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Hunter-gatherer approach to childcare suggests that the key to mother and child well-being may be many caregivers
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-hunter-gatherer-approach-childcare-key-mother.html#google_vignette
Feds gonna fed
US govt pays AT&T to let cops search Americans' phone records – 'usually' without a warrant
https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/22/wyden_hemisphere_letter/
I thought she loved me
US cybercops take on 'pig butchering' org, return $9M in scammed crypto
https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/22/us_cybercops_take_on_pig/
I like you over there
Hell is other people - Why individualism shrinks the next generation
https://woodfromeden.substack.com/p/hell-is-other-people-why-individualism
Credit where it’s due
Russia's Sandworm – not just missile strikes – to blame for Ukrainian power blackouts
I’ll be watching you
Your car can keep collecting your data after a judge dismissed a privacy lawsuit
https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23953798/automakers-collect-record-text-messages-federal-judge-ruling
Google got your back
How to Make Your Web Searches Secure and Private https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-make-web-searches-secure-private/
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https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/08/34070648/charlie-mungers-less-than-optimistic-advice-i-think-the-best-road-ahead-to-human-happiness-is-t...
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Chrome extensions can steal plaintext passwords from websites https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extensions-can-steal-pl...
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How Smartphones Affect Mental Health, a cross-cultural study https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-023-01146-3
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Your car can keep collecting your data after a judge dismissed a privacy lawsuit https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23953798/automakers-co...
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How to Use Proton Sentinel to Keep Your Accounts Safe If you want the highest possible level of protection, this is it. https://www.wired.c...
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Headline: Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones—Mike Lindell’s odd plan to stop election fraud Key Summary: Mike Lindell, known for his contro...
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What's good in the forest? The internet has revolutionized our world, offering an unparalleled array of benefits that encompass instan...
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Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-28/google-user-data-is-police-s-top-s...
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Why Do UFO Sightings Keep Happening Near Nuclear Sites? https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7bxdx/why-do-ufo-sightings-keep-happening-near-nucl...
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US cybercops take on 'pig butchering' org, return $9M in scammed crypto https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/22/us_cybercops_take_on_...