Welcome to Reading List , a abbreviated tour of some of the tremendous tech read around the web . Online vigilantism , government hacking , and a brief history lesson on the early internet are just a few cracking read in store . Indulge in a slothful Sunday , at least for the next hour or so , and catch up on some long var. internet .
The lily-livered running man has been AOL ’s most placeable symbolisation since 1997 . But how did this iconography of the early cyberspace come about ? The Atlantic spoke with JoRoan Lazaro , the designer responsible for our yellow Quaker , and how precisely he come to be . [ The Atlantic ]
government activity hack each other . In fact , we ’re pretty much certain of it , peculiarly after the denudation of Regin , a crack - sophisticated undercover agent tool thought to belongto the U.S. and U.K. tidings service of process . But what incisively find when one regime attacks another ? The Intercept particular a hack writer - in - progress that occur in the summer of 2012 with the U.K. attacking a Brussels - base Teleco , using the new discovered Regin spyware . [ The Intercept ]
When citizen news media wrench to on-line vigilantism , things can get messy . From the Aurora shooting in 2012 — and almost every major national tragedy between now and then — citizen fact - finding is growing in popularity . Sometimes it can be helpful , but often it does much more harm than good . [ Buzzfeed ]
Why are there so many selfies from the cockpit of plane ? That ca n’t be safe , right ? Quartz take a look at the societal media insurance policy of the FAA , and if selfie - obsessed pilots are needlessly putting their human passengers at risk . [ Quartz ]
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