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Facebook Announced Shorter, Clearer & Simpler Privacy Policy

November 15, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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Facebook — a renowned social-networking site with 1.3 billion users globally, has recently updated its privacy policy, making it shorter, clearer and simpler to see. However, the update also makes way for a larger payments push along with the more targeted advertisements.

Lots of people complained about the Facebook’s long Policy Agreement and also about the difficulty of understanding it. After facing huge criticism, FB finally decided to update the policy document by cutting 70% of its length.

Facebook introduced the new Privacy Policy on Thursday. It’s an interactive guide that helps users to better understand how Facebook collects and uses their data. In addition, you can read frequently asked questions and learn how to control who sees your posts and info.

Facebook’s Chief Privacy Officer, Erin Egan stated in a blog post Thursday, “Facebook is suggesting updates to the terms to use, data and cookie policy to mirror additional features, while attempting to more clearly let you know how its services work.”

Facebook is upgrading its guidelines to describe the way it will get location information, with respect to the features someone uses. “For instance, later on, if you choose to share where you are, you may see menus from restaurants nearby or updates from buddies in the region,” Egan added.

“Facebook is also experimenting with the way people could make purchases. Additionally, to the buy button that Facebook is testing in certain regions to permit individuals to buy things without departing the platform, it’s also focusing on new methods to make transactions easier and secure,” Egan said.

In addition, Facebook is showing curiosity about understanding battery and signal strength of users’ devices “to make certain our applications work nicely.” Facebook may also request permission to make use of phone location “to offer optional features like check-ins or adding where you are to posts,” Egan stated.

Though the social network stated it would continuously enhance the way it serves advertisements in line with the applications and sites its customers use, choosing from targeted advertisements can get simpler.

Facebook already provides an opt-out for targeted advertisements, however the option presently doesn’t work across browsers and products. This elevated hackles in Germany, where consumer organizations have called the practice absurd.

“When you know us you shouldn’t see these kinds of advertisements, your choice instantly is applicable to each device you use to access Facebook, adding the ad preferences tool is going to be provided in additional countries, initiating with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, and the U.K,” Egan added.

As part of the overhaul, Facebook introduced “Privacy Basics”, a tool that provides customers’ tips along with a how-to steer to take control of their profiles, in addition to a shorter and clearer privacy policy. The tool has information about untagging, unfriending, and blocking, and how to choose an audience for posts.

Facebook has planned to set the final updates on the 20th of November. Until then, users have to submit comments and suggestions.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 1.3 billion users, Australia, Canada, Erin Egan, facebook, FB, France, Germany, Ireland, privacy policy, social networking, UK

Facebook’s New Privacy Policy

November 13, 2014 By Jason Leathers Leave a Comment

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According to the recent reports revealed, Facebook has updated its privacy policy, which makes it shorter, clearer and simpler to see. However the update also makes way for a larger payments push along with the more targeted advertisements.

Facebook’s Chief Privacy Officer, Erin Egan stated in a blog post Thursday, “Facebook is suggesting updates to the terms to use, data and cookie policy to mirror additional features, while attempting to more clearly let you know how its services work.”

Facebook is upgrading its guidelines to describe the way it will get location information, with respect to the features someone uses. “For instance, later on, if you choose to share where you are, you may see menus from restaurants nearby or updates from buddies in the region,” Egan added.

Egan further stated that, “Facebook is also experimenting with the way people could make purchases. Additionally, to the buy button that Facebook is testing in certain regions to permit individuals to buy things without departing the platform, it’s also focusing on new methods to make transactions easier and secure.”

Additionally, Facebook is showing curiosity about understanding battery and signal strength of users’ devices “to make certain our applications work nicely.” Facebook may also request permission to make use of phone location “to offer optional features like check-ins or adding where you are to posts,” Egan stated.

Though the social network stated it would continuously enhance the way it serves advertisements in line with the applications and sites its customers use, choosing from targeted advertisements can get simpler.

Facebook already provides an opt-out for targeted advertisements, however the option presently doesn’t work across browsers and products. This elevated hackles in Germany, where consumer organizations have called the practice absurd.

Though the social network is promising changes. “When you know us you shouldn’t see these kinds of advertisements, your choice instantly is applicable to each device you use to access Facebook,” Egan stated, adding the ad preferences tool is going to be provided in additional countries, initiating with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, and the U.K.

We also reassured folks who might worried about exactly what the updates mean for which type of data Facebook shares to marketers, Egan stated. “Nothing is altering with these updates-we help marketers each folks with relevant advertisements without letting them know who you are.”

As part of the overhaul, Facebook introduced “Privacy Basics”, a tool that provides customers’ tips along with a how-to steer to take control of their profiles, in addition to a shorter and clearer privacy policy. The tool has information about untagging, unfriending, and blocking, and how to choose an audience for posts.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Australia, blocking, Canada, Erin Egan, facebook, France, Germany, Ireland, privacy policy, Targeted Ads, UK, unfriending, untagging

Manhattan Speeder Says He Has Depart to Canada

November 9, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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A person charged in absentia of reckless endangerment for racing around Manhattan in 24 minutes stated inside a telephone interview he had fled to Canada and didn’t intend revisit face a sentence as high as annually in prison.

The motive force, Adam Tang, 31, each day trader from Bc who’d a condo around the Upper East Side of Manhattan, didn’t show on Wednesday at his trial in Condition Top Court in Manhattan. He was charged on Thursday.

“The American legislation unsuccessful me and that i required to seek protection in my country,” he stated on Friday evening.

Justice Ann M. Donnelly released a warrant for Mr. Tang’s arrest on Thursday and suspended his $15,000 bail. He’s until 12 ,. 6 to show themself in or he’ll be billed with bail-jumping, prosecutors stated. Sentencing is scheduled for 12 ,. 8.

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Adam Tang, proven on March. 31, faces up to and including year in prison for that conviction on reckless endangerment, and the other thirty days for reckless driving.Driver Who Sped Around Manhattan in 24 Minutes Is Charged of Reckless EndangermentNOV. 6, 2014

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The jury charged Mr. Tang of two misdemeanors: reckless endangerment and reckless driving. He faces up to and including year in prison for that conviction on reckless endangerment and the other thirty days for reckless driving.

The main evidence against him would be a video he earned of his stunt having a dashboard camera and published online.

The recording shows Mr. Tang weaving interior and exterior traffic and frequently traveling at two times the posted speed limit because he circled Manhattan before beginning on August. 26, 2013. He arrived at speeds of nearly 100 mph around the Henry Hudson Parkway, and traveled at near to 80 m.p.h. around the East River and Harlem River Drives.

The recording found the interest from the police when Mr. Tang place a sped-up version having a dance-music soundtrack online, underneath the moniker Afroduck.

He stated he had damaged an archive. “I thought I possibly could create a awesome film that individuals would appreciate,” he stated on Friday.

When faced, Mr. Tang stated, he voluntarily confessed and paid the initial video. He stated he’d imagined law enforcement will give him a speeding ticket. “I cooperated plus they put it at me,” he stated.

The Manhattan da, Cyrus R. Vance Junior., has had a tough line against daredevils. Additionally to Mr. Tang’s situation, Mr. Vance has searched for criminal offence charges and jail terms for 3 sky divers who leaped from the ” new world ” Trade Center tower this past year.

Mr. Tang known as the choice to seek a jail sentence “a political vendetta.” He stated he’d no prior convictions with no one was hurt.

Joan Vollero, a speaker for Mr. Vance, rejected to discuss Saturday.

On Thursday, Mr. Vance recognized the jury.

“Adam Tang demonstrated blatant disregard for the traffic laws and regulations, which harmful and illegal behavior – that they frequently showed off online – placed lives in danger,Inches he stated inside a statement.

Following the sentencing, jurors stated in interviews these were convinced that Mr. Tang had several occasions compare to leading to accidents. “He was lucky,” one juror, Anthony Feliciano, stated.

In plea discussions, Mr. Vance’s assistants maintained that Mr. Vance should spend a while in prison. Soon after Mr. Tang’s arrest, prosecutors offered him 5 days in prison and 50 hrs of community service if he pleaded guilty to reckless driving, according to someone acquainted with the talks. Mr. Tang rejected that provide. After he was indicted, prosecutors offered him two months in prison and 3 years of probation, the individual stated. He rejected again.

Mr. Tang’s lawyer, Gregory Gomez, stated he couldn’t discuss his client’s precise location, but added, “I am attempting to try everything I’m able to to reunite with him.Inches

Mr. Tang stated he’d designed a mistake by cooperating using the police. He stated his legal costs had surpassed $50,000 and that he was now living aside from his pregnant wife.

“I was trained like a Canadian to complete the best factor,” he stated, “but regrettably the best factor in the usa would be to shut up and obtain an attorney.Inches

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Canada, depart, fled, Manhattan, Manhattan Speeder, Speeder

Liberia’s largest Ebola Treatment Center in Monrovia

November 1, 2014 By Brian Galloway Leave a Comment

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Liberia’s president inaugurates the biggest Ebola treatment center in Monrovia. Thus far, the deadly disease has taken the lives of several people in West Africa.

U.N representatives and American officials were also invited in the inauguration ceremony. The hospital contains space for more than 200 patients.

On the other hand, shortly after this opening an Ebola unit has been shut down in another side of the country.

The USAID is engraved on the front wall of this new Ebola treatment center. It seems like the new center has taken up the burden from the shoulders of other hospitals. Majority of the Ebola patients now prefer the new Ebola treatment center instead of the other local ones.

MSF, doctors without borders informed that currently 80 patients are admitted in the largest Ebola treatment center.

Moreover, the group closely examines the causes behind this great alterations in the attitudes of the people. Later on, they reported that pathetic ambulance service, new transfer systems are some of the major reasons.

Tolbert Nyenswah, Assistant Health Minister informed that team of Cuban doctors and JKF Ebola medical panel are presently the controlling the new center.

Recently, Canada and Australia cancelled all the visas of Ebola patients in order to save their countries from this lethal disease.

The Canadian government officially announced that it put off all the visa applications of the natives of Africa.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: American representatives, Assistant Health Minister, Australia, Canada, Ebola Treatment Centre, JKF Ebola medical panel, MSF, U.S officials, USAID, Visa, West Africa

How to Watch Today’s Partial Solar Eclipse?

October 23, 2014 By Germaine Hicks Leave a Comment

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A partial Solar Eclipse will darken the North American Skies today 23rd Oct (Thursday afternoon). You can also watch the dramatic celestial event online too, if clouds hinder your view.

As per the official reports revealed, there is a special 3-hour webcast by the online Slooh Community Observatory for the partial solar eclipse today starting at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) sharp. You can watch the show at http://www.slooh.com, which will feature live views from Arizona’s Prescott Solar observatory and other telescopes around the globe.

You can also watch the live coverage of the partial solar eclipse at Space.com. Some other webcast feeds are expected by the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California and the University of Arizona’s SkyCenter at Mount Lemmon.

As per the weather updates, all of North America should have good views of the partial solar eclipse. Most parts of the U.S. and Canada will see about half of the sun’s disk hidden by the moon; “greatest eclipse” occurs over the Canadian Arctic, where 80% of the sun will be blocked.

On the other hand, some parts of eastern Canada and northeastern United Stated will miss out the partial solar eclipse, because the sun sets before the eclipse gets started.

Depending on where you live, the solar eclipse will begin in the early, mid or late afternoon Thursday, 23rd Oct. In order to check the time of the solar eclipse in your area, you can see these tables compiled by NASA eclipse expert Fred Espenak: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHtables/OH2014-Tab05.pdf (for viewers in the United States) and http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OHtables/OH2014-Tab04.pdf (for people in Canada and Mexico).

When the moon, sun and earth line up with the moon blocking all or part of the solar disk from the viewers’ perspective, solar eclipses occur. The last solar eclipse occurred on 29th April this year.

WARNING

If you are planning to watch today’s solar eclipse, be careful. Never look directly at the sun without special safety equipment because it resulted in the permanent and serious eye damage. You can build a pinhole camera or solar projector with binoculars to safely watch the eclipse.

Bob Berman, Slooh astronomer stated, “Even if the partially eclipsed sun is setting at your location, and appears red or orange and not too bright, it would be wise to glance only briefly at it. Moreover, telephoto lenses amplify the brightness, and it would not be safe to look at the sun through your camera lens even if the sun is setting. Eyesight is precious, and if there’s any doubt, don’t do it.”

Today’s partial solar eclipse serves as a warm up of sorts for an even more dramatic event 3 years from now. The viewers across the United States will be treated to a total solar eclipse on 21st Aug 2017, which is the first one evident from the adjacent 48 states in nearly 40 years.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 23rd Oct, 5:00 p.m EDT, Bob Berman, Canada, Fred Espenak, partial solar eclipse, Slooh Community Observatory, Thursday, United States

New Protection Regulations on Sharks and Manta

September 14, 2014 By Jason Leathers Leave a Comment

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From the last 40 year history of International Trade in Endangered Species conference, to keep sharks and manta rays from destruction was considered to be the most major move. This conference also specifies all trade in five species named to be regulated. This process also requires a permit confirming the origin of sharks are of legal standards, or the sale of meat and fins shall be disqualified.

In the application of these rules Manta rays are included. The amazing number of all these marine creatures being killed off has threatened their endurance. Sharks are being persistently sought for their fins as demand for them in Hong Kong and China is accountable for what scientists believe to be close to 100 million killed annually.

Since the 1990′s Campaigners have been working hard, but didn’t quit. An attempt that has sought to stop the unregulated trade in the sharks was finally able to gain sufficient enough reputation to be voted in and drive the forbid into success.

‘Regulating international trade in these shark and manta ray species is critical to their survival and is a very tangible way of helping to protect the biodiversity of our oceans. The practical implementation of these listings will involve issues such as determining sustainable export levels, verifying legality, and identifying the fins, gills and meat that are in trade. This may seem challenging, but by working together we can do it and we will do it.’ John Scanlon, the Cites Secretary General reported.

Porbeagle says, three kinds of hammerhead, and the marine white tip will all be important to Appendix II of the Cites code. Under this policy, the trade of the sharks and rays to approximately 180 countries worldwide will not be allowed unless the designated national authority permits it.

Canada, Denmark (for Greenland), Guyana, Iceland, Japan and Yemen have all stated they will not stick on to the new rules. And miserably, not all countries have taken part into this noble effort, and have entered their reservations to the Cites on some of the species listed. Under these new reservations though, they will be only permitted to trade with one another.

Possibly, according to officials from Cites, how controversial this matter really is. China, the main consumer in this market has not registered a reservation yet.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Canada, china, Cites Secretary General, denmark, Guyana, Hong Kong, Iceland, International Trade in Endangered Species conference, Japan, John Scanlon, manta, Porbeagle, protection regulation, Scientists, sharks, Yemen

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