Trump Officials, Social Media Leaders Discuss Ways to Monitor Violent Behaviour

Sat 10 August 2019: WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Members of the Trump administration held a meeting with social media and technology leaders to discuss ways to detect violent behaviour that may potentially be a threat to the public, White House spokesperson Judd Deere said in a press statement. “Today, White House officials hosted a productive meeting […]

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Facebook loses facial recognition appeal, must face privacy class action

Sat 10 August 2019: A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc’s effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent. The 3-0 decision from the ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco over Facebook’s facial recognition technology […]

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Selfies could measure your blood pressure, scientists discover

(Image via University of Toronto/Anura) Thu 08 August 2019: Selfies could have a vital health purpose beyond simply boosting your self-confidence or showing off your post-workout gains. In a new study, researchers at the University of Toronto figured out a way to accurately measure blood pressure with your cellphone’s camera by developing a technology known as transdermal […]

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Turkey’s first flying car prototype unveiled

Thu 08 August 2019: A prototype of Turkey’s first domestic flying car, called the “Cezeri,” is nearing completion, Baykar Technical Director Selçuk Bayraktar announced Tuesday. Bayraktar – who is also the founding chairman of the Turkey Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) – shared photos on Twitter of the prototype’s eight-month-long design process, from the initial […]

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Twitter Says May Have Leaked User Personal Data to Ad Partners Due to Technical Glitch

Wed 07 August 2019: Twitter company has said that certain personal data of users could have been used for targeted advertising without their permission due to problems with settings of the social network. According to the statement, the company has recently found problems related to settings choices, which “may not have worked as intended.” “If […]

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TWEETS CAN BE EPHEMERAL, BUT YOUR LIKES ARE FOREVER

Mon 05 August 2019: Like most things online, tweets can ostensibly be forever, but they probably shouldn’t. It’s a lesson many Twitter users have taken to in recent years, resulting in upwards of 5 million people enlisting independent services like Tweet­Delete and Tweet Archive Eraser in the hopes of ridding themselves of years of publicly accessible (usually bad) takes, comments, and posts. […]

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How big tech’s household devices are SPYING on you

Sat 03 August 2019: The expansion of home tech products to make life increasingly convenient requires consumer privacy sacrifices, the full extent of which won’t be revealed for years to come, but have been hinted at through a slew of missteps. This past week Amazon hit headlines after its virtual assistant Alexa was caught passively recording couples […]

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Apple halts Siri response grading program after privacy concerns

Fri 02 August 2019: Apple Inc said on Friday it suspended its global program where it analyzed recordings from users interacting with its voice assistant Siri, after some privacy concerns were raised about the program. Apple’s decision comes in the light of a report from in Guardian last week which said the company’s contractors around […]

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