Meta tracks you. I’m shocked. - August 12, 2022

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NEWS SOURCES:

 

SURPRISED PIKACHU FACE
Shocker: Facebook and Instagram track your in-app browser activity

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1448725-facebook-and-instagram-apps-inject-tracking-codes-into-all-websites-viewed-via-in-app-browser/

https://threatpost.com/facebook-ios-tracks-anything/180395/

Felix Krause https://twitter.com/KrauseFx/status/1557412468368052225

https://krausefx.com/blog/ios-privacy-instagram-and-facebook-can-track-anything-you-do-on-any-website-in-their-in-app-browser

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/11/meta-injecting-code-into-websites-visited-by-its-users-to-track-them-research-says

Meta has attacked Apple’s App Tracking Transparency https://9to5mac.com/2022/04/29/meta-blasts-app-tracking-transparency/

 

ONE MORE TIME, WITH FEELING

Intel releases another video comparing Arc A750 to RTX 3060, and it’s still just ok

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1448912-intel-arc-a750-trades-blows-with-geforce-rtx-3060-in-50-games-in-directx-12-and-vulkan-apis/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8gIOFjWeA

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/intel-tests-show-its-arc-a750-gpu-beating-an-rtx-3060-if-only-you-could-buy-one/

https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/arc-a750-1.jpeg

did this earlier but only with Control https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/arc-a750-gpu-nvidia-rtx-3060-showcase-video

 

BYTE THE BULLET

300 ByteDance employees used to work for Chinese state media, and some still do, maybe

https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/08/10/bytedance-tiktok-china-state-media-propaganda/?sh=148de82e322f

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3188724/tiktok-facing-fresh-scrutiny-over-beijing-influence-after-forbes

https://www.businessinsider.com/300-tiktok-bytedance-employees-worked-chinese-state-media-report-2022-8

play it down https://gizmodo.com/tiktok-master-messaging-pr-playbook-china-music-1849334736

 

QUICK BITS

 

THE HAND THAT CODES

Meta’s chatbot bashes Mark Zuckerberg

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62497674

https://about.fb.com/news/2022/08/blenderbot-ai-chatbot-improves-through-conversation/

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/9A85/production/_126275593_fzwss7lvuaey7eu.jpg

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/15D71/production/_126275498_fzwss74vsaaveo_.jpg\

cooler than Dragon Age https://www.pcgamer.com/meta-chatbot-claims-mark-zuckerberg-is-cooler-than-dragon-age-but-can-we-trust-it/

 

DYSTOPIA CALLING

Ring Nation

https://deadline.com/2022/08/wanda-sykes-host-syndicated-viral-video-show-ring-doorbell-technology-1235089510/

warrantless seizure https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23219419/amazon-ring-law-enforcement-no-warrant-no-consent

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k8x49/ring-nation-is-amazons-reality-show-for-our-surveillance-dystopia

 

FOLDING NOT AT HOME

Moto Razr 2022 https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/motorola-moto-razr-2022-launch

https://item.lenovo.com.cn/product/1023974.html

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-2022-motorola-razr-arrives-in-china-with-a-bigger-screen-second-camera/

Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 https://www.mi.com/global/discover/article?id=2756

https://www.androidpolice.com/xiaomi-mix-fold-2-announced-samsung-limelight/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbHWzsq3gHM

 

CLOUD’S PLAY

Google adds “Play” button to search results for some cloud gaming platforms

https://www.engadget.com/google-search-cloud-gaming-stadia-xbox-geforce-now-amazon-luna-181525049.html

https://twitter.com/BryantChappel/status/1557586752826654720

https://twitter.com/BryantChappel/status/1557590272753778691

https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/08/12/launh-cloud-games-directly-from-google-search/

 

POWER DOESN’T GROW ON POLES

Pole-mounted EV chargers in Massachusetts

https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/status/1556641379337617415

https://youtu.be/UjiR-Wz_Z8s?t=514

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/05/30/national-grid-installs-pole-mounted-ev-chargers-in-massachusetts/