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Indonesia to block Facebook, Google, WhatsApp if they fail to register for licenses
"We have warned all local and foreign tech companies, including online services, sites, and application providers, many times that they have to register if they do not want to risk being blocked. We have given them time since six months ago," the ministry's Director General for Information Applications Semuel Abrijani told reporters on Tuesday.
Netflix's 'add a home' feature to charge for password sharing
The Netflix launched an "add extra member" feature in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru in March 2022 and now it is testing the feature in other countries. "Over the last 15 years, we have worked hard to build a streaming service that's easy to use, including for people who travel or live together. It is great that our members love Netflix movies and TV shows so much they want to share them more broadly," the company said in a blogpost.
Snapdeal to go live on government's ONDC network next month
The company said in a statement that it signed the onboarding agreement to join the ONDC platform earlier this month. Teams on both sides are in advanced stages of completing the required technical integration to enable a pan-India launch by mid-August, it added.v At the time of launch, more than 2,500 cities and towns across the country.
Several Apple, Google apps lack privacy data: Report
According to fraud protection firm Pixalate, Apple requires apps to submit data about their privacy policies, and show them to consumers in a "nutrition label" format. In the wake of that feature, Google also followed suit on the Play Store, reports AppleInsider.
Sony to acquire Repeat.gg to focus more on esports
According to The Verge, Repeat.gg has put on more than 1,00,000 tournaments with over 2.3 million participants, featuring popular games like Fortnite, League of Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone. "Together with the talented Repeat.gg team, we're excited to explore more ways for players to engage in competitive gaming and expand the breadth of our esports offerings,"
Amazon sues 10,000 Facebook group admins over fake reviews
The e-commerce giant said that it will use information discovered in the legal action to identify bad actors and remove fake reviews commissioned by these fraudsters that haven't already been detected. These groups are misleading reviews on Amazon's stores in the US, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Japan.
Apple to slow down hiring for 2023: Report
The hiring changes at Apple will not affect all the teams but some verticals will see decreased hiring activities next year, according to Bloomberg. The company is likely not to backfill some positions too, the report noted late on Monday. Apple is likely to release its much-anticipated augmented reality (AR)-mixed reality (MR) headset in January next year, as the buzz around metaverse gains steam.
US govt 'tracking' millions of people with cell phone location data
The ACLU published thousands of pages of previously unreleased records about how Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other parts of the Department of Homeland Security are "sidestepping our Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable government searches and seizures".
YouTube suspends OPPO India's channel during launch livestream
YouTube pulled down the livestream in the middle of the launch event, allegedly for violating its terms of service. "This account has been terminated for violating YouTube's terms of service," the notification read. The smartphone maker was yet to react to the development. The action was apparently taken after OPPO compared its Reno8 series with the Apple iPhone.
Snapchat chat, video calling available for 1st time on web
Snapchat for Web is a new way for "our community to stay connected through our camera when they're at their computers," the company said in a statement. To begin with, the web platform will be available exclusively for Snapchat Plus subscribers in the US, the UK and Canada, and Snapchatters across Australia, and New Zealand. "We can't wait to bring it to our entire global community soon," said the platform that has nearly 332 million users.
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