Google will now auto-delete new users’ history after 18 months by default

Jun25
by on June 25, 2020 at 6:32 am
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Yesterday, Google announced several changes to how they handle your personal data related to your Google accounts. The company revealed several tweaks ranging from easier access to incognito mode to integrating Password Checkup in its Security Checkup tool. However, one of the most important changes is that Google will auto-delete your location history and web & app activity 18-months later — after you first turn them on. Now, web & app activity is turned on by default as soon as you make a Google account. However, location history is turned off by default, and you would need to turn it on…

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WhatsApp’s new payments service is suspended in Brazil

Jun24
by on June 24, 2020 at 5:27 am
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WhatsApp‘s newly launched payment service in Brazil is under threat. On Tuesday, The country’s central bank ordered Visa and Mastercard to shut down the project with the Facebook-owned chat app, citing concerns over its anti-competitive nature. Brazil was the second country after India to get WhatsApp‘s payments feature when it launched on June 15. But now, its future is uncertain. In a statement, the bank said that this decision is to preserve an adequate competitive environment: The reason for the central bank’s decision is to preserve an adequate competitive environment, ensuring an interoperable, fast, secure, transparent, open and economical payment system. The…

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iPhone maker Foxconn wants to expand its manufacturing presence in India

Jun23
by on June 23, 2020 at 6:07 am
Posted In: India, Plugged


Today, phone manufacturing company Foxconn said that it is looking to expand its presence in India and invest more. The firm’s chairman said that it “views the outlook there very favourably” in the country, and may announce new investments in the coming months. The contract manufacturer currently produces phones for Xiaomi and select models for Apple in India. Speaking at Foxconn‘s annual general meeting, Chairman Liu Young-way said that even though the coronavirus pandemic has impacted operations in India, the country is “a bright spot” in the company prospectus. He said that the firm may reveal its plans in the coming months:…

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Apple’s first ARM-based Mac might be a 13-inch MacBook Pro

Jun22
by on June 22, 2020 at 5:31 am
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It’s no secret that Apple is going to announce its move from Intel chip to its own ARM-based processors for Macs at its developer conference later today. Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo bolstered his insider information on the transitions over the weekend and said that the company’s first ARM-based machine will be the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro; it’ll be released in Q4 2020 or Q1 2021. Kuo also said that the Cupertino-based company will release the last Intel-based iMac with thin bezels in Q3 2020. He added that Apple will cease production of Intel-based iMacs, and switch to ARM processors, but there’s no information as…

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