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Facebook asks for users' data to generate COVID-19 'heat maps'
Some people will see a link at the top of News Feed to an optional, off-Facebook survey to help …
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Muslim women were held in a cell for months by Chinese police for cyber 'pre-crimes' such as accessing WhatsApp and a school Gmail account, book says
A student belonging to one of China's Muslim minority ethnic groups was detained for six months aft…
Hannah Towey
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Android apps with over 5.8 million downloads caught stealing users’ Facebook passwords
The report goes on to add that Google had only removed some of these apps from the Play store,…
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Congress passed a $16 billion program to save entertainment venues rocked by the pandemic. It became a mismanaged fiasco, with thousands of businesses still waiting for relief.
Congress allocated $16 billion in emergency grants to venues and stages hit by the pandemic. Seven …
Walt Hickey
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Google, Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook remain apprehensive about India’s new data laws but Paytm is open to regulation
While Paytm has welcomed India’s new Personal Data Protection Bill, Google, Twitter, and Amazon …
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Millions of people have used this app to log their COVID-19 symptoms — and data suggests the set of symptoms governments initially warned about was too narrow
The app also reveals the point at which the number of people reporting COVID-19 symptoms may have p…
Aaron Holmes
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Facebook's vague rules for removing content are keeping unproven and often unsafe COVID treatment groups active
Facebook says it's removing COVID misinformation, but dozens of private groups continue to share sp…
Ben Gilbert
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson commissioned data on masks but didn't release it after it showed they were effective: report
Parson fired back at the claims, calling the journalist who reported the story a "political blogger…
Connor Perrett
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Facebook, Google, and Apple are using data from millions of users to map COVID-19 and people's movements. Here are all the coronavirus maps and dashboards made by tech giants you can explore today.
Facebook published a map showing how many people are reporting COVID-19 symptoms in each county in …
Aaron Holmes
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S&P 500 hits new record as investors weigh strong GDP data and mega-cap tech earnings
In addition to strong economic data, US stocks were also lifted by blockbuster earnings from tech g…
Isabelle Lee
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Facebook releases new map, dashboard to help healthcare professionals fight Covid-19
San Francisco, June 8 (IANS) Facebook has released new visualisations and datasets publicly along w…
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Facebook will no longer remove posts claiming the coronavirus is 'man-made,' as Biden calls for a new intelligence report into the virus' origins
Facebook's policy reversal comes after President Joe Biden asked the intelligence community to find…
Anna Cooban
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Mark Zuckerberg denied a report that Facebook is considering sharing smartphone location data with the US government to help track the coronavirus
A task force that includes Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon held a meeting with White House …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Facebook announced a new plan to help users make COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Facebook will show you the hours of operation and contact information for vaccine sites, along with…
Allana Akhtar
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Southern California relaxes coronavirus restrictions despite mixed data
Los Angeles will allow religious gatherings of up to 100 people, which some fear could contribute t…
Charles Davis
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Zoom is being sued for allegedly handing over data to Facebook
The suit draws on a report from Motherboard's Joseph Cox published last week, which found the iOS v…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Government data is getting worse. That's a catastrophe.
Under Trump, government data on topics ranging from the pandemic to the climate to PPP loans is los…
David Plotz,Linette Lopez,Ant…
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Global stocks ease as investors take profit after record highs on the back of strong economic data and robust earnings
Markets can expect bouts of turbulence as uneven global progress rattles investors, UBS' Mark Haefe…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Facebook was designed to be addictive, but users who broke up with the platform say they can find everything they need elsewhere, especially during a pandemic
People who have left Facebook after numerous privacy scandals are missing out in some ways, but ult…
Lisa Eadicicco
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An exhausted Iowa ER doctor pleaded with people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a Facebook Live video: 'We are drowning in people who are dying with this illness'
The physician said there aren't enough ICU beds for people who need them because Iowa hospitals hav…