# Google bans 8 ‘deceptive’ crypto apps from Play Store

# Google bans 8 ‘deceptive’ crypto apps from Play Store

“# Google bans 8 ‘deceptive’ crypto apps from Play Store ” Google has delisted eight allegedly fraudulent mobile apps from its Play Store that were duping crypto enthusiasts by charging fees for an illegitimate cloud mining service.  Fraudulent mobile applications have now become a popular method to mislead unwary users with high success rates. Trend…

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#Facebook, Google build undersea internet cables for Asia and Africa

#Facebook, Google build undersea internet cables for Asia and Africa

“#Facebook, Google build undersea internet cables for Asia and Africa” Facebook and Google are building undersea internet cables around the world — and are betting that the investments will bring in millions of new customers. Facebook revealed Sunday that it is helping build a 7,500-mile cable connecting countries including Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan….

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021” China syndromeIt is amazing how the almighty dollar, greed and financial recklessness can create strange bedfellows (“China’s US Data Threat,” Aug. 10). Many technological and other goods in the United States and Europe are imported from Communist China, a persecutor and suppressor of freedom and human rights,…

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#Senators introduce bipartisan bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

#Senators introduce bipartisan bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

“#Senators introduce bipartisan bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores” A bipartisan trio of senators introduced a bill that would rein in app stores of companies they said exert too much market control, including Apple and Alphabet Inc’s Google. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota teamed up with Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of…

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# Coinbase users can now buy crypto with Apple Pay

# Coinbase users can now buy crypto with Apple Pay

“# Coinbase users can now buy crypto with Apple Pay ” Crypto exchange Coinbase announced on Thursday that users can now use Apple Pay to purchase crypto assets on its platform, with Google Pay integration to follow. “Today we’re introducing new and seamless ways to enable crypto buys with linked debit cards to Apple Pay…

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#Apple bans ‘Tinder for anti-vaxxers’ from App Store

#Apple bans ‘Tinder for anti-vaxxers’ from App Store

“#Apple bans ‘Tinder for anti-vaxxers’ from App Store” Apple has banned a dating and friendship app for unvaccinated people from its App Store — but the so-called “Tinder for anti-vaxxers” is still available on Android devices. Unjected — which bills itself as a “safe space for the unvaccinated to come together uncensored through business, friendship…

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#Google bans ‘sugar daddy’ apps from Android store

#Google bans ‘sugar daddy’ apps from Android store

“#Google bans ‘sugar daddy’ apps from Android store” Google is banning “sugar daddy” apps from its app store, the company said Wednesday, in a move that brings the Android phone maker in line with competitor Apple.  The change will take effect Sept. 1, according to Google.  “We’re updating the inappropriate content policy to institute new restrictions on sexual…

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