News Technology

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

News Technology

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. […]

News Technology

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 […]

News Technology

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, […]

Entertainment News Technology

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 […]

News Technology

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 […]

News Technology

Mark Zuckerberg reveals changes in response to criticism

Europe Times May 1, 2019 0

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had revealed some changes to the portfolio of FB’s social platforms. The changes includes Instagram and WhatsApp also. Facebook had been facing criticisms over the leakage of user’s privacy issues. The new designs and features for its apps are providing a direct solution for this widespread privacy criticisms. Zuckerberg said that […]

Health News Technology

Bracelet to test drinks for date-rape drug developed by German Inventors

Europe Times April 12, 2019 0

The German inventors have developed a bracelet for reducing the terrible practice of drink spiking. The drink spiking, which intents in assaulting, robbery or sexual assault have always been a fear of many clubbers. This bracelet needs just one drop of liquid to be applied on it to identify the presence of “date rape drugs”. […]

Health News Technology

Greece witnessed the birth of a ‘Triple parented’ baby !

Europe Times April 11, 2019 0

‘Three-person’ baby boy was born in Greece on Tuesday. The baby boy had a born weight of 2.9kg (6lbs). Doctors said that the mother and baby are in good health condition. This magical birth was actually an experimental result, carried out in order to overcome a woman’s infertility, by the fertility doctors in Greece and […]

Gadgets News Technology

Be Alert.., the iPhone users !! A powerful spyware app is targeting you !

Europe Times April 9, 2019 0

A powerful surveillance app, which was first designed for Android is now targeting the iPhone users, says techcrunch. This spy app, dubbed ‘Exodus’ was discovered by the research team at mobile security firm Lookout. They said that its developer abused their Apple-issued enterprise certificates to bypass the tech giant’s app store to infect unsuspecting