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Global News

• A Washington park ranger set out to find a hidden cabin. He ended up starting a child porn investigation18 days agoA park ranger’s determination to find a cabin hidden in the Cascade Mountains took a shocking turn after it was discovered to be filled with child pornography.
• Facebook, Google and others are tracking you. Here’s how to stop targeted ads19 days agoAre targeted ads creeping you out? Here's how to stop them on Facebook and browsers.
• Facebook Messenger users file lawsuit over collection of call, text history20 days agoThree users of the Facebook Messenger app sued Facebook on Tuesday, saying the social network violated their privacy by collecting logs of their phone calls and text messages, in the latest legal challenge facing the company.
• What does Google know about you? Here’s how to find out
• Facebook has lost $100B in value — and its money problems may just be beginning
• Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg declines to testify in U.K. about data scandal
• Whistleblower says Canadian firm built software to identify Republican voters in 2016
• Here’s how to download your Facebook data, and why you’ll probably want to
• Facebook shares spiral as U.S. agency launches privacy investigation
• 3 in 4 Canadians will use Facebook differently after data mining scandal: study

• Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s advertising model14 days agoThe CEO of Facebook is defending its advertising-supported business model.
• Who was behind the Salisbury attack? Could have been anybody, really16 days agoNovichok, the poison used in the attack, was developed by the Soviets and may be both undetectable and able to defeat standard protective equipment — nothing you could pick up at the hardware store.
• Not just Facebook: How retailers and the payments industry can track, profile you17 days agoCanada must adopt rules that make privacy the default, Ontario's former privacy commissioner says.
• From FarmVille to Cambridge Analytica: Facebook’s history with privacy
• Apple’s latest iOS update lets you disable the feature that slows down your iPhone
• Facebook VP says in memo ‘connecting people’ should be prioritized over all else: reports
• 150M MyFitnessPal accounts hacked, Under Armour urging users to change passwords
• U.S. regulator will allow Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build global satellite network
• Chinese space station set to come crashing to Earth, but your chance of getting crushed is tiny
• Twitter Canada unveils new Blue Jays emoji, team stats and research

• Instagram can be bad for mental health — but the company wants to fix that11 days agoInstagram's CEO Kevin Systrom has said the social media site is "committed to fostering a safer, kinder community."
• Canada flagged Facebook’s third-party app privacy problem way back in 200911 days agoCanadian federal privacy officials warned that third-party developers' access to Facebook users' personal information "raises serious privacy risks" back in 2009.
• What is Project Maven? The Pentagon AI project Google employees want out of11 days agoIn an open letter addressed to CEO Sundar Pichai, Google employees expressed concern that the U.S. military could weaponize AI and apply the technology towards refining drone strikes and other kinds of lethal attacks.
• 9 easy things you can do to beef up your privacy on Facebook
• Google employees ask tech giant to pull out of Pentagon AI project
• LED street lights can damage eyes and cause sleep problems, health officials warn
• Parking lot karma: How driverless cars could change the urban landscape
• Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress over Facebook data scandal
• 3 steps to take if your credit information is stolen in a data breach
• Amazon, Google may want to be a fly on the wall in your home, patents suggest

• Two-thirds of Canadians don’t trust Facebook with their data, Ipsos poll shows7 days agoAbout two-thirds of Canadians don't trust Facebook to protect the personal information the platform has gathered about them - but only about a tenth of us have pulled the plug.
• Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak deleting Facebook account in wake of privacy crisis7 days agoWozniak said Facebook makes a lot of advertising money from personal details provided by users. Wozniak said he’d rather pay for Facebook. “Apple makes money off of good products, not off of you."
• Facebook dropped the ball on protecting user data, Zuckerberg admits7 days agoFacebook boss Mark Zuckerberg met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Monday, ahead of his scheduled appearance before two Congressional committees on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Facebook to start telling users if their data was shared with Cambridge Analytica
• Facebook suspends AggregateIQ over alleged ties with data harvesting operation
• Virgin Galactic conducts first supersonic test of spaceship since fatal 2014 flight
• Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook should have audited Cambridge Analytica over user data
• Scientists threaten to boycott South Korean university over AI weapons
• Facebook executive says most users may have had data scraped by ‘malicious actors’
• Federal, B.C. privacy commissioners launch joint probe into Facebook, AggregateIQ

• Look out, the Canadian music industry wants us to pay more for our electronics: Alan Crossa day agoThe Federal government is once again about to entertain changes to Canadian copyright laws. Here are a few things music fans need to know.
• NASA gets set to launch its newest planet-hunter, TESSa day agoIf all goes well, NASA will soon have a new set of eyes watching the cosmos — and this planet-hunter will be focusing on worlds much closer to our own.
• Facebook app ‘This Is Your Digital Life’ collected users’ direct messages: report3 days agoThe app's creator, Aleksandr Kogan, said the messaging data was used for an academic research project about emojis, and not shared with Cambridge Analytica.
• A Facebook subscription fee? Tech expert says yes, Mark Zuckerberg isn’t too sure
• Day 2 of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony at Congress: What to expect
• Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook working with Robert Mueller in Russia probe
• Facebook begins sending privacy alerts to users affected in Cambridge Analytica scandal
• Facebook to reward users who flag data misuse, scams
• Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress testimony: How to watch Facebook CEO testify on privacy scandal
• Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress in wake of controversy

Google News ( CA )

• Google loses 'right to be forgotten' case, opens door for more requests to have unflattering search results delisted2 days agoGoogle loses 'right to be forgotten' case, opens door for more requests to have unflattering search results delisted  Android PoliceGmail might add self-destructing emails in future update  Android Authority (blog)9 Google Home Gadgets to Start Your Smart Home  Tom's GuideThis is the new Gmail de...
• Google's AI-powered camera is a total dud
• The new version of iOS lets you see if your iPhone battery was throttled

• There Is No Shame In Playing Video Games On Easy Difficultyabout 11 hours agoThere Is No Shame In Playing Video Games On Easy Difficulty  SegmentNext7 Video Games That Feature Gambling  Gamasutra (blog)6 of the best barracks drinking games, ranked  We Are The Mighty (blog)Full coverage
• Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: Settings changes
• Far Cry 5 gets cracked after 19 days
• eGPU tests show AMD Radeon RX 580 more than twice as fast as top-end MacBook Pro GPU
• Honor's budget-friendly 7A and 7C keep the headphone jack and ditch the notch
• MCBS to hold workshop on mobile application development today
• New Toyota Corolla revealed
• Apple Warns Employees to Stop Leaking Information to Media
• Google loses 'right to be forgotten' case, opens door for more requests to have unflattering search results delisted

• Xiaomi's IPO could happen next month, $70B valuation on the cardsabout 3 hours agoXiaomi's IPO could happen next month, $70B valuation on the cards  Phone ArenaWhich phones let me control any TV in 2018?  SlashGearXiaomi confirms Mi 6X for April 25th  FudzillaTop five Xiaomi Mi A1 alternatives  The Indian ExpressFull coverage
• BlackBerry CEO Wants To See New Version Of The Bold 9900about 3 hours agoBlackBerry CEO Wants To See New Version Of The Bold 9900  Android HeadlinesJohn Chen wants someone to build a simple, BlackBerry Bold 9900-like smartphone  CrackBerry.comSomeone Should Make a Blackberry-Style Phone, Says Blackberry CEO While Not Doing That  Gizmodo UKFull coverage
• Apple Music loses hip-hop and R&B curator to Spotify
• This Lego Porsche 911 is the Same Size as the Real Thing
• Lian Li Releases PC-011 Dynamic Mid-Tower Chassis
• Apple Watch Series 4 and watchOS 5 rumors: Are third-party watch faces on the way?
• Study: Thousands Of Google Apps Are Probably Tracking Children's Online Activity
• McLaren just built five Canada-only special edition 570S Spiders
• iHeartRadio opens up its playlists to all users with launch of Playlist Radio
• There Is No Shame In Playing Video Games On Easy Difficulty

• 8 apps you need to try on the Fitbit Ionic, Versa11 minutes ago8 apps you need to try on the Fitbit Ionic, Versa  CNETFitbit Announces Global Availability of Fitbit Versa  Digital JournalFitbit Versa now available starting at $199  Windows CentralQ&A: Fitbit CEO James Park talks about the company's past, present, and future  ZDNetFull coverage
• ASUS Confirms Gaming Smartphone Is On The Way21 minutes agoASUS Confirms Gaming Smartphone Is On The Way  Android HeadlinesASUS Zenfone 5 Unboxing/ Hands On: So Much Quality For a Notch-y Midranger  gizmochina (blog)ASUS is working on a gaming smartphone – here's why  DroidGamers (blog)Full coverage
• Meet the Woman Who Leads NightWatch, Google's Internal Privacy Strike Force
• Classic Sega games coming to Nintendo Switch starting this summer
• 'Anthem' Developer Promises Focus on Story and World in Wake of 'Andromeda'
• Anker's EverCam is a truly wireless smart security camera with 365 days of battery life
• The Ram Rebel TRX May Actually be Happening [Updated]
• Microsoft Releases Project Honolulu Tool as Windows Admin Center
• Most of Toyota's cars will talk to each other by 2025
• The OnePlus 6 will match its Android rivals in one major department