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| Want to Avoid the Scourge of Malware on Your Android? Try the F-Droid App Store | | Wired | Apps in the Google Play store share a wide variety of data with advertisers in creative and nuanced ways. These methods can be as invasive as ultrasonic tracking via TV speakers and microphones. The F-Droid app store is the best replacement for Google Play, because it only offers Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) apps without tracking, has a strict auditing process, and may be installed on most Android devices without any hassles or restrictions. | | Inside Amazon Go, a Store of the Future | | The New York Times | The technology inside Amazon’s new convenience store, which opened yesterday in downtown Seattle, enables a shopping experience like no other—including no checkout lines. There are no cashiers or registers anywhere. Shoppers' Amazon accounts automatically get charged for what they take out the door. At Amazon Go, checking out feels like—there’s no other way to put it—shoplifting. | | Half of Norway’s Population May Have Been Breached | | Infosecurity Magazine | A Norwegian healthcare provider is investigating an unauthorized intrusion into its IT systems which may have breached the personal data of over half the country’s population. The breach was perpetrated by an “advanced and professional” player, with police having been notified. | | | | | | Search Your Handwritten Notes with Gmail OCR | | Digital Inspiration | One of the most useful features of Evernote and OneNote is Image OCR. When you clip an image—be it a screenshot, a scanned business card, or a picture of the whiteboard—these tools automatically detect the text inside the image and make the image searchable. Did you know that Gmail, like Evernote, also performs OCR on images contained in email messages? | | How to Unlock a MacBook with Your Apple Watch | | Laptop Mag | One of the more convenient new features of macOS is that you can use your Apple Watch to unlock a MacBook. It doesn't just instantly work, though—you have to dig through your settings to set it up. | | |
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