Q-Day Is Coming: The Quantum Computer That Will Break All The World’s Secrets Wide Open
One day, in a secretive lab, the world’s digital walls could crumble. Emails, bank accounts, military secrets – all laid bare. The question isn’t if it will happen, but when, and who will control the fallout.
You Should Probably Check What Spotify Is Doing With Your Data
When something is free, there’s always a catch. Listening to adverts between songs is a downer and so is Spotify’s use of personal data.
Let’s Chat About That Cartoon App And Your Personal Data
Voilà AI Artist is yet another face-changing app that’s making Disney-like memes. As with all of these apps, it pays to know what’s happening with your personal data.
Better Than WhatsApp? Why Downloads For The ‘Signal’ App Are Spiking
Since the #BlackLivesMatter protests broke out across America, this new messaging app has seen a massive surge in downloads.
Peak Creepy – New Facebook Feature Shows How It Stalks You
Facebook’s new “Off-Facebook Activity” tracker lets you know just how brazenly the social network is watching everything that you do.
How To See What Instagram Thinks You’re Interested In
Have you ever wondered why Instgram chooses certain adverts to slide into your feed? It all comes down to what they think you like.
Online SA Weed Retailer ‘420 Monkeys’ Now Delivering Fudge And Gummies
I remember being at a party at Greg’s house in my late teens / early 20s, and there was a tray of chocolate brownies being passed around.
The Real Reason Why Mobile Data Is So Expensive In South Africa
We all love to moan about expensive mobile data, and we have a point. Turns out there’s a reason that data costs far more than it should in this country.
Everyone’s Raving About SA’s Latest Viral Ad – “Zero Bucks Given” [Video]
Anyone who has ever worked in an office will want to live vicariously through this guy, who has no bucks left to give.
Why You Should Be Worried About The Latest Massive Facebook Breach
Facebook was hacked last week, which compromised at least 50 million accounts. Turns out it’s far worse than we initially thought.
It’s Very Important That You See These Mark Zuckerberg ‘Data’ From Star Trek Memes
Enter android Zuck. As things became weird during his appearance in front of Congress, the Internet was quick to liken Zuck to the ‘Star Trek’ character.
#DeleteFacebook Movement Reveals Facebook Stores Logs Of Every Call You Make
Facebook has been in seriously hot water for nearly a year now, and as many users delete their accounts they are realising just how much info the app was passing on.
HUGE: New Plans Could Mean The End Of Expiring Mobile Data
South Africa has had a data problem for a while now, with our costs far above the worldwide norms. In a surprise move, consumers might finally be winning.
Religion, Ethnicity, Politics And More – Data Firm Leaks Personal Info On 200 Million Americans
A massive data leak containing very personal information on more than 200 million voters was recently detected. In the wrong hands, that is very bad news.
South Africans Have Picked Their Favourite Supermarket
There’s always one that has to come out on top, and while South Africans are pretty satisfied with their supermarket choice, there can only be one winner.
Wonga Has Been Hit By A Major Data Breach – “One Of The Biggest”
When a service provider is hacked for their customers’ information, and you happen to be a customer of theirs, things can get a little scary.
Your Memories Are Stored In This Insane Facebook Data Centre Near The Arctic Circle [Zuckerberg’s Photos]
Facebook’s headquarters might be in California, but the massive amount of data they rely on is stored all the way in Norway. Pretty chilled.
Old School: Here Are The Most Popular Spotify Songs From The 90s
There’s something about 90s music that evokes a special kind of feeling in those of us a little long in the tooth. You gotta love these classics.
Kim Kardashian Gets It In Superbowl Ad [Video]
The adverts during the SuperBowl are some of the cleverest and most expensive in the world. They have to be, with tens of millions of people watching.
They’re Selling 512GB SD Cards Now
You can now get an SD card with more storage space than your average PC, which is quite depressing, but also pretty amazing.
These Internet Video Stats Will Blow Your Mind
Video consumption on the internet is set to take a massive leap in the next five years, according to a new report from Cisco.
WOW: Half Of All South Korean’s Credit Card Details Have Been Stolen
The apparently secure credit card details of almost half the Korean population have been swiftly stolen and sold to marketing firms
Hallelujah – Voice Calls Are Dying In South Africa
Don’t you just hate it when people use their cellphones to make calls? You’re not alone. A new study by Mobility 24 shows that voice calls are in decline, especially amongst the youngsters.
Google Builds Tool To Safeguard Your Data After You’re Dead
What happens to your data when you die? That question has become increasingly mainstream over the last two years. Thankfully, Google has launched a new tool that will enable users to determine a sending destination for their data in the event that they die.
If You Want To Delete Your Google Web History, Do It Now
Google’s new unified privacy policy takes effect on March 1st, allowing Google to share users’ data among all of its products. This means that your entire Google Web History – everything you’ve searched for on Google, and every site you’ve visited while signed in to a Google account – will be pooled together.
Social Networking Makes Up 20% Of Everything That Happens Online
An annual report from comScore on what happens online has shown that 1 in every 5 minutes of time online this year was spent on social networking sites – as compared to the 6% of internet time that went to social networking in 2007. By all accounts that sort of growth is expected to continue, and speed up, in 2012.
Liberate Your Data With Google Takeout
Hello, internet people. Google Takeout has been launched for you – a “data liberation platform” that lets users export their data from a number of Google products. It’s an importance service! If all your information is on Google without a backup, then you don’t have much control over it. Click through and learn things.
Vodacom Is Dropping Data Rates
Vodacom has announced that it will be dropping its data rates by as much as 43% for contract customers and about 39% for those on pre-paid.
Hey Guys, TomTom Is Sharing Your Data Too
And you thought it was just Apple and Google! Gosh. TomTom has admitted that its satellite navigation devices can track users and report to third parties about how fast they’re going – like the police, for instance. Your TomTom is a speed camera now.Yay future.
Dating Site Calculates The Best First Date Questions
Well this is pretty awesome. Researchers at OkCupid waded through 776 million matches of questions and answers between would-be-couples, and matched those against relationships success rates – and come up with some bizarre, awesome data. Apparently beer drinkers put out more.