Stranger Things season 4 will explore the world outside of the fictional American small-town, Hawkins, in addition to telling us more about “the American” and the Demogorgon captured by Russians.
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Stranger Things season 4 will explore the world outside of the fictional American small-town, Hawkins, in addition to telling us more about “the American” and the Demogorgon captured by Russians.
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The changelog states that the update brings the June 2019 security patch, and improvements in performance of face recognition.
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Amazon has announced that customers between age group 18-24 in India would get 50 percent (Rs. 500) cashback on joining annual Prime membership of Rs. 999.
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Walmart told the US government privately in January that India's new investment rules for e-commerce were regressive and had the potential to hurt trade ties, a company document seen by Reuters showed.
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Best Amazon Prime Day deals: Recast DVR, Instant Pot, a free Echo, iPads, AirPods, Marvel movies and more - CNET
The Instant Pot hits $50 at Amazon, MCU flicks hit $2 each, the Recast over-the-air DVR hits $129 and more! Plus, learn all the pro tips for Prime Day savings.
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NASA telescope detects supermassive black hole that shouldn't exist - CNET
130 million light-years away, the Hubble Space Telescope finds a very unusual black hole.
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In March this year, Facebook released a tool called “Why am I seeing this?”, which allowed users to take a deeper look at the ads they were being shown and the reason they were being targeted.
The service was created in response to the public outcry following events like the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which raised concerns about the abuse of user data by giant tech companies and the lack of privacy that it entails.
Today, Facebook has announced that it's further improved the tool, claiming to have increased the amount of transparency offered overall. This includes much more intricate detail on the reason for being targeted, a clearer list of the companies that own and sell your data, and a direct link to a page where you can change your targeting preferences, including the ability to opt out entirely in certain instances.
So... why am I seeing this?
The feature is relatively easy to access. When you notice an ad in your Facebook feed, clicking on the three dots in the top right corner of it allows you to access a “Why am I seeing this?” screen.
Previously, this area would show you one or two reasons for the ad being targeted at you. The reasons given were often rather vague, perhaps pointing out that you’re in an appropriate demographic to be targeted, or that you had visited the website of the product being advertised.
With the update, the list of reasons will reportedly be more specific and complete, offering up particular details, such as the pages that you have liked or interests that you have listed, and how this has influenced the targeting.
This improved page will also show you exactly where this information came from and gives you more direct controls for either hiding ads from this source or adjusting the control this advertiser has.
A brief video courtesy of Facebook demonstrates the updated "Why am I seeing this?" tab.
How do I opt out?
Despite the apparent improvements to the clarity of these options, it’s still a rather labyrinthine process to access the settings, although once you have navigated to the appropriate page, the details on offer are more thorough.
In order to view which marketing companies and data brokers have your information and are selling it to advertisers, head to Settings > Ads > Advertisers and Businesses > “Who have uploaded and shared a list with your info”.
This shows you a list of all the companies with your personal data, from which point you can select ‘View details’ on each one and, for those users that have received the update, open the ‘Privacy options’ tab and opt out.
While the update is now live, it isn’t yet available to everyone. Facebook hasn’t explicitly stated when it will become available to every user, but it's expected to slowly roll out in full over the coming weeks.
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It seems Amazon isn’t the only company who hires people to eavesdrop on conversations you have with your voice assistant – Google has now been caught out doing the same thing, too.
Belgian broadcaster VRT NWS has today reported that Google hires contractors to listen and transcribe audio recordings of users talking to Google Assistant, either via a smart speaker or their phones.
One such contractor provided the broadcaster with over 1,000 recordings for an investigation into the transcription process. It was found that many of the recordings included identifiable personal details of users, while 153 conversations were seemingly recorded by accident, as the wake command of “OK Google” or “Hey Google” wasn’t used to trigger the digital assistant.
According to the report, Google employs thousands of contractors around the world to transcribe Assistant conversations, although they all use a secure login to access the recordings via the company’s Crowdsource app.
You can watch the original report, with English subtitles, in the video below.
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In Google’s defense
Although it's no secret Google collects user data and stores recorded conversations with Assistant, the company has not previously disclosed the fact that humans also listen to some of these interactions.
After VRT NWS broke the news, Google published a blog post defending the practice, stating that the system is necessary to learn more about user behavior and to improve Assistant’s algorithms and customer experience. Hiring people from around the world means the company’s “speech technology works for a wide variety of languages, accents and dialects”, thus “[enabling] products like the Google Assistant to understand your request, whether you’re speaking English or Hindi”.
According to Google, contractors listen to only 0.2% of all audio clips and none are “associated with user accounts”. Moreover, transcribers are instructed “not to transcribe background conversations or other noises, and only to transcribe snippets that are directed to Google”.
Google also says there are “a number of protections in place to prevent false accepts from occurring”, which is when Assistant is triggered accidentally by “some noise or words in the background”.
A contractor leaking audio clips to a news outlet, Google says, is a violation of its data security policies. The incident is being investigated by the company, and it says action will be taken against the leaker. Google is also reviewing the policies its has in place for its transcribers “to prevent misconduct like this from happening again”.
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The $200 iPod Touch now has some legit competition - CNET
Commentary: What the latest iPod Touch lacks in screen and battery life, it makes up for in apps, games, AR and now it has some real competition from Nintendo's Switch Lite.
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Trump says Facebook's Libra currency has 'little standing or dependability' - CNET
The US president does not believe in Facebook's new cryptocurrency.
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Doctor Who exclusives for SDCC 2019 - CNET
Check out the exclusive merchandise that will be up for grabs for fans of the BBC franchise during San Diego Comic-Con.
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Xiaomi fans who are ever waiting to buy Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphone will get a chance today to reserve a spot in the Alpha sale of the two phones.
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Nintendo Switch Lite does not have removable controllers or a dock, and is cheaper than the Nintendo Switch.
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