Month: October 2021

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Android apps downloaded from the Google Play Store already have to ask users for permission before they can use your camera or mic, access your contact list or local storage, or certain other data or features.

But starting next year, Google will make it easier to users to see how apps collect, store, and protect personal data with a new Data Safety section in Play Store app listings. First announced earlier this year, Google is now allowing developers to fill out Data Safety info and users will begin to see it starting in February, 2022.

At a high level, the labels will let you know if an app collects data, if it’s encrypted in transit, if there’s an option to request that data be deleted, if it’s been subjected to an independent security review, and if it follows Google Play’s Family Policies.

But you can also tap for more info to find out things like what your data is used for, such as app functionality, analytics, advertising, security and fraud prevention, and/or to receive communications from the developer.

There’s also a fairly lengthy list of what types of data an app might collect, including:

• Location
• Personal information like names
• Account info like email addresses or phone numbers, race, ethnicity, or other personal info
• Financial info like credit card or bank account numbers or purchase history
• Health and fitness info like medical records of exercise activity
• Messages including email, SMS, or instant messages
• Photos or videos
• Audio files including music or voice memos
• Files and docs
• Calendar events
• Contacts
• App activity including page views, taps, and in-app searches
• Web browser history
• App performance info like crash logs or diagnostics
• Device or other identifiers

By April, 2022, all apps will be required to have Data Safety info published, including apps that don’t collect any user data at all (because it’s good to know that too, I guess).

via Android Developers Blogs

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Der chauvinistische Éric Zemmour hat Chancen, nächster französischer Präsident zu werden. Gastbeitrag

Was am 19. Oktober 2021 neben den großen Meldungen sonst noch passiert ist, in aller Kürze. (Kurznews, Apple)

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Most Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices are basically purpose-built computers designed to let you store large amounts of data on one or more hard drives. But the new QNAP TBS-464 is a compact model that measures just 9.1″ x 6.5″ x 1.2″ and doesn’t really have enough room for a bunch of hard drives. It still supports plenty of storage though.

That’s because it has four M.2 2280 slots for PCIe Gen3 NVMe solid state drives. Not only will SSDs take up less space than hard drives, but they’re also faster, quieter, and generate less heat. They’re also more expensive, which could make the total cost of using the QNAP TBS-464 a bit higher than a typical NAS.

QNAP hasn’t announced pricing or availability for the TBS-464 yet, but like most Network Attached Storage devices, whatever you pay for the NAS won’t include the cost of SSDs, which are sold separately.

The company says the system is powered by an Intel Celeron N5105 or N5095 quad-core processor based on Intel’s Jasper Lake architecture. There’s 8GB of DDR4 RAM (which is not user expandable), and 4GB of system storage for the operating system.

Other features include dual 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, three USB 3.0 ports, two HDMI ports (with support for 4K@60Hz displays), and an IR sensor.

QNAP says the system consumes about 28 watts of total power during typical operation with all four SSD slots populated, or about 18 watts in sleep mode. There is a fan for active cooling, but with a sound level of 25 db(A), the system should be fairly quiet.

Weighing about 1.76 pounds, and measuring just 1.2 inches thick, the TBS-464 is one of the more compact NAS options I’ve seen to date, particularly if you’re looking for a model with support for four storage devices.

via TechPowerUp

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