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Some services on Android and iPhone automatically stores your movements even after you pause the ‘location history’ setting Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to. An Associated Press investigation found that many Google services on Android devices and iPhones store your location data even if you've used a privacy setting that says it will prevent Google from doing so. Computer science researchers at Princeton confirmed these findings at the AP's request. For the most part, Google is upfront about asking permission to use your location information. An app like Google Maps will remind you to allow access to location if you use it for navigating. If you agree to let it record your location over time, Google Maps will display that history for you in a “timeline” that maps out your daily movements. Storing your minute-by-minute travels carries privacy risks and has been used

Έρευνα του Associated Press αποκάλυψε ότι υπηρεσίες της Google για Android και iPhone συνεχίζουν να καταγράφουν τις κινήσεις μας ακόμη και αν έχουμε ζητήσει ρητά να μην το κάνουν, μέσω των σχετικών ρυθμίσεων. Ερευνητές στο πανεπιστήμιο του Πρίνστον επιβεβαίωσαν το συμπέρασμα για λογαριασμό του AP. Παρά το γεγονός ότι οι εφαρμογές της Google ζητούν άδεια για να καταγράψουν τη θέση μας και θεωρητικά μας επιτρέπουν να σβήσουμε τα ίχνη μας, κλείνοντας την επιλογή Location History, στην πραγματικότητα συνεχίζουν να καταγράφουν ορισμένα στοιχεία για τη θέση μας. Παραδείγματός χάριν η Google αποθηκεύει το που βρισκόμαστε κάθε φορά που ανοίγουμε την εφαρμογή για τους χάρτες στο κινητό μας. Το ίδιο συμβαίνει και με τις αυτόματες ανανεώσεις για τον Καιρό που προσφέρει στα Android αλλά και με πολλές ακόμη εφαρμογές που αποθηκεύουν την τοποθεσία μας στο λογαριασμό μας της Google. Απαντώντας στην αποκάλυψη του AP η Google ανέφερε ότι «υπάρχουν πολλοί τρόποι με τους οποίου

On Thursday, the US-based logistics and delivery company UPS announced a quarterly dividend payout to shareholders of more than $700 million for the three months to August 2018. The announcement came the very same day as the Teamsters union met in Chicago, Illinois to endorse new contracts for UPS workers that enforce poverty-level wages and introduce major new concessions. UPS’s dividend payout is an object lesson in the basic functioning of capitalism. Where does this $700 million come from? It did not, after all, arise out of thin air. It is extracted from the labor of hundreds of thousands of workers, in the US and internationally. It is part of the surplus value produced by these workers—the difference between the wages they earn by selling their labor power, barely enough to survive, and the value they add in the process of production and distribution. The beneficiaries of this process of exploitation are not only the corporate executives that run UPS, but the maj

How a nearly unknown businessman named Khaled al Ahmad became Damascus’ secret liaison to the West and quietly dealt Syria’s grinding war to a close by Rania Khalek Part 5 - Life returns to normal I caught a glimpse of the consequences of al Ahmad’s efforts last summer when I visited several areas in Syria that have reconciled with the government. One of the most genuine reconciliations to take place was in Hammeh, a Sunni suburb of Damascus formerly under rebel control. Then there was Qudsaya, also an outlying area Damascus that had been controlled by the armed opposition. These suburban areas were the first to be fully normalized, meaning the siege was totally removed and a free flow of goods and people were allowed. They were also freed from unregulated militias and their weapons. In a deal organized by the then-head of the National Defense Forces in Damascus, Fadi Saqr, the opposition was given a choice to stay and receive an amnesty that guaranteed that none of

globinfo freexchange Developments are coming like storm. Just when the prediction that Infowars banning will actually strengthen Alex Jones' popularity became true , it seems that our second 'prophecy' (and prediction by many progressives), also becomes true. According to this, Infowars banning will be used as a blueprint by the establishment machine to shutdown progressive independent media and voices, based on that 'fake news' narrative. We wrote that a corporate branch of the liberal establishment gave real value to Alex Jones' awful performance, pretending to be the 'anti-establishment' hero - just like Donald Trump - and made him a real hero in the eyes of the ultra-conservative audience that has been brainwashed by his absurd conspiracy theories. Max Blumenthal speaks with Aaron Mate and gives details about Alex Jones' dark role in the whole story: Alex Jones has always served establishment priorities. First, by taking the 9/

Washington cannot dictate trade rules to others, Germany’s economy minister said, adding that his country should be more assertive and defy American sanctions – particularly by investing more in Iran. “ We don’t let Washington dictate [their will] on trade relations with other countries, ” German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper on Saturday. He said the US sanctions on Iran are one instance in which America’s neglect of its partners are clearly shown. Therefore, Germany and other European countries should feel free to pursue improved relations with Tehran. “ German businesses can continue to invest as much as they want in Iran, ” Altmaier said, adding, however, that “ many companies depend on loans from banks, most of which refinance themselves in the US – and it creates problems. ” Altmaier’s words come after the Trump administration imposed a second round of sanctions targeting Iran’s purchase of US dollars, despite pleas from some world powers

In the latest threat to the US-UK special relationship, the US' top diplomat in Britain has called on London to back its pressure on Iran, warning of "serious consequences" for businesses who flaunt Washington's sanctions. Accusing Iran of " squandering its money on proxy wars and malign activities abroad, " US Ambassador Woody Johnson's op-ed in the Sunday Telegraph asked the UK to " use its considerable diplomatic power and influence " to join the US " as a united front " in its effort to secure " a genuinely comprehensive agreement " on Iran ending its nuclear program. Reiterating a threat made by his boss, US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, Johnson added that: " The President has been explicit: any businesses that put their commercial interests in Iran ahead of the global good will risk serious consequences for their trade with the US. " Full report: https://www.rt.com/news/43578

For years, experts believed liberal democracy would gradually spread around the world but the system has eaten itself and the result is a new global populism. The most obvious factor in the ongoing conflict between Canada and Saudi Arabia is the grotesque disproportion between cause and effect. In that a minor diplomatic protest has triggered a set of measures which almost announce a military conflict. Here’s what happened. Saudi Arabia finally allowed women to drive, but at the same time arrested women who campaigned for the right to drive. Among the arrested peaceful activists was Samar Badawi, who has family in Canada, and Ottawa demanded her release. In return, the Saudi government proclaimed this protest a reprehensible interference in its internal affairs and immediately launched into sanctions. They included expelling the Canadian ambassador, canceling the state airline’s flights to and from Canada, freezing new trade and investment, the sale of assets in

Heavy police presence is seen in the center of the US capital as crowds of anti-nationalists protesters have gathered to protest Unite the Right Rally one year after Charlottesville clashes. Counter-protesters have gathered across from the White House in Lafayette Park in Washington DC to oppose a white nationalist rally that has been approved to take place in the US capital on Sunday afternoon. Many demonstrators were seen carrying signs stating “shut down white supremacy” and chanting “No KKK, no fascist USA!” “We will be here until these fascist forces are gone, however long that takes,” a protester told AP. The authorities had promised an enormous police presence to keep white supremacists and counter-protesters apart, and to avoid brawls. Buses carrying the Unite the Right protesters are being escorted by double lines of police cars and a line of motorcycle police. The demonstrators were reportedly told they have to surrender flagpoles. Full report: http

globinfo freexchange As we mentioned recently, c redit ratings agency Standard and Poor's has upgraded its outlook on Greece to positive, citing improved policy predictability and economic prospects. T he agency said that this reflects a possible upgrade if the authorities unlock Greece's growth potential by boosting competition in product markets, bolstering property rights, simplifying bankruptcy procedures and improving the enforcement of contracts. We are talking about the country that was excluded from the markets and entered the disastrous IMF program supervised by its creditors (ECB, European Commission, IMF), with a debt at 120% of GDP. Guess what: now the euroclowns decided that the country no longer needs to be in the program with a debt at 180% of GDP! And the rating agencies of the global financial mafia decided to upgrade Greece! Just when the ruined Greek economy was left alone to swim with the sharks of the “free markets”, the mechanisms o