Archive for December, 2016
Gallery of Cold War Ruins
December 2nd, 2016Via: Washington Post: This rapid-fire upgrade in technologies combined with both nations’ relentless manufacture of missiles left a quiet mark across the remote parts of each country. Early-generation nuclear missile silos were left to rust and quietly collapse, marking the map like a secret Braille. To the uninitiated, defunct Cold War sites give little outward […]
Uber Now Tracks Passengers’ Locations Even After They’re Dropped Off
December 1st, 2016Via: NPR: Uber’s latest update allows the ride-hailing app to track user location data even when the application is running in the background. The change in location data gathering is quite apparent — after the update is completed, Uber prompts users to accept the new policy by enabling their phones to make the change. Previously, […]
