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Google is to make changes to its Dialer and Messages apps on android phones after privacy concerns were raised about the implications of data collected. A study led by Prof Doug Leith at the Connect SFI Research Centre for Future Networks at Trinity College Dublin details the extensive data collected via the use of these apps. The apps,… Source link

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow may respond to Western sanctions by opting out of the last nuclear arms deal with the U.S., cutting diplomatic ties with Western nations and freezing their assets, a senior Russian official warned Saturday as Russia’s ties with the West dived to new lows over its invasion of Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, also warned that Moscow could restore the death penalty after Russia was removed from… Source link

Google says a fix is on the way for Pixel 6 owners who are dealing with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity issues after installing a security patch earlier this month, as reported by 9to5Google. In response to a user on Reddit, Google acknowledges the problem and says it’s bundling a fix in a March software update. “A software fix that will be available in the next Google Pixel Update” “After some investigation, we identified the root cause and determined that it impacts a very… Source link

The Nest Doorbell (battery). Chris Monroe/CNET … Source link

Facebook is angry at Apple, and it’s not surprising. The iPhone maker is going to cost the social network upwards of $10 billion due to the iOS 14 privacy features called App Tracking Transparency, Facebook said recently after announcing its financial results. That’s because Apple’s ATT iPhone privacy features cut back on tracking by revoking access to the identifier for advertisers (IDFA)—a unique code that shows when people are seeing an ad on Facebook, Googling it and… Source link

The Federal Reserve met last Wednesday, Jan. 26, holding interest rates near zero but reiterating its intentions to raise them later this year in an effort to quell record inflation. One factor contributing to the surging inflation levels continues to be global supply chain issues — a problem that the Fed does not have a significant amount of influence over and one that may extend well into 2022. According to Cetera Investment Management CIO Gene Goldman, however, the easing of supply-chain… Source link

June Jones wanted to return to Hawaii and lead the football program again. In fact, he still wants the head job. Jones, though, declined Hawaii’s offer to return and lead the program to replace former coach Todd Graham on Friday night. The terms, he said on Twitter, simply weren’t acceptable. “No coach in their right mind,” he said, would accept the job that was presented to him. Jones said on Twitter that he was only offered a two-year contract and hinted that he was going to be told… Source link

Newly released data on Google trending searches showed record-breaking searches related to Asian Americans in 2021. As anti-Asian hate spiked amid the coronavirus pandemic, Google’s data showed that searches for the term “Asian American” increased by over 5,000 percent, what the company defines as a “breakout search.” In addition, searches for “what is a hate crime” hit record highs in March, the same month eight people — six of them Asian women — were killed at three… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google issues warning to location-sharing apps  BBC News Source link

Mapping Pennsylvania’s Google searches on political issues Axios on facebookAxios on twitterAxios on linkedinAxios on email Data: Google Trends; Maps: Jacque Schrag/Axios Pennsylvania’s Google searches related to critical race theory occur more often in Democratic congressional districts, according to an Axios analysis of Google Trends data. That includes the 4th and 6th Districts in Philadelphia’s suburbs, represented by Rep. Madeleine Dean and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan. Yes, but: The exception to… Source link