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fromThe Verge
4 days ago

X's messy About This Account rollout has caused utter chaos

Yesterday X started rolling out a new About This Account feature, which included what country the account was created from and what country the account is "based" in (which is different from "connected via"). Head of product at X, Nikita Bier, was quick to say that there were " a few rough edges," but promised they'd be resolved by Tuesday.
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fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Exclusive: Event startup Partiful wasn't stripping GPS locations from user-uploaded photos

Social event planning app Partiful, which calls itself "Facebook events for hot people," has firmly replaced Facebook as the go-to platform for sending party invitations. But what Partiful also has in common with Facebook is that it's collecting a tsunami of user data, and Partiful could have done better at keeping that data secure. On Partiful, hosts can create online invitations with a retro, maximalist vibe, allowing guests to RSVP to events with the ease of ordering a salad on a touch-screen.
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