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Google’s New Privacy Policy Will Limit The Use Of Cookies

Google has announced a timeline for implementing new privacy standards that will limit third-party use of a digital tool known as cookies. Cookies track users’ internet activity and allow digital publishers to target advertising. Tech firms have faced pressure to increase privacy protections amid mounting data breaches. But analysts say the move gives Google more […]

Facebook Hit With $5 Billion Fine Over Privacy Leaks

  Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has levied a record $5 billion fine on Facebook has as part of a settlement over the Cambridge Analytica  scandal. The social network will also be required to establish an independent privacy committee that CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have no control over. The deal comes amid growing calls in Washington for […]

Mozilla’s Firefox Keeps The Fox During Rebranding

Firefox has been doing some rebranding, and the new logo above  represents the parent brand of Firefox, everything. The Firefox Team did receive a lot of backfire from the community during this 18 month rebrand process when it leaked the team wanted to kill off the fox. . In the end, the browser still sports […]

New Bug Accelerates The Closing Of Google+

Google has announced a new bug introduced last month has caused it to speed up efforts to shut down the consumer version of Google+. The bug was part of an update to one of Google+’s APIs and it left the data of some 50 million users exposed. Google says to its knowledge no one knew about […]

Google Adds Election Tools To Google Search

Google today rolled out several tools to help Americans vote in the 2018 mid-term elections. There are three components to the information being offered by Google: how to vote; who are the candidates and what are the issues; and what are the results. Anyone who searches for “how do I register to vote” or “how […]

NordVPN Is Testing The Adoption Of The WireGuard Protocol

NordVPN is now testing another advanced cybersecurity solution. The firm now testing with select clients the adoption of WireGuard – the protocol that appears to be the next big thing in online security.. “WireGuard is a relatively simple yet extremely fast and modern open-source protocol that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography,” says Laura Tyrell, Press Officer at […]

Google Has Now Made It Easier To Delete Your Search History

Google today rolled out new tools meant to give people more control over their personal data. Starting with Google Search, people will have direct access to their activity. Before today, Google directed people to their Google Account to manage activity. Now these controls are embedded directly in Google services. In Google Search, for example, people can […]

See What Is New In Facebook Messenger 4

Facebook today revealed a new version of Facebook Messenger featuring a cleaned-up user interface that the social network hopes people will find more appealing. To start, Messenger 4 will dial back the number of tabs from nine to three with an emphasis on existing one-to-one and group conversations. These fall under the Chats tab. The camera […]

Google Maps Adds EV Charging Stations On iOS And Android

Google has shared that people can now search for and locate electric vehicle  charging stations in Google Maps. In addition to displaying the closest stations, Maps will provide information about the business where the charger is located, the types of ports that are available, how many ports there are, and charging speeds. Google says it offers […]

Twitter Now Counts All Emoji Equally

Twitter has taken steps to address the inequality of emoji. While many simple emoji require just two characters, others can take up as many as 14. Twitter says this is due to the differences in the way written text emojis are encoded versus more complex emoji that include gender or skin tone. Tweets have a […]

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