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Uber Banned In London For ‘Lack Of Corporate Responsibility’
Uber, the troubled amateur cab company, has experienced yet another setback in its plan to take over the world. The city of London just revoked Uber’s licence to operate in the city. Transport For London (TfL) released a statement saying that Uber’s licence would formally expire on September 30. Uber says that it will appeal…
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Journalist Nearly Banned From YouTube And Gmail For Posting Al-Qaeda Videos From Chelsea Manning Trial
YouTube’s latest push to ban terrorist propaganda across its ubiquitous video platform is getting off to a rough start. Earlier this week, noted investigative reporter and researcher Alexa O’Brien woke to find that not only had she been permanently banned from YouTube, but that her Gmail and Google Drive accounts had been suspended as well.…
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Warning: Your Android Google Drive Backups Can ‘Expire’, Leading Google To Aggressively Delete Them
Backups are wonderful. They provide peace of mind, a way to protect your future self from potential misery. Unless, of course, those backups get deleted with almost no warning, kind of like what Google will do for your Android device if you don’t use it for a couple of months.
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Internet Addiction Needs To Be Recognised As A Disorder Before It Can Be Treated
Pathological internet addiction that triggers deviant behaviour on social networking sites should be recognised as a disorder needing treatment, a Flinders University expert says. Internet addiction is not recognised as a disorder which means that sufferers are not being treated, causing increased mental strain that can manifest itself in problematic online behaviours. This includes sharing…