Apple asks iPhone users to share best photos

Apple asks iPhone users to share best photos

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Apple has kicked off its iPhone photo competition, asking users to submit the most stunning images captured on iPhones.From January 22 to February 7, Apple is looking for outstanding photographs for its "Shot on...

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Google to verify political ads in India ahead of 2019 polls

Google to verify political ads in India ahead of 2019 polls

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As India gears up for the Lok Sabha elections, Google on Tuesday announced an updated election ads that will provide comprehensive information about who is purchasing these on Google...

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Space Kidz India plans to build satellite to do biological experiment in space

Space Kidz India plans to build satellite to do biological experiment in space

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 Chennai-based Space Kidz India plans to build a satellite - Vikramsat - to do some biological experiment in space, said a top official. She also said her dream of putting a satellite built by...

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NCLT approves Tata Teleservices merger with Bharti Airtel

NCLT approves Tata Teleservices merger with Bharti Airtel

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The Delhi-bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger of financially-stressed Tata Teleservices with Bharti Airtel. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); With the approval the merger gets a final shape over...

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People know about you even if you aren't on Facebook "You Don't have Privacy in this social media World"

People know about you even if you aren't on Facebook "You Don't have Privacy in this social media World"

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New York, Jan 22 (IANS) It does not matter if you are on Facebook or not - or have just deleted your social media presence. Your friends are constantly leaking your privacy to others, reveals a significant study.

The researchers from the University of Vermont in the US and University of Adelaide in Australia found that if a person leaves a social media platform -- or never joined -- the online posts and words of their friends still provide about 95 per cent of the "potential predictive accuracy", of a person's future activities -- even without any of that person's data.

"Privacy on social media is like second-hand smoke. It's controlled by the people around you," the researchers said in a paper published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour.

To reach this conclusion, the team of scientists gathered more than 30 million public posts on Twitter from 13,905 users.

With this data, they showed that information within the Twitter messages from eight or nine of a person's contacts make it possible to predict that person's later tweets as accurately as if they were looking directly at that person's own Twitter feed.

When you sign up for Facebook or another social media platform, "you think you're giving up your information, but you're giving up your friends' information too," said mathematician James Bagrow from the University of Vermont who led the research.

The research raises profound questions about the fundamental nature of privacy -- and how, in a highly networked society, a person's choices and identity are embedded in that network.

The findings showed that, at least in theory, a company, government or other actor can accurately profile a person - like political affiliation, favourite products, religious commitments -- from their friends, even if they've never been on social media or delete their account.

"There's no place to hide in a social network," said study co-author Lewis Mitchell.

How information moves on social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter, has become a powerful factor in protest movements, national elections, and the rise and fall of commercial brands.

"Along the way, people on these platforms reveal massive amounts of information about themselves -- and their friends," said the researchers.

"You alone don't control your privacy on social media platforms," says professor Jim Bagrow from University of Vermont. "Your friends have a say too."

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Facebook, Twitter face action over legal violations in Russia

Facebook, Twitter face action over legal violations in Russia

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Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS) Accusing Facebook and Twitter of defying the law of the land, the Russian government has opened legal proceedings against the social media giants for not complying to local data protection laws.According...

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Watch Apple iTunes movies, TV shows on Samsung Smart TVs

Watch Apple iTunes movies, TV shows on Samsung Smart TVs

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Las Vegas, Jan 7 (IANS) In a first such collaboration between two arch rivals, Samsung has announced it will offer Apple iTunes movies and TV shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Smart TV...

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Oppo R17 Pro to launch in India at 8 pm today: Here's how you can watch the event

Oppo R17 Pro to launch in India at 8 pm today: Here's how you can watch the event

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Oppo's mid-range beast called the Oppo R17 Pro is going to be unveiled in India today. The device has been earlier launched in China for a price of CNY 4,299 (approx Rs 45,600) for...

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6 lakh Redmi Note 6 Pro sold during Black Friday sale: Xiaomi (Lead)

6 lakh Redmi Note 6 Pro sold during Black Friday sale: Xiaomi (Lead)

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chinese handset maker Xiaomi on Friday announced that it sold six lakh units of Redmi Note 6 Pro smartphone during its first Black Friday sale on e-commerce site Flipkart...

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1st ODI: Kohli, Rahane lead India to victory

1st ODI: Kohli, Rahane lead India to victory

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An unbeaten century from skipper Virat Kohli and steady batting by Ajinkya Rahane propelled India to a six-wicket victory in the first One-Day International against South Africa here on Thursday. Chasing a target of...

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