business models
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Open-Source Cybersecurity Is a Ticking Time Bomb
In March, a software bug threatened to derail large swaths of the web. XZ utils, an open-source compression tool embedded in myriad software products and operating systems, was found to have been implanted with a backdoor. The backdoor—a surreptitious entry point into the software—would have allowed a person with the requisite code to hijack the…
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Companies Think Their Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscriptions if It’s Too Easy
Trade groups told the U.S. lawmakers a simple ‘Click-to Cancel’ proposal to easily quit subscriptions could actually lead customers to miss out on hot new deals.
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YouTube Plans To ‘Frustrate And Seduce’ Users Into Paying For Music Subscriptions
YouTube, the world largest video streaming platform, wants you to start paying money to watch Kendrick Lamar’s latest music video – and to force the issue, you’ll start seeing a lot more advertisements specifically between music videos.