Identity articles

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  Donating DNA isn't as anonymous as you might think

  By Amar Toor on January 18, 2013 06:47 am + 14 comments

  DNA donors have traditionally had their identities safeguarded under a cloak of anonymity, but a new Continue reading…

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  China may make real-name registration mandatory for all its internet users

  By Bryan Bishop on December 24, 2012 05:54 pm + 43 comments

  Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo has already made it a requirement that its users register Continue reading…

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  Gay marriage, civil war, and power armor: how 'Fallout 2' shaped one woman's life

  By Louis Goddard on November 24, 2012 09:03 am + 165 comments

  As part of Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Gaming Made Me series, writer Patricia Hernandez has published a Continue reading…

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  How Facebook's ambiguous privacy settings can leak your sexual orientation

  By Kimber Streams on October 15, 2012 10:41 am + 36 comments

  Privacy settings on Facebook have long been a contentious issue, from their availability and Continue reading…

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  eBay redesigns its logo after a decade and a half of overlapping colors

  By Vlad Savov on September 13, 2012 12:00 pm + 115 comments

  The colors are still more or less the same, but eBay's iconic logo has undergone a significant Continue reading…

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  What if Microsoft's new logo style was applied to other famous brands?

  By Vlad Savov on August 24, 2012 09:21 am + 291 comments

  Microsoft's new logo, unveiled yesterday, is a bold departure from tradition because it's the first Continue reading…

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  YouTube introduces face blurring technology for sensitive videos

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 18, 2012 11:16 am + 25 comments

  YouTube is taking what it thinks is a big step towards keeping the video sharing site a leader for Continue reading…

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  Google now lets users add their Google+ names to old YouTube accounts

  By Adi Robertson on June 29, 2012 03:46 pm + 24 comments

  When Google's Vic Gundotra said the company wanted to use Google+ as the backbone of its web Continue reading…

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  Dashlane takes on 1Password and LastPass for the web keychain crown

  By Ben Popper on May 10, 2012 01:12 pm + 53 comments

  Trying to remember innumerable passwords for your rapidly proliferating internet identities is a Continue reading…

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  In Japan, you'll soon be able to access ATMs with just your palm and a PIN

  By Vlad Savov on April 12, 2012 06:47 am + 23 comments

  First coins were too heavy so we moved to notes. Then notes were too numerous and we streamlined to Continue reading…