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Silicon Valley giants are drawing battle lines over personal data collection practices and targeted ads as the threat of regulation looms. As Apple presses ahead with plans to give users greater control over their privacy, companies like Facebook and Google have aligned themselves over the latter's more measured approach to scaling back tracking features. In what was billed as the latest step toward data privacy, Google announced this week that it would not replace its tracking features used for personalized ads once it phases out its existing method. ADVERTISEMENT That move came after Apple drew Facebook's ire with its own anticipated anti-tracking feature, which could significantly affect the social media giant's revenue given its reliance on targeted ads. Experts and pro-privacy advocates say that while Google’s update may be a small step toward giving users more control over their data protection, the change may hurt Google’s rivals more than the company itself. … [Read more...] about Tech giants in brewing battle over tracking, ads

The leader of Hai Duong Province grants Investment Registration Certificate of An Phat 1 Industrial Park. — Photo courtesy of the company The northern province of Hai Duong on Friday granted an investment registration certificate to An Phat High-tech Industrial Park No 1 JSC for the development of Quoc Tuan – An Binh Industrial Park. The company, a member of An Phat Holdings, will be the developer of the IP. In addition, the Quoc Tuan – An Binh Industrial Park will be officially changed its name to An Phat 1 Industrial Park. It will be built on an area of ​​180 hectares in Quoc Tuan, An Binh and An Lam communes, Nam Sach District, Hai Duong Province. The VND1.9 trillion (US$83 million) project would invest in construction and commercial exploitation of the IP and attract high-tech and environmentally friendly investors from many fields such as electronics, food and beverage (F&B), plastic and injection molding. Pham Van Tuan, Acting Deputy CEO, General Director of An Phat … [Read more...] about Investment certificate granted to An Phat High-tech Industrial Park No 1 JSC

The importance of digital technologies has never been clearer than during the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, top industry experts and entrepreneurs said at the World Internet Conference - Internet Development Forum which kicked off on Monday in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province. Information and communication technologies have provided powerful support for epidemic prevention and control and have shown great strength in case studies, decision-making, information sharing and epidemiological analysis, said Zhong Nanshan, China's leading respiratory disease expert, via video link at a main forum during the conference. "We should stick to the driving force of information and science and technology innovation. Facing the sudden outbreak of COVID-19, those who work on network information across the country worked day and night to make breakthroughs in their strong support for epidemic prevention and control, including contact tracing and screening, logistics and big data … [Read more...] about Digital tech essential to curbing pandemic, experts say

Organized labor came to Silicon Valley earlier this year when employees of Alphabet, the parent company of Google , formed the Alphabet Workers Union . It's the first union to be open to any Alphabet employee anywhere in the world, including the temporary workers, vendors and contractors who make up more than half the company's workforce. With a membership of over 800 people, the union represents less than 1% of Alphabet's current employees, but the union's relatively small size hasn't stopped it from taking action and achieving results. Editors' top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day's most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. The AWU filed its first complaint with the National Labor Relations Board in early February on behalf of contractor Shannon Wait, who was briefly suspended after complaining about conditions in the data center where she works. Less than a week after she filed the complaint, Wait posted on Twitter that she'd been invited back … [Read more...] about Google workers explain why they unionized

Amazon has announced the Kindle Fire, the companies first true entry into the tablet market, and what is seen by many as the first real iPad competitor. Backed by Amazon’s massive content library of movies, TV, songs, magazines, books, and apps, the Kindle fire is priced at $199 and is set to be released to US markets on November 15, 2011. Orders are said to be shipping out on a first-come first-serve basis, and you can pre-order the device now through Amazon.com . Now lets get to the interesting stuff: Kindle Fire Tech Specs Most of the anticipated specs are true and some of the technical details are even better than the original rumors, like a dual-core CPU, not to mention the lower price point: 7″ multi-touch color IPS display 1024×600 pixel resolution at 169 ppi Dual-Core CPU 512MB RAM Wi-Fi – 802.11b/g/n 8GB internal storage Unlimited cloud storage of Amazon content 8 hour battery life USB 2.0 micro port Top mounted speakers and audio … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire Priced at $199, Release Date is November 15 – Tech Specs Revealed