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  Facebook Really Is Spying on You, Just Not Through Your Phone’s Mic

  The Wall Street Journal. - Joanna Stern

  “Can I try the Cole Haans in a size 8?” Later that night on Facebook: An advertisement for Cole Haan pumps. OK, maybe a coincidence.

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  The Grand Tor: How to Go Anonymous Online

  WIRED - Andy Greenberg

  You may already be familiar with TorBrowser. But the anonymous internet has a lot more to offer. Fifteen years have passed since a couple of MIT grads …

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  Strange Atomic Ripples in Graphene Could Unlock Clean, Limitless Energy

  ScienceAlert - Mike McRae

  By all measures, graphene shouldn't exist. The fact it does comes down to a neat loophole in physics that sees an impossible 2D sheet of atoms act …

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  How to switch from Chrome to Firefox Quantum in under 2 minutes

  TNW - Abhimanyu Ghoshal

  Having used Chrome for ages, I’ve gotten used to the browser’s sluggish performance and gluttony for system memory, and I’ve a feeling I’m not alone. With the launch of Firefox Quantum, we can finally break free from those shackles: the latest version of Mozilla’s browser uses an all-new CSS engine …

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  How to fully backup and restore your Android device without root

  9to5Google - Justin Duino

  One of Android’s little-known tricks is its built-in backup and restore process that allows users to save their private data as well as the different installed applications. The process is pretty simple but it isn’t always full-proof. But unlike other backup and restore processes, this one doesn’t …

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  Farewell and Thank You

  Working Mother

  After over 40 years of serving working parents, the Working Mother chapter is coming to a close. We are moving in a new direction, focusing our …