Ryan Nakashima Associated Press Published 11:08 p.m. UTC Aug 13, 2018 San Francisco – Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you’ve used privacy settings that say they will prevent it from doing so. Computer-science researchers at Princeton confirmed these findings at the AP’s request. For the most part, Google is upfront about asking permission to use your location information. An app like Google Maps will remind you to allow access to location if you use it for navigating. If you agree to let it record your location over time, Google Maps will display that history for you in a “timeline” that maps out your daily movements. Storing your minute-by-minute travels carries privacy risks and has been used by police to determine the location of … [Read more...] about Google tracks your movements, like it or not
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AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not
Updated 1:10 am PDT, Monday, August 13, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Frank Franklin II, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 FILE - In this June 15, 2017, photo, people walk inside the Oculus, the new transit station at the World Trade Center in New York. Data collection practices of tech firms are increasingly under the microscope. An Associated Press investigation shows that using Google services on Android devices and iPhones … [Read more...] about AP Exclusive: Google tracks your movements, like it or not
Facebook is complicated, but Congress should figure out regulations
By Kevin Roose Published 12:59 pm, Monday, April 16, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Win McNamee / AFP / Getty Images Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a hearing before two Senate committees in Washington. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a hearing before two Senate committees in Washington. Photo: Win McNamee / AFP / Getty Images Image 2 of 4 From left: Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) listen as Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, testifies before a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce … [Read more...] about Facebook is complicated, but Congress should figure out regulations
BUSINESS NEWS 28/1
Vietnamese prefer overseas sites for online shopping Vietnamese online shoppers spend significantly more on overseas purchases than they do domestically as they believe international e-commerce platforms offer better products and service quality, a new report has said. The report, from the Vietnam E-commerce Association or VECOM, said that many global retailers like Amazon and eBay have made it easier for Vietnamese consumers to buy online. “Meanwhile, a majority of Vietnamese e-businesses, especially small- and medium-sized companies, have yet to make significant investments in market research catering to consumers,” said the report. Local online shopping sites are less competitive in terms of product diversity and quality, return policy, and order placement costs, the report highlighted. “I shop on both eBay and Amazon,” Quoc Hung, a VnExpress reader said in a comment. “I can just send a product back if I don’t like it.” Most Vietnamese … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS 28/1
VN’s Tech Boom: A Look Inside Southeast Asia’s Silicon Valley
More than four decades after choppers lifted the last U.S. troops back across the world, Viet Nam's Da Nang Hi-Tech Park hums with activity. The park, one of several established as part of Viet Nam's 2020 IT Master Plan, houses offices and factories for a growing number of international IT and software companies, hardware manufacturers, and infrastructure plants powering the central Vietnamese city at the heart of a tech boom. Today's Viet Nam—with a population of over 93.5 million and a median age of 30.3 years old—is defined by a growing population of young coders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and students driving economic growth and technological innovation. For them, the country's war-torn past is a history lesson, not a memory. Viet Nam barely had any IT companies 15 years ago, but now there are close to 14,000 IT businesses spanning hardware, software, and digital content. The Vietnamese government sees the tech sector as the linchpin of the country's economic growth, … [Read more...] about VN’s Tech Boom: A Look Inside Southeast Asia’s Silicon Valley