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Faulty Pixel users to get up to $500 from Google
As part of $7.25 million worth of a lawsuit settlement, Google has agreed to pay up to $500 to the owners of faulty Pixel and Pixel XL devices that were manufactured before January 4, 2017.
Facebook to curb livestreaming amid pressure over Christchurch massacre
Facebook announced Wednesday it would tighten access to its livestreaming feature as New Zealand's premier Jacinda Ardern and French leader Emmanuel Macron prepared to launch the global "Christchurch Call" initiative to tackle the spread of extremism online. Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been under intense pressure since March when a white supremacist gunman used Facebook Live to stream his rampage at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, which left 51 people dead. The California-based platform said it would ban Facebook Live users who shared extremist content and seek to reinforce its own internal controls to stop the spread of offensive videos. "Following the horrific recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand, we've been reviewing what more we can do to limit our services from being used to cause harm or spread hate," Facebook vice-president of integrity Guy Rosen said in a statement. Ardern and Macron will later issue the Christchurch Call to fight the spread of ...
China blocks all language editions of Wikipedia
Beijing has broadened its block of online encyclopedia Wikipedia to include all language editions, reported an internet censorship research group, ahead of the country's most politically explosive anniversary. According to a report by the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), China started blocking all language editions of Wikipedia last month. Previously, most editions of Wikipedia -- besides the Chinese language version, which was reportedly blocked in 2015 -- were available, OONI said in their report. AFP could not open any of Wikipedia's versions in China on Wednesday. "At the end of the day, the content that really matters is Chinese-language content," said Charlie Smith, the pseudonym of one of the co-founders of Greatfire.org, which tracks online censorship in China. "Blocking access to all language versions of Wikipedia for internet users in China is just symbolic," he told AFP. "It symbolises the fear that the Chinese authorities have of the truth." Wikimedia ...
San Francisco bans facial recognition use by police and govt
San Francisco has banned the use of facial recognition by police and government agencies, the first US city to take such a step as privacy fears mount in the country's technology capital. Backers of the legislation argued that using software and cameras to positively identify people is, as city councillor Aaron Peskin put it, "not ready for prime time." All but one of the nine members of San Francisco's board of supervisors endorsed the legislation, which will be voted on again next week in a procedural step not expected to change the outcome. "The propensity for facial recognition technology to endanger civil rights and civil liberties substantially outweighs its purported benefits," read the legislation passed Tuesday. Facial recognition could "exacerbate racial injustice and threaten our ability to live free of continuous government monitoring," it added. The ban was part of broader legislation setting use and auditing policy for surveillance systems, creating high hurdles and ...
Uber adds 'quiet mode' in luxury service upgrade
For people who don't prefer chatty drivers, global ride-sharing major Uber is rolling-out "quiet mode" on its luxury services.
Facebook tightens rules around Live streaming
Following the New Zealand mosque attack which was streamed live on Facebook, the social networking giant has tightened the rules that apply specifically to the Live camera feature on its platform.
San Francisco bans face recognition use by local agencies
Deeming the technology unreliable and potentially in breach of peoples privacy and liberty, San Francisco has become the first US-city to ban the use of facial recognition by local agencies, such as the citys transport authority or law enforcement.
Infogain appoints Jitinder Sethi as VP - Strategic Solutions and Chief Enterprise Architect
Infogain, a Silicon Valley leading provider of technology solutions and services has appointed Jitinder (Jay) Sethi as VP - Strategic Solutions and Chief Enterprise Architect. Based out of Infogain's Los Gatos office, Jay reports to Chief Solutions Officer, Nishith Mathur.Jay's scope of responsibilities encompasses thought leadership, technical consulting, cloud migration, Rapid Application Development (RAD), API/Integration and the Internet of Things (IoT). He is driving Infogain's vision for enterprise architectures that optimize the use of SaaS, PaaS, API's and microservices as well as providing team leadership for:* Engineering platforms integrating cloud subscriptions with backend systems and environments* Re-engineering legacy systems to Cloud-Native Architecture* Designing and implementing greenfield, microservices-based products and applicationsJay brings over 27 years of experience in the software industry to Infogain, most recently as Chief Enterprise
Facebook introduces new rules for livestreaming after Christchurch shooting
Facebook is introducing new rules for its live streaming feature, in response to the deadly terrorist attack in New Zealand that was broadcasted live on the social media platform.In a blog post published on Tuesday, Facebook announced that it will temporarily restrict users from using its live feature if they break its "most serious policies". The post does not specify these rules but points to the "current community standards" that prohibit spreading terrorist propaganda on the social network.A Facebook spokesperson told CNN that under the new policy, the alleged Christchurch shooter would not have been able to live stream the March 15 massacre. The statement implies that the alleged shooter had previously broken the Facebook community standards.The company also announced that it will invest USD 7.5 million in a research partnership with universities that would study ways to improve the existing image and video analysis technology.Following the Christchurch terror attack, some users .
Right2Vote: Government of India Certified e-Voting Platform for Insolvency Cases
/ -- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016, requires the RP (Resolution professional / Interim Resolution Professional / Insolvency Resolution Professional) to provide e-Voting (Electronic Voting / Online Voting / Mobile Voting) facilities to creditors. There are few companies which provide e-Voting service, but Right2Vote Infotech Private Limited's online voting platform stands out because the company is a focused online voting technology company and gives lot of importance to customer experience, ease of use, accuracy, transparency and security. Right2Vote's online voting platform is superior to any other platform due to following reasons: 1. Voter turnout: Right2Vote has been able to regularly manage voter turnout of 80% plus while most of the other platform struggle to manage 20-50% voting. Such higher voter turnout percentage has been made possible due to Right2Vote's focus on ease of use and customer experience. Right2Vote is able to achieve this due to: a. Easy access: ...
Older Windows unsafe, Microsoft issues warnings
Software giant Microsoft is warning users using older Windows versions to urgently apply for a Windows Update in order to protect their systems and data against a potential widespread attack.
Google's mobile app homepage to now reflect ads
Accelerating efforts to generate larger revenues, Google has announced it will allow ads to reflect on the homepage of its mobile app from later this year.
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence
Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as took place with the Christchurch massacre. People who have broken certain rules, including those against "dangerous organisations and individuals," will be restricted from using the Facebook Live streaming feature, said vice president of integrity Guy Rosen. "Following the horrific recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand, we've been reviewing what more we can do to limit our services from being used to cause harm or spread hate," Rosen said in a statement. A "one-strike" policy at Facebook Live will be applied to a broader range of offenses, with those who violate serious policies suspended from using the feature after a single offence. Such offenses would include sharing a link to a statement from a terrorist group with no context, according to Rosen. "We plan on extending these restrictions to other areas over the coming weeks, beginning with preventing those same
OnePlus 7 Pro with 12GB RAM, triple camera launched in India
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus on Tuesday brought its latest premium flagship devices in the "7" series with pop-up selfie camera and massive internal storage of up to 12GB to India.
Where Modi went wrong on 'digital camera' claim
Would it have been possible for an Indian to own a digital camera and use email in 1988 as claimed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent interview to TV channel News Nation? Facts to substantiate his claims are hard to find.
Update your WhatsApp to prevent spyware attack
WhatsApp users must update their app now as a bug in the app's audio call feature allowed hackers to install spyware onto Android and iOS phones just by calling the target.
Nippon Paint launches 'Wet-on-Wet' painting technology
Nippon Paint, Asia's No 1 paint brand in terms of revenues, has pioneered a cutting edge technology painting of commercial vehicles. Nippon Paint has introduced its unique 'Wet on Wet (WoW) Painting Technology' in India, with a focus on delivering a lean and extremely efficient painting process to the CV OEMs and major bus body manufacturers.The WoW technology solution will drastically reduce painting cycle time, energy requirement and labour cost and significantly improve productivity in the painting process. With rapid strides in product solutions, Nippon Paint aims to become the clear leader in the commercial vehicles segment space in India by 2021. The launch follows Nippon Paint's recently-announced unique express painting system for the automotive aftermarket."The Indian commercial vehicle industry is a focus sector for us. Our objective is to develop and introduce state-of-the-art high productivity solutions for the CV industry. We aim to drastically improve throughput for our .
Security flaw in Whatsapp; Israel firm on radar for installing spyware in mobile phones
Facebook-owned Whatsapp on Monday encouraged its 1.5 billion users to update their apps as a precautionary measure after an Israeli firm was accused of installing surveillance software on mobile phones through the messaging application.The New York Times reported on Monday that the Israeli firm accused of supplying tools for spying on human-rights activists and journalists now faces claims that its technology can use a security hole in WhatsApp, to break into the digital communications of iPhone and Android phone users.The spyware designed to take advantage of the WhatsApp flaw, without any user intervention through in-app voice calls, was built by Israel-based the NSO Group."WhatsApp encourages people to upgrade to the latest version of our app, as well as keep their mobile operating system up to date, to protect against potential targeted exploits designed to compromise information stored on mobile devices," the company said in a statement.Company officials told The New York Times ..
Instagram's @shop account to help buyers, sellers
To establish itself as an e-commerce site, Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram has set up @shop, a special platform to facilitate convenient transactions for shoppers as well as merchants.
Google opens German centre to improve data privacy
Google opened a privacy focused engineering centre in Munich, Germany, on Tuesday, its latest move to beef up its data protection credentials as tech companies' face growing scrutiny of their data collection practices. CEO Sundar Pichai said the Silicon Valley tech giant is expanding its operations in the southern German city, including doubling the number of data privacy engineers there to more than 200 by the end of 2019. The new Google Safety Engineering Center will make Munich a global hub for the company's "cross-product privacy engineering efforts," Pichai said in a blog post. Staff will work with Google privacy specialists in other cities to build products for use around the world, Pichai said, adding that Munich engineers built the Google Account control panel as well as privacy and security features for the Chrome browser. Data privacy and security at Google and its tech rivals including Facebook are increasingly in the spotlight. Both companies dedicated much of their annual
