Software & Design
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Plastic Surgeon Makes Court Appearance Over Zoom With Patient on Operating Table
A plastic surgeon in Northern California went viral over the weekend after video surfaced showing the doctor in traffic court via Zoom while a patient was on his operating table. Dr. Scott Green, who appeared in court by videochat dressed in mask and operating gown, confirmed he was in surgery but insisted he could do…
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TikTok to Pay $116 Million Settlement in U.S. Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Privacy Violations
TikTok has agreed to fork over $US92 ($116) million to settle a U.S. class-action complaint regarding alleged privacy violations, including claims that the app and its predecessor, Musical.ly, collected personal data without users’ consent for tracking and ad targeting purposes.
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Facebook’s New Ad Campaign Tries To Remind You That Targeted Ads Are Good, Actually
Just two months after running a full-page ad decrying Apple’s impending updates, Facebook is rolling out another campaign meant to defend the targeted ads that make up about 98% of its multi-billion dollar revenue stream.
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Facebook Finally Bans Myanmar Military After February 1 Coup
Facebook finally banned the military in Myanmar, known as Tatmadaw, from the social media platform several weeks after the military staged a coup that toppled the democratically elected government. The ban on the country’s military includes Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.