Facebook privacy protesters earn EPIC win

Facebook has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that it lied to customers about its privacy policies. The agreement means it will now be forced to ask first before changing any privacy settings. The agreements comes after an investigation by several online privacy advocates, led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). […]

A Geek Girl’s Guide to Holiday Shopping

by Meredith Placko While millions of Americans fought tooth, nail, and pepper spray to get their hands on some mighty deals, this geek girl somehow managed to avoid the annual contact sport known as Black Friday. While sitting in my office, pouring over YouTube videos of people at their very best in Holiday cheer (and […]

GISHWHES Scavenger Hunt Update: Beware of Flying Christmas Trees!

We wrote previously about the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen, the 6000-person-strong attempt at record breaking spearheaded by actor Misha Collins. It’s about to come to a close, just in time to get a little unexpected media coverage. One of the items on the list is: Fill hundreds of balloons with […]