apps
'TwikTwok' Turns Twitter Into TikTok
The browser-based app is a feed of Twitter's top videos, and it's oddly soothing to scroll through.
How the NSA Says You Can Limit Location Data Exposure
The mitigations are designed for government officials, but the advice itself can be useful for many more people.
Here's Why You're Being Added to Twitter Lists All of a Sudden
Vicariously is adding Twitter users to lists so other users can see their feeds, and there's little you can do about it.
Wyden Plans Law to Stop Cops From Buying Data That Would Need a Warrant
"Americans’ constitutional rights shouldn’t vanish when the government uses a credit card instead of a court order."
Thousands of People Are Monitoring Police Scanners During the George Floyd Protests
Apps that let people listen to police scanners have skyrocketed to the top of the App Store.
Here's What 'The Office' Would Have Looked Like in Slack
'The Office' is now a period piece, so 'The Office Slack' imagines it for the contemporary workplace, and you get to be the live audience.
South Dakota's Official Coronavirus App Shows Limits of Contact Tracing Tech
Multiple users of South and North Dakota's app say it hasn't properly recorded their location data.
How Google Plans to Push Its Coronavirus Tracing Feature to Android Phones
Android has a notoriously patchy update cycle, so Google is using another method to push a new coronavirus tracing feature to phones without user interaction.
'Beer Money' Apps Are Drying Up During Quarantine
While being locked inside, some people are moving to money-making apps that pay you for watching ads. But the ad industry isn’t paying out.
Apple Buys Dark Sky Weather App, Shuts Down Android Version
The best weather app will no longer be available on hundreds of millions of phones.
How Coronavirus Might Help Surveillance Boom
Like 9/11 and the Patriot Act, the pandemic could be this era’s game-changing moment for modern surveillance.
Why It's a Big Deal that Foodora Workers Can Unionize
It’s the first instance of app-based workers winning the right to join a union in Canada, and it could be a game changer for all gig economy workers.