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Apple Allegedly Blocked Its Pride Watch Face in Russia
Apple seems to have blocked its new pride Apple Watch face in Russia, according to a bit of digging by an iOS developer.
The Apple Watch pride face, which was unveiled in June at WWDC ’18, was meant to celebrate Pride Month and to stand against LGBTQ+ discrimination — and cement Apple’s “unwavering commitment to equality and diversity.”
But the pride face simply won’t show up as an option for Russian users.
iOS developer Guilherme Rambo did a bit of code digging and discovered something interesting.
In a tweet on Thursday, Rambo wrote that “the Apple Watch pride face is hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale.”
Basically, if you set your location to Russia, then the pride face simply disappears as an option. We can’t independently verify the authenticity of the code, but Rambo has a solid track record of accurate information.
The Apple Watch pride face is hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale pic.twitter.com/vEP8XquYsP
— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) August 31, 2018
Various Apple Watch users across Reddit and the Apple Support communities have questioned the absence of the price face in Russia over the past few months.
It’s worth noting that the lack of a pride face in Russia is likely meant to help keep Apple from running afoul of local regulations.
In 2013, Russia implemented what’s been called a “gay propaganda” law that carries the risk of jail time or fines for promoting “non-traditional sexual relationships” in front of minors.
That law, which has been slammed by the European Court of Human Rights and Amnesty International, essentially makes LGBTQ+ activism illegal. That includes speaking positively about LGBTQ+ rights, holding pride events, or promoting LGBTQ+ relationships in the presence of minors, Gizmodo reported.
Apple also doesn’t sell its special edition pride watch band on its online Russia storefront.
Debuted earlier this year, a portion of the proceeds from the band sales goes toward supporting various LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.
This isn’t the first time that Apple has seemingly bent its principles due to regional law.
Some groups have claimed that Apple “betrayed” its users in China. While a vanguard for privacy rights across most of the world, Apple okayed the move of Chinese iCloud user data to state-run servers to comply with newly implemented regulations.
California’s net neutrality bill is one signature away from taking effect
After SB 822 passed California’s state Assembly yesterday, it just needed (re)approval from the Senate before going in front of the governor to be signed into law. The net neutrality bill that its sponsor Scott Weiner calls “the strongest in the nation” got the necessary votes this evening despite opposition from groups representing ISPs like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon.
Stanford Center for Internet and Society director Barbara van Schewick said in a statement that “SB 822 sets the standard for other states to follow. SB 822 is the only state-level bill that truly restores all the 2015 net neutrality protections. That’s what makes it so special. Most state-level bills have just copied the text of the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules, leaving out critical protections. By contrast, SB 822 includes the important protections and clarifications in the full Order which explained the rules and closed known loopholes.”
According to Weiner, “when Donald Trump’s FCC decided to take a wrecking ball to net neutrality protections, we knew that California had to step in to ensure our residents have access to a free and open internet.” The EFF noted Verizon’s recent throttling of internet to firefighters battling a blaze in Mendocino, saying that because the Open Internet order was repealed earlier this year, it could escape “meaningful” punishment for that.
New York Attorney General: No Backing Down on Trump Lawsuit
NEW YORK —
Lawyers for President Donald Trump asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against his charitable foundation by New York’s attorney general, arguing that it was politically motivated.
In the motion Thursday, Trump attorney Alan S. Futerfas argued that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman “made it his stated mission to `lead the resistance’ and attack Mr. Trump whenever possible” and “used his public antipathy for Mr. Trump to solicit donations for his own re-election campaign and advance his career interests and aspirations.”
Trump very publicly announced his intention to dissolve the foundation and donate all of its remaining funds to charity, but the AG “actively stonewalled dissolution,” Futerfas wrote.
“At the same time, the NYAG turned a blind eye to serious and significant allegations of misconduct involving the Clinton Foundation, including claims that it, and its subsidiaries, violated New York law by failing to disclose $225 million in donations from foreign governments,” Futerfas wrote.
Schneiderman began investigating the Trump Foundation in 2016 following Washington Post reports that its spending personally benefited the presidential candidate. Schneiderman ordered the foundation to stop fundraising in New York.
Schneiderman resigned in May after allegations that he physically abused women he had dated; he denied the claims.
His successor, Democratic Attorney General Barbara Underwood, filed the lawsuit in June, claiming the Trump Foundation “was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality.” The suit seeks $2.8 million in restitution and the foundation’s disbandment.
The filing said Underwood continued the “inflammatory rhetoric, stating publicly that she considers her battles with the President `the most important work [she] has ever done’ and has vowed that such `work will continue.”‘
Trump’s lawyers also argued that several impermissible donations by the foundation were due to clerical errors and were all corrected when brought to the attention of foundation officials.
In a statement Thursday, the attorney general’s office said it won’t back down from “holding Trump and his associates accountable for their flagrant violations of New York law.”
“As our lawsuit detailed, the Trump Foundation functioned as a personal piggy bank to serve Trump’s business and political interests,” the statement said.
Asian Games 2018: India’s Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar Bag Silver In Sailing
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In India, a game of Cricket was considered to be most loved sport to an extent that people didn’t even know the name of athletes in other sports. But with constant wins of sportsperson like Hima Das, PV Sindhu and Neeraj Chopra, sports like Racing, Badminton and Jwelin Throw at the Olympics has made people aware about other sports very well.
Indian athletes are making India proud as they continue to win medals at the Asian Games 2018.
Roller Skater
India’s Harshveer Singh finishes eighth while Amitesh Mishra fails to finish the race in the Men’s Road 20 Km Final.
Diving
After the fifth dive, India’s Ramananda Sharma jumps to the 10th spot in the Men’s 1m Springboard Preliminary and qualified for finals in the Men’s 1m Springboard.
Sailing
India’s Nethra Kumanan finishes fifth in the Women’s Laser Radial Race 12.
India’s Varsha Gautham and Sweta Shervegar bag silver after they finish second in the Women’s 49er FX Race 15.
India’s Varun Thakkar Ashok and Chengappa Ganapathy Kelapanda win bronze in the Men’s 49er Race 15.
India’s Harshita Tomar bags a bronze medal in the Open Laser 4.7 event. 16-year-old Harshita totalled 62 after race 12 to finish third. “It is a great feeling to win a medal for the country. I can’t explain it. It has been a great learning experience for me,” said Harshita.
India’s latest medal tally at the Asian Games 2018: (as of 3:50 pm On August 31)
Gold — 13
Silver — 22
Bronze — 27
Total: 62
Indians are really proud of the athletes for making the country proud by winning medals. Stay tuned to Laughing Colours for the latest sports news and updates.
Published by Bhaumik Raja on 31 Aug 2018
Forums for all devices announced/teased during IFA are now open
IFA is one of the biggest events in the mobile world every year. We always get a bunch of new device announcements and this year was no different. If you’ve been following XDA, you’ve seen plenty of new devices on our homepage. We now have forums for all of these devices as well. Let’s go through the list one-by-one and recap.
BlackBerry
BlackBerry KEY2 LE
As the name implies, this is a “Lightweight Edition” of the BlackBerry KEY2. Some of the key differences include a less powerful Snapdragon 636 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a smaller 3,000 mAh battery. It has the same keyboard but lacks some of the extra features. The phone comes in at $399.
Honor/Huawei
The Honor Magic 2 was teased after the Honor Play announcement. This is the follow-up to a device from 2016. Honor showed off a design with zero bezels on all four sides and a slide-up camera. We don’t know when the phone will be launched.
Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Lite, & Huawei Mate 20 Pro
The Huawei Mate 20 family is set to kick off this year. At IFA, the Huawei Mate 20 Lite was announced and we learned about the Kirin 980, which will be featured in the Mat 20 and Mate 20 Pro. The Mate Lite, on the other hand, is powered by the Kirin 710, 4GB of RAM, and a 3,750 mAh battery. It will start shipping next month for £379.
Huawei Mate 20 Forums Huawei Mate 20 Lite Forums Huawei Mate 20 Pro Forums
HTC
HTC U12 Life
The HTC U12 Life is a really good looking mid-range phone. It has an attractive glass back with a combination of smooth and ridged textures. Inside of the device is the Snapdragon 636 processor 4GB of RAM, 3,600 mAh battery, and 64GB of storage. HTC added the headphone jack back as well. This phone will be available in September for £300.
LG
LG G7 Fit
LG expanded the LG G7 ThinQ family with two new devices: the LG G7 Fit and LG G7 One. The G7 Fit has a 2-year old Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB of RAM, 3,000 mAh battery, and 32/64GB of storage. It is IP68 water and dust resistant and has a “Boombox Speaker.” LG did not share pricing.
LG G7 One
The LG G7 One is LG’s first Android One device. This means it will run a stock build of Android 8.1 Oreo. The specs, however, are not as good as the regular G7 It has a Snapdragon 835 prcoessor, 4GB of RAM, 3,000 mAh battery, and 32GB of storage. LG did not give pricing and availability details.
Motorola
Motorola One & Motorola One Power
The Motorola One and Motorola One Power are very similar Android One phones. The main differences between the devices are size and power. The Motorola One has a 5.9-inch display and Snapdragon 625, while the One Power has a 6.2-inch display and Snapdragon 636 processor. They both have 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, beefy batteries, and run stock Android 8.1 Oreo.
Motorola One Forums Motorola One Power Forums
Sony
Sony Xperia XZ3
The Sony Xperia XZ3 is one of the more exciting devices from IFA. Sony says it will ship with Android 9 Pie when it launches in October. Another key feature is the OLED display, which is a rarity on a Sony phone. Other specs include the Snapdragon 845 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 3,300 mAh battery, and no 3.5mm headphone jack. Sony will be asking $900 for the XZ3.
Xiaomi
The battle of the bezel-less phones is heating up at IFA. After Honor teased the Magic 2, Xiaomi took to Weibo to tease the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. It also has a bezel-less design on all 4 sides and a slide-up camera. We expect to learn more about this device in the coming months, but right now we don’t know a lot.
ZTE
ZTE Axon 9 Pro
Last, but not least, is the ZTE Axon 9 Pro. Zte skipped over the Axon 8 and went straight from the ZTE Axon 7 to the Axon 9 Pro. It features a display notch, Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 4,000 mAh battery, and Android 8.1 Oreo. This is a powerful device with all the besll and whistles. It will be available in September for €649.
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Apps to Keep Your Wholesale Business Running Smoothly
Apps to Keep Your Wholesale Business Running Smoothly
A lot of business owners like yourself are often doing business development too, traveling frequently to meet customers, suppliers and being physically away from your employees and business operations.
Of course, having a great team to sell and manage things is important but these tools can make them better and more efficient. Plus you get visibility on your business while you’re traveling!
So liberate yourself from your office desk and check out apps that guarantees the smooth running of your wholesale business
EMERGE App
If you run a wholesale and commodity trading business, EMERGE App is a must-have in your inventory management toolbox.
End-to-end workflow inventory management is provided by a customer, product, vendor, sales, purchases, and more. It semi-automates your workflow while integrating all members of the team and it gives you a clear overview of each other’s activities.
Some cool and essential tools include sophisticated price lists, FIFO stock assessment and automatic land cost calculation!
In addition, user access at multiple levels determines which employee has access to the correct information.
Having an all-in-one web application for inventory management helps you not only manage your team remotely, but also reduce costs and increase profits.
Best of all, a single user plan with limited controls is completely free to use – forever.
Check out their pricing plans here: https://emergeapp.net/pricing.
Slack
A team can use this to communicate and stay on top of what’s going on with all of their different clients and projects. Slack work best when you create your channels in a simple way in other to make it easy to find things and also keep your conversations organized. Example of this is when we create channel with slack per client. One will be centered on internal marketing and the other for projects done internally. This gives room for easy accessibility of information. Making your team know where to search for a document for a particular project or were to start a conversation in respect to a particular project.
Asana
Asana is used mainly for all task management, it keeps the office running , project managers has the ability to set it up in a Agile Project Management format alongside with an implementation board for the present week, with the ability to list all clients backlog tasks. At the beginning of each day , every team member checks their task list in order to know their task for the day. No hassle or time wasted trying to figure out the next task.
SAP
SAP is the largest ERP / Distribution software company in terms of market share. Their greatest strength is their inventory management and reporting functionality. The system will integrate inventory, sales, marketing and e-commerce into a fully integrated front office system.
Users are able to manage orders, track inventory and control the procurement process with full access to real-time data in all warehouses and sales channels. There is an option for users to access and interact with this data remotely anytime and from any device.
Other features include customer self-service, customer reporting, and social media support. The software is able to integrate with a wide range of other software systems and applications.
SAP offers a variety of products and pricing models based on your size and needs.
The only weakness that was mentioned was the CRM capabilities. Although they have CRM features, they are not as sophisticated as those of some other vendors.
Oracle
Oracle is the second largest supplier in terms of market share. They do not suffer from the CRM weakness described above following the acquisition of Siebel, the CRM specialist. The other strengths of the Oracle system are the management of reports, finances and human capital.
Oracle applications enable organizations to effectively manage their distribution, supply chain, manufacturing, inventory management and fleet.
The system is very intuitive and solid on the analysis. It is also flexible and highly customizable.
Infor ERP for distribution
Microsoft Dynamics
In the typical Microsoft style, they built the strength of their offer largely through the acquisition of a number of specialized software companies, including Axapta (now Dynamics AX), Great
Plains and Navision. Make no mistake, it was a solid strategy because all were leaders in their specialties and bringing them all together, they built a solid platform that has good features and many strengths.
The system is very user-friendly and piquant on data tracking. Other applications include supply chain management, manufacturing planning, human resources management, financial management, business intelligence, after-sales service and IT management.
They have very flexible offerings, some of which allow you to select the specific applications and modules required, and there is a multitude of third-party applications from ISVs that can be incorporated if needed.
Their customer support and training is also highly appreciated.
The above mentioned software’s are capable of managing distribution companies of all sizes, from the single distribution center to the multi-warehouse, a geographically dispersed organization with multiple suppliers and multiple markets.
Google News serves conservatives and liberals similar results, but favors mainstream media
Google News does not deliver different news to users based on their position on the political spectrum, despite accusations from conservative commentators and even President Donald Trump. Rather than contributing to the sort of “echo chamber” problem that critics fear have plagued Facebook and other social media networks, our research has found that Google News algorithms recommended virtually identical news sources to both liberals and conservatives. That’s an important point to keep in mind when evaluating accusations that Google News is biased.
Our findings are part of an ample and growing body of research on this question. Online services – including Google’s regular search function – may provide intensely personalized information. But media scholars like us have found that when it comes to news, search engines and social media tend to lead people not to a more narrow set of sources, but rather to a broader range of information. In fact, we found, Google News is designed to avoid personalized search results, intentionally constructing a shared public conversation based on traditional criteria of journalistic values.
There is, however, one aspect of this lack of personalization that may strike conservatives the wrong way: Established mainstream news outlets strongly dominate the results, regardless of what a user is searching for. Of all the Google News recommendations we collected, a full 49 percent – nearly half – were to just five national news organizations: The New York Times, CNN, Politico, The Washington Post and HuffPost. And those five, much like other mainstream news organizations, tend to be seen as center-left.
In addition, Google News favors sites with original reporting – as well as ones that produce large numbers of articles, respond reasonably quickly to events and have larger staffs. Those criteria, which don’t directly have anything to do with a news organization’s political bent, do appear to disadvantage explicitly partisan right-wing commentary sites, which tend to be small, low-volume and do little of their own on-the-ground reporting. And it’s definitely true that users don’t know how Google News works. The company, like many of its ilk, is tight-lipped about how its news and other algorithms function – at least in part to prevent media companies from gaming the system to favor their own material.
How we tested for echo chambers
Shortly before the 2016 election, we studied what would happen when people searched for news about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Google News. Specifically, we used Amazon Mechanical Turk to recruit a diverse set of 168 people in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. Participants were of different ages, education levels and political views: 41 percent identified as liberals and 26 percent identified as conservatives. The remaining 33 percent did not declare a political affiliation.
We asked them to search Google News for news about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump while logged in to their personal Google accounts, and report the first five stories they were recommended on each candidate. We repeated this on two separate occasions, once after a presidential debate and later during a slow news period. Then we compared the stories that people were recommended.
The fact that they were logged in to their Google accounts was important: Google, of course, collects huge amounts of data about each of its users, and could leverage that information when returning search results. Therefore, we expected to find people getting different article recommendations based on their prior search history and online activity, as recorded by Google and applied to the results they got from Google News.
That’s not what we found at all. Instead, liberals and conservatives were recommended virtually identical news sources.
No collusion against conservatives
We found, as have others, no evidence that major technology companies collude against conservatives or tweak their algorithms to return politically slanted search results.
In fact, some have suggested that the opposite may be true. In the run-up to the 2016 election, Facebook was accused of yielding to charges of bias, moving to favor right-wing views by letting leading conservatives investigate its internal biases. Twitter has been similarly accused for protecting InfoWars in 2018.
Further, as tech journalist Kara Swisher has argued, “Mr. Trump himself is the most voluble politician ever to use digital media, and his entire existence has been amplified, echoed and re-echoed over and over again by the tools that Silicon Valley has let loose on the world over the past two decades.”
Who determines what gets prioritized online?
However, there is reason to understand – even if not to agree with – claims of bias. First, Google News search results do favor legacy news organizations, ones with a long history. In our study, of the 14 news sites that ranked highly on at least one search, only three were newer “digital-first” news organizations. The rest were legacy newspapers, national TV stations and magazines.
Whether this is a problem – and if so, how much of one – is largely up to individual interpretation. For people who care that public discourse is based on a shared set of facts, it’s good news to learn that most people get the same results when they search Google News. And for people who believe that long-standing news producers with proven track records are best equipped to report on current events, our research is reassuring.
Yet across the political spectrum, Americans have far more trust in their local media than in the national media organizations that dominate online – including the results of Google News. It’s especially difficult to trust search engines and social media sites whose algorithms are secret, complex and constantly changing.
Ultimately, the concerns about algorithms and technology boil down to the principles that guide recommendation engines in shaping what reports get the most attention. Should Google News prioritize stories that adhere to traditional journalistic norms? Or should it reflect some other, yet undetermined standard? Trump’s rhetoric resonates with his supporters because, to them and others, the answer is not so clear-cut.
People have different visions of how societies should narrate their shared life. That’s perhaps why concepts of news judgment and balanced coverage largely assume that human editors will be involved. Algorithms can’t solve these quandaries – but they can help bring sharper focus to the public debate of the role news should play in a democratic society. Trump’s latest attacks may forestall that debate, though, by doing to technology companies what he did to the press: convincing many people they are “fake” and thus not to be trusted at all.
OnePlus 6 Smartphone Face Detection System Easily Bypass By Simple Trick
OnePlus 6 Smartphone Face Detection System Easily Bypass By Simple Trick
OnePlus using facial recognition technology from china-based SenseTime. It is also working for CCTV face recognition for Chinese authorities.
The Company said the face recognition feature is designed as a convenience for users and admitting that passwords are the more secure than facial lock pattern. The new feature of OnePlus mobile devices is easy to unlock.
OnePlus 6 Smartphone Face Detection System Easily Bypass By Printed Picture of Smartphone User.
Twitter user @rikvduijn shows that how easy to bypass face unlock of OnePlus6, we just need printed picture of smartphone user. The bad thing that it is also working with black and white photos of the mobile phone owner.
— rik (@rikvduijn) May 29, 2018
It is not the first time that facial recognition can hacks. Previously it was discovered in Samsung Android smartphones too.
But when we talk about Apple iPhone X it quite difficult to bypass face recognition system. iPhone featured with 3D sensing camera with IR dot mapping to create a map of the face, but one of the security researchers have shown that with the 3D mask, it can be bypassed too.
Poland Counts WWII Damages It Wants to Seek from Germany
WARSAW, POLAND —
Poland says it lost more than 5 million citizens and over $54 billion dollars (46.6 billion euros) worth of assets under the Nazi German occupation of the country during World War II.
A parliamentary commission announced the numbers as part of the current Polish government’s declared intent to seek damages from Germany.
Poland spent decades under Soviet domination after the war and wasn’t able to seek damages independently. However, Germany is making payments to Polish survivors of Nazi atrocities.
Preliminary calculations done for the commission put the number of Polish citizens killed from 1939 to 1945 at 5.1 million, including 90 percent of Poland’s Jewish population.
Losses in cities were estimated to be worth 53 billion zlotys ($14 billion; 12 billion euros). Additional losses in agriculture and transportation infrastructure also were factored in.
Shipbuilders Replace Stealthy US Destroyer's 15-Ton Turbine
BATH, MAINE —
Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works has replaced one of the massive turbines on the future USS Michael Monsoor, and the stealthy destroyer is scheduled to depart for San Diego in November.
The delicate operation involved lifting and maneuvering the 15-ton Rolls Royce marine turbine out of the ship, and workers had to build a rail system to assist in the removal and installation of the replacement turbine in August, officials said.
“The number of twists and turns it had to go through represented a pretty interesting engineering evolution,” said shipyard President Dirk Lesko.
Shipbuilders noticed an unusual vibration during sea trials and discovered afterward that a foreign object had damaged some of the blades the turbine was installed, Lesko said. Although the turbine still works, the Navy decided to replace rather than repair the unit.
The Zumwalt-class destroyers use two main turbines similar to ones used on Boeing 777 jetliners to produce electricity that powers the ship and its sophisticated systems. Combined with auxiliary turbines, the ship produces 78 megawatts of power, enough for a small- to medium-size city.
The Zumwalt and Monsoor are the first and second in a class of three of the stealthy destroyers. The third, the Lyndon B. Johnson, remains under construction.
The Monsoor repairs presented an inconvenience because the Navy crew is already aboard the ship, and the repairs interrupted some of their training, Lesko said.
“We tried to work around them in a way that would be minimally impactful,” he said. “We were both satisfied with how that turned out.”
The destroyer, named for a Navy SEAL who threw himself on a grenade to save comrades, is due to be commissioned in January in Coronado, California.
The ships with an unusual, stealthy shape are the largest and costliest destroyers built for the Navy, weighing in at 15,000 tons.
They feature an unconventional wave-piercing hull and a sleek deckhouse that hides radar and other sensors inside. Heavy automation allowed the Navy to reduce the crew size by half, compared with the other destroyers in the fleet.
New lawsuit shows your phone is unsafe at American borders
Rejhane Lazoja landed in Newark on her way home to Staten Island, New York, and found herself pulled into a secondary screening room by two CPB agents. They asked for her electronic devices, told her she didn’t need a lawyer, and proceeded to demand she unlock her phone.
According to the motion filed by her attorneys in a New Jersey federal court on Wednesday, the male agent asked her to unlock her iPhone but would not provide a reason. She declined, telling them there were communications with her attorney on her phone, as well as photos of her without a headscarf. The latter part of which makes their continued demands even more creepy and violating for a Muslim woman.
The female CBP officer took her out of the windowless interrogation room and a second male officer asked Lazoja to unlock the phone. Lazoja said no again, and the female officer pressed, saying she understood the sensitivity of the personal photos — that without her hijab, Lazoja is undressed — but the female officer then also asked her to unlock the phone anyway. Despite their B-list “good cop, bad cop” act, Lazoja still said no.
So they searched all her physical belongings, questioned her some more, then took her phone and SIM card, “indicating the iPhone and SIM Card were ‘Sent to DHS Lab'” said the filing. What happened afterward, according to the federal lawsuit, was DHS cracking and copying her iPhone’s contents at a separate location, keeping it for four months, and not saying a damn thing about what they’ve done with her photos, data, and all the other information they got from her phone.
“The agents never returned the iPhone 6S Plus, which was running iOS 9.2.1 (13d15),” reported Ars Technica, “and gave her a receipt instead. After they kept the phone for 90 days, she contacted attorneys at CAIR [the Council on American-Islamic Relations].”
One of Lazoja’s attorneys, Albert Fox Cahn, of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), told Ars, “They provided no justification for why they took the phone.” He added, “They’ve never accused her of a crime.” This is especially important because in January, CBP announced its updated policy on electronic device search at borders. It states officers must have “reasonable suspicion” of illegal activity, or show a national security concern (and have supervisory approval), to conduct an advanced search of a device, defined as when they “review, copy, and/or analyze its contents.” Which is what they did to Ms. Lazoja.
Lazoja’s attorneys have filed what’s known as a “Motion to Return Property,” normally used for physical property. “The seizure, retention, and any sharing of her property without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or a warrant have violated Ms Lazoja’s rights under the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution, and are at odds with recent Supreme Court holdings as well as District Court and Court of Appeals decisions scrutinizing CBP’s practices of seizing digital storage devices without a warrant,” the filing [PDF] reads.
Lazoja and her attorneys want to “order Defendants to return her Data, to expunge any copies made of the Data, to disclose all third parties who received and/or retain copies, partial or complete, of the Data, and to provide information about the basis for the seizure and retention of the Property.” The filing’s conclusion details:
Further, Ms. Lazoja respectfully asks that this Court declare that Defendants, their agents and employees violated the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution through their policy of searching, seizing, detaining, copying, and sharing with third parties digital storage devices without a warrant.
Finally, Ms. Lazoja respectfully asks that this Court enjoin Defendants from its practice of searching and seizing electronic storage devices without a warrant supported by probable cause.
Well, that would be great. It’s hard not to be cynical considering how much light this suit just shined on what’s happening right now with the search and seizure of Americans’ electronics at airports.
Under the Trump Administration, we learned in March 2017 that phone and digital device searches by Customs and Border Protection agents at airport checkpoints had more than doubled. Those searches had expanded to include password demands. When the new Trump policies began, 5000 devices were searched in February alone — that’s around 180 people a day. Now we see that everything we worried about, and that people thought was too Orwellian to become true, is happening.
Basically, now if you’re traveling internationally and won’t give up your password to CPB brownshirts, they will actually take your phone away from you and break into it.
As an aside, I really, really want to know whose phone cracking tools they’re using. Is it crappy old Hacking Team tools, or fancy-expensive Cellebrite wares? I just want to know. They’re hackers, like the ones who go to Black Hat and DEF CON. Like people I know who get excited about the latest, previously-impossible attacks. Do they think of moms like Rejhane Lazoja, and her daughter, as an abstract concept? Or do they think what happened to her is funny, because they’re smarter at security than she is, like guys I see talking about “dumb users” in infosec Twitter circles? Perhaps they’re uncomfortable, like the workers at Microsoft who were sickened by the company’s role in providing tech solutions for ICE.
I mean, this is the same CBP that Salesforce continues providing services to despite the urgings of 23 organizations including Fight for the Future, Greenpeace International, Free Press, and The Icarus Project. “Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff,” wrote Fight for the Future, “has claimed since the company’s contract with CBP does not deal directly with activities at the US-Mexico border, Salesforce will not drop their contract.”
One thing’s for sure: Rejhane Lazoja’s lawsuit is going to show us just how far Trump’s CBP thinks it can take this current free-for-all raid of Americans’ rights.
Disturbingly, we’ll also find out how much CBP plans on following its own rules — or our country’s own laws.
Why China’s own ‘Bay Area’ matters now for your company
Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of spending significant time on the ground in China for ReadWrite and ReadWrite Labs. While here in China, I’m continuously discovering new opportunities that exist and even more reasons for foreign startups and corporations to consider getting started in China.
However entering a new market can be overwhelming without the right information or guiding trip. So here’s a quick start guide for anyone currently thinking about expanding into China.
1. Largest consumer market globally
It’s no secret that China has the largest consumer market in the world with almost 1.4 billion people and rising. What some may not be aware of is that China will present what will be the greatest middle-class growth bump of any country since the United States beginning in the early 1950s. In fact, by 2022 over 76 percent of China’s urban population will be considered middle class according to a McKinsey & Company study. That’s roughly (in today’s numbers) over 550 million people who are ready to be your customers.
As that population continues to grow so will the country’s internet users, specifically mobile. Today China alone has over 700 million (with 30% growth in 2016) active mobile internet users. Which equates to the largest sandbox for applications, gaming, the Internet of Things (IoT) and more.
2. The Greater Bay Area
For those unfamiliar with the term, it is not an extension of the San Francisco Bay Area, in fact, it’s more than three times larger. The Greater Bay Area is part of China’s initiatives to drive innovation throughout the country. To put it in perspective here’s just a few stats about this newly defined region,
- 11 cities make up the region (Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou (third largest city in China), Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing)
- 67+ million people now within less than a one hour drive
- 16 and growing Fortune 500 companies have a headquarters within the region – more following
- $1.36 trillion dollars in combined GDP for the area in 2016 (compared to the San Francisco’s Bay Area of $431.7 billion GDP in 2015)
- Each city will have a dedicated focus on an industry (Manufacturing, Finance, Travel, Artificial Intelligence, etc.) with local benefits provided for those doing business locally
3. Innovation at scale
The days of copycats are fading away throughout China in favor of innovative ideas that push industries forward rather than oversaturate. These changes are gaining momentum at astounding rates thanks to ambitious entrepreneurs and corporations, along with enormous governmental support. All three are hungry to lead with entrepreneurs craving advice and education on Silicon Valley success.
Local businesses are opening their doors welcoming global partners and providing support or insights on the local markets. Governments throughout all cities within China are offering to make it easier for foreign companies to soft-land and establish while providing necessary benefits for those that decide to expand to China.
Don’t believe that innovation is growing at scale in China? Here are some stats that might help,
- China is now the No. 1 interactive game market globally beating the US
- China accounts for 67% of ALL global on demand transportation
- Bike sharing users now make up more than 20 million people with 100%+ monthly growth rate
- China mobile payment volume in 2016 reached over $5 trillion dollars (2x compared to last year)
- E-commerce in China is now taking place 71% on mobile devices
- China online advertising revenue is now a $40 billion dollar market
- Tencent, the largest gaming company in the world now has over 1.5 billion active users worldwide
- Huawei is the No.1 telecommunication equipment company in the world
- Huawei is also leading the development of our future 5G wireless infrastructure
- DJI currently represents almost 90% of global Drone market
The takeaway for this article is that there’s no better time to get started in China than now. While also understanding that China isn’t shying away from its goal to be the leader in innovation, nor to become the global business hub. In their efforts, they are welcoming all those interested in joining the ride.
But if you’re still not convinced why you need to be in China or if it’s right for you, join me on a trip around the country. We’ll spend 5-days in China meeting with the local government and community leaders, as well as corporations that can serve as strategic partners, and to talk with the founders and executives of the largest and most successful companies in China.
To learn more and get started, click here.
More Alexa ‘blueprints’ arrive, offering customizable voice apps for families and roommates
Earlier this year, Amazon rolled out a new feature that allowed Alexa device owners to create their own custom skills using preconfigured templates. Today, Amazon is expanding Alexa Blueprints, as the service is called, to include a handful of new templates designed for families and roommates.
These include a chore chart template, a house rules template for roommates, and others.
The Chore Chart template allows families to schedule and track children’s weekly chores, and even lets multiple kids (or anyone, really) compete to see who has done the most. Parents first configure the skill with a list of weekly chores and who those chores are assigned to.
Throughout the week, the kids can log their completed chores by asking Alexa. (“Alexa, ask Chore Chart to log a chore.”). Anyone can then check the progress by asking for the “Chore Score.”
Another blueprint is a variation on the existing “houseguest” and “babysitter” templates, which let you fill in useful information about the home, like where to find the TV remote or what the Wi-Fi password is, for example. The new “Roommate” blueprint, available now, lets you program in other information about the house, like the “house rules.”
You can have Alexa nag users to turn off the lights or run the dishwasher when they ask for the “house rules” for a given room. This passive aggressive roommate shaming system may not be the most useful – unless maybe used to poke fun – however, the template also lets you program in other important contacts, like the landlord or building manager.
The two other new blueprints are more lighthearted in nature.
One, “Whose Turn,” will have Alexa either randomly pick whose turn it is to take on a particular task – like walking the dog – or she can pick from the next name in the list, depending on how it’s configured.
Similarly, the “What To Do” skill will let Alexa make the decision when you’re stumped about what activity to do next. Alexa can pick what movie or TV show to watch from a list you configure, and can even suggest what’s for dinner, if you program in a list of favorite meals. This is also clearly intended more for parents with kids, who like to incorporate Alexa into family discussions and activities, as a third-party arbitrator of disputes, so to speak.
Many of the existing blueprints are already family-friends, like the family jokes, trivia, and stories. Amazon said in June that Alexa Skill Blueprints’ adoption has been higher than expected, when it introduced a way for people to share their custom blueprints with others.
The new blueprints are live now, bringing the total number of customizable skills to 41.
List Of Women Achievers Making Us Proud At Asian Games 2018
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Asian Games 2018 marked many woman achievers. It not only made us proud but they have really inspired us and made us believe that anything is possible despite all odds.
Here is a list of woman winners who won at Asian Games 2018. Have a look:
1. Swapna Barman
She won a gold in Heptathlon.
2. Manika Batra
Bronze in Mixed Doubles Table Tennis.
3. Dutee Chand
Silver in 100/200 meters.
4. Hima Das
Silver in 400 meters.
5. PV Sindhu
Silver in Badminton Singles.
6. Saina Nehwal
Bronze in Badminton Singles.
7. Pincky Balhara
Silver in 52 kg category Kurash.
8. Malaprabha Yallappa Jadhav
Bronze in 52 kg category Kurash.
9. Vinesh Phogat
Gold in 52 kg Wrestling.
10. Sudha Singh
Bronze in 3000 meter Steeplechase.
11. Ankita Raina
Bronze in Tennis singles.
12. Naorem Roshibina Devi
Bronze in Wushu.
13. Dipika Palikal
Bronze in Squash Singles.
14. Joshna Chinappa
Bronze in Squash Singles.
15. Neena Varakil
Silver in Long Jump.
16. Muskan Kiran
Silver in Compound Archery.
17. Madhumita Kumari
Silver in Compound Archery.
18. Jyothi Vennam
Silver in Compound Archery.
Do you also believe that women can do anything?
They have managed to be good in every area of life wherever they have stepped on.
We Congratulate all the women achievers and wish them Good Luck for their future endeavours!
Published by Minal Gupta on 31 Aug 2018
Third Hacker Jailed For Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton Nude Photo Hack
The fourth man involved is due to be sentenced next month.
On Tuesday 28th August, a 26-year-old male found himself sentenced to nine months in prison for his part in the 2014 hacking of the online iCloud accounts of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, a host of other celebrities, and stealing the private information, including nude photos.
The photos were later posted online and a basic Google search means the nude photos can still be seen within just a few clicks
George Garofano, 26, pled guilty to illegally hacking the private Apple iCloud accounts of 240 people, including Hollywood stars as well as average internet users. He was sentenced Wednesday in a federal court in Bridgeport.
Jennifer Lawrence said at the time of the hack that “It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime…It is a sexual violation. It’s disgusting.”
After serving his sentence, Garofano will be held to a three-year supervision order, and also perform 60 hours of community service.
Garofano was one of four men arrested for the 2014 hack. As well as Kate Upton and Jennifer Lawrence, private photos of Kim Kardashian, Kirsten Dunst, Vanessa Hudgens, Rihanna, Kate Bosworth, Hayden Panettiere, and others were all affected.
Jennifer Lawrence said at the time of the hack that “It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime…It is a sexual violation. It’s disgusting.”
Garafano admitted at an earlier hearing that he had posed as a member of Apple’s online security in order to obtain usernames and passwords. (FYI, don’t ever give your password to anyone, no matter how legitimate they may seem to be.)
“It will take me a while to forgive myself for this, and I am disappointed in myself,” said Garafano in a statement. “I feel remorse for anyone that could have been affected by this on any scale, public or private…It is a part of my life that I will always regret, as it has never been a reflection of who I am as an individual.”
“He now stands before the court having matured, accepting responsibility for his actions and having not been in trouble with the law since,” his defense attorney Richard Lynch wrote. “There is nothing to suggest that he would ever engage in this or any other criminal conduct in the future.”
Two other men tried in this case have already been sentenced, with the fourth due to be sentenced next month.
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Trump Notably Absent From McCain Tributes
Notably absent from the final tribute ceremonies for U.S. Senator John McCain, who died last Saturday, is President Donald Trump. McCain and Trump disagreed on a number of issues, including U.S. relations with Russia. Some analysts view the feud as emblematic of the clash of values within the Republican Party. White House Correspondent Patsy Widakuswara has this report.
Sony’s FES team and New Balance made an e-paper sneaker
The black and white soles are a particularly cool aesthetic, and it would’ve been fun to see them cycle through a number of different graphical designs à la the FES Watch U. But the two alternating patterns have been forged purely to plug both brands involved. That makes sense, because neither company has plans to commercialize the concept — the collab was just an excuse to create something fun and distinctive to install in Sony’s booth for the duration of IFA.
Manufacturing an e-ink sneaker that’s functional, comfortable and washable (batteries and water don’t mix well) is perhaps a bit too complicated as it stands, anyway. Case in point: ShiftWear has been trying to do just that for years now, even after raising nearing $1 million in a crowdfunding push of its own and selling preorders online. In an update earlier this year, ShiftWear admitted the project is dead in the water until it receives another cash injection.
Still, the FES x NB sneaker is a funky look at a fashion future where we don’t just have screens in our pockets and on our wrist. We wear them on our feet, too.
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Mourners Pay Final Respects to Aretha Franklin at Public Viewing
Thousands of mourners have come to pay their respects to music legend Aretha Franklin, who will be laid to rest Friday in Detroit, Michigan. A star-studded roster of performers and speakers are scheduled to attend. From Washington, VOA’s Jill Craig has more.
Ex-Trump Chauffeur Drops Suit over Unpaid Overtime Claims
NEW YORK —
A former chauffeur for President Donald Trump on Thursday dropped his lawsuit alleging he was not paid for thousands of hours of work.
Noel Cintron’s attorney, Larry Hutcher, said the case has been submitted to arbitration for resolution.
The Trump Organization had requested just such a result in papers filed in Manhattan federal court earlier this month.
Cintron sued the Trump Organization in July, but not Trump. Still, he accused him of “callousness” and greed.
The Trump Organization said then that Cintron was always “paid generously and in accordance with the law.” A lawyer for the business did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
The lawsuit said Cintron was Trump’s driver for 20 years until the Secret Service took over in 2016.
His lawyer said after the lawsuit was filed that Cintron waited to sue because he wasn’t aware of all his legal rights and because he didn’t want to jeopardize his job.
The lawsuit alleged that Cintron routinely worked 50- to 55-hour weeks without overtime even though he was eligible for it. It said he made $75,000 annually since 2010, but lost his health insurance when his pay was raised from $68,000 that year.
In filing the lawsuit, he sought $170,000 in overtime alone, along with other costs and damages.
The Trump Organization filed papers earlier this month seeking to dismiss the lawsuit and force arbitration.
It said arbitration was required by an agreement signed by Cintron.
According to the court papers, Cintron had been employed by Trump Tower Commercial LLC, which owns and manages commercial areas of Trump Tower, since 1990. It said he had worked in various positions over the years, including manager and head of security.
The Trump Organization said in its filing that Cintron was required in June to sign papers requiring some disputes to be handled through arbitration. It said the papers were returned signed by Cintron in early July.
In another case Thursday, U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman ruled that Jessica Denson, who sued the Trump campaign on grounds of discrimination, harassment and defamation, must submit to arbitration.
Russia Holds Up Release of Report on N. Korea Sanctions
UNITED NATIONS —
Russia said Thursday that it was holding up release of a report by U.N. experts who said North Korea is violating U.N. sanctions by not stopping its nuclear and missile programs and by engineering “a massive increase in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products.”
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters after a closed Security Council meeting on the report that he was blocking its release “because we disagree on certain elements of the report.”
He said Russia also asked for an investigation into regular leaks of reports on North Korea to the media. The Associated Press and other news organizations reported the panel’s latest findings in early August.
Nebenzia didn’t disclose Russia’s concerns, but diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because consultations were private, said a key objection was the panel’s mention of Russian ships being involved in illegal ship-to-ship transfers.
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Karen Pierce, the current Security Council president, said there would be informal consultations Friday to determine what Russia’s objections are in hopes of finalizing and releasing the report.
“I need to stress that this panel of experts report is independent,” she said. “It’s an interesting question as to whether you should be objecting to an independent report. But, as I say, the council hopes we can resolve this.”
Pierce said the Security Council had been “very strong” on enforcing sanctions against North Korea, “and getting this report out and implemented is the next stage in enforcing the sanctions.”
The experts’ report said sanctions against North Korea were also being violated by transfers of coal at sea and by the flouting of an arms embargo and financial restrictions.
North Korea also attempted to sell small arms, light weapons and other military equipment via foreign intermediaries, including Syrian arms traffickers in the case of Houthi Shiite rebels in Yemen as well as Libya and Sudan, the report said. And North Korea has continued military cooperation with Syria, in breach of U.N. sanctions.
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se Review: The film leaves you bored with extra long scenes
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Friday is here and another movie’s fate is in the hands of the public. Today, Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se has been released which stars the Deol family’s Dharmendra, Sunny, and Bobby alongside veteran stars Shatrughan Sinha, Rekha, and Asrani Nanu in cameo roles. The movie also stars Kriti Kharbanda, Binnu Dhillon, and Satish Kaushik. Before booking the ticket for this weekend, here’s the review of the Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se (YPDPS) for you.
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— Bobby Deol (@thedeol) August 31, 2018
The third installment of the film Yamla Pagla Deewana, this movie is the story of two brothers Pooran (Sunny Deol) and Kaala (Bobby Deol) who use the ‘Vajrakavach’ with various intentions and one of them is becoming rich. Parmar (Dharmendra), an erstwhile Casanova who is also a sharp and intelligent lawyer of repute, is the paying guest in the brothers’ house. He is a thorn in Kaala’s side. Enter Chikoo (Kriti Kharbanda), an ENT doctor in Surat who is so partial to alcohol that one wonders if she is really capable of surgery. Chikoo arrives in Amritsar to learn about the ancient practice of Ayurveda. Kaala falls in love with her instantly. They bond as they share a bottle of alcohol which is so obvious in YPD. She returns home and Kaala is heartbroken. After which a court drama happened for which Singhs came together and rent a flat next to Chikoo.
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— Bobby Deol (@thedeol) August 7, 2018
Obviously, the story came with a moral or message that traditional medicines made in India are far superior to Allopathy.
In short, if you wish to watch YPD again then this is almost the same with a new storyline. Bobby is being dominant in the whole movie as he has the most of the time on screen as compare to Dharmendra and Sunny. Violent Sunny aka Puran will give you the old vibes of funny Sunny Deol.
If you remove the extra long scenes from YPD3, you would be left with a 90-minute film which will be as heavy as piles of coats over you to spend in the theatre.
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— Bobby Deol (@thedeol) July 30, 2018
This movie shares the release date with Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor’s Stree which according to the critics is doing well at the box office but the Friday will remain the unpredictable and you never know which movie will hit the BO collections.
Published by Soniya Kaur on 31 Aug 2018
YouTube makes it easier for non-profits to raise funds
YouTube says all non-profits have to do is set up the campaign, and it’ll take care of the logistics and payment processing. For the beta period, it will even cover 100 percent of all donations’ transaction fees — unfortunately, it didn’t say how much those fees will cost in the future.
The platform has also introduced a way for several groups to raise funds together, rolling out the beta version of a tool called Community Fundraisers to a limited number of creators and qualified non-profits. It works like the basic Fundraisers tool, except it can show the same campaign on all participants’ accounts. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is already using the feature in partnership with 12 gaming creators to raise funds for cancer research.
In the coming weeks, YouTube is also rolling out Campaign Matching, which displays matching pledges from creators and brands within the fundraising panel. Also the platform is introducing Super Chat for Good, a variant of Super Chats that gives all paying commenters’ donations to the creator’s organization of choice.
While it’s true that e-begging is rampant on YouTube and other online destinations, these tools will be limited to qualifying US-registered 501(c)(3) non-profits. It’s unclear if they’ll ever open up to organizations in other countries, but the point is that this suite of features can ensure that your money will go to the non-profits themselves and not to some unethical creator’s pockets.