December 30, 2018

Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/10/business/location-data-privacy-apps.html

"Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it's anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is."

December 27, 2018

The year we lost faith in technology

https://theweek.com/articles/812478/year-lost-faith-technology

“That there is value in digital tech is inarguable. But to live in the 21st century is to be inevitably bound up in things much bigger than yourself. You might oppose the oil industry but out of necessity have to use plastics or drive a car. Big tech's usefulness doesn't negate its increasingly worrying behaviors.”

December 24, 2018

Non-destructive reinstall of Windows 8, 8.1 and 10

https://www.winhelp.us/non-destructive-reinstall-of-windows-8-and-8-1.html

“How to reinstall Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 without losing any data, installed programs or settings”

December 22, 2018

The Cost of Living in Mark Zuckerberg’s Internet Empire

https://www.theringer.com/tech/2018/12/19/18148701/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-year-in-review

"A year of staggering revelations is a reminder of how much Facebook has corrupted life online, with the effect of making the internet seem a little less bearable and a little less human"