GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	The NSA Has Agents in the World of Warcraft
	According to a new document provided to The Guardian by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, the NSA has been sending virtual undercover operatives into online gaming platforms like Second Live, Xbox Live and World of Warcraft, since at least 2007. The ag...
	NSA May Have Penetrated Internet Cables to Spy on Google and Yahoo
	How did the NSA snooped on the communications of Google and Yahoo users without breaking into a data center? The New York Times is reporting that it could be because they penetrated into fiber optic cables instead. According to the "people with know...
	New Facebook Privacy Settings Will Allow Teens to Share Things Publicly
	Facebook announced some changes to the privacy settings for teen users on Wednesday. Teens' post will now be shared with a similar group of people by default. And even more problematic is that they'll also be able to share things with the public for...
	How to Increase Your Privacy Mark Zuckerberg Style
	Mark Zuckerberg may just have gotten this privacy thing all figured out, by buying up the four homes directly next to his!The Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Jose Mercury News report Zuck paid "more than $30 million in total" for the four ne...
	Google May Ditch Cookies To Track Users
	Google is considering ditching cookies to track its users. They would instead "create its own anonymous identifier for each individual". The attempt is to make the Internet more secure. A Google spokesperson told the WSJ:"We believe that technologic...
	This Is How Facebook Is Using Your Photos In Ads
	Facebook announced changes to its "Statement of Rights and Responsibilities" policy a few weeks back in the wake of a class action lawsuit settlement at the end of August. The update explained more in detail how users' profile data including profile...
	Facebook's Automatic Photo Tagging Will Use Your Profile Pic As Suggestions
	Facebook's got a series of changes to its terms of service. The most interesting bit is the they want to start using your profile photo as the basis for suggesting that you be tagged in your friends' photos. So what it means is that your face is not...
	PRISM: The Social Network You Never Knew You Signed Up For
	Here's a great spoof of all that horrible government-sanctioned infringement on your privacy. PRISM is a social network from Datacoup, a service that aims to let you "reclaim and unlock the value of your personal data." Not only are accounts mandato...
	Google Says Gmail Users Have NO REASON to Expect Privacy
	A brief filed by Google's attorneys has just surfaced and revealed that Gmail users should have "no legitimate expectation of privacy"—ever. What the? Unearthed by Consumer Watchdog, it was filed on July 13, 2013, in response to a class action comp...
	The Phone-Tracking "Smart" Trash Can Program In UK Won't Be Continuing
	UK's spying trash can days are over. Within days of reporting that the city's smart bins would be equipped with smartphone tracking software, Quartz has confirmed that the city officials are shutting them down. We suppose CCTVs will suffice for now....