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In November, owners of the Aether Cone intelligent streaming audio device got a lump of coal for the holidays, when Aether, the manufacturer of the "smart speaker" announced it was going out of business.

Virgin media sends Matt Webb a summary of what he's watched. Creepy!

Virgin sends subscribers a letter with details of what they watched

I didn't realize how much data about me Messenger was revealing to the people I chatted with until last week when I began tinkering with my message history.

Critical and insightful reading list about IOT

Coffee chain Starbucks has begun asking its UK customers their names in a bid to appear more friendly. But do people really want to be on first name terms with their barista?

It's rarely a coincidence when you see Web ads for products that match your interests. WSJ's Christina Tsuei explains how advertisers use cookies to track your online habits.

A security researcher accessed personal information stored by Hello Barbie, a Wi-Fi-enabled talking Barbie doll.

"EPSRC-funded research project, we use the concept of the 'Digital Lifespan' to investigate how digital identities are created and managed across the human lifespan by UK citizens"

"A vulnerability in FitBit fitness trackers first reported to the vendor in March could still be exploited by the person you sit next to on a park bench while catching your breath."

"TalkTalk is facing increasing criticism after belatedly admitting it was the victim of a "significant and sustained" cyber-attack that has led to the theft of the credit card and bank details of up to 4 million customers. "

"Neuroscientists have found that they can identify individuals based on a coarse map of which brain regions "pair up" in scans of brain activity. The map is stable enough that the researchers could pick one person's pattern from a set of 126, by matching it to a scan taken on another day. "

Could "programmatic" technology used in online advertising also be used to automate and personalize the distribution of cultural and editorial content?

"If you're having trouble accessing several parts of the Web today, it's because Amazon Web Services is having a bit of a glitch this morning."

Chirimen Mozilla project