Meghan Kelly reports on disposable mobile phone number app that launched today: Burner launched today, an app that gives you one-off numbers that go dark after you’re done using them. But what happens when those numbers are used by criminals? The privacy-focused company says it is ready to deal with illicit behavior, and will comply…
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Obama campaign app concerns some privacy advocates
It may be legal, but it still feels creepy to some. Hayley Tsukayama of the Washington Post quotes some privacy advocates on the new iPhone app that maps the location of your nearby Democrats, identifying them by first name, last initial and home address.
Lone Senator Is Fighting Widespread And Illegal Government Surveillance Of US Citizens
WhoWhatWhy writes: During the Bush administration, it seemed that nary a Republican—and just a handful of Democrats in Congress—spoke out about the government’s crackdown on civil liberties. Since a Democrat took power, the silence has spread. One notable exception is Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Wyden continues a lonely…
Is Your Neighbor a Democrat? Obama Has an App for That
by Lois Beckett ProPublica, Aug. 3, 2012, 3:52 p.m. Curious how many Democrats live on your block? Just download the Obama campaign’s new mobile app. The app, released last week, includes a Google map for canvassers that recognizes your current location and marks nearby Democratic households with small blue flags. For each targeted address, the…