Accounts

Implementation details and analytical possibilitiesPhoto by Dominik Lückmann on UnsplashAt the end of the first week of March 2024, the news revealed that Brazil’s GDP grew by almost 3% in 2023 compared to the previous year, reaching a total value of US$ 2,17 trillion. This advance placed the country in ninth position among the world’s largest economies, surpassing Canada. The analysis specifically indicates that a significant portion of this increase is attributed to the agricultural sector, which witnessed an impressive…

Logging into social media accounts repeatedly can be a pain, which is why every social media application and website gives users the option to stay logged in. However, according to recent reports, several Instagram users and the ever-increasing number of Threads users are automatically getting logged out of their accounts. Interestingly, these reports surfaced hours after Instagram went down for many users. The timing indicates that the problem might be related to the previous outage. Meta owns Instagram and Threads, so…

David Ingram / NBC News: Changing policy, X bans the posting of real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after it suspended accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi cartoonist — Some X users said the move was another example of Musk going out of his way to defend neo-Nazis, antisemites and white supremacists. David Ingram / NBC News: Changing policy, X bans the posting of real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after it suspended accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi…

Is it really possible to keep anything hidden on the internet anymore? It seems very unlikely, with the latest example coming from Glassdoor, which published people's real names without their consent, ArsTechnica reports. That's right, the site specifically designed to allow anonymous, often unfiltered posts about users' employers is now tattling.Glassdoor's long-standing policy was that users could sign up with their name or anonymously. However, things changed when the company bought FishBowl in 2021 and later…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A revolution in charitable giving is underway due to the growth of donor-advised funds in the United States. Known widely as DAFs, these financial accounts are designated for charitable giving. Donors can get an immediate tax deduction by putting money or other assets into the accounts, and advise the accounts'…

March 12, 2024 @ 10:48 AM Roku has been hit by a data breach that comprised over 15,000 accounts, according to disclosures the streaming device maker made to the state attorney generals of Maine and California. “Roku’s security team recently detected suspicious activity that indicated a limited number of Roku accounts were accessed by unauthorized actors using login credentials obtained from third-party sources (e.g., through data breaches of third-party services that are not related to Roku),” a Roku…

TikTok has seen immense growth since its international release in 2017. The platform has undergone several changes throughout the year, and as the US App Store ban looms, it seems TikTok’s parent company is looking to add a highly requested feature. Memorialized accounts are coming soon First discovered by the data miner AssembleDebug on X, TikTok is seemingly adding a “Memorialized Account” feature. As the name suggests, the upcoming update aims to eternalize the accounts of deceased users to ensure they remain…

PhonePe, a UPI-based app, facilitates seamless money transfers from your bank account without sharing sensitive details. But, can you add multiple bank accounts in PhonePe? Yes, PhonePe offers the convenience of linking multiple bank accounts within its app, streamlining your financial management. The process for adding another account is similar to adding a new one, ensuring ease of use for users. However, it's essential to have an active ATM or debit card when adding a bank account to PhonePe, enabling access to UPI…

In January, the CEOs of X, TikTok, Meta, Snap, and Discord testified in front of a congressional committee about child exploitation on their platforms. “Mr. Zuckerberg, you and the companies before us, I know you don’t mean it to be so, but you have blood on your hands,” Senator Lindsey Graham said at the time.Despite confrontational questioning from Graham and others about how many underage users were on their platforms, and what safeguards protected them, Zuckerberg and other executives weren’t questioned about the…

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced Wednesday that users on the chat app with personal accounts can now convert them into business accounts. This gives users the ability to list information such as location and opening hours, which might be helpful for small cafes and shop owners. Some of the other features for business accounts involve organizing chats with color labels, using automatic greetings or away messages, and shortcuts for quick replies. On his channel, Durov said that Telegram…