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UK Parliament Will Issue Summons To Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is Facing Summons To UK Parliamentary Committee With the recent data scandal that has rocked Facebook, you may have noticed that a couple weeks ago Mark Zuckerberg had to appear before the US Senate to ask some questions. Some were difficult, others not so much. His appearance, however,…
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Nearly 1 in 10 Americans Have Deleted Facebook
Nearly 1 in 10 Americans have deleted their Facebook account It’s been hard to ignore in recent months the data scandal which is currently facing Facebook. Over the last few days Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of the social media site, has been answering long questioning sessions in the US Congress surrounding…
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Facebook To Contact All Those Affected By Data Breach Today
Facebook To Contact All Those Affected By Data Breach Today You quite possibly have to have been living under a rock to not have noticed the most recent scandal to hit Facebook. Following an investigation, it was found that a company Facebook had dealings with collected data on many millions…
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Facebook Up Scandal Estimate to 87 Million Affected
Facebook Up Cambridge Analytica Scandal Figures Up To 87 Million When the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke, people were quite rightly upset. Facebook had allowed a company to now only collect data without our (at least expressed) knowledge but also allowed that company to share it with third parties. While they…
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Volkswagen Has a Powerpoint for Cheating Emissions
In recent years, Car companies have been under increased scrutiny as it’s revealed that several companies have been caught cheating or even just reporting incorrect emissions and fuel records. Now it’s reported that Volkswagen, one of the companies that at the very core of these recent scandals, even had a Powerpoint…
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Mitsubishi Motors Admits to Using False Fuel Consumption Data Since 1991
Recently, Mitsubishi took the spotlight for a rather embarrassing reason, it had been revealed that some of their vehicle’s fuel economy figures had been falsified to make them seem more favourable. Now it turns out that this faking runs far deeper than first thought, with it coming to light that…
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Volkswagen Might Buy Back Emissions Cheating Vehicles
Earlier this week, Volkswagen, who for months have been caught in the midst of their emissions cheating scandal, laid out their plans for dealing with the vehicles that were part of the cheating. The plan seems dramatic too, with it including a proposal to buy back all 500,000 of their…
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US Compensation for VW Drivers to Increase by 50%
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you should know about the latest emissions scandal regarding the Diesel Volkswagen (VW) engined cars; our previous coverage can be found here and here. This has been met with huge uproar and the VW Group started to offer…
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Revolutionary New Smartphone Sensor to Detect Pollution Levels
People could soon be using their smartphones to detect air pollution, thanks to a potentially life-saving breakthrough sensor by researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Apparently experts at the university have developed the first low-cost and reliable method of detecting nitrogen dioxide the type of air pollutant that has been…
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WikiLeaks Julian Assange Fears he will be “Assassinated”
Let’s for a minute contemplate the appearance of Julian Assange, he looks as if he is attempting to apply for this year’s role of Santa at a shopping centre. He might be slowly losing his marbles considering a few of his comments concerning his stay at the Ecuadorian embassy during…
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Uber CEO Could Face Up To Two Years in Jail in South Korea
Despite never actually being arrested in South Korea, the CEO and founder of the taxi app service could face up to two years in jail in the country. Essentially, Uber is considered highly illegal in South Korea, thanks to the incredible amount of regulation in the way of becoming a licensed…
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Uber Banned in Delhi Following Alleged Rape by Driver
The Delhi transport department has banned the popular ride sharing service following allegations of rape by an Uber driver. The male driver allegedly raped a 25-year-old female passenger on Friday. Shiv Kumar Yadav was previously arrested for rape in 2011, but charges were dropped following a settlement between him and the alleged…
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‘God View’ and Other Uber Scandals This Week
This week has been a bad week for Uber, the car sharing service. First, Uber executive Emil Michael, caused a stir when he suggested paying “professional journalists” $1 million to dig up dirt on other journalists who were saying bad things about the company. Nicole Campbell wrote for the Huffington Post about…
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