Tag: Technology

Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws

 In an internal Facebook document, the company said it faced an ‘uphill battle’ against ‘overly prescriptive new laws’. Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Social network targeted legislators around the world, promising or threatening to withhold investment Facebook has targeted politicians around the world – including the former UK chancellor, George Osborne – promising investments and incentives […]

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Google moves to fix YouTube glitch exploited for child porn

YouTube says it is moving to fix what was termed a “wormhole” exploited by people sharing information on child exploitation Google-owned YouTube said Thursday it was taking action to close a loophole that enabled users to share comments and links on child pornography over the video-sharing service. The response came after a YouTube creator this […]

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Apple opens in-app subscription discounts to existing users

To retain subscribers, developers can offer discounts to both new and existing app users. In a ploy to keep people paying for apps, Apple will let developers offer discounted subscriptions to current and recent subscribers. Until now, developers could only offer freebies and introductory discounts to new users, which means that they couldn’t easily incentivize […]

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New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user’s custom data restrictions

MIT and Harvard University researchers have developed a platform, called Riverbed, that ensures that web services adhere to users’ preferences on how their data are stored and shared in the cloud. Credit: Chelsea Turner, MIT A new platform developed by MIT and Harvard University researchers ensures that web services adhere to users’ preferences on how […]

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9 applied Examples of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Digital Marketing

The fear of losing one’s own workplace through Artificial Intelligence also causes displeasure among marketers. I’ll try to figure out how you can see the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital marketing as an opportunity and regain time for strategic, creative marketing. How does Artificial Intelligence change digital marketing? It may seem strange to […]

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