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By 2020, 90% of world’s population aged over 6 will have a mobile phone: Report

Nov18
by on November 18, 2014 at 8:30 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Ericsson has released its latest Mobility Report today, revealing that the ongoing growth of the smartphone market isn’t likely to slow down any time soon thanks to increasing numbers of users coming online in countries like China and India. According to the study, which looks at data forecasts up to the turn of the next decade, 90 percent of the world’s population over the age of six will have a mobile phone. In total, by 2020, Ericsson predicts there will be at least 6.1 billion smartphone subscriptions globally. Right now, there are 2.7 billion, with an estimated 800 million added in 2014….

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Google, Apple and others push for the USA Freedom Act

Nov18
by on November 18, 2014 at 7:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Reform Government Surveillance, US Senate

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Nine major tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo, that make up the Reform Government Surveillance coalition, are urging the US Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act that will curb mass data collection by the likes of the NSA. The USA Freedom Act, which might be voted on this week, “prevents the bulk collection of Internet metadata under various authorities. The bill also allows for transparency about government demands for user information from technology companies and assures that the appropriate oversight and accountability mechanisms are in place.” Aol, Dropbox, Evernote, LinkedIn and Twitter are also part of the coalition calling…

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Google, Apple and others push for the USA Freedom Act

Nov18
by on November 18, 2014 at 7:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Reform Government Surveillance

Reform Government Surveillance coalition
Nine major tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo, that make up the Reform Government Surveillance coalition, are urging the US Senate to pass the USA Freedom Act that will curb mass data collection by the likes of the NSA. The USA Freedom Act, which might be voted on this week, “prevents the bulk collection of Internet metadata under various authorities. The bill also allows for transparency about government demands for user information from technology companies and assures that the appropriate oversight and accountability mechanisms are in place.” Aol, Dropbox, Evernote, LinkedIn and Twitter are also part of the coalition calling…

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