In 1831, Cyrus McCormick successfully demonstrated a machine that could harvest grain more quickly than workers using traditional tools. He patented his reaper in 1834 and later moved to Chicago, where he and his brothers founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The company produced and shipped reapers across the country, helping farmers increase production and supporting westward expansion.
McCormick was also a successful businessman who offered customers credit, financing, and money-back guarantees. His reaper became popular around the world and helped reduce the need for farm labor, contributing to the growth of cities. After his Chicago factory was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, McCormick rebuilt it and continued developing his machinery.
End-to-end encryption prevents anyone from viewing online communications except the sender and the receiver. Or, it prevents anyone online from viewing it. Can’t do much about someone looking over your shoulder on the subway.
In 2019, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to roll it out across his suite of apps — you know, those Facebook and Instagram things you may have heard of? But that promise was met with mixed results. On one hand, many were happy that their private conversations could be kept, well, private. On the other hand, there was pushback from police and government groups that could use messages to catch criminals.
Implementing end-to-end encryption was a years-long process for Zuckerberg, until his platforms abandoned the concept just this year. The company tweaked their terms and conditions to suggest that not enough people were opting into the encryption, but critics have questioned that explanation, pointing out that private messaging is an important part of how platforms keep users engaged and can support their advertising business.
In 1831, Cyrus McCormick successfully demonstrated a machine that could harvest grain more quickly than workers using traditional tools. He patented his reaper in 1834 and later moved to Chicago, where he and his brothers founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The company produced and shipped reapers across the country, helping farmers increase production and supporting westward expansion.
McCormick was also a successful businessman who offered customers credit, financing, and money-back guarantees. His reaper became popular around the world and helped reduce the need for farm labor, contributing to the growth of cities. After his Chicago factory was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, McCormick rebuilt it and continued developing his machinery.
End-to-end encryption prevents anyone from viewing online communications except the sender and the receiver. Or, it prevents anyone online from viewing it. Can’t do much about someone looking over your shoulder on the subway.
In 2019, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to roll it out across his suite of apps — you know, those Facebook and Instagram things you may have heard of? But that promise was met with mixed results. On one hand, many were happy that their private conversations could be kept, well, private. On the other hand, there was pushback from police and government groups that could use messages to catch criminals.
Implementing end-to-end encryption was a years-long process for Zuckerberg, until his platforms abandoned the concept just this year. The company tweaked their terms and conditions to suggest that not enough people were opting into the encryption, but critics have questioned that explanation, pointing out that private messaging is an important part of how platforms keep users engaged and can support their advertising business.