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Facebook comes with new rules ahead of 2020 US election fears

Europe Times August 29, 2019 0

The social media giant, Facebook tightens the rules ahead of the next US presidential election, reports BBC. The company has introduced new political advertising rules, in a bid to halt exploitation in the US elections. Now, for the political advertisers, to obtain a “confirmed

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Job-search tool of Google being investigated by EU

Europe Times August 28, 2019 0

The job search tool of Google is being investigated by the European Union as they got several claims, saying the competitors has been driven out of the market. Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition commissioner has raised a question whether it was fair the Google had “such control over the success or failure” of its rivals. […]

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Flouting of privacy law using facial recognition – School fined in Sweden

Europe Times August 28, 2019 0

A school in Sweden, which used facial recognition for tracking student’s attendance has been fined 200,000 Swedish Krona (£16,800, $20,700) by the Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA). The fine has been issued on the school for for flouting a privacy law. The school used a trial session which included 22 high school students being detected […]

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Facebook asked to close down the groups that seeks fake Amazon reviews

Europe Times August 6, 2019 0

The tech giant Facebook is facing a problem in closing down the groups on its site where fake Amazon reviews are sold, claims ‘Which?’ the consumer group. Facebook, in June was urged by CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) to tackle sale of fake reviews. Certain uncovered active groups are recruiting people to write fake testimonies, […]

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Franky Zapata successfully crosses English Channel in fly-board

Europe Times August 5, 2019 0

Franky Zapata (40), French inventor and creator of Flyboard and Flyboard Air has succesfully completed his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered fly-board. Zapata, who started his flying from Sangatte, near Calais, at 06:17 GMT on Sunday had landed in St Margaret’s Bay in Dover. A kerosene-filled backpack has been used in […]

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Cristiano Ronaldo will not face rape charges in US

Europe Times July 23, 2019 0

The US prosecutors said that he Football star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face charges after being accused of sexual assault. It is reported that they do not have enough evidence to proceed with the case. Kathryn Mayorga (34), a former model claims that she had been raped by Cristiano Ronaldo in a Las Vegas hotel […]

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Instagram to hide the number of likes to ‘remove pressure’

Europe Times July 18, 2019 0

Instagram is hiding the Instagram likes’ numbers in some countries to “remove pressure” of the app users, considering their mental health. The countries includes Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Brazil. A similar test move had been occurred in Canada in the month of May. The younger people are being severely affected by the […]

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Personnel data of ‘nearly all adults’ in Bulgaria has been stolen

Europe Times July 17, 2019 0

The personal data of millions of Bulgarians has been stolen, reports BBC. The data leakage occurred in a cyber attack on the tax agency of the country. The data of almost all adults in the country, having a total population of about 7 million, has been stolen, says a local cyber-security researcher. A 20 year […]

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Libra – The cryptocurrency of Facebook attacked at Senate hearing

Europe Times July 17, 2019 0

Facebook’s cryptocurrency – Libra will let you buy things or send money to people with nearly zero fees, has come under further attack at a US hearing. The politicians said that the company is “delusional” and non-trusted. They said that they do not trust Facebook to operate a global cryptocurrency. Facebook executive David Marcus has […]

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Rare Conjoined twins successfully separated in London

Europe Times July 16, 2019 0

Safa and Marwa, the rare conjoined twins from Pakistan were successfully separated in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. The twins were born by caesarian section in early January 2017 in Peshawar, Pakistan. The two year old twins had undergone three major operations to separate their heads at the Great Ormond Street Hospital. They had their […]