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- Apps commandeered the age-old idea of takeout https://www.wired.com/story/delivery-apps-age-old-idea-takeout/ 57 comments
- Robot School, a teach-to-code app, great introduction to programming to all ages https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/robot-school.-learn-to-code/id943154220?ign-mpt=uo%3D2&mt=8 2 comments
- Facebook Will Block Kids From Downloading Age-Inappropriate Virtual Reality Apps https://laist.com/news/facebook-will-block-kids-from-downloading-age-inappropriate-virtual-reality-apps 219 comments technews
- FaceApp went viral with age-defying photos. Now Democratic leaders are warning campaigns to delete the Russian-created app ‘immediately’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/17/faceapp-adds-decades-your-age-fun-popular-russian-owned-app-raises-privacy-concerns/?utm_term=.09fd94fade88 113 comments politics
- App Submissions On Google Play Now Reviewed By Staff, Will Include Age-Based Ratings http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/17/app-submissions-on-google-play-now-reviewed-by-staff-will-include-age-based-ratings/ 4 comments technology
- Utah is poised to pass an age verification law for app stores | Utah has once again passed a bill that attempts to place new limits on children’s ability to access social media and other apps. https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/utah-is-poised-to-pass-an-age-verification-law-for-app-stores-000542476.html 5 comments technology
- App to get Birthday Statistics divided by Birth Details, Calendar Systems, Astrological Profile, Time Elapsed, Cosmic Journey, Next Birthday, Legal Age Status (Selectable Country) and Life Statistics https://github.com/EduardoProfe666/birthday-statistics 3 comments sveltejs
- [Rob Harris] Confirmed COVID policies for World Cup in Qatar: - PCR test result needed for fans aged 6+ to enter the country taken in the previous 48 hours - Fans 18+ will need the Qatar COVID app installed on their phone that shows they are clear of COVID. Required to enter indoor locations https://twitter.com/robharris/status/1575408514356449280?s=46&t=cIie-D30MNirNZaoVVUA4Q 319 comments soccer
- Audacity's new privacy policy restricts its usage to users over 13 years of age, allows for the app to phone home and hand off user's data https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/1213 63 comments linux
- Researchers found that accelerometer data (collected by smartphone apps without user permission) can be used to infer parameters such as user height & weight, age & gender, tobacco and alcohol consumption, driving style, location, and more. https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/3309074.3309076 4 comments technology
- The Inside Story of How Signal Became the Private Messaging App for an Age of Fear and Distrust https://time.com/5893114/signal-app-privacy/ 13 comments technology
- A motivational widget app showing your real-time age http://apple.co/1jbmgej 38 comments apple
- The DNC reportedly sent out an alert to 2020 campaigns telling them to delete the viral aging app FaceApp over Russia concerns https://www.businessinsider.com/dnc-alerts-2020-campaigns-delete-viral-faceapp-russia-concerns-report-2019-7 8 comments politics
- FaceApp: Is The Russian Face-Ageing App A Danger To Your Privacy? https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/07/17/faceapp-is-the-russian-face-aging-app-a-danger-to-your-privacy/amp/ 30 comments technology
- China has a new facial recognition app — this time for pandas-- "The app and database will help us gather more precise and well-rounded data on the population, distribution, ages, gender ratio, birth and deaths of wild pandas..." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-has-a-new-facial-recognition-app--this-time-for-pandas/2019/05/20/a9b0d3e8-7ad8-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html?utm_term=.5e602cdde604 3 comments science
- The people who get how Facebook works are also the most likely to leave it - 44% of people aged 18 to 29 said they deleted the Facebook app from their phones in the last year, according to new research from Pew. https://www.fastcompany.com/90232793/the-people-who-get-how-facebook-works-are-also-the-most-likely-to-leave-it 120 comments technology
- A new survey of more than 3,400 U.S. Facebook users finds that 44 percent of users ages 18 to 29 have deleted the app from their phones in the past year. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/facebook-exodus-44-percent-of-americans-age-18-29-have-deleted-app.html 20 comments privacy
- A new survey of more than 3,400 U.S. Facebook users finds that 44 percent of users ages 18 to 29 have deleted the app from their phones in the past year. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/facebook-exodus-44-percent-of-americans-age-18-29-have-deleted-app.html 1261 comments technology
- Recommended use for $50 in App Store gift cards! Haven’t bought an app in ages. https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/8voexj/recommended_use_for_50_in_app_store_gift_cards/ 11 comments apple
- I keep getting a notification two days in a row, both times I've hit snooze, but it says "please verify your age to continue using Backup & Sync" and domt know what app it's from. Does anyone know what it's from? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/8vf2sx/i_keep_getting_a_notification_two_days_in_a_row/ 12 comments techsupport
- Creating A Google Home App - Aging Coder https://agingcoder.com/programming/2018/02/04/creating-a-google-home-app/ 6 comments node
- UBC psychologist alarmed by Facebook's new Messenger Kids app. Target users, children aged 4-12, 'not ready to take on the challenges of social media:' developmental expert http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/facebook-messenger-kids-jennifer-shapka-1.4516918 198 comments worldnews
- Most popular dating apps for people ages 18-30? https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/6q6kmd/most_popular_dating_apps_for_people_ages_1830/ 7 comments germany
- Crossed USCF 2000 at the age of 37. Improvement from 1900 to 2000 can be attributed to reading more books on Forward Chess app, Everyman chess pgn books, Chessbase videos and drilling tactics at chesstempo.com https://i.redd.it/go0xiy44ssuy.png 23 comments chess
- Microsoft requiring Age Ratings for W10 Apps http://news.softpedia.com/news/microsoft-plans-to-remove-all-windows-10-apps-without-age-ratings-505393.shtml 22 comments windowsphone
- Microsoft project oxford implementation. App that recognizes age and gender. http://facehero.co 8 comments cogsci
- App that guesses age is fun - but watch out for the fine print http://www.haaretz.com/business/1.654761 4 comments privacy
- Dragon Age HQ app for Windows Phone is the official companion for Dragon Age: Inquisition http://www.windowscentral.com/dragon-age-hq-app-windows-phone-official-companion-dragon-age-inquisition 6 comments windowsphone
- Age of Empires®: Castle Siege | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States) http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=fe8d8587-59c8-4995-807a-c35766540fe3 24 comments windowsphone
- My first web app: Actor Age Lookup - See how old an actor or actress was in a movie. http://www.actor-age.com 12 comments webdev
- NSA uses apps like 'Angry Birds' to snatch your personal data including player’s location, age, sex and other personal information http://www.businessinsider.com/spy-agencies-use-angry-birds-for-personal-data-2014-1 38 comments worldnews
- NRA launches shooting app for ages 4 and up http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/nra_launches_shooting_app_for_ages_4_and_up/ 26 comments politics
- NRA launches practice shooting app on iOS...for ages 4+ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/01/14/the-nra-launches-a-target-practice-shooting-app-for-ios-for-ages-4 37 comments politics
- Loving Amazon's Mac App Store, just grabbed Dragon Age for $2.50! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QCWRZC/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=cloverhat-20&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B001QCWRZC&adid=1N8CZVFZQNZ9X4FJB959& 15 comments apple
- Smart Phones: Your "Apps Are Watching You" iPhone and Android apps are breaching privacy by sending the phone's ID , your age, location, gender and other personal details to outside companies http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052748704694004576020083703574602.html?mod=wsj_hp_mostpop_read 24 comments business
- Smart Phones: Your "Apps Are Watching You" iPhone and Android apps are breaching privacy by sending the phone's ID , your age, location, gender and other personal details to outside companies http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052748704694004576020083703574602.html?mod=wsj_hp_mostpop_read 8 comments reddit.com
- "I teach pure mathematics at Oxford; I took a poll last term: 10 of the 12 students had never written a program of any sort whatever. They saw writing your own apps as something from a bygone age, like making your own furniture, or growing your own food. 'Why would anyone want to do that?'" http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/iphone_touchplatform/index.html#d12apr2010 200 comments programming
- Rules of database app aging http://push.cx/2009/rules-of-database-app-aging 5 comments programming
- UK Tories to reinstate all 3,000 bus routes axed in spending cuts, claims transport secretary - Grant Shapps also predicts golden age of air-conditioned buses, 5G access and 'calling one up on your app' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-bus-routes-cut-tories-transport-grant-shapps-a9337951.html 10 comments worldnews
- Apple Blocks Update of ChatGPT-Powered App, as Concerns Grow Over AI’s Potential Harm | iPhone maker asks email app with AI-language capabilities to set a 17-and-older age restriction https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-blocks-update-of-chatgpt-powered-app-as-concerns-grow-over-ais-potential-harm-c4ca9372?mod=djemalertNEWS 8 comments technology