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Younger, More Educated, Better Gender Ratio: All About 17th Lok Sabha
As the 17th Lok Sabha held its last sitting on Saturday, data showed it was a younger House with better education profile and an improved gender ratio, though it still remains lower than many other countries.
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Google’s Android 14 Storage Bug Gets Patched With New November Security Update, but There’s a Catch
The critical Android 14 bug only affected users who had multiple account profiles loaded on to the Pixel devices. The new update patches this issue but still leaves those handsets, which were stuck in bootloop after updating to Android 14, helpless. The key problem here is data recovery, which is something Google has been unable to fix.
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Judge Dismisses Cambridge Analytica Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook Parent Meta
A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, DC, against Facebook owner Meta Platforms was dismissed on Thursday by a Superior Court judge, who ruled the firm did not mislead consumers over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Identify Cyber Hotspots, Maintain Profile of Cyber Crimes: Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Union Home Ministry may encourage the state governments to identify cyber hotspots in their state and maintain a data profile on the cyber crimes being committed in those hotspots. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs noted that it believed that despite the boom in Internet connectivity...
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US Lawmakers Question Meta on Sensitive Facebook User Data Access Granted to Chinese, Russian Developers
Meta was questioned by two US senators on Monday over the access to personal user information granted to developers in China and Russia that could be used for espionage. The letter sent to Meta said that even though Facebook has never been able to operate in China, nearly 90,000 developers had access to users' profile data, photos, and private mess...
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Adani Group To Spin Off Hydrogen, Airports, Data Centre Businesses By 2028: Chief Financial Officer
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group plans to spin off businesses like hydrogen, airports and data centre between 2025 and 2028 after they achieve a certain investment profile, it's Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder Singh said.
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Google Criticised for Data Handling Practices by German Antitrust Watchdog
Google has been criticised by Germany's antitrust regulator for the way it handles users' data. Data collected by Google was used to "create very detailed user profiles which the company can exploit for advertising and other purposes", the Federal Cartel Authority said.
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Telegram Updated With Spoiler Effect for Media, Public Profile Photos and Improved Storage Management
Telegram has added several new features as part of its latest update, users can add spoiler effects in more places inside chats, save device storage by providing new visuals for storage, new drawing tools and the ability to suggest profile pictures.
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Meta to Pay $725 Million to Settle Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit: Report
Facebook's parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million (nearly Rs. 5,990 crore) to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of sharing users' personal data with Cambridge Analytica, The Verge reported. The lawsuit was filed in 2018.
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Instagram Fined EUR 405 Million for Mishandling Personal Data of Teenagers
Instagram was fined EUR 405 million (roughly Rs. 3,500 crore) by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for displaying personal details on the profiles of teenage users.
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Signal Fears Phishing Attackers May Have Accessed Phone Numbers of 1,900 Users
Signal, in a blog post, said that the phone numbers of 1,900 users could have been revealed in a phishing attack on Twilio, its verification services provider. The attack took place earlier this month. According to signal, the attacker could also have accessed the SMS verification code, but message history, profile information and contact lists wer...
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Liz Truss: 5 Points On Foreign Secretary Hoping To Become UK PM
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, in the race to 10 Downing Street, is in a tight contest with Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor. According to latest data, her poll lead against Mr Sunak is shrinking.
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Hey Siri: Virtual Assistants Are Listening to Children and Using the Data
With no legal requirement to erase this data, the data accumulates over children’s lifetimes, potentially lasting forever.
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Clearview AI Plans to Bring Facial Recognition Software to Apps, Police-Serving Companies
Clearview AI is planning to introduce its facial recognition software to new companies and apps, especially those serving the police. The step has invited debate over the ethics of leveraging disputed data to design artificial intelligence systems.
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Netflix Testing Account Sharing Outside Household at Extra Cost
Netflix is testing new account features in a few countries including one that will allow accounts to be shared outside members' households at an extra cost.
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Younger, More Educated, Better Gender Ratio: All About 17th Lok Sabha
As the 17th Lok Sabha held its last sitting on Saturday, data showed it was a younger House with better education profile and an improved gender ratio, though it still remains lower than many other countries.
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Google’s Android 14 Storage Bug Gets Patched With New November Security Update, but There’s a Catch
The critical Android 14 bug only affected users who had multiple account profiles loaded on to the Pixel devices. The new update patches this issue but still leaves those handsets, which were stuck in bootloop after updating to Android 14, helpless. The key problem here is data recovery, which is something Google has been unable to fix.
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Judge Dismisses Cambridge Analytica Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook Parent Meta
A 2018 privacy lawsuit brought by Washington, DC, against Facebook owner Meta Platforms was dismissed on Thursday by a Superior Court judge, who ruled the firm did not mislead consumers over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Identify Cyber Hotspots, Maintain Profile of Cyber Crimes: Parliamentary Panel
A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Union Home Ministry may encourage the state governments to identify cyber hotspots in their state and maintain a data profile on the cyber crimes being committed in those hotspots. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs noted that it believed that despite the boom in Internet connectivity...
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US Lawmakers Question Meta on Sensitive Facebook User Data Access Granted to Chinese, Russian Developers
Meta was questioned by two US senators on Monday over the access to personal user information granted to developers in China and Russia that could be used for espionage. The letter sent to Meta said that even though Facebook has never been able to operate in China, nearly 90,000 developers had access to users' profile data, photos, and private mess...
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Adani Group To Spin Off Hydrogen, Airports, Data Centre Businesses By 2028: Chief Financial Officer
Billionaire Gautam Adani's group plans to spin off businesses like hydrogen, airports and data centre between 2025 and 2028 after they achieve a certain investment profile, it's Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder Singh said.
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Google Criticised for Data Handling Practices by German Antitrust Watchdog
Google has been criticised by Germany's antitrust regulator for the way it handles users' data. Data collected by Google was used to "create very detailed user profiles which the company can exploit for advertising and other purposes", the Federal Cartel Authority said.
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Telegram Updated With Spoiler Effect for Media, Public Profile Photos and Improved Storage Management
Telegram has added several new features as part of its latest update, users can add spoiler effects in more places inside chats, save device storage by providing new visuals for storage, new drawing tools and the ability to suggest profile pictures.
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Meta to Pay $725 Million to Settle Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit: Report
Facebook's parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million (nearly Rs. 5,990 crore) to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of sharing users' personal data with Cambridge Analytica, The Verge reported. The lawsuit was filed in 2018.
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Instagram Fined EUR 405 Million for Mishandling Personal Data of Teenagers
Instagram was fined EUR 405 million (roughly Rs. 3,500 crore) by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for displaying personal details on the profiles of teenage users.
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Signal Fears Phishing Attackers May Have Accessed Phone Numbers of 1,900 Users
Signal, in a blog post, said that the phone numbers of 1,900 users could have been revealed in a phishing attack on Twilio, its verification services provider. The attack took place earlier this month. According to signal, the attacker could also have accessed the SMS verification code, but message history, profile information and contact lists wer...
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Liz Truss: 5 Points On Foreign Secretary Hoping To Become UK PM
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, in the race to 10 Downing Street, is in a tight contest with Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor. According to latest data, her poll lead against Mr Sunak is shrinking.
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Hey Siri: Virtual Assistants Are Listening to Children and Using the Data
With no legal requirement to erase this data, the data accumulates over children’s lifetimes, potentially lasting forever.
-
Clearview AI Plans to Bring Facial Recognition Software to Apps, Police-Serving Companies
Clearview AI is planning to introduce its facial recognition software to new companies and apps, especially those serving the police. The step has invited debate over the ethics of leveraging disputed data to design artificial intelligence systems.
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Netflix Testing Account Sharing Outside Household at Extra Cost
Netflix is testing new account features in a few countries including one that will allow accounts to be shared outside members' households at an extra cost.
