Wikipedia fortifies encryption to prevent others from tracking your activity

What you search on Wikipedia should just be your business. At least, that’s what Wikipedia seems to be telling us as it starts encrypting its web traffic through HTTPS, making it harder for people to track your research. Encryption isn’t exactly new for Wikipedia. The organization has had a manual HTTPS option since 2011 and this always-on policy means you get at least basic level of privacy. And it should somewhat deter censorship-happy governments from blocking facts they don’t want shared.

Source: Engadget

PayPal’s purchase protection extends to digital goods in the US

Now here’s one feature from PayPal we hope would cross the border. PayPal is now offering buyers protection beyond tangible goods and is moving into the digital space in the US. The online payments system now adds purchase protection to goods such as apps, digital albums, games, e-books, services, and tickets. With purchase protection, buyers can file claims if they get a product significantly different from what was advertised or if the product wasn’t delivered to them at all. Sellers who want to dispute these claims would have to show proof of delivery for PayPal to rule in their favor. The policy change will take effect in the US starting July 1^st.

Source: PayPal | Via: Android Police

Skype kills off Windows 8 touchscreen app to focus on desktop version

Microsoft’s Skype team doesn’t want to try to remedy the disparity between its touch-friendly version of Skype and the desktop app. Instead, they’ll be killing off the Windows 8 version starting next month. If you’re downloading the app starting July 7, you’ll be redirected to the download page of the desktop version. This news, however, won’t affect the Windows Phone app and those using Windows RT tablets. Although, this could also mean the app won’t be getting updates in the future.

Source: PCWorld

YouTube introduces its own Twitch video game streaming competitor

YouTube was set to acquire video game streaming site Twitch a year ago, but Amazon beat them to it. Now, YouTube is taking the fight to Amazon and Twitch with its own gaming portal, YouTube Gaming. The mobile app and site will focus on live streaming video games and other game-related content. It’ll feature individual pages for over 25,000 games and pages for certain developers and gaming celebrities. Their version will be coming out this summer in the US and the UK.

Source: The Verge