Love Snapchat filters? How about Apple’s Face ID?
In this week’s episode of IRL, Veronica Belmont talks to a victim of mistaken identity and questions the rise of facial recognition tech.
This man is the hero we need.
Creating literal slow lanes to drive home the importance of #netneutrality? Brilliant (and probably *really* frustrating to experience).
Celebrities pay top $$ for followers who’ve turned out to be BOTS.
Surprised? Want to know how to spot a bot? Listen to this episode of IRL: https://mzl.la/2mduCzU
We’re celebrating two very important, arbitrary holidays today: Privacy day *and* National Peanut Brittle Day. We know more about privacy than peanut brittle, but one thing we do know: like any strong password, a good peanut brittle should be tough to crack.
When it comes to online privacy, a lot of people say "I have nothing to hide."
Our Chief Legal & Business Officer, Denelle Dixon, thinks you might:
If you wouldn't walk into a public restroom barefoot, you probably shouldn't log into public wifi without taking a few quick precautions! https://mzl.la/2DicM5r
Still using the same password everywhere? It’s the easiest way for hackers to break into, well, EVERYTHING.
Pro tip: Use a password manager to come up with passwords even you can’t remember.
64% of Americans say they’ve experienced data theft.
Here’s one simple way to defend your devices right now and be #privacyaware:
Nearly 50% of American teens say that they're addicted to technology 
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This week, IRL host Veronica Belmont talks to a patient in digital rehab (yes that exists) and the addictive nature of the WWW.
Does your digital life feel like a story line in Black Mirror?
Here are 3 ways to guard your privacy (including preventing creepy toys from learning all about you) 
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Incredibly powerful stories are now more accessible as we help bring VR to the web.
We'll be at Sundance this week with some pioneers of VR exploring how technology can push the limits of storytelling: https://mzl.la/2mRlm4h
We’re heading to Sundance next week to explore how technology, especially VR, can be used to push the limits of storytelling.
"The internet's not perfect, but the notion of the internet, and the way it was set up, is that we all had access to whatever information we want."
Hear more on why preserving net neutrality is crucial to keeping the internet and global public resource:
Ending #netneutrality could end the internet as we know it.
That’s why we are committed to fighting the order by filing suit with the Federal Communications Commission today.
You can close this tab, and shut down your phone, but there’s no off switch for the internet.
This year, one of the most important questions we can ask is what it’s doing to us.
