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App Store: WhatsApp criticizes Apple's new transparency rules on data usage

App Store: WhatsApp criticizes Apple's new transparency rules on data usage

App Store: WhatsApp criticizes Apple's new transparency rules on data usage






WhatsApp criticizes Apple for not applying new transparency rules to its own apps


WhatsApp has come up against future Rules of the App Store. In an effort to strengthen privacy and transparency of the proposed applications, Apple will introduce new rules for developers regarding the use of data.


Starting with version 14.3 of iOS, all apps will need to tell users what personal data is being collected and for what use. For each application, a listing listing how data is managed will be displayed, reports 01net.


Apple apps exempt?


Developers will have to fill out three tables: one on the type of data collected to track the user on other platforms, a second on the data recorded by the application and a third on the information used and analyzed anonymously. For WhatsApp, this new rule is unfair.


Facebook-owned messaging accuses Apple of not submitting its own apps to the new system. The Apple brand responded that all apps, including its own, will have to provide this new information. The case remains with pre-installed applications such as iMessage. According to Apple, users will find the same information on a "privacy" page on its website.


A distorted idea of the data collected

WhatsApp also criticizes the vocabulary chosen by Apple to account for the data collected by the apps. To streamline its listing, Apple would have chosen overly broad terms such as "financial data" according to WhatsApp, which provides a payment service in some countries.


The inability to provide details of this collection is considered problematic by the Facebooksubsidiary. This could give users misconceptions and make them suspicious. The new transparency policy is expected to be put in place on Monday. All the requested information is available on Apple's developer website.


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WhatsApp: Users "forced" to accept new privacy rules

WhatsApp: Users "forced" to accept new privacy rules

WhatsApp: Users "forced" to accept new privacy rules | Flash News




Users will have until February 8, 2021 to validate the new terms of use, otherwise they will no longer be able to use the app


Take it or leave it. In early 2021, WhatsApp will change the terms of use of its services, including the way the app processes users' personal data.


They will therefore soon have to validate the new "conditions and updates of the privacy policy." If they refuse, WhatsApp's services will no longer be accessible to them, reveals The Independent relayed by Fredzone.


WhatsApp doesn't take any tweezers. "By pressing I Accept, you accept the new conditions that will come into effect on February 8, 2021," the messagingplatform says. After that date, you will have to accept the new conditions to continue using WhatsApp or you will still be able to delete your account.


Contacted by The Independent, WhatsApp confirmed the imperative to validate these new conditions. Facebook's subsidiary did not comment further on changes to users' personal data.



What's new for businesses


The next update to the app will also boost trade and make it easier for users to connect with a product. WhatsApp already warned last October that the app would "allow customers to view available products and make purchases directly from a discussion."


With this update, businesses will be able to manage messages sent by customers via WhatsApp from Facebook hosting services. The application will of course charge these different services to businesses.





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TripAdvisor and 104 apps banned by China

TripAdvisor and 104 apps banned by China

TripAdvisor and 104 apps banned by China | Flash News






China has removed 105 apps from its app stores as part of a campaign to get rid of content related to pornography, prostitution, gambling and violence.



Most of the banned apps are Chinese, but the US travel app TripAdvisor is also included in the list.



According to the Chinese Cyberspace Administration, all of the apps broke one of the three cyber laws, although they did not provide details.



It comes as a second US court rules against the planned ban on TikTok.



U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said President Trump overstepped his authority in attempting to ban the Chinese video-sharing app on security grounds.  He is the second judge to rule in favor of TikTok.




The majority of apps in Beijing's latest crackdown are domestic apps, with authorities saying the ban was in response to content that the public "deemed offensive."



It is not known why TripAdvisor was banned.  The BBC has contacted the company for comment but has yet to receive a response.



Tensions between the United States and China have increasingly manifested in cyberspace in recent months.



When the TikTok ban was announced by President Trump this summer, Chinese officials accused the United States of intimidation tactics and said they would take "the necessary steps" to safeguard the interests of Chinese companies.



The internet remains heavily regulated in the country, with U.S. companies Google, Facebook and Twitter all blocked.





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Spotify: Music files stored on smartphones soon to be automatically synced

Spotify: Music files stored on smartphones soon to be automatically synced

Spotify: Music files stored on smartphones soon to be automatically synced





It will no longer be necessary to synchronize the music files from his PC



Spotify will soon be able to automatically detect songs stored on Android smartphones. The audio files on the phone's memory can be read by the app without syncing, reports 01Net.



Until now, Spotify could only play locally stored music through computersyncing. The streaming platform now wants to do without this step by automating the process. The future feature was spotted by a specialist blogger, Jane Manchun Wong.



A feature reserved for Premium subscribers?


The reverse engineering expert analysed the Android app's APK program. Depending on the capture she shared on Twitter, a new feature should appear in the settings. In the "Import" of Preferences section, a new "Show Device Files" option now exists.



The feature will cover audio files already on the smartphone and those downloaded afterwards. They will be placed in the Spotify library automatically. The new option should be rolled out gradually, but it is not known whether it will affect all subscribers or only Premium subscribers.





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Spotify develops AI to detect music plagiarism | Flash News

Spotify develops AI to detect music plagiarism | Flash News

Spotify develops AI to detect music plagiarism






The program would be able to analyze a song in real time to compare its similarities with other songs on the music platform.



On Spotify, plagiarism will not pass.  The music platform has developed a program based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect similarities between two pieces of music.  Patents relating to this program have been discovered by the specialized site Music Business Worldwide, reports 01net.  Such a tool could prevent artists from being plagiarized and therefore cheated.



This Spotify AI, which is currently in development, has the ability to decipher a song to compare it with other tracks that are available on the music platform.He could thus identify too obvious similarities.  And all this in real time.




Using AI to compare songs isn't new, according to Music Business Worldwide.  But what appears to be new is to make this comparison in real time.  After its quick analysis, the program would rate the song according to its degree of resemblance to other music.  The songwriter would have this list of songs with similar melodies and could thus modify his score.



As of yet, this program has not been officially launched.  But if it were deployed by Spotify, it could arguably reassure songwriters and avoid many lawsuits.




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