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Telegram to Provide Users' IP Addresses, Phone Numbers to Law Enforcement Authorities, CEO Says
Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests. The move represents a marked difference from Telegram’s approach to government requests for data and its reputation for lax moderation.
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1,461 Died In Delhi Accidents Last Year, Pedestrians, Bikers Most At Risk
Over 1.2 million die every year in road crash incidents and between 20 and 50 million people suffer injuries globally in road accidents that even incur disability, according to the World Health Organization.
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3.30 Lakh Elderly, PwDs Used Home Voting Facility In Last 11 Assembly Polls
The home voting option is exercised using ballot paper under prescribed secrecy norms and the process is video-graphed.
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These Three iPhone Features Make Technology More Accessible for Persons With Disabilities
Apple recently introduced new accessibility features as part of the iOS 17 update, allowing users to utilise on-device machine learning technology to create a copy of their voice or access a much more simplified interface an iPhone or iPad. Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we take a look at how iOS 17 can simplify the use of...
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Google Maps Disables Traffic Data in Israel, Gaza As Ground War Looms
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is disabling live traffic conditions in Israel and the Gaza Strip for its Maps and Waze apps at the request of the Israeli military, ahead of a potential ground invasion into Gaza.
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Cyber Attackers Can Disable AI Systems By 'Data Poisoning': Google AI Expert
A researcher at the conference in Shanghai claims that attackers can seriously damage artificial intelligence models by "poisoning" data sets through minor modification.
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Realme 11 Pro 5G, Realme 11 Pro+ 5G Update Disables Enhanced Intelligent Services Setting After Backlash
Realme 11 Pro 5G and Realme 11 Pro+ 5G are receiving a new software update that disables the controversial Enhanced Intelligent Services feature that was claimed to collect private user data to improve user experience. The update has also revised the Enhanced Intelligent Services description to explain that app usage statistics and location informa...
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94 Lakh Unique Disability ID Cards Issued In India, Just 9 In Bengal: Data
Out of total 94 lakh unique disability identification cards issued throughout the country, just nine have been generated from West Bengal till now, according to official data.
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Meta Reportedly Files Motion to Settle Location Tracking Lawsuit for $37.5 Million: Details
Facebook parent Meta has reportedly filed a motion to settle a lawsuit that alleged that the company had violated the privacy of its users by collecting its location without their permission for $37.5 million (roughly Rs. 300 crore). Facebook was accused in 2018 of collecting users' data including their location, based on their IP addresses, even w...
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Children, Adolescents With Disabilities More Likely To Be Drop Out Of School: UN Data
The PMNCH statement said 41 per cent of children with disabilities are more likely to feel discriminated against and 51 per cent more likely to feel unhappy as compared to their peers with no disabilities.
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Google Maps Live Traffic Data Temporarily Disabled in Ukraine Amid Russia Invasion
Alphabet's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.
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Google Temporarily Disables Google Maps Live Traffic Data In Ukraine
Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled in Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Ask Players to Transfer PUBG Mobile Data, Sets December 31 Deadline
Krafton has announced that the account data transfer from PUBG Mobile to Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will be disabled from December 31. Ever since its launch, the game allowed its users to transfer their data from PUBG Mobile via Facebook and Twitter.
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Not Just Punching Data: JNU Computer Operator Holds Nine Guinness World Records For Typing Skills
From a record for fastest typing with his nose in 2014 to fastest typing blindfolded and fastest typing with a mouth stick, the records made by Chaudhary adore the walls of a computer centre which he runs at home for poor and disabled children
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Microsoft Edge Gets Kids Mode for Safer Browsing, Adaptive Notification Requests Feature for Select Pop-Ups
Microsoft Edge Kids Mode has been introduced to offer Web browsing in a child-friendly, customisable manner. Microsoft Edge has also rolled out adaptive notification requests that studies crowdsourced data to stop showing notification requests from websites that other users don’t prefer to see.
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Telegram to Provide Users' IP Addresses, Phone Numbers to Law Enforcement Authorities, CEO Says
Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests. The move represents a marked difference from Telegram’s approach to government requests for data and its reputation for lax moderation.
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1,461 Died In Delhi Accidents Last Year, Pedestrians, Bikers Most At Risk
Over 1.2 million die every year in road crash incidents and between 20 and 50 million people suffer injuries globally in road accidents that even incur disability, according to the World Health Organization.
-
3.30 Lakh Elderly, PwDs Used Home Voting Facility In Last 11 Assembly Polls
The home voting option is exercised using ballot paper under prescribed secrecy norms and the process is video-graphed.
-
These Three iPhone Features Make Technology More Accessible for Persons With Disabilities
Apple recently introduced new accessibility features as part of the iOS 17 update, allowing users to utilise on-device machine learning technology to create a copy of their voice or access a much more simplified interface an iPhone or iPad. Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we take a look at how iOS 17 can simplify the use of...
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Google Maps Disables Traffic Data in Israel, Gaza As Ground War Looms
Alphabet Inc.'s Google is disabling live traffic conditions in Israel and the Gaza Strip for its Maps and Waze apps at the request of the Israeli military, ahead of a potential ground invasion into Gaza.
-
Cyber Attackers Can Disable AI Systems By 'Data Poisoning': Google AI Expert
A researcher at the conference in Shanghai claims that attackers can seriously damage artificial intelligence models by "poisoning" data sets through minor modification.
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Realme 11 Pro 5G, Realme 11 Pro+ 5G Update Disables Enhanced Intelligent Services Setting After Backlash
Realme 11 Pro 5G and Realme 11 Pro+ 5G are receiving a new software update that disables the controversial Enhanced Intelligent Services feature that was claimed to collect private user data to improve user experience. The update has also revised the Enhanced Intelligent Services description to explain that app usage statistics and location informa...
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94 Lakh Unique Disability ID Cards Issued In India, Just 9 In Bengal: Data
Out of total 94 lakh unique disability identification cards issued throughout the country, just nine have been generated from West Bengal till now, according to official data.
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Meta Reportedly Files Motion to Settle Location Tracking Lawsuit for $37.5 Million: Details
Facebook parent Meta has reportedly filed a motion to settle a lawsuit that alleged that the company had violated the privacy of its users by collecting its location without their permission for $37.5 million (roughly Rs. 300 crore). Facebook was accused in 2018 of collecting users' data including their location, based on their IP addresses, even w...
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Children, Adolescents With Disabilities More Likely To Be Drop Out Of School: UN Data
The PMNCH statement said 41 per cent of children with disabilities are more likely to feel discriminated against and 51 per cent more likely to feel unhappy as compared to their peers with no disabilities.
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Google Maps Live Traffic Data Temporarily Disabled in Ukraine Amid Russia Invasion
Alphabet's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.
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Google Temporarily Disables Google Maps Live Traffic Data In Ukraine
Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled in Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Ask Players to Transfer PUBG Mobile Data, Sets December 31 Deadline
Krafton has announced that the account data transfer from PUBG Mobile to Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) will be disabled from December 31. Ever since its launch, the game allowed its users to transfer their data from PUBG Mobile via Facebook and Twitter.
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Not Just Punching Data: JNU Computer Operator Holds Nine Guinness World Records For Typing Skills
From a record for fastest typing with his nose in 2014 to fastest typing blindfolded and fastest typing with a mouth stick, the records made by Chaudhary adore the walls of a computer centre which he runs at home for poor and disabled children
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Microsoft Edge Gets Kids Mode for Safer Browsing, Adaptive Notification Requests Feature for Select Pop-Ups
Microsoft Edge Kids Mode has been introduced to offer Web browsing in a child-friendly, customisable manner. Microsoft Edge has also rolled out adaptive notification requests that studies crowdsourced data to stop showing notification requests from websites that other users don’t prefer to see.
