While most of the media coverage and social media conversations around the NSA and Prism have focussed on the security and privacy implications, some people obviously thought that the NSA could have done a better job of the slides. So one industrious designer went off and re-did them: Dear NSA, let me take care of […]
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US Whistleblower Speaks
Yesterday The Guardian not only revealed who was behind the PRISM leak, but also published an interview with him. The man in question is a 29 year old American, Edward Snowden. Here’s the interview: [youtube]http://youtu.be/5yB3n9fu-rM[/youtube] The Washington Post had been contacted by Snowden as well, but they didn’t want to publish as much of the […]
Rumour: Apple To Announce iPhone 5 On September 12?
Apple might make an announcement about a new iPhone at an event in San Francisco on September 12. Of course Apple could make an announcement about any number of things at the event, but the invite graphic itself is highly suggestive (see above). More on this in The LA Times and The Guardian. Guess we’ll […]
UK Advertising Watchdog Bans Twitter Ad Campaign
The UK’s advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has banned a twitter campaign from Nike. The complaint centred around tweets from footballers Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere. The ASA understood that, as part of their sponsorship deal with Nike, the footballers were required to take part in marketing activities and that both were asked […]