Twitter Changed Their Privacy Policy, So Update Your Settings. Twitter introduced an updated privacy policy on Wednesday that has users worried about how their private information is being tracked, stored and used. In the policy, the micro- blogging platform announced its plans to discontinue a privacy preference it previously honored, store your cookies for a longer period of time, and change how Twitter shares your private data. You just have to remember to actually do it since they’re going to to opt you into these changes in a month’s time. How has the privacy policy changed? No More “Do Not Track”: The new privacy policy, effective June 1. Do Not Track” option—a privacy preference that allows you to opt out from being tracked by third- party services on the website. Hello all you post-Singularity orgasm-antelopes of the noosphere, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that helps you speedrun through your. At seven feet long, Rober’s super-sized Super Soaker officially holds the Guinness World Record, but you’ll never, ever, want to find yourself caught in a water.
Though, according to The AP, many social networks didn’t honor the Do Not Track request anyway. Twitter explains their rationale on their website: Twitter has discontinued support of the Do Not Track browser preference. Then, of course, there’s the fact that Twitter can generate more revenue on tailored advertisements than it can on generic ones. And tailored advertisements require a bunch of information about who you are and what you like. Cookies: When you visit a site that has a Twitter share button or a tweet embedded, Twitter utilizes tracking cookies to store information about you. Previously, the platform kept this information for 1. As per the new privacy update, Twitter is extending this to 3. Tripling the storage length means they’ll have more data and, in turn, be able to create a more complete profile of you. This change is not impacting those living in the European Union or member states of the European Free Trade Association: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Sharing your data: This part is a bit murky, but essentially, Twitter is changing how it shares your “non- personal, aggregated, and device- level” data. The troubling part is that some select partnership agreements will link the data to your personal information like your name and email, which means Twitter’s partners can get access to a comprehensive profile of you. The good news is that Twitter gives you the option to revoke access. But know that Twitter is taking a “consent until told otherwise” approach: they will assume you’ve given permission unless you rescind it. How do I stop sharing all my data? On your mobile app, go to “Settings and privacy,” “Privacy and safety,” and then “Personalization and data.” This will land you on a page where you can enable or disable Twitter’s access to your information. You’ll also have to do the same on your web browser by going here and customizing your preferences. Just know that the default setting is for everything to be enabled—so if you have an issue, you have to manually hop in to opt out and customize the settings. What do I do? Up to you! If you’re into receiving tailored ads then you don’t have to do anything to your settings—Twitter will soon be using your information to tailor ads directly to you. If you want to share some information but not others, then you should go to the personalization and data page and choose which settings you want to enable and which you don’t. And if you’re fully creeped out by how much information is being shared, choose “disable all.”. The Microsoft Font That Has Scandalized Pakistan's First Family. Back in April, the family of Pakistan’s scandal- plagued prime minister landed in the crosshairs of an investigation relating to the leaked Panama Papers. This week, the team handling the investigation concluded that documents signed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family were fraudulent due to the fact that they were purportedly from 2. Microsoft’s Calibri font, which wasn’t publicly released until 2. At a recent Hall of Fame news conference, a woman claiming to be Ex- Cowboys receiver Bob. Three of Sharif’s children, including his heir- apparent Maryam Sharif, were included in the data dump. The documents showed that the children had offshore companies and assets that were not reported on the family’s financial disclosures. For two months, a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigated the Sharif’s finances. Because of that tiny font choice, they concluded that some documents were falsified in an effort to hide income. Uncertainty remains, however, about whether the person who prepared the documents really could have had a copy of Calibri in 2. We know that the typeface was officially released to the public and became the default font for Microsoft Power. Point, Excel, Outlook, and Word. Pad in 2. 00. 7. But there’s some confusion about how available it was before that. A Microsoft representative told Gizmodo that the company’s internal system showed the font was available in a pre- release form going all the way back to 2. We’ll update this post if and when we hear back. That information aligns with font consultant Thomas Phinney’s comments on the matter. Phinney claims that Calibri was first available “outside Microsoft in a Windows beta release on 9 August 2. When Phinney noticed that people were using his post about the font’s history as a source for the story involving the Sharif family, however, he added some clarification. According to Microsoft’s website, version 1. Calibri was copyrighted in 2. Speaking to the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, a representative of Lucas de Groot, the Dutch designer behind the font, expressed similar skepticism: Lucas started designing Calibri in 2. Microsoft not before March 2. Early Windows betas are intended for programmers and technology freaks to see what works and what doesn’t.. As the file size of such operating systems is huge, it would have been a serious effort to get. De Groot himself later followed up with the site, pointedly asking, “Why would anyone use a completely unknown font for an official document in 2. All of this confusion has spilled over onto Calibri’s Wikipedia page (which had to shut down edits), but, ultimately, the dates may not matter. The investigative team claims to have found “numerous” anomalies in the Sharif family’s records. And, let’s be honest, what else are Panamanian shell companies used for? Whatever evidence the JIT ultimately brings against Sharif’s family, the font has been the juiciest detail, becoming a rallying cry of social media users using the hashtag #Fontgate. Before you start thinking Pakistani politics are so much different than our own, consider the fact that Sharif is in trouble because of his dumb kids and that those calling for his ouster are using a silly hashtag. Consider the fact that when the papers first leaked, Sharif called them fake news drummed up by people “targeting me and my family for their political aims.” Consider the fact that opposition leader Imran Khan said that this investigation shows Sharif has “lost all moral authority” and he should resign. Consider the fact that Sharif’s fellow leaders in government held a meeting and later “expressed complete confidence in the leadership of the prime minister.” Yeah. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s markets are reeling with uncertainty and its supreme court will have to decide whether a trial is warranted.
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