More and more tech companies are turning to encryption systems to prevent governments and other agencies or companies snooping on our every move, and Whatsapp is the latest to introduce measures. WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption using TextSecure code
A wheelie strange new rule
Tourists heading to Venice, Italy, may need to budget for new baggage – thanks to a bizarre new rule instated by the city council. Visitors trundling wheelie suitcases will now be subject to a 500 euro fine.
If you are worried
Courtesy of Amnesty International. Detekt is a free tool that scans your Windows computer for traces of known surveillance spyware used to target and monitor human rights defenders and journalists around the world.
Very good, excrement
An interesting idea in today’s Daily Express. All Aboard! Britain’s first bus powered by human waste. Some of the comments are quite good too.
Uber and Spotify
For those who cannot even take a taxi ride without being syncronised, people with premium Spotify accounts will be able to listen to their own music in cars booked through Uber. Uber and Spotify launch car music playlist partnership
Not bog standard
Wednesday November 19th is World Toilet Day and, according to the United Nations, 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation, including toilets. In Pictures: My Toilet
Get your geek on for Christmas
All sorts of weird and wonderful gift ideas here, from Star Wars LIGHT UP Chop Sabers and Mr Spock Oven Glove to a Titanium Spork and Camara Lens Shotglasses. Home and Office
Root vegetable stew
I quite like the look of this one as a change from ‘the usual’. Just got to get a slow cooker. Slow Cooker Root Vegetable Stew.
Use your hands
I suppose you might look a bit weird in some situations, but it could equally be a nifty little system. Nod
One Red Paperclip is all you need
This is definitely enterprising, someone starting off with a single red paperclip and ending up with a house. One Red Paperclip