CASUALLY USING your phone or casually not using your phone, the problem consumers face today is the fear that were they to open their mouths within earshot of a phone it would be listening in, waiting to log what is said and using it in a sinister way. Targeting you with ads or services. Manipulating… Read more »
THE advent of a superfast 5G on our shores presents the next generation with a whole slew of potentially fatal baseless health problems, including broadband-induced head cancer, gut rot, and liverwurst. To combat this, scientists PROBABLY ON THE SOROS PAYROLL have developed a 5G vaccine that will help inoculate our children and ourselves against the harmful… Read more »
CHANGES made to popular mindfulness app Hey Hey Calm Down There will require users to not only update their app, but also subscribe to a premium package if they want to continue their course of meditation and not be such a fucking whinge-bag all the time. The app, made by Waterford-based tech company Hardkore, has millions of… Read more »
HURLING lip filler kits, protein shakes, large gin glasses and kettle bells through the windows of Instagram offices in San Franciso a large crowd of narcissistic app users demanded an end to a trial which has seen Instagram hide the number of likes photos get from people scrolling through feeds. “Hey assholes,” shouted one muscular… Read more »
AN APP which uses peoples’ photos to artificially age them has proven to be a continued source of great enjoyment for users as well as a source of data harvesting, potential identify theft and general misuse by the application’s operators. Like most apps FaceApp has extensive terms and conditions no one reads and could therefore… Read more »
THE NSA spying on its own citizens in America, Google bowing to the Chinese government’s demands on censoring its citizens’ access to information, and Facebook playing a role in facilitating anti-Muslim propaganda from the Myanmar. It’s no wonder why people are calling on the Irish government to interfere and regulate tech firms. What does the… Read more »
WHAT first appeared to be the most sophisticated Nigerian Prince scam of its kind ever attempted has actually been confirmed as ‘Libra’; Facebook’s foray into creating its own digital currency. Not content with pitching what fans have called ‘the worst Black Mirror episode ever’ Facebook also announced other small projects such as an army numbering… Read more »
IN THE BEST example yet of a tech company taking the lead on reducing the potential harm social media apps can inflict on people’s self-esteem and mental health, photo dominant app Instagram has announced a new Mental Health Awareness Initiative which involves deleting the app from every user’s phone. “We’re serious about mental health which… Read more »
FACEBOOK’S Mark Zuckerberg was in Dublin today to carry on the long tradition of big business leaders dropping in to pay lip service to Ireland and talk about how amazing the Irish workforce is, and how they’re not just here because they can pay whatever tax they like. However, if the Zuck thought he was… Read more »
UNSURE as to which vaguely threatening female internet sensation to create scaremongering articles about this week, the media has decided to run with stories that combine the mythology of brainwashed ISIS teen bride Shamima Begum and spooky YouTube banshee Momo, and who are we at WWN to not follow suit. Following discussions in newsrooms around… Read more »