Advertisers hit Facebook where it hurts – the balance sheet
Back in March I wrote up my six reasons why Facebook might be dying. Top of the list were the scandals surrounding fake news and […]
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Hurdles to making digital contact tracing work
Why we should think twice before rolling out digital contact tracing…
Facebook and Google to be forced to share advertising revenue with Australian media companies
Google, Facebook, and other platforms may soon have to share advertising revenue with Australian news agencies without even having a seat at the negotiating table.
Apple and Google team up in bid to use smartphones to track coronavirus spread
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/10/apple-google-coronavirus-us-app-privacy Apps that track who you have been in contact with will aid with contact tracing, but at what cost to privacy and civil liberties? […]
Zoom is eating up market share for video conferencing. It’s also eating up all your private information.
A report from respected internet marketing expert Doc Searls highlighted a worrying amount of data being sucked from users by video conferencing app Zoom and fed to online advertisers such as Facebook and Google.
Should you buy a Huawei Phone without Google Play?
Google has issued a warning to users not to sideload (install) its apps, including Google Mail and the Play Store, onto unsupported devices from Huawei. […]
6 Reasons this could be the beginning of the end for Facebook.
The results are in… and Facebook’s stock has taken a 7% thrashing. It’s not revenues that are causing a problem, there’s plenty of money still […]
How can I tell what function called my PHP function?
Sometimes you need to know what function called the PHP function you are currently in. debug_backtrace is your friend here, a handy PHP function that […]
I Hate Regex
This is super useful – a list of common regex functions like email, phone number etc. and a cheatsheet to help you build your own. […]