Author: Zach_Wilson
A Data Leak Exposed The Personal Information Of Over 3,000 Ring Users
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The log-in credentials for 3,672 Ring camera owners were compromised this week, exposing log-in emails, passwords, time zones, and the names people give to specific Ring cameras, which are often the same as camera locations, such as “bedroom” or “front door.” Using the log-in email…
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Hackers Are Breaking Into Websites And Adding Links To Game Google
Ben Kothe / BuzzFeed News This August, Molly Stillman logged on to her lifestyle blog to update a few popular old posts, freshening them up so they would continue to attract traffic from Pinterest and search engines. She was horrified at what she discovered. “There were [links] for, you know,…
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San Francisco Spent A Decade Being Rich, Important, And Hating Itself.
David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images A rider on a single-wheel electric scooter moves past a person adjusting their belongings on a sidewalk in San Francisco, Oct. 14. In December 2019, as the decade drew to a close, thousands of 10-inch-long penis fish flopped ashore at Drakes Beach,…
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Pinterest Will Stop Promoting Posts About Golliwog Dolls
Pinterest will stop promoting posts featuring golliwogs, saying the dolls violate their policy around “hateful activities”. The social media company told BuzzFeed News it would limit golliwog dolls – toys based on a racist caricature of African people – from the site’s recommendations, autocomplete and email notifications. But it will…
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To Prevent Protests Against An Anti-Muslim Law, India’s Government Turned Off The Internet In Its Capital City
tech A controversial law has drawn thousands to the streets — and a harsh response from the Modi government. By Pranav Dixit Reporting From New Delhi Pranav Dixit BuzzFeed News Reporter Reporting From New Delhi Posted on December 19, 2019, at 12:56 p.m. ET Sajjad Hussain / Getty Images Protesters…
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“A Beautiful Chorus” — Leftists Are Using TikTok To Break Down Socialism For The Next Generation Of Voters
politics “I want people to get a fuller story of the political situation that’s out there, and jokes and memes have always left me in a place where I’m like, ‘Oh, that made me laugh,’ and then, ‘Why did that make me laugh? Let me investigate what this thing’s about.’”…
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