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The New Yorker Launches Strongbox, an Open-Source Anonymous Tip Tool Built by Aaron Swartz

Peter Kafka in Media on May 15 at 7:00 am PT

The timely idea: Let journalists and their sources connect in confidence. The Associated Press might have liked one of these.

Jimmy Iovine Explains His $60 Million Music Plan

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on March 6 at 6:42 am PT

How do you take on Apple, Pandora, Facebook and Google? With awesome taste, the producer and headphone impressario tells Walt Mossberg. Here’s the full Dive Into Media interview.

Intel Inside Your TV: The Chip Guys Want to Become Cable Guys

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on February 20 at 8:28 am PT

A big bet, lots of doubters. Erik Huggers makes his case.

Facebook Will Come Clean(er) About Its Retargeted Ads

Peter Kafka in Media on February 4 at 1:18 pm PT

Just like the rest of the Web, Facebook serves some of its ads using your surfing history to target you. And just like the rest of the Web, Facebook will now tell you about that — if you look carefully.

Netflix-Facebook Sharing Bill Clears Senate, Waiting for Obama’s Okay

Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2012 at 8:33 pm PT

One more signature, and you’ll be able to tell us all what you watched last night with a couple of clicks.

Instagram Walks Back Ad Language, but Leaves the Door Open

Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2012 at 5:06 pm PT

Back to the drawing board. But do remember to look at the original drawing board – it had plenty of white space.

Netflix-Backed Video-Sharing Bill Moves Ahead, Again

Peter Kafka in Media on December 19, 2012 at 6:58 am PT

Coming soon, maybe: Your chance to tell your Facebook pals you watched “The Expendables” last night.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wedding Photographer Is Not Pleased With Mark Zuckerberg

Peter Kafka in Social on December 17, 2012 at 11:36 pm PT

“You can not take those things from me for free.”

Facebook Bumps Up Its Ad Targeting, Too — Using Your Phone Number and Email Address

Peter Kafka in Media on August 30, 2012 at 2:17 pm PT

Lots of advertisers already know a lot about you, because you’re already one of their customers. Time to put that data to work.

One-Click Anonymity: YouTube Offers Automatic Face-Blurring

Peter Kafka in Media on July 18, 2012 at 9:25 am PT

Google’s video giant says its “Blur All Faces” button will come in handy for protests.