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Civil liberties experts argue that governments turning to electronic surveillance to track COVID-19 opens the door to future abuses, as happened after 9/11 — Tracking entire populations to combat the pandemic now could open the doors to more invasive forms of government snooping later.
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| Reuters: |
Mobile operators in Italy, Germany, and Austria are now sharing anonymized aggregated data with health authorities, to map people's concentrations and movements — MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria …
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| Jason Del Rey / Vox: |
As Amazon prioritizes household staples and other high-demand items, some non-essential items are now showing April 21 delivery dates even with Amazon Prime — An Amazon delivery man in Paris, France, on March 19, 2020. Getty Images — The e-commerce giant is prioritizing household staples …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Kuo: Apple is planning a high-end 6.7-inch iPhone in 2020 with sensor-shift image stabilization, expanding to two or three new iPhone models in 2021 — Apple is rumored to be planning a high-end 6.7-inch iPhone model for release in 2020, and multiple reports have indicated that the device …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14 code reveals new features in Find My, including an AR mode and new notification options, like being alerted if someone does not arrive at a place on time — Apple's Find My app will include useful new features in iOS 14, 9to5Mac has learned, including augmented reality mode and new location triggers.
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| Nikkei Asian Review: |
Foxconn says it has secured enough workers to meet “seasonal demand” at all major Chinese plants ahead of schedule — Recruitment goals ahead of schedule, as Apple prepares for new model releases — TAIPEI — Taiwan's Foxconn, the top assembler of Apple's iPhones …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google unveils new tools for game developers including Android Performance Tuner, Android GPU Inspector, and a NoSQL cloud database called Cloud Firestore — Google today announced a bunch of new tools for game developers: Google Play Asset Delivery, Android Performance Tuner, Android GPU Inspector, and Cloud Firestore, among others.
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| Gilad Edelman / Wired: |
Ban on targeted behavioral advertising may be the single best way to fix the internet, from protecting privacy and sanitizing social media, to saving journalism — From protecting privacy to saving the free press, it may be the single best way to fix the internet.
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| Stan Chudnovsky / Messenger News: |
Facebook launches a program to partner with developers to use Messenger to support government health agencies with timely and reliable info about coronavirus — Today, we're announcing two initiatives to support government health organizations in combating the coronavirus pandemic.
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Politico, International Business Times, Engadget, TechCrunch, CNET, We Are Social UK, VentureBeat, and Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @messenger
| Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg: |
Apple's request for Apple Watches to be excluded from a 7.5% US tariff on Chinese imports has been approved — - USTR notifies company of decision in letter dated Friday — Watches were subject to 7.5% tariff from U.S.-China trade war — Apple Inc.'s request for its popular watches …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
The New York Times Company acquires Audm, a subscription-based audio app offering listeners longform articles read by actors and celebrities for $8.99 per month — Audm, a startup that turns longform journalism into audio content, has been acquired by The New York Times Company, it announced this morning.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
German e-commerce content company Global Savings Group acquires French cashback company iGraal for €123.5M — Germany's Global Savings Group (GSG), the e-commerce content company, has acquired French cashback company iGraal for €123.5 million in a mixture of cash and stock.| John Harris / The Guardian: |
Facebook has facilitated the formation of an estimated 300 local coronavirus support groups in the UK, whose combined membership now totals 1M+ people — As coronavirus forces communities online, support groups are realising Facebook's promise to truly connect us — About 25 years ago, “face time” was a new phrase.
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