Google announced on Wednesday that it will begin automatically deleting user location history and web activity after 18 months. Previously, users had to activate this setting if they did not want Google to store their data for an indefinite period of time. The move allows Google to retain information and …
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Screenshot of new capabilities of Apple’s iOS 14 mobile operating system. John Koetsier That tremor in the Force that you felt yesterday was probably not a surprise to be able to send your car keys to Apple’s new iOS 14 or do an offline translation in real time with Siri. …
Read More »Twitter signals another Trump tweet for violating his policies
United States President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office before signing an executive order related to social media regulation on May 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump’s executive order could lead to attempts to punish companies like Twitter and Google for trying to point out factual inconsistencies in social …
Read More »Apple allows users to change default email and browser apps on WWDC
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the opening address during the Apple 2020 World Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California on June 22, 2020. Brooks Kraft | Apple, Inc. | via Reuters Apple made two changes to its software on Monday during its WWDC conference that …
Read More »Apple’s app store policy changes “very little,” says developer
The developer fighting the App Store rules told CNBC on Tuesday that the changes announced by Apple amounted to “very little.” Apple said Monday that it will allow developers to “challenge” its App Store rules. Basecamp chief technology officer David Heinemeier Hansson said the iPhone maker threatened to remove his …
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