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  • Stop Doxing Yourself With Your Pet Photos

    Stop Doxing Yourself With Your Pet Photos

    People are hyper-vigilant these days about protecting their personal information, all the little details about themselves that can lead to stalking or harassment online. But there’s one mistake they’re repeating so often it’s deserving of its own special reminder: Leaving their home addresses and phone numbers exposed in photos of their beloved pets.


  • The One Big Problem With VR 

    The One Big Problem With VR 

    At this week’s SIGGRAPH design conference, I spent two days wandering between basketball courts with Tron-like motion capture suits and CGI-rendered freeways. But I spent most of my time in a place called the VR Village, a dark, throbbing corner where I saw the awkward future.