06/29/the-best-san-francisco-area-companies-to-work-for-in-2017/ | The Best San Francisco Area Companies To Work For In 2017 | The Best San Francisco Area Companies To Work For In 2017
Apple rated highly on a list of the top employers in the San Francisco metropolitan region based on... [+] employee reviews posted to Indeed.com, a massive job search platform. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
San Francisco, the city by the bay, is a vibr... |
c1d5a35dbabccb3bc5b206acac35501e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/08/29/the-hospitals-most-loved-by-their-employees/ | The Hospitals Most Loved By Their Employees | The Hospitals Most Loved By Their Employees
It’s a good time to be pursuing a career in healthcare. Advances in technology, increases in health insurance coverage in recent years, and the fact that people are living longer; all fuel an increasing need for workers in the healthcare space.
But when it comes to the instit... |
b058e9a9751322b9406ea1b522c0bc53 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/09/06/the-best-paying-jobs-and-industries-in-the-u-s/ | The Best-Paying Jobs And Industries In the U.S. | The Best-Paying Jobs And Industries In the U.S.
A recent analysis from LinkedIn highlights jobs and industries with great pay. (Shutterstock
When you look at studies that list the jobs that earn the most money, you often see the same professions jockeying for position in the rankings. Though many require different skil... |
656c9a1a1809b112c505f98961044803 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/09/07/the-cities-where-your-money-stretches-the-furthest-and-where-it-hardly-stretches-at-all/ | The Cities Where Your Money Stretches The Furthest (And Where It Hardly Stretches At All) | The Cities Where Your Money Stretches The Furthest (And Where It Hardly Stretches At All)
A recent analysis of money and cost of living by Indeed.com sheds light on some cities where... [+] paychecks go further. (Shutterstock)
If being able to buy more for your money is important for you – and it is quite important to ... |
d8beb7b3597de904a4052055228d0467 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/10/10/the-top-10-universities-in-latin-america-in-2017/ | The Top 10 Universities In Latin America In 2017 | The Top 10 Universities In Latin America In 2017
An analysis by Times Higher Education, an education industry publication, spotlights the best... [+] schools in Latin America. (Shutterstock)
This month, U.K.-based education magazine Times Higher Education released its annual analysis of the best universities in Latin... |
0e6e88f4aade8867fd9c7ce596d664e5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/10/12/flex-time-jobs-the-10-best-career-fields-for-making-your-own-schedule/ | Flex-Time Jobs: The 10 Best Career Fields For Making Your Own Schedule | Flex-Time Jobs: The 10 Best Career Fields For Making Your Own Schedule
A recent report from FlexJobs.com, a job search platform that focuses on remote and flexible... [+] schedule work, sheds light on which fields and industries offer a lot of positions for professionals looking to make their own schedules or work from... |
4abd0f70446dd4eb8f8cf0d7a40b2536 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2017/11/01/the-charities-that-raised-the-most-money-last-year/ | The Charities That Raised The Most Money Last Year | The Charities That Raised The Most Money Last Year
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Last year was a good one for the world of charity in the United States. Top nonprofit organizations raised more than $108 billion from private sources.
This, according to an annual report from The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a Washington, D.C.-based magazin... |
bb08674b28049e1f32cb6ebe1ea48a5d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2018/01/23/the-worlds-most-sustainable-companies-2018/?sh=106ac0e632b0 | The World's Most Sustainable Companies, 2018 | The World's Most Sustainable Companies, 2018
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Just in time for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, an annual assessment of the world’s most sustainable companies emerges, highlighting large firms from around the world whose sustainability in various categories puts them in a league of their own.... |
a6951836ec8bf80dc9b5d5e3cc2948e8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2018/02/06/canadas-best-employers-2018/ | Canada's Best Employers 2018 | Canada's Best Employers 2018
The 300 best employers in Canada, based on a survey report compiled by Forbes and Statista FORBES
For the past two years, Google had clinched berths in the top ten of FORBES’ annual ranking of Canada’s Best Employers. This year the tech giant jumped to the number one position, thanks to rav... |
b5800e72e705a0c2c1ac1b1ddc07d7d0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2019/04/02/the-franchise-news-briefs-shaquille-oneal-joins-with-papa-johns/ | The Franchise News Briefs: Shaquille O’Neal Joins With Papa Johns | The Franchise News Briefs: Shaquille O’Neal Joins With Papa Johns
Shaquille O’Neal Teams Up With Papa Johns
NBA Hall of Famer and restaurateur Shaquille O'Neal will be joining Papa John's as a member of the ... [+] company's Board of Directors and as an investor in nine Papa John's restaurants in the Atlanta, Georgia, ... |
462c12d48abdcf9fb26a1a35a04b5fed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2019/07/02/subways-lack-of-transparency-is-out-of-step-with-the-franchise-industry/ | Subway’s Lack Of Transparency Is Out Of Step With The Franchise Industry | Subway’s Lack Of Transparency Is Out Of Step With The Franchise Industry
Subway's refusal to disclose financial data to prospective franchisees goes against industry trends ... [+] and won't help the chain grow. Michael Nagle/© 2015 Bloomberg Finance LP
**UPDATE**
This past weekend, sandwich lovers and franchise indu... |
77b2d74e19d3d2c94924102e74f026b2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2009/07/25/facebook-responds-to-advertising-user-photos-controversy/ | Facebook responds to advertising-user-photos controversy | Facebook responds to advertising-user-photos controversy
Facebook addresses yet another user outrage via its blog
Facebook users were outraged this month to discover that the social network is allegedly letting advertisers use their photos in ads targeted at their friends. A message with instructions on how to opt out... |
ac46a818548f3688030d3d9badeff59c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2009/08/11/solitary-confinement-u-s-prisons/ | Too much privacy: Solitary confinement in U.S. prisons | Too much privacy: Solitary confinement in U.S. prisons
Solitary confinement
Here at The Not-So Private Parts, I write about -- and frequently endorse -- the erosion of privacy. I usually cite two main reasons for shucking privacy: (1) our existence online has made notions of privacy futile and (2) privacy allows us to ... |
5e92c1944e702f922745bf2cf4e1c291 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2009/08/21/liskula-cohen-rosemary-port-skanks-in-nyc/ | What are the rights of the 'Skanks in NYC' blogger? | What are the rights of the 'Skanks in NYC' blogger?
Rosemary Port and Liskula Cohen (Image from Gothamist)
Update: 'Skanks in NYC' blogger plans to sue Google for $15 million and her lawyer compares her to America's Founding Fathers. See new post. Newer update: Privacy expert says those plans will probably not work out... |
0731aaa125d7ac5299b3d98a7dabb8e0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/03/04/business-card-im-on-facebook/ | Business card: 'I'm on Facebook' | Business card: 'I'm on Facebook'
Business card for the socially-networked generation
Nowadays, if you're not on Facebook, it's possible you don't actually exist. There was a time when we had to exchange phone numbers or email addresses to keep in touch with a new acquaintance. Now, we usually just head to Facebook and ... |
6ad785f56fd467c9938afca87a2d0577 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/09/13/a-lesson-in-facebook-privacy-settings-from-ceo-mark-zuckerberg/ | A Lesson in Facebook Privacy Settings from CEO Mark Zuckerberg | A Lesson in Facebook Privacy Settings from CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
The man who created the Facebook empire in order to try to make the world a more open place (according to his Facebook page) is a notoriously private person when it comes to the media. But Mark Zuckerberg recently opened up to Jose Antonio V... |
dc6ad71205f2d3d86999ab095761ce1c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/09/22/industry-will-benefit-from-clearer-electronic-communication-privacy-law/?boxes=techchanneltopstories | Industry Will Benefit From Clearer Electronic Communications Privacy Law | Industry Will Benefit From Clearer Electronic Communications Privacy Law
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)-- which protects electronic communications from government searches -- was created in 1986 and is ripe for a makeover. The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the need for a facelift for the Act to... |
c2778826f6394898bd9911ccc7dc2682 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/10/21/virtual-immortality-through-digital-cloning/?boxes=financechannelforbes | Virtual Immortality Through Digital Cloning | Virtual Immortality Through Digital Cloning
CEO Don Davidson's "Intellitar"
If it's not enough to know that your Facebook profile can live on into eternity, you may want to consider creating an "Intellitar" -- a life-like online avatar that can learn how to be like you thanks to an artificial intelligence engine. And c... |
15739dec82e7870ca67332f9c069e9c8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/10/22/google-comes-clean-on-streetview-cars-wifi-data-collection/ | Google Comes Clean on Street View Cars' WiFi Data Collection | Google Comes Clean on Street View Cars' WiFi Data Collection
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Google's feeling apologetic about its privacy issues today.
In a blog post dedicated to how the company is going to step up its privacy practices, Google revealed what exactly its Street View cars accidentally collected when they download... |
767fbfaef891908fb54d72d53bbd9a8f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/11/03/facebook-responds-to-firesheep-wifi-security-controversy/ | Facebook Responds to Firesheep WiFi Security Controversy | Facebook Responds to Firesheep WiFi Security Controversy
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Many tech insiders have been bleating for years about a privacy flaw inherent in unencrypted browsing that lets hackers snoop on your Web activity. But their cries didn't reach the ears of the general public until the creation of "Firesheep,"... |
dafe07404ee1ada975c707d25df713aa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/11/05/twitters-response-to-the-firesheep-controversy/?boxes=financechannelforbes | Twitter's Response to the Firesheep Controversy | Twitter's Response to the Firesheep Controversy
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Firesheep, the tool that makes hacking non-encrypted Web browsing sessions easy, has now been out for over a week. When activated, it lets a user sharing a network with others steal their cookies and snoop on their Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr browsin... |
9615f10f1e808aba625ec829203e348c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/12/01/hacker-fail-two-college-kids-discover-police-are-not-as-dumb-as-they-thought/ | Hacker Fail: Two College Kids Discover Police Are Not as 'Dumb' As They Thought | Hacker Fail: Two College Kids Discover Police Are Not as 'Dumb' As They Thought
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In the fall of 2009, University of Central Missouri students Joseph Camp and Daniel Fowler were busy trying to improve their grades -- not through cramming for finals, but by hacking into the university's computer system... |
16061b5574acd675dc6ec10a0b242f4d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/12/02/how-would-a-do-not-track-mechanism-for-online-privacy-work/ | How Would a 'Do Not Track' Mechanism for Online Privacy Work? | How Would a 'Do Not Track' Mechanism for Online Privacy Work?
Do Not Track would turn Web surfers into submarines
Today, lawmakers, regulators, privacy advocates, and industry folks gathered in D.C. to talk about "Do Not Track" -- a proposed mechanism to allow web surfers not to have their browsing activities surveille... |
b7f08c7a11db68dc29a888f7ad7c52e4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/12/12/gawker-gets-hacked-by-gnosis/ | Gawker Gets Hacked by 'Gnosis' | Gawker Gets Hacked by 'Gnosis'
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It's your chance to gawk at Gawker. The gossip site that has mastered the art of invading other people's privacy -- with exclusives on everything from Apple's prototype iPhone 4 to pictures of Brett Favre's, um, "pigskin" -- has had its own privacy invaded this weeken... |
72d2d273989ffca0635efc7e7129a8c2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/12/16/mark-zuckerberg-imma-let-you-finish-but-julian-assange-was-clearly-the-person-of-the-year/?partner=relatedstoriesbox | 'Mark Zuckerberg, I'mma let you finish but Julian Assange was clearly the Person of the Year.' | 'Mark Zuckerberg, I'mma let you finish but Julian Assange was clearly the Person of the Year.'
The Internet revolts against Time's choice for Person of the Year
A commenter on Reddit -- a news commentary site that calls itself "the voice of the Internet" -- channeled Kanye West in his reaction to Time Magazine crowning... |
2c8c5b3e2b0245e7faf8ee0b085c324c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2010/12/28/apple-hit-with-two-federal-lawsuits-over-tracking-iphone-and-ipad-users-is-googles-android-next/ | Apple Hit With Two Federal Lawsuits Over Tracking iPhone and iPad Users. Is Google's Android Next? | Apple Hit With Two Federal Lawsuits Over Tracking iPhone and iPad Users. Is Google's Android Next?
You may want to download a class action tracking app to your iPhone
It's always sad when two people give you the same present for Christmas, especially if it's not a present you want. That's the situation Apple is in this... |
4bd123522a77acac79b34356a566b175 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/01/04/why-your-cell-phone-is-more-private-in-ohio-than-in-california/ | Why Your Cell Phone Is More Private in Ohio than in California | Why Your Cell Phone Is More Private in Ohio than in California
Should police need a warrant to search this?
As a place to live, California has a lot going for it: the Pacific Ocean, pleasant weather, celeb spottings. But if you're concerned about the police perusing the contents of your smartphone without a warrant, yo... |
a9e82854086bc474775bbcb3d7bfcc5e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/02/11/a-ridiculous-california-court-ruling-zip-codes-are-private/ | A Ridiculous California Court Ruling: Zip Codes are Private | A Ridiculous California Court Ruling: Zip Codes are Private
California retailers can take these but not zip codes along with them
It's annoying when a store cashier asks for your zip code when you're checking out. Depending on just how annoying you find this, you might consider moving to California. It will now be ille... |
76c2859c99386dd560ac2c0a40e63aa9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/02/28/danah-boyd-digital-anthropologist/ | danah boyd, Digital Anthropologist | danah boyd, Digital Anthropologist
danah boyd
"Sometimes I feel like my job is Captain Obvious," says danah boyd, sitting cross-legged and shoeless in a neon-green chair at Microsoft Research's office overlooking a frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. Her snow boots kicked off, the petite 33-year-old expert on the ... |
c01e5d2ad3380b1b662c219d289ec990 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/03/15/etsys-experiment-with-social-could-be-costly/ | Etsy's Experiment With Social Could Be Costly | Etsy's Experiment With Social Could Be Costly
Update: Etsy has issued a statement, which has been incorporated into this post.
Etsy, as they say on the Internet, you're doing it wrong. The online marketplace for vintage and handmade goods -- essentially an EBay for arts & crafts, with the tagline, "Buy, Sell, and Live ... |
963ec8491114494c51e8d2d526d5dc1f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/04/07/adventures-in-self-surveillance-aka-the-quantified-self-aka-extreme-navel-gazing/ | Adventures in Self-Surveillance, aka The Quantified Self, aka Extreme Navel-Gazing | Adventures in Self-Surveillance, aka The Quantified Self, aka Extreme Navel-Gazing
I went part-cyborg for this piece
For the last few months, I've been tracking my activities, location, happiness, sleep cycles, among other things, using fun tech gadgets (such as the Fitbit) and smartphone apps. I had to trade my Blackb... |
d3a7565e750a9151f907b821c265af26 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/04/13/hugh-grant-turns-table-on-celeb-tapping-journalist/ | Hugh Grant Turns Table on Celeb-Tapping Journalist | Hugh Grant Turns Table on Celeb-Tapping Journalist
Hugh Grant gets a byline
I don't think Hugh Grant has ever played the role of a journalist in a film, but he made a nice go at it in real life. Grant's been the subject of many a tabloid story over the past decade, but this week, he's the author of one. Grant sported a... |
38c1645ad66895c98f1fc969986ceae9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/04/20/cool-or-creepy-your-iphone-and-ipad-are-keeping-track-of-everywhere-you-go-and-you-can-see-it/ | Cool or Creepy? Your iPhone and iPad Are Keeping Track of Everywhere You Go, And You Can See It | Cool or Creepy? Your iPhone and iPad Are Keeping Track of Everywhere You Go, And You Can See It
Your iPhone knows where you've been
If you have an iPhone or iPad, it's tracking your every move. Regular readers know that all smartphones do this; what's different for Macheads is that this record of everywhere they've bee... |
e7797336bd6214be2aa061564b08b94d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/05/09/british-celebs-supposed-secrets-posted-to-twitter/ | British Celebs' Supposed Secrets Posted To Twitter | British Celebs' Supposed Secrets Posted To Twitter
British socialite Jemima Khan says she's not part of a super injunction, calling the allegation "a... [+] bloody nightmare"
An anonymous Twitter user has England questioning the usefulness of gag orders for the press in the social media age. A tweep going by the name @... |
99da2eb340f7cd183503193b53ac2098 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/06/01/fox13-reporter-files-50-million-lawsuit-against-thedirty-com-saying-nude-photos-arent-her/ | Fox13 Reporter Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against TheDirty.com Saying Nude Photos Aren't Hers | Fox13 Reporter Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against TheDirty.com Saying Nude Photos Aren't Hers
TV news reporter sues TheDirty.com
TheDirty.com is in legal hot water yet again. The site is infamous for its scandalous photos and crude comments -- often toeing the line of what's legal, and sometimes crossing it. Lauren Lee ... |
31319ba74462290c8c2b14d41c413503 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/06/16/google-offers-up-a-free-online-reputation-monitoring-tool/ | Google Offers A Free 'Online Reputation Monitoring' Tool | Google Offers A Free 'Online Reputation Monitoring' Tool
Image via CrunchBase
I've been begging readers to put a Google Alert on their name for years. Google is now going to make it even easier for peeps to keep track of what's being said about them online, with "Me on the Web." From the Google public policy blog (via ... |
c23039bca4b262ae0c5542b81093fe20 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/06/20/was-googles-call-dad-reminder-in-gmail-too-invasive/ | Was Google's 'Call Dad' Reminder In Gmail Too Invasive? | Was Google's 'Call Dad' Reminder In Gmail Too Invasive?
Google's message to Gmail users on Father's Day rubbed some the wrong way
To mark Father's Day (and to promote its Voice and Video Chat service), Google inserted a reminder into users' Gmail accounts on Sunday to "call dad." The message appeared in a user's Google... |
c25db74f410b007b203e8340ad92dfcc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/06/28/federal-judge-and-his-very-famous-law-clerk-say-the-fourth-amendment-is-all-but-obsolete-thanks-to-safeway-club-card-amazon-and-google/ | Federal Judge and His Very Famous Law Clerk Say The Fourth Amendment 'Is All But Obsolete' Thanks To Safeway Club Card, Amazon and Google | Federal Judge and His Very Famous Law Clerk Say The Fourth Amendment 'Is All But Obsolete' Thanks To Safeway Club Card, Amazon and Google
Time to scratch off that Fourth one?
The chief justice of the Ninth Circuit and one of his law clerks have penned a eulogy for the Fourth Amendment (that's the one providing our cons... |
d0504bd052d3dc59d1217e2a10545880 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/07/19/someone-posted-something-nasty-about-you-on-the-internet-now-what/ | Someone Posted Something Nasty About You On The Internet. Now What? | Someone Posted Something Nasty About You On The Internet. Now What?
This is the last post in a three-part series about online defamation and involuntary nudity. The first focused on an offender and the second on a victim. Here, we focus on a Microsoft attorney who has started a side project to help victims.
Colette Vo... |
48ab6dc242aea520d6c3ebba61a6ffe8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/08/05/flight-of-the-paparazzi-drone/ | Flight of the Paparazzi Drone | Flight of the Paparazzi Drone
In thinking about news organizations' uses of drones, there are a variety of potential applications. News Corp's The Daily used a drone to gather footage of disaster areas in Mississippi and North Dakota. While unobjectionable journalistically, it may have violated FAA regulations in doing... |
057025cbb4f115b2a3a1393946e1265e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/08/10/quote-of-the-day-silicon-valley-we-have-a-problem/ | Quote of the Day: Silicon Valley, We Have A Problem. | Quote of the Day: Silicon Valley, We Have A Problem.
“I cannot accept that individuals have no say over their data once it has been launched into cyberspace."
-- Wishful thinking from Viviane Reding, the European Union’s justice commissioner, speaking to the New York Times about Spain's attempts to force Google to gran... |
cd196f1e2ce7c170591153693a71db3b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/09/06/absolute-software-settles-lawsuit-over-nude-photos/ | Absolute Software Settles Lawsuit Over Nude Photos | Absolute Software Settles Lawsuit Over Nude Photos
Last week, I told you about the case of Susan Clements-Jeffrey, a schoolteacher who unknowingly bought a stolen laptop from one of her students for $60. (Though, at that price, she should have known it was stolen.) It in fact belonged to another school district, which ... |
43fc46c440516f516ecfd7ba585dd6b7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/09/08/what-are-the-legal-penalties-for-using-craigslist-to-crowd-source-revenge/ | What Are The Legal Penalties For Using Craigslist To Crowd-Source Revenge? | What Are The Legal Penalties For Using Craigslist To Crowd-Source Revenge?
Craigslist is an ill-advised vehicle for revenge
After a disgruntled law student who was the subject of a story I wrote for Above the Law posted my photo and cell phone number in a "Casual Encounters" ad on Craigslist -- causing my phone to ring... |
cedbbd62ec34f2c8b946fb275c1aede7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/09/19/netflix-whoops-qwikster-twitter-account-run-by-a-pot-smoking-elmo/ | Netflix Whoops: Qwikster Twitter Account Already Taken -- By A Pot-Smoking Elmo | Netflix Whoops: Qwikster Twitter Account Already Taken -- By A Pot-Smoking Elmo
P.R. 201: Nail down your company Twitter account.
Afraid of becoming like "AOL dial-up or a Borders bookstore," Netflix announced that it needs to change to keep up with the times. That evolution consists of Netflix ripping itself in two, w... |
49b836b5f0d4da541158c8d8d7ab95f3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/09/26/gms-boneheaded-privacy-mistake-with-onstar/ | GM's Boneheaded Privacy Mistake With OnStar | GM's Boneheaded Privacy Mistake With OnStar
OnStar suffers a privacy backlash, after a data overreach
OnStar, the GM subsidiary that provides navigation and safety systems for cars, took a terrible turn last week when it announced a huge change to its contract with its customers. It informed them that it planned to con... |
c7a0965ab608522237f72923e9f96eee | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/10/26/tsa-disciplines-officer-who-left-a-pervy-note-for-passenger-with-vibrator-in-her-checked-bag/ | TSA Disciplines Officer Who Left A Pervy Note For Passenger With Vibrator In Her Checked Bag | TSA Disciplines Officer Who Left A Pervy Note For Passenger With Vibrator In Her Checked Bag
A TSA officer added a personalized message to an official note
On Saturday night, a TSA officer screening baggage for a flight from Newark Airport to Dublin, Ireland found a suspicious item: a "bullet" vibrator. While it was de... |
0d38421c9f2cef5135748e56ae0a1777 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/11/17/amazon-says-that-litigious-aging-actress-should-have-read-imdbs-privacy-policy/ | Amazon Says That Litigious, 'Aging' Actress Should Have Read IMDb's Privacy Policy | Amazon Says That Litigious, 'Aging' Actress Should Have Read IMDb's Privacy Policy
Image via Wikipedia
An actress in Texas sued Amazon earlier this year after her real age popped up on everyone’s favorite website for figuring out who-that-guy-in-that-one-movie-was, IMDb.com. She alleges that Amazon-owned IMDb violated ... |
fce0099f244ae416e7b40a669f4788b3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/12/06/mark-zuckerbergs-private-photos-exposed-thanks-to-facebook-flaw/ | Mark Zuckerberg's Private Photos Exposed Thanks To Facebook Flaw | Mark Zuckerberg's Private Photos Exposed Thanks To Facebook Flaw
Mark Zuckerberg's private photos were exposed through a security workaround
Earlier this year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would start eating only animals he himself killed. Here's a photo of one of his victims at right. The photo was one of many... |
5ca5318022c088e4bdf7096b3524029e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/12/13/court-orders-man-to-delete-revenge-blog-targeted-at-his-ex/ | Court Orders Man To Delete Revenge Blog Targeted At His Ex | Court Orders Man To Delete Revenge Blog Targeted At His Ex
A somewhat surprising order for a court in Minnesota
If the epic divorce movie War of the Roses were updated for modern times, Kathleen Turner would likely Google bomb Michael Douglas and he would leak naked photos of her to a 'revenge porn' website. Break-ups ... |
9f64cedd408a56a95f450192b591203b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/12/13/the-future-of-drones-in-america/ | The Future Of Drones In America | The Future Of Drones In America
A North Dakota family was arrested with the help of a Predator B drone, usually used to patrol the... [+] border
Earlier this year, a North Dakota sheriff was on the search for six missing cows. He turned up with a warrant at a family ranch, but was chased off by someone with a rifle, re... |
cdad4a0e58d1c62939d83d8461801d8e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/12/16/you-have-a-constitutional-right-to-stalk-and-harass-people-on-twitter/ | You Have A Constitutional Right To Stalk And Harass People On Twitter | You Have A Constitutional Right To Stalk And Harass People On Twitter
Some of the offending tweets, from the court's opinion
In the Internet age, it's important to learn the art of averting your eyes, rules a federal judge.
From 2008 to 2010, a man named William Lawrence Cassidy tweeted at Buddhist leader Alyce Zeoli o... |
af1561b4c559885d7df913164967c450 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2011/12/21/some-scolding-no-fines-for-facebook-after-irish-privacy-investigation/ | Some Scolding, No Fines For Facebook After Irish Privacy Investigation | Some Scolding, No Fines For Facebook After Irish Privacy Investigation
Another day, another government investigation into Facebook
Facebook has been spending lots of quality time with federal regulators this year. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission got Mark Zuckerberg to admit that the company "had made a bunch o... |
a121ed3a824a00c7479ffc202f7fb4d7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/01/17/facebook-unmasks-koobface-gang-aided-by-their-foursquare-check-ins-and-social-networking-photos/ | Facebook Unmasks Koobface Gang, Aided By Their Foursquare Check-ins And Social Networking Photos | Facebook Unmasks Koobface Gang, Aided By Their Foursquare Check-ins And Social Networking Photos
One member of the gang exposed the Koobface headquarters on Foursquare, via the New York Times
Facebook is trying a new tactic to fight cybercrime: public shame. The social network fingered five Russians that security resea... |
94a53e748b0c5c1c00cd1d3343df5ac4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/07/the-austrian-thorn-in-facebooks-side/ | Max Schrems: The Austrian Thorn In Facebook's Side | Max Schrems: The Austrian Thorn In Facebook's Side
There are likely many things about Facebook that annoy you. Wouldn't it be nice if you could sit down for six hours with one of the company's top executives to give him an earful about what you 'dislike' about the site? That's what 24-year-old Austrian law student Max ... |
6d26206cef2d71ada08361cec3e6becc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/03/05/the-drone-that-crashed-into-a-s-w-a-t-teams-tank/ | The Drone That Crashed Into A S.W.A.T. Team's Tank | The Drone That Crashed Into A S.W.A.T. Team's Tank
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has this $300,000 drone. They have not crashed it.
Last September, members of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Texas drove out to a training facility run by Vanguard Defense Industries. The air must have been full of exci... |
a5f27cfa4de1f3a5e5f0c7b1a909f7d8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/03/28/humiliation-after-a-privacy-invasion-is-not-an-actual-damage-rules-supreme-court/ | Humiliation After A Privacy Invasion Is Not An 'Actual Damage,' Rules Supreme Court | Humiliation After A Privacy Invasion Is Not An 'Actual Damage,' Rules Supreme Court
"There is nothing absurd about a scheme that limits the Government’s Privacy Act liability to harm... [+] that can be substantiated by proof of tangible economic loss," wrote Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
After a ruling from the... |
d54264acfeaff687ef88b27c4f0fbe5f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/05/07/fantastic-theres-a-quick-erase-app-for-sending-your-nude-photos/ | 'This Sext Message Will Self Destruct In Five Seconds.' | 'This Sext Message Will Self Destruct In Five Seconds.'
A promotional image from the Snapchat iTunes site
Anthony Weiner does it. So does Scarlett Johansson. Olivia Munn does it (with captions!). According to Pew, 6% of adults and 4% of teens do it. And for 18-29 year olds, it's as high as 13%. Despite the many scandal... |
48fc823d0555de90d60b8cd27744b3ba | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/05/29/social-network-of-the-living-dead-would-you-pay-500-to-keep-your-facebook-page-active-after-you-die/ | Social Network Of The Living Dead | Social Network Of The Living Dead
Dead Social wants to give you a tweet afterlife
Entrepreneur James Norris has an idea that's either scary good or just scary. He's the founder of "Dead Soc.ial," a tool people can use to keep their social networking accounts active after they die, to send out messages with things left ... |
fc90ab81ca39f8613cf4e49afcbead71 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/06/20/a-quantified-self-fatality-family-says-cyclists-death-is-fault-of-ride-tracking-company-strava/ | A Quantified Self Fatality? Family Says Cyclist's Death Is Fault Of Ride-Tracking Company Strava. | A Quantified Self Fatality? Family Says Cyclist's Death Is Fault Of Ride-Tracking Company Strava.
The Strava route Kim Flint was racing when he crashed
Strava is one of the many start-ups that's made a business of helping people collect more data about their athletic activity. The company has a smartphone app the activ... |
d702cc41f1030a523a6682e361e6e40f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/06/28/supreme-court-disappoints-facebook-linkedin-zynga-and-yahoo/ | Supreme Court Disappoints Facebook, LinkedIn, Zynga and Yahoo | Supreme Court Disappoints Facebook, LinkedIn, Zynga and Yahoo
Supreme Court disappointed Obamacare haters and tech firms today
The big Supreme Court news today is that Obamacare got five thumbs up from the Court, meaning the president probably did this at some point this morning. But the Court also dropped another sign... |
1819495ec3090b2ec0f940350f50a846 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/06/29/what-i-wish-i-had-when-i-woke-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-and-couldnt-breathe/ | What I Wish I Had When I Woke Up In The Middle Of The Night And Couldn't Breathe | What I Wish I Had When I Woke Up In The Middle Of The Night And Couldn't Breathe
I would like an app for this.
Back in April, before the temperature rose to a thousand degrees, I spent a lovely weekend outside. I picnicked. I BBQed. I ran. I biked. I threw Aerobies. I basically starred in my very own Levitra ad. But on... |
6e6b07b00c227863f9483ae11450e5f3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/07/17/we-need-more-than-one-screen-to-keep-us-entertained/ | We Need More Than One Screen To Keep Us Entertained | We Need More Than One Screen To Keep Us Entertained
Last night, while watching an episode of Twin Peaks on Netflix (yes, I realize I'm late to the party), I had my iPad in hand (to play Boggle) and my smartphone at my side to monitor text messages and incoming emails. My boyfriend was seated at his computer, watching T... |
ecfb837fd1422286058b2b269e1c46b1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/08/06/beware-tech-abandoners-people-without-facebook-accounts-are-suspicious/ | Beware, Tech Abandoners. People Without Facebook Accounts Are 'Suspicious.' | Beware, Tech Abandoners. People Without Facebook Accounts Are 'Suspicious.'
The term "Crackberry" seems silly today -- and not just because consumers OD'ed on Blackberry and moved on to iDealers. The term arose in an earlier "aughts" time when Blackberry dominated the smartphone market and lawyers and execs were nearly... |
23b7da07c4a1088cfab428993f55862f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/10/04/facebook-scans-private-messages-to-hand-out-public-likes/ | Facebook Scans Private Messages To Hand Out Public 'Likes' | Facebook Scans Private Messages To Hand Out Public 'Likes'
Facebook doesn't just rely on its users to hit the "Like" button around the Web to tell the world that they endorse a product, news article, hotel, or LOLcat. It scans their private messages to friends, and when it sees a link to a 'Likeable' page, it doles out... |
e3b058002654dc9a2089162c2ba85cc4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/10/10/microsoft-is-losing-in-a-bitter-battle-to-protect-users-privacy/ | Microsoft Is Losing In A Bitter Battle To Protect Internet Users' Privacy | Microsoft Is Losing In A Bitter Battle To Protect Internet Users' Privacy
Microsoft has a privacy headache.
On October 26, Microsoft is planning to launch a new version of Internet Explorer that has privacy baked in. It will have a "Do Not Track" signal turned on by default, so that those people who still use Internet ... |
890e8938e4b668e86e577783ab641c0d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/11/26/what-you-actually-need-to-know-about-the-changes-facebook-is-making-to-its-privacy-policy/ | What You Actually Need To Know About The Changes Facebook Is Making To Its Privacy Policy | What You Actually Need To Know About The Changes Facebook Is Making To Its Privacy Policy
Facebook is changing its privacy policy. Again.
Many Facebook users are frantically posting a "copyright protection notice" on their Walls to try to keep Facebook from violating their privacy by copying, disseminating, sharing, le... |
ba25f5b7a512fb83b4bba75f9eecfde8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/11/29/why-netflix-getting-what-it-wants-from-congress-means-your-email-gets-warrant-protection/ | Why Netflix Getting What It Wants From Congress Means Your Email Will Get Warrant Protection | Why Netflix Getting What It Wants From Congress Means Your Email Will Get Warrant Protection
Update (Dec. 21): Congress gutted the email privacy protections from this legislation before passing it.
Good news today for those people worried about the government snooping in their inboxes. The Senate Judiciary Committee ap... |
2858051ce99bb7d059178cde7e1bab91 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/12/07/dear-journalists-at-vice-and-elsewhere-here-are-some-simple-ways-not-to-get-your-source-arrested/ | Dear Journalists at Vice and Elsewhere, Here Are Some Simple Ways Not To Get Your Source Arrested | Dear Journalists at Vice and Elsewhere, Here Are Some Simple Ways Not To Get Your Source Arrested
You forgot to scrub the metadata, suckers.
Computer security millionaire John McAfee's surreal flight from Belizean law enforcement came to an end this week when he was detained (and then hospitalized) in Guatemala, as has... |
7bf1a118cb8a8d6c64acd19b9d2409b6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/12/14/the-little-known-spy-agency-that-knows-your-flight-plans-and-much-more/ | The Little Known Spy Agency That Knows Your Flight Plans And Much More | The Little Known Spy Agency That Knows Your Flight Plans And Much More
This week, the Wall Street Journal had an in-depth report about how the National Counterterrorism Center won the intel jackpot, giving it the right to store and monitor almost any government database. The Journal highlights dissent within the govern... |
bd5325687fa1f90f64c01ec29d2889ba | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/01/10/women-turn-to-the-web-to-decipher-mens-text-messages/ | Women Turn To The Web To Decipher Men's Text Messages | Women Turn To The Web To Decipher Men's Text Messages
Thanks to the Internet, the wealth that is human knowledge has been democratized, archived, and placed at our fingertips. The answer to almost any question is just a Google search away. Sites like Wikipedia have capitalized on the intelligence of the masses, crowd-s... |
f315bbc1c3f7fd75e7953f7b436df8b0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/01/18/tsa-abandons-rapiscans-nude-body-scanners/ | TSA Abandons Rapiscan's Nude Body Scanners | TSA Abandons Rapiscan's Nude Body Scanners
Rapiscan was unable to translate the backscatter image above into the 'Automated Target Recognition'... [+] image below
As threatened back in 2011, the Transportation Security Agency is pulling the plug on "naked body scanners" in airports, ending its contract with backscatter... |
9d049b380e014a2dcb79c569af1b459d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/02/05/terrible-app-idea-of-the-week-bang-with-friends/ | Terrible App Idea of the Week: 'Bang With Friends' | Terrible App Idea of the Week: 'Bang With Friends'
A Facebook app that you'll regret taking home
I get a lot of pitches from start-ups that are hoping for coverage from the tech community. Sometimes I am astounded by these pitches -- not because I desperately want to write about the company but because of how far-fetch... |
81786bbeb4cbed40b78dde994bf646cd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/02/21/facebook-wall-of-shame-dont-post-terrible-things-about-your-kid-while-in-a-custody-battle/ | Facebook Wall Of Shame: Don't Post Terrible Things About Your Kid While In A Custody Battle | Facebook Wall Of Shame: Don't Post Terrible Things About Your Kid While In A Custody Battle
Evidence from Facebook is inevitably going to wind up in divorce and child custody battles these days, so it's unwise to tell all your friends there that you think your child is a horrible person. Case in point: A New York judge... |
ecde150994f93f308f5512c0f4dc186d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/04/26/catfishing-gets-its-first-legal-mention/ | 'Catfishing' Gets Its First Legal Mention | 'Catfishing' Gets Its First Legal Mention
Beware of catfish
Thanks to the Manti Te'o hoax, everyone now knows what it means to be "catfished." The term was coined by a filmmaker named Nev Schulman as the title for his documentary about falling in love with a Facebook hottie who turned out not to be the person she claim... |
162e2b3c9a37bbcd3fe64a5a5e7b61b2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/05/09/25-things-i-learned-about-bitcoin-from-living-on-it-for-a-week/ | 21 Things I Learned About Bitcoin From Living On It For A Week | 21 Things I Learned About Bitcoin From Living On It For A Week
I lived on Bitcoin for a week -- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5 / Day 6 / Day 7. This is what I learned.
1. It is possible to live on Bitcoin in San Francisco for a week. It cost me about 4.85 Bitcoins. I sometimes had to live on the fringes to g... |
c412db19a16b4e4b853693cc78559761 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/06/04/jill-kelley-sues-government-for-invading-her-privacy-and-trashing-her-reputation-during-petraeus-scandal/ | Jill Kelley Sues Government For Invading Her Privacy and Trashing Her Reputation During Petraeus Scandal | Jill Kelley Sues Government For Invading Her Privacy and Trashing Her Reputation During Petraeus Scandal
Jill Kelley
A sex scandal that entertained rocked Washington, D.C. this fall and led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus was all started because a woman in Tampa, Jill Kelley, reported harassing emails ab... |
f2d2f78c28188012be1b1cb0b4bee2fe | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/07/08/the-people-making-real-money-on-bitcoin/ | The People Making Real Money On Bitcoin | The People Making Real Money On Bitcoin
Bitcoin moguls Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss
Last week, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss announced their campaign to get people to stop thinking of them as "the twins best known for their part in the history of Facebook" an SEC filing for the "Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust," an ... |
71fc789aa1b917c195470985ec885814 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/07/26/smart-homes-hack/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter | When 'Smart Homes' Get Hacked: I Haunted A Complete Stranger's House Via The Internet | When 'Smart Homes' Get Hacked: I Haunted A Complete Stranger's House Via The Internet
The Hatleys' home was at my command after a Google search
“I can see all of the devices in your home and I think I can control them,” I said to Thomas Hatley, a complete stranger in Oregon who I had rudely awoken with an early phone c... |
0400197df966a4e9621acbe375595c9c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/07/30/google-alerts-are-broken/?sh=70eaa5162ff7 | 'Google Alerts' Are Broken | 'Google Alerts' Are Broken
This no longer works very well
The company whose name is almost always followed by the modifier "the search giant" is slipping. I've long advised people to put a "Google alert" on their name as a very simple way to monitor what's being said about them online. That's no longer good advice.
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