Google has been sued in the US over claims it illegally invades the privacy of users by tracking people even when they are browsing in “private mode”.
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Facebook feature lets you archive or trash old or embarassing posts
A new feature will let Facebook users curate their profiles, letting them hide old posts that users may no longer be comfortable sharing online.
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Sony delays PS5 event in light of nationwide protests
PlayStation tweeted that it would be delaying its PlayStation 5 event originally scheduled for June 4. Sony’s conference was planned to be streamed online.
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Trump threatens to shut down social media companies
President Trump has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to close down social media platforms. The threat came after Twitter added fact-check links to his tweets for the first time. The battle between the president and the social-media companies has been brewing for a time. But now it feels as though an all-out war is
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Digital ID cards could be rolled out this year
Barbadians could be seeing the introduction of digital identification cards some time in 2020.
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Glastonbury 5G report ‘hijacked by conspiracy theorists’
Last month, the town council of Glastonbury in Somerset published a report calling for a government inquiry into the safety of 5G.
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False claims viewed by millions on YouTube
More than a quarter of the most-viewed coronavirus videos on YouTube contain “misleading or inaccurate information”, a study suggests.
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Online Renewal Of Driver’s Licences By Mid-Year
Barbadians will be able to renew and pay for their driver’s licences online by the end of June this year, or even sooner.
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Apple iPhone at risk of hacking through email app
A flaw in Apple’s mobile operating system may have left millions of iPhone and iPad users vulnerable to hackers.
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No 5G in Barbados
There are no 5G stations in operation in Barbados.
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