Wrecked By Tech

Episode 88: Your cell phone carrier is selling your location


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In this week's episode we talk about how Rogers, Telus, and Bell are selling your location data — likely without your permission; the new OnePlus 6 and whether we think it's impressive or not; YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are coming to Canada soon; iOS App Developers who want to start a "union;" and Twitter's date for limiting developer APIs.

Speed round:

-Google is pushing the Internet at large to be https
-Etsy is opening an AI research lab in Toronto
-Instagram is going to let you share grid photos in Stories
-The Internet by the numbers

Links:

  • How Rogers, Telus and Bell sell access to your location data to third-party companies | CBC News
  • OnePlus 6 is official: Glass body, 6.3-inch 19:9 display, and new cameras for $529 | Android Central
  • Google's YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are launching in Canada in 2018 | Mobilesyrup
  • Fed Up With Apple's Policies, App Developers Form a 'Union' Ahead of WWDC | WIRED
  • Enabling all developers to build on the Account Activity API | Twitter
  • Google Chrome is killing the URL security tag that highlights secure sites | Mobilesyrup
  • Etsy selects Toronto as the site of the company’s first international machine learning centre | Mobilesyrup
  • Instagram now lets users share posts directly to stories | Mobilesyrup
  • Brilliant Ads on Twitter: "What happens in an internet minute in 2018?… "
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Wrecked By TechBy Riley McDonald