[ad_1] The Indian government has been hesitant to censor streaming services and would rather they keep themselves in check. This theoretically keeps officials happy — they don’t have to worry as much that parents will inadvertently play inappropriate movies for their kids, or that there will be no way to report a TV show. Services […]
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Microsoft details how it will phase out Flash support in Edge after 2020
[ad_1] As of summer 2021, Microsoft will remove the Flash-related developer frameworks, group policies and user interfaces from legacy Edge and IE11 through cumulative updates across multiple Windows versions, including Windows 10 and 8.1. Corporate customers that need Flash will still have options. Edge will let Flash run as a plugin through the Internet Explorer […]
Amazon foils plot using phones in trees to get more deliveries
[ad_1] An insider aware of Amazon’s order system told Bloomberg that fixing the issue that allowed the effort only required altering a “few lines of code.” It could create a “dead zone” around places like Whole Foods to prevent gaming attempts. Your orders could take longer to arrive, but it would also ensure a fairer […]
Facebook blocks terminally ill French man from livestreaming his death
[ad_1] Cocq has a rare condition that leads his artery walls to stick together. He had reached out to President Emmanuel Macron to allow for euthanasia, but the leader declined saying that he “respect[ed]” the effort but couldn’t go beyond the law. Cocq wasn’t deterred by Facebook’s restrictions. He promised a “back-up” solution for the […]
Judge rules FBI, NSA broke the law or court orders with data collection
[ad_1] That last query was the result of a flawed system, an FBI official said in a briefing. Info appeared in a “preview pane” in such a way that workers were searching without realizing they were sifting through data they weren’t supposed to see. The FBI took steps to prevent that from happening again, the […]
FCC estimates it’ll cost carriers $1.8 billion to replace Huawei, ZTE hardware
[ad_1] Many carriers that serve rural areas use relatively inexpensive ZTE and Huawei equipment. After the FCC started collecting data about that in February, more than 50 carriers have told the agency they or their subsidiaries have tech from those companies in their networks. However, it might be prohibitively expensive for them to tear all […]
Alphabet’s Loon balloons are helping scientists study gravity waves
[ad_1] In between beaming internet to people in developing countries and sometimes passing for UFOs, Alphabet’s Loon balloons have been busy helping scientists study how our planet works. A team led by Stanford professor Aditi Sheshadri recently published a report on gravity waves, ripples created by gravity when it pushes down on air forced up into the Earth’s upper […]
Pinterest users won’t see ads when they search for election-related content
[ad_1] Today’s policies build on the company’s decision to ban political advertising from its platform in 2018. As before, you won’t see political ads on Pinterest, nor will the company show any ads when you search for general election terms like “polling place.” The same goes for when and if you decide to search for […]
Facebook didn’t actually take down the event page for Wisconsin militia
[ad_1] Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The company told BuzzFeed News that its initial statement was an “error.” Facebook had said at the time that it removed both the group and the event page. The company has been widely criticized for not taking action against the Kenosha Guard group and its […]
Apple pushes iOS 14’s updated ad anti-tracking feature to 2021
[ad_1] “We are committed to ensuring users can choose whether or not they allow an app to track them,” the company said in a developer update it posted on Thursday. “To give developers time to make necessary changes, apps will be required to obtain permission to track users starting early next year.” While the policy […]