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Facebook to pull down controversial Onavo VPN app over snooping practices
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 22 (ANI): Facebook has decided to pull out its controversial Onavo VPN app off the Google Play Store after it was revealed that the app’s code was used in a Facebook Research app that accessed data about teens.
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YouTube ‘paedophilia ring’ scandal: More than 400 channels banned over c
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 22 (ANI): In light of the paedophilia ring concerns by users, YouTube has reportedly banned hundreds of channels and disabled comments for content that promoted child exploitation.
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Nestle, Epic, Disney, McDonald’s pull out of YouTube ads over ‘paedophilia
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 21 (ANI): After reports emerged about YouTube overlooking the loopholes that allow pedophiles to abuse the platform to network through comments on innocuous videos, some of the top brands are reportedly backtracking from advertising on the Google-owned platform.
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Medicinal plant Yerba santa may hold promise for treating Alzheimer's
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): A new discovery that found neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory chemical in a native California shrub may lead to a treatment for Alzheimer's disease based on a compound found in nature. The research appeared in the journal Redox Biology.
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SpaceX granted nearly USD 300 million by US Department of Defense
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 20 (ANI): The US Department of Defense has announced awards for various ventures including Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The space agency has been awarded a USD 297,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to pursue some of the important space programmes.
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Google insists it doesn’t want to prevent ad blocking in Chrome
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): Some developers were upset with Google Chrome’s new changes which apparently disabled extensions to block ads in order to improve security.
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Google makes a comeback on Apple Watch with Keep
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): After withdrawing support for Google Maps on Apple Watch in 2017, Google is making a comeback on the smart wearable with its updated Google Keep app.
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YouTube’s three-strike system you should know if your content violates pol
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], Feb 20 (ANI): YouTube has announced a simpler three-strike system for content creators who post stuff that is in violation of the platform’s community guidelines.
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Trump snubs California for failed Fast train Project
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] Feb 20 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against California, who was among 16 states that sued the President for declaring a national emergency, and said that the state has wasted billions of dollars on a failed Fast Train pr
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Google Chrome finally closes loophole that revealed if you used incognito
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 19 (ANI): Incognito modes are meant to prevent websites from tracking your browsing behaviour. For a long time Google Chrome had a security flaw that surprisingly allowed developers to detect if you are using incognito mode. However, this is about to change.
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YouTube draws flak after Redditor highlights ‘paedophilia ring’
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 19 (ANI): YouTube is again under fire for failing to protect the children through its community of online video content. A Redditor has highlighted what he calls a ‘wormhole into soft-core paedophilia ring on YouTube’, which the company is sadly even
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Instagram tests Donation sticker to help you start fundraisers
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
California [USA], February 19 (ANI): Donations were meant to be a confidential affair. But Instagram thinks otherwise and wants you to use the power of internet and technology to help spread the word about the causes you care about.
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