« London’s ‘smart bins’ are tracking passerbys by identifying their smartphones’ wi-fi connections. First reported by Siraj Datoo for Quartz, the scheme is currently being trialled around Cheapside, with the intention is sell this information to brands to create targeted advertisements. However, with the technology in its infancy there are still unanswered questions over the legality of the scheme ». (via London’s bins are tracking your smartphone – News – Gadgets & Tech – The Independent)
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« While restaurant reviews and ratings might be a good indication of whether you should visit a particular establishment, sometimes there are patrons to restaurants who would rather tweet their experience rather than write a review on Yelp or Foursquare, and if you’ve always wanted to know which restaurants to avoid if you want to save yourself a trip to the doctor’s following a bout of food poisoning, the nEmesis system could be something worth taking a look into ». (via Researchers Use Tweets To Map Out Restaurants That Could Give You Food Poisoning | Ubergizmo)
I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in crimes against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years of hard work by shutting down Lavabit. After significant soul searching, I have decided to suspend operations. I wish that I could legally share with you the events that led to my decision. I cannot. I feel you deserve to know what’s going on—the first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the freedom to speak out in situations like this. Unfortunately, Congress has passed laws that say otherwise. As things currently stand, I cannot share my experiences over the last six weeks, even though I have twice made the appropriate requests.
The Washington Post Co. has agreed to sell its flagship newspaper to Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos, ending the Graham family’s stewardship of one of America’s leading news organizations after four generations.
Pacific Light (par Ruslan Khasanov)
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« My point isn’t that you should ignore trends — every designer is a product of their time — but you shouldn’t let tends define you or your work ». (via Forget flat design. Spend your time making something beautiful – The Next Web)
« Vu de Paris, les difficultés allemandes confortent les éditeurs de presse dans leur choix d’avoir renoncé à une loi au profit d’une approche différente : la création d’un « fonds Google » doté de 60 millions d’euros sur trois ans pour financer des projets innovants. « L’approche allemande se révèle être une impasse, estime Marc Feuillée, directeur général du groupe Figaro et administrateur du fonds. La voie de la négociation prise en France est plus efficace, malgré les nombreuses critiques qu’on a reçues. » (via Droits d’auteur : en Allemagne, Google défie les éditeurs de presse)