Germany's Supreme Court court throws out case claiming Adblock Plus violates competition laws
European publisher Axel Springer attempted to have adblocking banned
YouTube continues to run ads from major brands on extremist channels
They were found on channels promoting pedophilia, Nazis, and conspiracy theories
Amazon was just granted a patent for tracking Bitcoin transactions and selling the data to the government
Patent is for a Streaming Data Marketplace
Chrome 66 launches with autoplaying restrictions, new features, and security fixes
Addressing one of the internet's most annoying elements
IRS tax filing website has been down all day
IRS boss says, 'Taxpayers would not be penalized' for missing the midnight cutoff
Net neutrality proponent Mignon Clyburn announces plans to step down from the FCC
She was one of the FCC's strongest net neutrality advocates
Apple is reportedly planning to launch their own news subscription service within the year
The service will likely be part of Apple's anti-fake news agenda
Google Voice integration with Sprint is ending
The integration officially ends June 1, 2018 -- learn how to port your number over
Pornhub will now accept 'Verge' cryptocurrency as payment for Premium features
Pornhub is taking user privacy seriously
Budget streaming cable service Philo is now on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV
Service starts at only $16/month but no sports or local channels
Billy Mitchell vows to clear his name after being found guilty of cheating
Promises an open and 'transparent' second investigation
Gmail's upcoming visual overhaul will include a privacy-focused 'Confidential Mode' feature
It will prevent email recipients from copying or downloading messages
Facebook's data scandal hasn't had much impact on user behavior, exec says
Facebook isn't anticipating any major changes to its revenue or business model
Instagram will let you download all the data you've shared with an upcoming 'portability' tool
It's Instagram's response to data privacy concerns
Google is redesigning Gmail for the web
The new-look Gmail is expected in the coming weeks
European copyright directive will impose link tax to subsidize publishers
Provisions also require websites to monitor all user-uploaded content
Spotify is tweaking its free tier to perform better on mobile
An announcement is expected in the coming weeks
Steam Spy says it is shutting down due to Valve's privacy update
A victim of tightening user privacy
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg comes out unscathed after first day of congressional hearing
Interesting and funny bits, including the CEO's leaked notes
Backpage founders face indictment on 93 charges
Five additional Backpage executives are also listed in the federal indictment
Watch live: Mark Zuckerberg testifying on Facebook users' data before the U.S. Congress
The CEO discusses data privacy and election interference
Facebook Data Abuse Bounty has no limits on rewards for reports
Trying to put the Cambridge Analytica issue in the past
Westworld's creators prank fan community with 'spoiler' reveal
It's surprising that anyone fell for it
Browsers begin to support new web standard for password-free authentication
Now available in Firefox, arriving in Chrome and Edge later this year