Technology

Google is reportedly shutting down its Google Plus Service in April 2019. Citing The Mercury News, The Hill reported that the service is being shut down on April 2 due to  security concerns. It said the closure of Google Plus comes six months after the Internet giant said it would expedite the shut down process. The Hill said it approached …

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Thursday it took down hundreds of accounts from Iran that were part of a vast manipulation campaign operating in more than 20 countries. The world´s biggest social network said it removed 783 pages, groups and accounts “for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior tied to Iran.” The pages were part of a campaign to promote Iranian interests …

WASHINGTON: Facebook paid users, including teens, to track their smartphone activity as part of an effort to glean more data that could help the social network´s competition efforts, according to a new report that may raise fresh privacy concerns. An investigation by the online news site TechCrunch said the effort, which had been known as the Onavo Protect and later …

Apple’s Facetime bug was first discovered by a 14 year old boy in the United States who was able to eavesdrop on his friends while playing video games. According to CNN, Grant Thompson informed his mother about the bug who then attempted to warn Apple on January 20. The mother identified as Michele Thompson made phone calls, sent emails and …

Tehran: Iran’s information technology minister said Tuesday that blocking the photo- and video-sharing application Instagram would only create new problems for the Islamic republic. “We believe the strategy of filtering Instagram is not an efficient one to neutralise its threats and might even intensify them,” Mohammad-Javad Azari-Jahromi told ISNA news agency on the sidelines of a conference on electronic banking …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday issued new procedures for swift registration and prompt payment of leviable duty and taxes for mobile devices which international passengers bring in their baggage. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in coordination with cellular operators have devised a web-based user interface application called Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS). The …

BRUSSELS: Google, Face­book, Twitter and Mozilla must do more to combat fake news as Europeans head tow­ards an election or the companies will face the threat of re­­gulatory action, the Euro­pe­­an Commission said on Tuesday. Companies and trade bodies representing the advertising industry signed up to a voluntary code of conduct in October to ward off more he­­avy-handed legislation. Cri­tics …

Brussels -Facebook unveiled Monday new tools to counter online political meddling in the European elections, part of a campaign to answer growing pressure to rein in disinformation. The US tech giant´s vice president, former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, said in a speech the methods would become available in late March and help “make political advertising on Facebook more …

A new   FaceTime bug  can allow people to listen in to iPhone and Mac users. According to reports, people can eavesdrop on  your conversations even if you decide not to answer  the call. US Today reported that the bug was circulated on the internet Monday night and all people with intentions to eavesdrop on you need to do is to …

A video is making  the rounds on Twitter demonstrating how  to take advantage of  a Apple’s FaceTime bug. Posted by @BmManski,  the video was accompanied by the caption: “Now you can answer for yourself on FaceTime even if they don’t answer” According to AFP,  A newly discovered FaceTime bug lets people hear and even see those they are reaching out to on …