THREATS
Election night. Following Facebook's affirmation of political advertising and Twitter's decision to ban it, Google has chosen a middle path. The search giant says it will continue to allow political ads, but campaigns will no longer be able to use political information, like public voter records or political affiliations, to target their messages. At the same time, Twitter's ban is causing headaches for non-profits.
Crypto wars. Interpol, the international police organization, plans to condemn the spread of strong encryption, warning that it aids criminals, Reuters reports. The comments are poised to echo the position of top law enforcement officials in the U.S., UK, and Australia. Also, the Pope thinks tech execs should be held responsible for child safety.
Loose change. Software hosted on the official website of Monero, a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency, contained cryptocurrency-stealing malware for a brief period on Monday. The website's operators have not said how it got there. Meanwhile, a security expert has warned that Mimblewimble, another supposedly privacy-protective cryptocurrency technology, is "fundamentally flawed."
Hit and run. Burglars are using Bluetooth scanners to locate valuable electronics stashed in cars. If you want to protect your possessions, turn off Bluetooth or power down your devices. Or better yet, don't leave them in a car in the first place.
Forgot your password during a North Korean missile crisis? Did you try Googling it?
ACCESS GRANTED
At a comedy show I attended last month, one entertainer joked that, given the way workplaces are changing (for the better) in the #MeToo era, the next hit show will surely be CSI: HR, or human resources. Well, all jokes aside, the following ESPN nail-biter reads like a possible pilot episode—not for any prurient reasons, but because it involves a head of HR unraveling a $13 million fraud. That's the amount Jeff David, an NBA executive, stole from the Sacramento Kings, his former employer. From the basketball court to the courtroom...
A surge of adrenaline jolted through [HR exec Stacy] Wegzyn's body. With each passing hour, she became increasingly convinced that she was headed down a path that would upend David's life forever. She was consumed by the chase but also suffering from periodic pangs of doubt. What if I'm wrong? What if this is all legit? Reading David's email felt invasive, even if Kings employees, like those at most companies, sign away their privacy to people like her....
One week after her first foray into David's underworld, Wegzyn had struck the mother lode.
FORTUNE RECON
The Game Industry Is Suffering from A Battle Royale 'Hangover' by Lisa Marie Segarra
Some Huawei U.S. Suppliers Get Commerce Okay to Resume Business, Others Denied by Jenny Leonard, Ian King
Microsoft's Outlook.com Is Adding Gmail, Google Drive, and Calendar Integration by Don Reisinger
Should 'Fintech' Fear Big Tech's Push Into Banking? by Robert Hackett and David Morris
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Reveals Why He Withdrew From Facebook's Libra Project by Polina Marinova
Trade Tariffs Take Center Stage as Trump and Tim Cook Meet at an Apple Factory by Jordan Fabian
ONE MORE THING
In this essay, The Atlantic's Kaitlyn Tiffany shares her experience entering into a peculiar covenant with her best friends: They share their locations with one another at all times. In addition to praising Find My Friends, an under-loved feature on Apple's iPhone which enables the omniscience, Tiffany explores the gender dynamics of geography, the history of GPS, and the consequences of surveillance. I admit, I am a little envious of the crew's experiment in trust.
Drop me a pin sometime?
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