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YouTube To Pay Fine For Allegedly Violating Children Privacy Law YOUTUBE – Google, who also owns YouTube, will pay a fine of $170 million for the alleged collecting of kids without parents’ permission. According to a recent post in Manila Bulletin, Google agreed to collaborate with video creators to mark materials that target kids, further … Read more
Google Project Zero: The Apple iPhone Is Vulnerable To Hacks GOOGLE – Project Zero, a team of cybersecurity professionals by Google have discovered that the Apple iPhone is vulnerable to hacks. Project Zero aims to detect, analyze, and examine software issues on major software like Android, Chrome, and yes, even the Apple’s iOS and OS … Read more
Facebook To Start Privatizing Number Of “Likes” For Posts FACEBOOK – The company behind Facebook recently said that it will no longer create a public display of like counts for posts. This is yet another change by the social media platform, with the earlier one being making the facial recognition an opt-in feature. Thus, users … Read more
Facebook To Make Facial Recognition Technology An Opt-In Feature FACEBOOK – The company behind Facebook recently said that the facial recognition technology in photos will be an opt-in feature. According to ABS-CBN, the change that is now rolled out to users in the world is due to the pressure to fortify privacy and user data … Read more
Google Adds Camera Translation For Cebuano Language GOOGLE – The company behind Google revealed on Tuesday that the Cebuano dialect can now be instantly translated via camera translation. According to ABS-CBN, the internet giant has a feature called Word Lens, which has the capacity to instantly translate by simply pointing the cameras at menu boards, … Read more
Apple Set To Reveal New iPhone To Public During September Event APPLE – The multi-billion dollar tech company is expected to reveal their new iPhone on a iPhone Special Event this September. Although there are big tech events like E3 or CES, often times, Apple doesn’t participate in them. They hold their own events. Apple … Read more
Huawei To Reveal Mate 30 Series On September 19 (Thursday) HUAWEI – China-based technology company Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. announced that it will unveil their Mate 30 series in September 19. A report from ABS-CBN states that the company will also unveil the updated version of their mobile processor Kirin, which is their first major … Read more
Google Uncovers Evidence Of iPhone Hacking Attempt IPHONE – Google researchers announced that they discovered a two-year-long security vulnerability in iPhone’s software. The American multinational technology company Google is a search engine that specializes in Internet-related services. Nowadays, people rely mostly on this site using their phones or computers to look for information than books. … Read more
Facebook Updates On Fixing The Flaw In Messenger Kids App FACEBOOK – The company behind Facebook recently gave an update in regards to the flaw that was occurring in their Messenger Kids app. It was previously reported that the Messenger Kids has a flaw that allows a kid’s friend to make a group chat that … Read more
Apple Apologizes For Listening To Siri Voice Recordings, Makes Changes APPLE – The company behind Apple recently is sorry for Siri, their digital assistant, for sharing voice recordings with workers. A report from GMA states that this prompted the company to make changes to their rules regarding the handling conversation data. The changes includes allowing … Read more