Cancellations, E-commerce, and Digital Privacy

Shopify joins the Libra Association, Facebook will pay you for your data in one specific instance, Google is cutting down on apps using background location, more Coronavirus cancellations and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Links:

• Shopify joins Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra Association (TechCrunch)
• Google Resists Demands From States in Digital-Ad Probe (WSJ)
• Facebook will now pay you for your voice recordings (The Verge)
• Google is cracking down on Android apps that track your location in the background (The Verge)
• PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC appearances citing coronavirus concerns (GamesIndustry.biz) 

Weekend Longreads:

• Did the Early Internet Activists Blow It? (Slate)
• Wikipedia Is the Last Best Place on the Internet (Wired)
• How the BBC’s Netflix-killing plan was snuffed by myopic regulation (WiredUK)
• Could micro-credentials compete with traditional degrees? (BBC)
• Debt is Coming (AlexDanco.com)
• The New Business of AI (and How It’s Different From Traditional Software) (A16Z)
• Aircraft, Big and Small, Are Changing Our Relationship With Flight (NYTimes)

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