Sean Ragan says: "I’ve rounded up a pseudorandom smattering of some of my favorite secret-hiding-place posts from MAKE's online archives."
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3:37 pm Tue
Jul 16, 2013
Seventeen sneaky secret hides
Private Join and Compute is Google's free/open source tool to allow "mulitparty computation" of encrypted data without decryption
Private Join and Compute is a new free/open Google tool that implements the longstanding cryptographic concept of "commutative encryption," which allows untrusted parties to merge their datasets without revealing their contents to one another, do mathematical work on the data, and learn the outcome of that work without either of them seeing the underlying data.
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Empirical review of privacy policies reveals that they are "incomprehensible" drivel
Writer and data journalist Kevin Litman-Navarro subjected 150 privacy policies from leading online services to programmatic analysis for complexity (the Lexile test), and found them to be an incomprehensible mess second only to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason in their lack of clarity.
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Maine's new ISP privacy law has both California and New York beat
The Great State of Maine, having jettisoned its far-right lunatic "government" and replaced it with a responsive, progressive, evidence-based one, is now set to pass the nation's most stringent ISP privacy law, going further than both New York and California.
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These totally wireless earbuds are made from 100% recycled plastic
You want wireless earbuds to make an impact on your mood and workout, not the environment. If that’s the case, we’ve got a new contender for AirPod market share: Brio Phantom X7 True Wireless Earbuds. The features on these tiny, comfortable buds are impressive even without the environmental angle. Their Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity is good […]
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These ultra-durable cables also make sure your phone doesn't overcharge
We don’t ask for much out of our charging cables: Juice up our phone, do it fast and don’t break. It’s supposed to be simple, but keeping your phone plugged in for the night – as most of us do – can actually degrade the life of your battery by overheating it. That’s why one […]
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9 eLearning bundles that can help give your résumé a boost
Does your résumé need an upgrade? These online learning bundles teach everything from project management skills to music production, and they’re all on deep discount as part of our semi-annual sale. Take a gander: The Complete Learn to Code Master Class Bonus Bundle No matter what the program, this 11-course overview will have you fluent […]
