Tech

Ireland's Data Protection Authority (DPC) fines the WhatsApp mobile app €225 million. The company is said to have been insufficiently transparent about the processing of personal information. WhatsApp, part of technology giant…
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TikTok users will soon be able to buy stuff via social networks. The movie app, which is especially popular with young people, wants to keep users active for longer and also to tap into new sources of income. For now, only a few…
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Dating app Tinder takes a new measure to combat fake accounts. Users will have their identity verified so that others can be sure that their account is genuine. The service will initially be voluntary, Tinder announced. Tinder…
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Chip company Qualcomm has made a $4.6 billion offer for car technology maker Veoneer. The board of the Swedish company previously supported a lower proposal of 3.8 billion dollars from the Canadian car company Magna. Veoneer makes…
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The European consumer organization BEUC has filed a complaint with the European Commission against the terms of use of WhatsApp. That chat app recently introduced new, controversial privacy rules. WhatsApp introduced new privacy…
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Prosecutors from several US states may file lawsuits against Google as early as next week. That report Reuters news agency based on insiders. The accusers accuse the tech company of distorting competition by managing its Play Store…
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Hundreds of Amazon employees in Germany are on strike during Prime Day, the annual discount days when it is extra busy. They demand a wage increase of 4.5 percent and better working conditions. The Verdi union is the driving force…
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In Israeli areas, far-right Jewish youth have set up WhatsApp groups to perpetrate organized violence against Arabs. This is evident from an investigation by FakeReporter, an Israeli organization that fights against fake news on social…
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Russian regulator Roskomnadzor has decided not to block Twitter in Russia after the social medium has removed a lot of banned content. According to Russia, Twitter did too little to remove videos with child pornography or drug…
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A US space probe that has collected material from an asteroid is heading back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx will turn its back on the space rock Bennu on Monday. After a long flight, it will land on Earth in September 2023, after which…
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