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]]> The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the push for more smart displays https://lieffie.com/digital-news/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-behind-the-push-for-more-smart-displays/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:40:26 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-behind-the-push-for-more-smart-displays/ After a couple of years without much happening, smart displays are in the news again. Aside from smart TVs, consumer screens that connect...

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]]> Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. https://lieffie.com/digital-news/location-tracking-of-phones-is-out-of-control-heres-how-to-fight-back/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:03:15 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/location-tracking-of-phones-is-out-of-control-heres-how-to-fight-back/ Both operating systems will display a list of apps and whether they are permitted access always, never, only while the app is in...

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]]> Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram https://lieffie.com/digital-news/neo-nazis-head-to-encrypted-simplex-chat-app-bail-on-telegram/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 11:00:41 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/neo-nazis-head-to-encrypted-simplex-chat-app-bail-on-telegram/ “SimpleX, at its core, is designed to be truly distributed with no central server. This allows for enormous scalability at low cost, and...

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