Snapchat takes its secrecy seriously. Very, very seriously. Take the case of one former Snapchat employee. On his first day, he was forced to sit through an ominous orientation in which he was threatened with termination if he so much as breathed a word of what he was...
Furious trolls are everywhere: Even Internet moms are angry — and they hate you
Violent, enraged Internet trolls lurk everywhere, and have remade what seemed like an open space. Can we stop them? By Sara Scribner A young poet, enough of a rising star to be profiled in the New York Times Magazine, posts a poem called “The Rape Joke.” It begins,...
These Are The New Rules For When To Email, When To Text, And When To Call
By Nicholas Carlson A couple years ago, I learned the best way to keep my email account near inbox zero. The secret is to not look at my iPhone or open Gmail unless I can do something right then and there with every unread email. What this means in practice is that...
Lifelock settles with FTC over “deceptive” ads
By Bob Sullivan LifeLock spent millions spreading its CEO’s Social Security Number all across America. Now the firm will spend $12 million settling claims that it engaged in deceptive advertising and failed to protect customers' personal information. The Federal Trade...