1. Encrypted messaging apps face new scrutiny over possible role in Paris attacks (David Sanger & Nicole Perlroth / New York Times)
2. #PrayForParis: When empathy becomes a meme (Megan Garber / The Atlantic)
3. Edward Snowden says it’s your ‘duty’ to install ad blockers (Patrick Kulp / Mashable)
4. Privacy not included: Federal law lags behind new tech (Charles Ornstein / ProPublica)
5. Tipsy bets on readers who want to pay a little for the content they consume (Shan Wang / Nieman Lab)
6. Apple’s iTunes is alienating its most music-obsessed users (Jesse Jarnow / Wired)
7. We need to keep the ‘reality’ in virtual reality (Mathew Ingram / Fortune)