Posts Tagged by Technology
British Lawmakers Accuse Facebook Of ‘Intentionally’ Violating U.K. Privacy Laws
| 02/18/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The U.K. Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee released its report on disinformation and social media on Monday. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Admits ‘Huge Fail’ On Tech Responsibility
| 02/13/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Dorsey gave himself a ‘C’ on the matter, noting that while there’s been progress, “it has been scattered and not felt enough.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Man Praises YouTube’s Crackdown On Conspiracy Videos He Once Promoted
| 02/11/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The former Google engineer described it as “a historic victory.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple To Pay Teen Who Uncovered FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug
| 02/09/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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14-year-old Grant Thompson’s family will be given a financial reward, including money for his education, as a thanks. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple Cracks Down On Apps That Quietly Record Users’ Screen Time
| 02/08/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The decision follows a number of major companies using so-called “session replay” to record users’ activity. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple Has Finally Released A FaceTime Fix That You Need To Download Right Now
| 02/07/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The software update fixes a bug that allowed callers to listen to and watch other users without their permission. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Germany Orders Crackdown On Facebook’s Data Collection Practices
| 02/07/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The antitrust watchdog ruled that Facebook abused its market dominance to gather information on users without their consent. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple Delays FaceTime Update After Eavesdropping Bug Fiasco
| 02/02/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Apple will reportedly issue the software update next week read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Secretly Paid People To Install VPN That Spies On Them
| 01/30/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Since 2016, Facebook has been paying users up to $20 per month plus referral fees to sell their privacy by installing the iOS or Android “Facebook Research” app. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
FaceTime Users Urged To Disable App Over Eavesdropping Bug
| 01/29/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Apple has announced plans to make a software update available this week to solve the issue. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Tech CEO Says His Own Industry Is To Blame For Rampant Inequality
| 01/23/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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San Francisco has “the best technology example in the world and yet the worst homelessness,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in Davos. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Jack Dorsey Has No Clue What He Wants
| 01/17/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A Q&A with Twitter’s CEO on right-wing extremism, Candace Owens, and what he’d do if the president called on his followers to murder journalists. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Microsoft Will Loan Up To $500 Million To Address Seattle’s Housing Crisis
| 01/17/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Home prices in the Seattle region have skyrocketed in recent years as tech companies have reported record profits. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
YouTube Bans Dangerous Pranks And Stunts In Wake Of ‘Bird Box’ Challenge
| 01/16/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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A wave of YouTubers have been posting birdbrained videos of themselves in hopes of going viral. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Amazon’s Alexa Attempts To Fact-Check Tech Executive During CES Demonstration
| 01/08/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The digital assistant had its say. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Can’t Stop All Election Interference
| 01/02/2019 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The social media giant chalked it up to an issue that “can never fully be solved.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Instagram’s Latest Update Changed How Users Scroll And People On Twitter Are Upset
| 12/27/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The social media platform introduced a feature where users tap through posts like they tap through stories. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Amazon Gives Access To 1,700 Alexa Audio Home Files To The Wrong Guy
| 12/21/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Alexa! Don’t share my personal information with everybody! read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Here’s What You Need To Know About Facebook’s Colossally Bad Year
| 12/20/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Company executives, particularly Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, have not exactly been forthcoming about the many controversies of 2018. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Meghan Markle Tops Google’s Global Trending Charts For 2018
| 12/12/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Meghan Markle, Brett Kavanaugh, Demi Lovato, Stormy Daniels, Khloe Kardashian, Sylvester Stallone, Hailey Baldwin and Cardi B were all in the running. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Barack Obama Beats Donald Trump In Twitter 2018 Showdown
| 12/05/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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But Trump did take the top spot in one category of the social media platform’s annual roundup. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Elon Musk Ducks Out Of One Los Angeles Tunnel But Pursues Another
| 11/29/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Instead, the Boring Company is moving ahead with plans to construct a high-speed corridor connecting the city to Dodger Stadium. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Has Had A Very Bad Week. Again.
| 11/28/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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From public takedowns over racism at the company to scrutiny from a panel of international lawmakers, Facebook can’t catch a break. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Ohio Becomes First U.S. State To Allow Businesses To Pay Taxes With Bitcoin
| 11/27/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The state’s treasurer said Monday that businesses can now pay for 23 different kinds of taxes with the cryptocurrency. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Admits To Targeting Billionaire George Soros In PR Attack
| 11/22/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said last week he didn’t know about the PR campaign until The New York Times investigation. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Executive Sheryl Sandberg Calls Explosive NYT Report ‘Simply Untrue’
| 11/16/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The chief operating officer denies that she and Mark Zuckerberg “weren’t interested in knowing the truth, or we wanted to hide what we knew.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Reportedly Paid For Smear Campaign Against George Soros
| 11/15/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The social media giant tried to deflect criticism by linking anti-Facebook activists to Soros, according to a New York Times investigation. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Amazon Announces New Headquarters In Virginia, New York City
| 11/13/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The company will also open a major office in Nashville. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Gab, Social Network Favored By The Far-Right, Goes Back Online
| 11/05/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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It had been shut down following the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Where Kids Find Hate Online — And Tips For How To Handle It
| 11/02/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Hate speech is everywhere, but there are practical ways to help manage it. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Google Employees Stage Global Walkout Over Payouts To Alleged Sexual Harassers
| 11/01/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Employees are outraged over multimillion dollar payouts to high profile executives accused of sexual misconduct. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Inventor Of World Wide Web Says Tech Giants May Have To Be Split Up
| 11/01/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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“There is a danger of concentration,” said Tim Berners-Lee, a London-born computer scientist who invented the Web in 1989. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Bans Content Linked To Proud Boys, Gavin McInnes
| 10/31/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The neo-fascist group’s members were involved in an assault on protesters in New York this month. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Who Is Gab Founder Andrew Torba?
| 10/30/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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He says he wants to facilitate free speech online. But he created a hate haven for the likes of Robert Bowers. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Apple Gives iPads And Macs A Much-Needed Refresh
| 10/30/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The new iPad pro will have a facial recognition feature and a better display. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Gab, Social Network Favored By The Far-Right, Goes Offline After Synagogue Shooting
| 10/29/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The suspected gunman in the shooting had posted anti-Semitic messages on Gab, a social media site popular with alt-right activists and white nationalists. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
‘Lax’ Security At TwitchCon Causes Anxiety In Wake Of Deadly Shooting
| 10/28/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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“It seems like they were prioritizing speed over security,” an attendee said. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Tim Cook Warns That Personal Data Is Being ‘Weaponized Against Us’
| 10/25/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The process of collecting scraps of data and assembling them allows companies “to know you better than you know yourself,” Apple’s CEO said. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Uber And Lyft Plan To Offer Free And Discounted Rides On Election Day
| 10/15/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The rideshare companies are going the extra mile to drive more Americans to the polls. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
How Apps Are Helping State Inspectors Save Time And Taxpayer Dollars
| 10/09/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Inspect a drainage ditch? There’s an app for that. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Admits To New Security Breach, 50 Million People At Risk
| 09/28/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The company said hackers targeted the social network’s “view as” feature. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Facebook Content Moderator Says Job Gave Her PTSD, Sues Company
| 09/24/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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The lawsuit says Facebook has ignored its duty to keep moderators from being “irreparably traumatized.” read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Bark, The App That Sees All Your Kids’ Sexts, Has Scanned Over 2 Million Phones
| 09/24/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Child monitoring apps are marketed to keep kids safe, but experts say many raise privacy concerns. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Five Security Settings In iOS 12 You Should Change Right Now
| 09/18/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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Every time your iPhone or iPad updates, it comes with a slew of security patches to prevent crashes or data theft. Yet, how often do you update your phone? read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
Trump Can Message You Directly On FEMA Alert System To Be Tested Next Week
| 09/15/2018 | Posted by BusinessMediaguide.Com under General World News |
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It’s the first nationwide test of a “presidential alert” for emergencies. read more >>> Source:: HuffingtonPost.Com
