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New Privacy controls in WA & Google
>> Control getting you added to WhatsApp groups:
In WhatsApp's settings (Account >> Privacy >> Groups), users can choose whether "Everyone," "My Contacts," or "Nobody" can automatically add them to groups.
However others can who can't add you to a group can send an invite, which you can 'Accept/Decline'
>> Auto-Delete your Google's web history:
Users can choose a time limit for how long you want your activity data to be saved - 3 or 18 months and any data older than that will be automatically deleted from your account on an ongoing basis.
Go here to change settings
*Currently applies to Location History And Activity Data
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>> Control getting you added to WhatsApp groups:
In WhatsApp's settings (Account >> Privacy >> Groups), users can choose whether "Everyone," "My Contacts," or "Nobody" can automatically add them to groups.
However others can who can't add you to a group can send an invite, which you can 'Accept/Decline'
>> Auto-Delete your Google's web history:
Users can choose a time limit for how long you want your activity data to be saved - 3 or 18 months and any data older than that will be automatically deleted from your account on an ongoing basis.
Go here to change settings
*Currently applies to Location History And Activity Data
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'Lifelike' Robot that can move, eat and die using Artificial Metabolism
Engineers create ‘lifelike’ material with artificial metabolism
This robot makes use of materials called DASH (DNA-based Assembly and Synthesis of Hierarchical) that have in-built capabilities of metabolism (giving it that lifelike ‘eating’ ability) in addition with self-assembly and organization – three key traits of life.
This artificial metabolism helps the machine generate new cells, and sweep away the old ones, resulting in a dynamic and autonomous process of growth and decay.
*The designs are still primitive
White paper here
Engineers create ‘lifelike’ material with artificial metabolism
This robot makes use of materials called DASH (DNA-based Assembly and Synthesis of Hierarchical) that have in-built capabilities of metabolism (giving it that lifelike ‘eating’ ability) in addition with self-assembly and organization – three key traits of life.
This artificial metabolism helps the machine generate new cells, and sweep away the old ones, resulting in a dynamic and autonomous process of growth and decay.
*The designs are still primitive
White paper here
>> Project Soli - Google's gesture-control tech for touchless interactions!
Google is working on 'Project Soli' for some time now!
* Soli is a new sensing technology that uses miniature radar to detect touchless gesture interactions.
* It is a purpose-built interaction sensor that uses radar for motion tracking of the human hand.
* The sensor tracks sub-millimeter motion at high speeds with great accuracy.
Kinds of interactions Google is developing:
Imagine an invisible button between your thumb and index fingers – you can press it by tapping your fingers together.
Or a Virtual Dial that you turn by rubbing thumb against index finger.
Or grabbing and pulling a Virtual Slider in thin air.
So instead of controlling a smartdevice by tapping on a display, for instance, you could quickly rub or tap your fingers together!
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Google is working on 'Project Soli' for some time now!
* Soli is a new sensing technology that uses miniature radar to detect touchless gesture interactions.
* It is a purpose-built interaction sensor that uses radar for motion tracking of the human hand.
* The sensor tracks sub-millimeter motion at high speeds with great accuracy.
Kinds of interactions Google is developing:
Imagine an invisible button between your thumb and index fingers – you can press it by tapping your fingers together.
Or a Virtual Dial that you turn by rubbing thumb against index finger.
Or grabbing and pulling a Virtual Slider in thin air.
So instead of controlling a smartdevice by tapping on a display, for instance, you could quickly rub or tap your fingers together!
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>> Your time on Facebook/Instagram?
* In the Facebook app (only) on iOS and Android, you can find “Your Time on Facebook”.
To check the same, navigate to More --> Settings and Privacy, then scroll down to 'Your Time on Facebook'.
Will get a bar graph of the week, with your usage time per day, including the average amount of time you spent each day.
* On Instagram app (only), go to More --> Settings --> Your Activity
Note:
Currently, the numbers in the bar graph indicate only how much time you spend on Facebook or Instagram apps on that single device. And no desktop data available for now.
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* In the Facebook app (only) on iOS and Android, you can find “Your Time on Facebook”.
To check the same, navigate to More --> Settings and Privacy, then scroll down to 'Your Time on Facebook'.
Will get a bar graph of the week, with your usage time per day, including the average amount of time you spent each day.
* On Instagram app (only), go to More --> Settings --> Your Activity
Note:
Currently, the numbers in the bar graph indicate only how much time you spend on Facebook or Instagram apps on that single device. And no desktop data available for now.
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*TechMix* | WA forwarding, YouTube swipe, CES trends
* WhatsApp is limiting message forwarding - globally!
Any individual user can forward a message only to five other WA contacts/groups (which used to 20 before).
* YouTube introducing swipe feature for mobile users who can action forward to see the next recommended video, and backward to see the previous video.
* Technology #trends to expect in 2019
>> 5G
>> Foldable devices
>> 8K TVs
>> Smart devices (IoT)
>> more from AI
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* WhatsApp is limiting message forwarding - globally!
Any individual user can forward a message only to five other WA contacts/groups (which used to 20 before).
* YouTube introducing swipe feature for mobile users who can action forward to see the next recommended video, and backward to see the previous video.
* Technology #trends to expect in 2019
>> 5G
>> Foldable devices
>> 8K TVs
>> Smart devices (IoT)
>> more from AI
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