Done! It took a while, but I’m in. In the new hot shit called the Clubhouse. And so, dear friends who appear in my contacts, the provider also has all of your numbers. Clubhouse is not only an extremely hyped live podcast app, Clubhouse also wants to know as much as possible!
But let’s start at the beginning. Suddenly a new social network appears and everyone wants to get in. In the USA it was already the case last summer, in Germany the app is only now available and you can listen to all sorts of people talking away – including celebrities like Thomas Gottschalk. But not everyone can do that. Getting in is not that easy, because up to now you can only participate by invitation and only if you have an iPhone. Anyone who has made it can then get two contacts, but only if they allow the app to access the phone book. Artificial scarcity is the name of this approach, which is popular with advertisers. You also vouch for the invitees.
The app should be very be strict with real names and profile pictures. If you wonder how they want to control that – well, Clubhouse not only wants access to the contacts, but also to Twitter and other social networks, interests, calendars and of course the microphone. Of course, the app picks up everything else that is possible: location, device, etc. The privacy policy states: “We collect content, communication and other information that you give us, including when you registered and when you created content and shared as well as with whom and what you communicated. ” The servers are in the USA. A lot is questionable in terms of data protection law.
Eva-Maria White studied communication science with a focus on media psychology at the University of Vienna and has been working as a journalist ever since.
Data against being there Generous, but how we are all with our data , Clubhouse offers us the opportunity to listen to live podcasts or to start them ourselves. Of course you can follow your contacts and be informed as soon as they speak somewhere. Either you join such a podcast or you use the suggestions that Clubhouse makes on the basis of the specified interests. Everyone sees who is listening. “Nice” is currently that almost everyone is marked as newbies with a party horn in their profile picture. If you want to talk, you can raise your hand. All conversations are recorded, of course for security reasons. Clubhouse justifies this with the fact that they are podcasts.
Venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz, who worked for AirBnB, among others, Facebook, Twitter and GitHub invested US $ 12 million in Clubhouse last May. The start-up was valued at 100 million US dollars – when it was only 1500 users. Should have been worth it by now. The data already collected alone should be worth the money.
Is it worth it? But it can be even nicer for the provider and the clubhouse sits down really in the long run. Is that likely? In any case, the hype in the USA has flattened a little. If you find exciting conversations, people you follow elsewhere, there is now the option of listening to them instead of reading them. That can be exciting for some mission-conscious people. The entry barriers to setting up your own podcast are, apart from the invitation, low.
In addition to data protection, the lack of time on the part of the listener could be a further obstacle. Podcasts are more difficult to consume on the side than Facebook feeds. Apart from that: there is actually no shortage of offers for podcasts.
The fact that the Credit Information Bureau is getting ready to introduce its own mobile application for smartphones operating under the control of Android and iOS has been discussed for some time. Nevertheless, details were lacking. These appeared only now, that is, at the time of the program’s debut. My BIK enables the implementation of most activities that can be carried out via the online platform. The basic functions are of course free, just like the application itself, but for some services we will have to pay extra. I am talking about BIK reports and the so-called quick checking. This applies to both private individuals and companies. You can also unlock the entire option package with one fee.
My BIK is a new mobile offer addressed to people who use or want to use the services of the Credit Information Bureau. This is possible thanks to the free mobile application for smartphone users.
Metadata and data – a treasury of knowledge about us and our habits
To use the My BIK mobile application, it is necessary to have an account at the Credit Information Bureau. Fortunately, you can put them on quickly from the program itself. We will need our ID card, telephone and access to our bank account. The data from the document can of course be scanned, but the verification also takes place using a telephone and a transfer from the account that is registered with our data. The whole process is not complicated and can be called fast. Importantly, an account can be set up here by individual customers as well as micro-companies.
Pegasus: Even technically aware people
My BIK application allows us to control the debt level. All our obligations are saved on the account. Therefore, we have our credit history at hand, however, the so-called BIK score (scoring) may also be important. If we decide to pay, we can gain unlimited access to the BIK Report. We will also find here the Credit Analyzer BIK and the option of notifications 24 / 7 about fraud attempts and delays in repayment of credits and loans. This way, you will find out whenever someone tries to borrow your data.
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Asus is doing a massive update to its GPU Tweak app with the launch of the open beta of GPU Tweak III. Similar to MSI Afterbuner and EVGA PrecisionX, GPU Tweak III software allows users to monitor, tweak, and overclock their GPUs.
To the users coming from GPU Tweak II, the first major change to jump out will most likely be the interface redesign. Users will be able to choose from 3 different presets – Default Mode, OC Mode, and Silent Mode – but they will be also allowed to change the GPU settings themselves, including the power target, GPU voltage, GPU boost clock, memory clock, fans speed, GPU temperature target, and frame rate target. Similar to Afterburner, it now features OC scanner to automatically overclock the GPU beyond the OC Mode.
Built-on the users’ feedback, GPU Tweak III also features an integrated GPU-Z with a ROG theme, an OSD with multiple performance metrics displayed using Asus ROG font, and automatic profiles based on the games and applications running on the PC where it’s installed.
The extensive list of patch notes for GPU Tweak III version 1.2.1.1 can be found below:
Interface Changes:
The new Home Screen combines the elements of the GPU Tweak II Simple and Advanced modes. The one-click Default, OC, Silent, and User Mode presets of Simple Mode appear on the top, and the overclocking sliders of Advanced Mode are at the bottom.
A new Dashboard of several meters is between the presets and sliders. In GPU Tweak II, three meters appeared on the Simple Mode to show GPU frequency, memory frequency, and GPU temperature. GPU Tweak III includes several new meters, such as GPU Power, GPU Voltage, and meters for each controllable fan setting. A slider button allows users to either show all of them, or to hide them. These meters can be disabled and rearranged through a settings menu on the top-right of the Dashboard.
Both the main screen and the Monitor are scalable by dragging the sides or corners of the interface, so users can reshape it to fit their desktop space. When closed and reopened, the interface returns to the center of the main screen, but any size changes remain intact.
The main colors of the interface can be adjusted through the Settings > Interface screen. The color of the Monitor display can also be adjusted through the Settings > Monitor screen, and each graphics card in the system can be assigned a different color. A background wallpaper may also be added, but that function is still a work-in-progress.
Most elements of the UI appear as separate panels. Separate panels appear for the main/Home screen, the Monitor, Settings, OC Scanner, and GPU-Z. Each of these can be moved and closed independently.
The logo at the top-left changes based on the graphics card used. If the graphics card is from an ROG, TUF Gaming, or ASUS line, the respective logo will be shown. If the graphics card is non-ASUS, the GPU Tweak III logo will be shown. A future update will allow users to change that logo if desired.
Profile Changes:
Tuning and OSD profiles can be linked to games or applications and GPU Tweak III will automatically swap to those profiles when that program is opened. This feature can be accessed by clicking the “Connect” button in the User Mode dropdown. GPU Tweak III will attempt to find all installed games or apps on the computer, but if one is not detected, the .exe can be manually located with a Browse button.
The preset Default, OC, and Silent Modes are treated as profiles and can be connected to games and apps.
Fan settings are now saved as part of tuning profiles, so different fan curves and overclocking settings can be saved in the preset Default, OC, and Silent Modes.
Multiple OSD profiles can be saved, each with different settings tailored for particular games or apps. The Default OSD profile is initially set to the Classic Style as designed for GPU Tweak II, but can be changed to the GPU Tweak III style if preferred.
Settings for multiple graphics cards are saved into a combined profile that maintains all changes made.
Profiles can be exported and imported, so that they can be moved to other systems or preserved through a Windows reinstall. Imported tuning profiles must match one or more graphics cards that are currently installed in the PC, or the import will be unsuccessful.
On-Screen Display (OSD) Changes:
A completely new On-Screen Display (OSD) style has been added. The GPU Tweak III Style allows users to rearrange the information items, resize and realign columns in the display, and make them bold.
Text size and color can now be adjusted in both the GPU Tweak III Style and Classic Style.
Effects can be added to the OSD text and background. Text can now drop shadows behind it or have a slight glow. The background can be filled in by a panel with adjustable color or opacity to make it pop out against UI elements with minimal impact to in-game visibility.
A “Preview” button has been added to the OSD screen that allows users to see the OSD without opening another program. An option in the “Screen” subsection allows users to upload their own image to the Preview. This can be used to set a game screenshot into the UI and adjust the OSD around the UI elements.
Monitor Changes:
The Monitor now includes two views. The Line View is similar to the previous GPU Tweak II display, but the graphs can be widened for detailed examination by stretching the Monitor window. The Column View compresses the graphs into squares, and the number of graphs shown in each row adjusts to the width of the Monitor screen.
Monitor file size, log frequency, and session length can all be adjusted in the settings screen.
Monitoring graph snapshots can be saved and viewed later through use of the Export and Import Logs functions. This may be useful for comparing performance to a previous tuning session. Note that this function is still a work-in-progress and will be visually enhanced in the future.
When linked, the Monitor and main screen “Close” and “Minimize” buttons act on both parts, and any interactions with their icons in the tray affect both parts.
Other Changes:
Fan controls now include two new settings: fan speed update period, and temperature hysteresis. These can also be applied to external fans.
Additional settings allow users to adjust temperature scale (°C and °F), as well as time scale (12 hour and 24 hour).
“Gaming Mode” has been renamed to “Default Mode”. The functionality is the same.
Screenshots can now be taken in JPG format in addition to PNG format which was supported in GPU Tweak II. Users can choose their preferred format in Settings > Monitor.
Removed Functions
Some functions that existed in GPU Tweak II have been removed in GPU Tweak III, and they are listed here, along with our reason for removing them.
Always 3D Clock: Modern GPU APIs no longer allow external control of this function, so the feature is no longer supported.
Gaming Booster: The three sub-functions in Gaming Booster each had their own reasons for being phased out. Visual Effects were removed because modern games manipulate visual effects in-game to improve graphical performance, rather than at a system level. System Services were removed because Windows 10 updates have made service management far more efficient than before. Disabling services already has a chance of causing instability, and the performance uplift is usually small. System Memory Defragmentation was removed because solid-state drives have risen in popularity and it is not recommended to defrag SSDs.
Lock toggles next to tuning sliders: Misclicks on these locks led to user confusion over inability to adjust sliders.
Link between Power Target and GPU Temp Target: This was removed because the layout of the UI changed to distance these two items.
Live Update: This function is being reworked and will be included in a later version.
Monitor Startup Options: The Monitor and main screen have been reworked to behave as if they are one unit in most situations. Current settings affect both parts together.
User Interface Tooltips: These are being rewritten for the new functionality and a full set will be released in a later version.
Known Issues:
The Nvidia GeForce Experience overlay and the GPU Tweak III OSD conflict with each other and can prevent games from running when both are enabled. It is recommended to only run either the GeForce Experience overlay or the GPU Tweak III OSD.
The CPU Usage field in the OSD may show incorrect values.
When multiple programs are in the same place, the layering of different GPU Tweak III windows (main screen, Monitor, Settings, and OC Scanner) may be inconsistent, so some elements may fall behind other programs while others are in front.
Frame Rate Limit requires any running games or programs to be restarted before taking effect. Currently this function only extends to 255 FPS.
OSD fonts in GPU Tweak III style only allow for Calibri and Calibri Bold adjustment. Full font adjustment will be added in a later release.
GPU-Z clock values do not update in real time. To update the clock values, close and reopen GPU-Z.
Mouse step size controls have not been implemented yet.
Not all hotkeys are completely implemented at the moment. Notably, the Timer is visible but not working.
Screenshots will always be saved to the default folder, not personally selected folders.
The Default display wallpaper is just a blank black background.
Wallpaper transparency has not been implemented yet.
Fahrenheit temperature settings only affect the Monitor, not the other parts of the interface.
Some interactions with the OSD may cause an error to appear referring to “mFinitialize Fail”. This error does not affect operation.
Programs that have multiple different .exe files with the same names may not swap settings correctly and may use the wrong profiles. For now, set all related .exe files to the same settings for a smooth experience.
Game and application file names are not sorted properly in the Profile Connect window.
You can download and learn more about Asus GPU Tweak III HERE.
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The new video streaming system of Apple has arrived all over the world for a few months and after having had the opportunity to subscribe for free for a whole year and then for a further 3 months, the Cupertino company decides to extend the period until July 2021. Here’s how to get it.
by Bruno Mucciarelli published 19 January 2021 , at 10: 21 in the Apple channel Apple
After a long wait last November 1st 2019 Apple has released its first video streaming platform. Apple TV + offers on par with Netflix TV series and streaming movies directly on a platform designed and created by the Cupertino giant. He made his debut during the March presentation 2019 and we have seen in recent months that the platform has only made original productions ready to compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The cost of the subscription has a price of 4, 99 euro per month , but those who bought an iPhone, an iPad, an iPod Touch or an Apple TV box could even afford to have a year of Apple TV + completely free . A year that then became more than a year since until a few days ago the company had decided to extend it until the end of February 2021 and now the news on new free period for another 6 months.
Apple TV +: How does it work?
In this case to be able to have another 6 months of Apple TV + free until in July 2021, no procedure is needed as Apple will update the subscription of users who already have it for free in a completely automatic way, without having to do anything manually. In this case, Apple TV + was given as a free subscription to those who had purchased a new Apple device among those supported by the list for the 2019. Once the promotion was activated, they could see all the TV series proposed by the Cupertino company for an entire year.
The deadline was therefore set for the month of February 2021 but clearly the pandemic of recent months has blocked any type of newly produced TV series and this clearly limited the proposal to users on the platform of new content. For this reason, Apple has rightly decided to postpone the paid renewal for another 6 months for users who have been lucky enough to subscribe for free in 2019. So everyone who has had it so far will continue to see the content on Apple TV + until July 2021 completely free.
Apple TV + : which devices are supported
Apple TV + can be viewed in different ways and especially from different devices. Clearly the simplest and most immediate is clearly the Apple TV app that can be found on all Apple devices from the iPhone to the iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, third generation Apple TV, iPod touch and Mac (on mobile devices iOS operating system is required 12 .3 or later, tvOS is required on Apple TV 01. 3 or later, macOS Catalina is required on Mac).
Not only because Apple TV + can be also seen on the TV and in this case, however, it is only possible if the television clearly supports the new update released by the manufacturers of smart TV in collaboration with Apple. Here is the list of all supported TVs:
Samsung QLED 8K Q 900 R and Serif TV (2019)
Samsung QLED 4K Q 90 R, Q 80 R , Q 70 R, Q7DR, Q 60 R and Q6DR (2019)
Samsung Frame TV LSO3R / LSORN (2018 is 2019)
Samsung 4K UHD TV RU 8000, RU 800 D, RU 740 D, RU 7300, RU 730 D, RU 7100 and RU 710 D (2019)
Samsung 4K UHD TV NU 8500, NU 7200, NU 740 D, NU 7300, NU 7200, NU 7100, NU 710 D, NU 6950, NU 6900, NU 6900 B , NU 6080 and NU 6070 (2018)
Samsung Smart Full HDTV N 5300 (2018)
LG OLED (2019)
LG NanoCell SM9X series (2019)
LG NanoCell SM series 85 and later (2019)
LG NanoCell SM series 83 and earlier (2019) Arriving
LG UHD series UM7X (2019)
LG UHD UM6X series (2019) Arriving
VIZIO P ‑ Series Quantum X (2019) Arriving
VIZIO P ‑ Series Quantum (2019 is 2018) Arriving
VIZIO P ‑ Series (2018, 2017 is 2016) Arriving
VIZIO M ‑ Series Quantum ( 2019) Arriving
VIZIO M‑ Series (2018, 2017 is 2016) Arriving
VIZIO E ‑ Series (UHD models 2018, 2017 is 2016) Arriving
VICE V ‑ Series (2019) Arriving
VIZIO D ‑ Series (2018) Arriving
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (2018)
Amazon Fire TV Stick ?? Gen 2 (2016)
Amazon Fire TV Stick ?? Basic Edition (2017)
Roku 4K TV A 000 X Coming Soon
Roku TV 7000 X, C 000 X, 8000 X
Roku Smart Soundbar 9101 X
Hon. ?? ?? Roku Smart Soundbar 9100 X
Roku Express 3900 X, 3930 X
Roku Express + 3910 X, 3931 X
Roku HD 3932 X
Roku Streaming Stick 3800 X
Roku Streaming Stick + 3810 X, 3811 X
Roku Premiere 3920 X, 4620 X
Roku Premiere + 3921 X, 4630 X
Roku Ultra 4640 X 4660 X, 4661 X, 4670 X
Roku Ultra LT 4662 X
Roku 2 4210 X, 4205 X
Roku 3 4200 X, 4230 X
Alternatively you can view the contents of Apple TV + via a browser by connecting to the website Apple TV . The browsers compatible with the service are Safari, Chrome and Firefox.
Turkey has imposed an advertising ban on Twitter for violating a controversial social media law. The ban also affects Twitter’s live video app Periscope and the online Pinterest bulletin board, according to a decision published in the Official Journal on Tuesday.
A law passed in July obliges providers of foreign platforms with more than one million Turkish users daily to open branches in Turkey with a Turkish citizen as their representative. Representation by a legal person is also possible. If no representative is registered, penalties will be gradually imposed up to a reduction in bandwidth. This means that the pages can be made virtually unusable. Activists and human rights activists accuse the government of trying to enforce censorship.
“Immediately” appoint a representative The deputy traffic officer and Infrastructure Minister Ömer Fatih Sayan wrote on Twitter that it is hoped that Pinterest and Twitter will take the necessary steps “immediately”. The last thing you want is to reduce the bandwidth for social networks that do not fulfill their obligation.
Back in December, Turkey had Twitter and others Fined networks, including Facebook and Youtube. Youtube, Facebook and other providers have now announced that they want to appoint a representative in Turkey.
The latest update to ubiquitous open-source media player VLC is here, and it comes with native support for Apple silicon Mac computers — the new versions of the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air, and the Mac mini with Apple’s own M1 processor. VLC 3.0.12 also includes some visual tweaks to bring it further in line with Big Sur, the latest version of macOS.
Mac apps don’t strictly require native updates to work with the M1 processor, since Apple silicon Macs include Rosetta 2, a translation layer that lets software compiled for x86 processors run surprisingly well on the newer Arm-based hardware. But for an app like VLC, which many users rely on for playback of hefty 4K or 8K video files, the improvements to performance and efficiency could be notable.
As noted by 9to5Mac, the new VLC isn’t a universal binary, which is to say that the Arm-optimized code isn’t yet included by default. The regular VLC app has to be updated to 3.0.12, then again to 3.0.12.1 on an Apple silicon Mac in order to get the optimized version.
Version 3.0.12 also has some minor features and tweaks for VLC on other platforms, including better Blu-ray tracks support and fixing some crashes when using Direct3D 11 on Windows.
China’s social credit system, which was officially announced seven years ago, including a citizen rating in the form of a “Citizen Score”, has been delayed. According to the plan of the central government in Beijing, the “Schufa on anabolic steroids”, which in the West is an essential piece of the puzzle in the Chinese surveillance network, should be nationwide 2020. But nothing came of that, so far there have been a number of distributed pilot projects in different cities and regions that are not interoperable.
Reduce social conflicts 2012 the communist government based its initiative for a comprehensive social credit system of scoring procedures of the financial industry for credit checks officially. It is supposed to strengthen social integrity, promote “mutual trust” and reduce social conflicts. The Chinese government regards the project as an “urgent prerequisite for building a harmonious socialist society”.
The history of the major project extends to 1999, Qian Sun describes the status quo for the non-profit organization AlgorithmWatch. One of the most important minds behind the system, Lin Junyue, should demand and plan the system over 20 years ago to fight against fraud and counterfeiting in the Chinese market. At that time it was mainly aimed at the financial sector in order to assess the creditworthiness of buyers and to punish breaches of contractual obligations.
2012 China’s powerful National Development and Reform Commission expanded the concept to include an automated assessment process for social integrity. The e-commerce giant Alibaba via its subsidiary Ant Financial Services with “Sesame Credit” and Tencent with the app system WeChat provided blueprints for the “Citizen Score” in the finance sector. The central bank refused 2018 nine relevant credit bureaus, including Ant Financial, led by Jack Ma, to license to participate in the planned national social credit system.
Point deductions for undesirable behavior Previously, the Central Bank and the Reform Commission 2015 and 2016 in total 43 Pilot projects in regions and cities envisaged. For specific tests, they ultimately selected 27, which include metropolises such as Shanghai and Suzhou. Deductions of points and penalties such as bans on express trains, flights, luxury hotels or fast internet have to be expected there for those who spend too much time playing computer games, go through the red lights, do not stop in front of pedestrian crossings or do not take a taxi.
According to the latest available figures, dishes until middle 2019 had only 27 Millions of citizens put on the “No Fly” list. 14 Millions are denied the credit rating. Since last year, the health data that the systems include also include the results of tests for the novel coronavirus.
A representative survey by the Institute for Chinese Studies at the Free University of Berlin by 2018 showed that 70 percent of Chinese online users are in favor of the project. Many people there felt that such a system was important to “close institutional and regulatory gaps”. But the attitude towards it has changed. According to the state news agency Xinhua, in a survey in July 70 percent of the participants were concerned about possible abuse of the evaluation process.
More and more skepticism The competition between various state commissions and local authorities has led to the definition of “credit” being overstretched , makes AlgorithmWatch one of the reasons for the increasing skepticism in the population. At the end 2019 the National Health Commission asked for blood donations to be included. Although cities like Suzhou had already considered such activities, “the move sparked heated discussions within China.” Wang Lu, an ex-manager of the central bank, warned that almost all social problems would be thrown into the “basket” of social credit.
Critics also describe the system as too chaotic. There is no central coordination and no basic legal framework. In December the government published guidelines for corrections. Local authorities have misunderstood the definition of “bad behavior”, it says. Spitting in public and fare dodging, for example, should not be included in the evaluation. The announced national law for the expansion and standardization of the system is still a long way off.
According to Jeremy Daum, researcher at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School, Beijing is in the Propaganda anyway. Citizens should be taught to be honest. The talk of the “Citizen Score” has above all an educational character.
By the end of 2020, according to plans of the federal government 90 percent of the 375 Health authorities in Germany use the “Surveillance Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System” (Sormas), which the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig developed to combat Ebola and last year added a Sars-Cov-2-specific module. With 111 from 375 of the authorities, it was only around two thirds at the turn of the year.
This was announced by the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health, Thomas Gebhart (CDU), in response to a request from the health policy spokeswoman for the Greens in the Bundestag, Maria Klein-Schmeink, With. Sormas is therefore in about 33 percent of the health authorities initially only “set up and operational”. All these institutions are to 31. December but was at least able to use the German electronic reporting and information system for infection protection (Demis).
Sormas is supposed to help, for example with the new Identify coronavirus infected people more quickly and inform all health facilities involved across county borders in real time. The tracking of contacts and the documentation of symptoms is simplified via the system that can be used via mobile app and the web. The software is open source and can be used free of charge. It meets the criteria of the “Global Goods Maturity Matrix for Digital Health Software” benchmark, so it is rated as good in points such as its ability to be integrated into a broad user and programmer community and data security.
Contact tracing too slow Observers consider it problematic that the vast majority of the offices of the solution are still giving the cold shoulder. If many of the ever more stringent corona measures were justified by the fact that chains of infection could hardly or no longer be traced.
“With the current infection figures, we can use Stone Age methods such as manual recording or typing Excel spreadsheets can no longer be used to track contacts, “emphasizes Klein-Schmeink. “All health departments must now be connected to Sormas as quickly as possible. Even if that means a show of strength.”
The FDP member of the Bundestag Hagen Reinhold called it a “disaster” that most health authorities “in the Corona -Crisis continues to only communicated by fax and scraps of paper “. This programmed the breakdown of contact tracing in many federal states. At present, data and findings are still being scanned by hand, compared twice, and addresses and telephone numbers are typed in. The information must be “exchanged quickly, digitally and in compliance with data protection regulations”.
Country matter The Federal Ministry of Health referred to the Funke media group that the “responsibility for equipping the health offices and thus the decision on the use of digital aids lies with the federal states and the health offices themselves”. The federal government can only act supportively in this context. According to the reports, many authorities had their own isolated solutions developed as early as the spring and summer, but they are not networked with one another.
The federal and state governments agreed on a “Pact for the Public Health Service” in September. They wanted to create “interoperability across all levels” and accelerate reporting. The respective health authorities are responsible for the operation of Sormas; they also decide on access to the stored data. The system is hosted on a separate virtual server for each office. The HZI has not yet submitted an official data protection impact assessment.
On Monday, Huawei announces a redesigned update to its App Gallery app with a revamped user interface and a new ‘Featured’ tab that improves the users’ ability to discover new apps.
Starting with the Featured tab, users will see a card-style feed that gives a quick overview of the featured apps including pictures, guides, and articles relating to the app. This content is curated by editors to help users understand what they can expect from the apps. The Featured tab has also been updated to scroll vertically from top to bottom, from newer to older apps, just like a regular feed.
A Campaign tab shows app promotions like Cashback discounts, ‘Lucky Draws’, and Challenges which reward users for trying or buying new apps. Meanwhile, the Gifts tab is where you’d go to retrieve the items that are offered in return for trying those apps. Gifts include free trials for premium services or in—game credits.
Featured app listings
Apps and Games are now split into two tabs with reviews and rating made more accessible for users to see what others think of the apps.
Huawei’s App Gallery now has over 500 million monthly active users and Huawei has seen immense growth of its app store over the last year. The latest update to App Gallery is now rolling out across Europe and users in the following countries should see the update appear soon on their Huawei and Honor devices: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Romania, Czechia, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Austria, Lithuania, Hungary, and Ukraine.
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Matthew Wilson 3 hours ago Apps, Security
If you tend to use WhatsApp regularly, then over the last week you’ve likely encountered a pop-up about the app’s new privacy policy. This new policy immediately stirred controversy due to new rules that would allow data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook. As a result, the introduction of this newly updated policy is being pushed back.
This week, WhatsApp Blog revealed that users won’t have to accept the new privacy policy until the 15th of May, which will give the company time to clear up “confusion” around the new changes. Previously, WhatsApp users were warned to accept the new privacy policy terms by the 8th of February or face having their account suspended/deleted.
“We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. There’s been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts”, the post reads.
“WhatsApp was built on a simple idea: what you share with your friends and family stays between you. This means we will always protect your personal conversations with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see these private messages. It’s why we don’t keep logs of who everyone’s messaging or calling. We also can’t see your shared location and we don’t share your contacts with Facebook.”
When the new privacy policy comes into place, the privacy features detailed in the above quote won’t be changing. However, WhatsApp users will have a new set of options related to Business on WhatsApp, allowing users to shop and message businesses through the messaging service. Apparently, this privacy update “does not expand” WhatsApp’s ability to share data with Facebook.
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With the new “Speedtest Plus” all Vodafone cable customers can now measure the bandwidth available to them. The first step in the two-stage test is to check which bandwidth is arriving at the customer’s device. If this deviates from the contractually agreed one, the second step follows: The bandwidth that arrives at the cable modem is measured. In addition to the test result, the customer receives help to speed up his Internet.
In particular if the test shows that the speed between the modem and the end device is lost , tips are given for optimizing the home network: Vodafone, for example, advises using a current browser version, gives tips for the correct router location or information on possible sources of interference.
Soon also for other platforms The Speedtest Plus is also available as an app for AppleTV. Vodafone has announced that the test will also be offered on other platforms in the future. Customers in the network of the former Unitymedia already know the speed test after Unitymedia introduced it 2018. Since the EU Commission approved the takeover 2019, Unitymedia has belonged to Vodafone.
The team at the Android Open Source Project is working on a feature called “hibernation”, which will reduce the memory footprint of apps you are not using. This feature is still in the early stages of development, but may be included in Android 12 (no official release date, but the Developer Preview of Android 11 came out in February 2020).
What’s hibernation, anyway? Well, if a single user of a multi-user device chooses to hibernate an app, the app cache associated with that user will be cleared, freeing up a bit of space. That is already implemented.
The more interesting question is happens when all users of the Android device hibernate an app, especially since most devices have only one user set up. Since it’s not implemented yet, it is not clear what the OS will do in this case.
From the name of the feature, it sounds like the app will not be permanently uninstalled, but there may be a way to compress it to save space (along with the usual cache clearing). Later, it could be uncompressed if the user wants to wake the app from hibernation.
Note: this hibernation feature appears to be completely unrelated (besides its name) to the hibernation function offered by some apps and Xposed modules, which pauses app execution similar to Android’s built in Doze state.
Headphones Fresh ‘n Rebel has its portfolio of fashionable headphones has been supplemented with three new models. The Dutch manufacturer has equipped its new foldable versions with bluetooth 5. In addition, they can also be used wired using the supplied cable.
Code ANC: Slim Clam
The Code ANC is with its weight of 220 gram a smaller version of the existing Fresh ‘n Rebel Clam. In addition to control for music and telephone calls, the Code ANC has noise suppression. It is also possible to operate the headphones via Apple’s Siri. The battery gets its puncture via a USB type-c port and must be up to 30 hours. The on-ear headphones come in six different colors and are priced at 100 euros.
Clam Elite Where the Code ANC is a slimmer version of the Clam, the Clam Elite is equipped with extra functions. In addition to the automatic pause function, it has digital anc. The Ambient mode does the opposite, because this allows you to hear your surroundings better. These headphones are controlled via a touchpad on the right shell.
Furthermore, the sound quality can be adjusted via the app. Allows the user to take a personal calibration test, which adjusts the sound of the headphones according to their preferences. Fresh ‘n Rebel promises a battery life of 26 hour. The Clam Elite, like the Code ANC, has control via Siri. It comes in three different colors and is over the counter for € 220.
Cult Finally, there is the Cult, an entry-level headset with a retro look. Compared to its bigger brothers, this version comes without bells and whistles. In addition to the standard sound control, it offers a battery life of 20 hour. The Cult changes owner for 60 euro and comes in six different flavors.
The French startup Yousign lands in Italy with its platform for electronic signature of documents, aimed at dematerializing processes and simplifying bureaucracy. The company aims to digitize 15 millions of documents by 2023
by Alberto Falchi published on 18 January 2021 , at 16: 16 in Innovation channel Yousign startup
Yousign is a startup born in France in 2013 which counts today 100 employees and 5. 000 customers and creates a platform for the digital signature of documents. The platform is accessible via app or integrated into more structured workflows through APIs, and simplifies the digital signature process of documents, an issue that with the spread of remote work is becoming increasingly important: ReportLinker estimates that this sector was worth 3 billions of euros in 2020 and could come to be worth 14 over 6 years . Yousign is now also available in Italy and aims to grow rapidly throughout Europe: the goal is to digitize 15 millions of documents by 2023 .
Why electronic signature is important
The electronic signature is not yet widespread in Italy, but the situation is destined to change quickly. On the one hand, more and more companies have understood the importance of digitizing and dematerializing documents, on the other hand the work is moving towards new forms of collaboration, accelerated by the pandemic that has given a shock and made people understand the advantages of smart working . With the fact that the office is no longer the center of the business, nor will it probably return once the emergency is over, it becomes important to have processes to authenticate documents in a streamlined and effective way, going beyond the autographed signature that accompanies us from a life, optimizing processes in this way.
According to Yousign estimates, digitally signing a document costs less than 50% compared to the autographed paper signature .
There is no shortage of electronic signature systems on the Italian market, but Yousign’s approach focuses on simplicity: to date the available Digital Signature solutions are rather complicated, and require you to rely on to physical tools, such as Smart Card readers or USB sticks, which certainly did not help their adoption. Yousign’s approach is much more immediate : upload the PDFs to the platform, select the approval flow and – again through the platform – the documents are sent to the signatory. All he has to do is click on the link received and “sign” it, authenticating it through an OTP (One Time Password) received via e-mail.
Security is guaranteed by a certified signature process thanks to multi-factor authentication (contact info, OTP code, identity verification ), guaranteed integrity (a signed document is sealed and cryptographically protected) and a time-stamped proof file (proof file generated and archived automatically).
“In Italy the advantages of the electronic signature are still little known, but the possibility of having documents signed completely online with a tool that ensures the legal validity of the signature becomes crucial for the digitization of the country “- explains Fabian Stanciu, Yousign Country Manager Italy – “ Yousign is a cloud solution designed specifically for the European market, which issues its own electronic signature certificates in compliance with the eIDAS regulation, holds the status of certification authority (Certification Authority) and is part of the exclusive list of Trusted Service Providers (TSP) drawn up by the EU. We aim to digitize and dematerialize all so-called “routine” documentation: quotes, orders, contracts, policies and insurance pre-contracts, brokerage mandates, hiring proposals, real estate sales mandates, rental contracts, privacy policies, letters of appointment and much other. The solution is fle ssible and adapts to many areas, from insurance to real estate, from human resources to banking, up to the activity of SMEs, startups, freelancers and freelancers. We have the mission to facilitate, in this way, the connection between companies, their customers, employees and partners, facilitating the growth and efficiency of the business “.
Lenovo is increasingly focusing on inclusiveness and connectivity and to make technology easier for everyone to use, starting with people with disabilities. To achieve this, he created the Lenovo Diversity Office
of Alberto Falchi , Vittorio Manti published on 18 January 2021 , at 14: 11 in the Innovation channel Smart Working Lenovo
During CES 2021 Lenovo did not just present devices and solutions, but wanted to focus on the impact of technology on people and on the philosophy that inspires its products. A philosophy centered around two fundamental themes: connectivity and inclusivity . Technology, according to the company, must unite people, help them stay in touch wherever they are (and the pandemic has shown how important this aspect is), and above all, meet the needs of disabled people, breaking down the barriers that could curb its adoption.
Connectivity: the New Realities project with filmmaker Ava DuVernay
“ When I think of technology, I think of connectivity. Amplify the rumors and spread them around the world “, states Ava DuVernay , filmmaker who worked with Lenovo on the New Realities project, a series of 10 short films in 360 ° which aims to show how technology is helping to solve a series of social problems, making people more empathetic, showing the various points of view of different communities.
The project is divided into 10 videos in 360 ° which have as many protagonists young women from all over the world who have supported important social causes through art and technology. An example is that of Aisha Coulibaly , who immigrated to Italy with her family when she was still very young, who grew up in the Foggia area – where the hiring and exploitation of migrants are sad realities. Grown up in the midst of different languages, cultures and religions, Aisha founded Mygrants , an app that sets the goal of making immigration an opportunity, both for those forced to migrate and for the communities that will host these people. A sort of social network that highlights skills, talents, potentials, and aims to facilitate the meeting between the demand and supply of work, but not only: the platform also aims to offer migrants fundamental information on rights and duties, and also offers training and support, to help everyone be independent and take their lives in hand.
Lenovo and inclusivity: using technology to break down the barriers imposed by disability
One one of the aspects Lenovo is working hard on is making technology increasingly accessible to people with disabilities. In fact, technological innovations do not always go in this direction. An example is that of lifts on which touch screens are installed, which, while offering a series of new opportunities, can represent an obstacle for some people, as in the case of the blind: traditional panels are in fact equipped with keys with written in braille, which obviously cannot be present on a touch sensitive display. In short, it is an example of technology that is not designed to be usable by anyone.
Lenovo has made a commitment to develop devices designed to be used by everyone, including those with disabilities, from the outset. To achieve the goal, last year the company set up the Product Diversity Office , a division where people with disabilities also work, helping Lenovo to develop solutions that also take their needs into account. As points out Haben Girma , the first person afflicted with deafblindness who obtained a degree from Harvard Law School, to ensure that the world of work can also welcome those afflicted with severe disabilities, it is essential that technology gives support, so as to break down barriers. And to develop these technologies, the advice of those directly involved is essential, the only ones who can really understand what is necessary to make products truly “inclusive”.
Lenovo is working hard in this regard, focusing on an iterative approach, aimed at constantly improving the usability of its products. As explained by Bridgett Rogers , Director of the Lenovo Product Diversity Office, one of the first tasks of the division she is in chief was to analyze not only the products, but the development processes, which have been modified in order to take into account inclusiveness right away. Each quarter, then, a product is identified on which to focus attention, starting from the fundamental question: “how can we improve it to make it easier for a disabled person to use?”.
One of the first examples of these efforts is the Lenovo Voice Assistant , which offers functions as real-time translations. It has been integrated into the ThinkPad X1 Fold , but will also be available on the Microsoft Store, so as to make this technology available to all.
User Experience: trends for the future according to Lenovo
Lenovo is not limited to making hardware, but is investing heavily also on the interfaces with which people interact with devices. On the occasion of the CES 2021, some of the managers of UX development in the company indicated those who for them they will be the dominant trends in the sector over the next few years.
The first of these is the relationship of people with work: with the fact that today we work from home, we no longer speak of a balance between work-private life, but of a real mix of the two . The same technology must satisfy both professional and private needs, which is why Lenovo introduced the Show Mode , which turns a computer into an Alexa-style voice assistant.
Second trend is the fact that workers will give more and more importance to “health” of your PC . Not having an IT team available, they will need to be more independent in this respect and learn to manage some aspects independently, starting with updates. To meet these needs, Lenovo has made a series of changes to the Vantage app, installed on every computer: provides easy-to-understand information about the PC’s status, such as the need for OS or driver updates, warranty, disk status only.
The third trend is the increase in cyber attacks to the remote workforce, and again Lenovo’s solution relates to Vantage updates, including new diagnostic features to identify potential security issues.
The fourth emerging trend is the hybrid working model . If today we are focused on working from home, this situation is bound to change. We will return to the office, of course, but in a different way: it will no longer be the center of the work activity, but only one of the spaces where people will work. In short, we can speak of true smart working , with an alternation between home and office, and not work remotely, which is what most people are experiencing today. This requires rethinking technology to facilitate collaboration, improving the cameras integrated into the devices, which will have to offer better quality to “bring” people who work remotely together.
Fifth and last trend is that of the distributed workforce, to which Lenovo wants to give new tools, starting from ThinkReality A3 , smart glasses that the company indicates as one of the most versatile on the market.
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