A look at Apple s high and low points in 2020
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December 26, 2020 11:19 IST
Apple launched its first 5G phone, inhouse chip for Macs and relaunched MagSafe chargers this year.
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Apple has seen both crests and troughs in 2020
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Apple launched its first 5G phone, inhouse chip for Macs and relaunched MagSafe chargers this year.
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In an eventful year marked with a number of new launches, Apple has seen both crests and troughs in 2020.
The iPhone maker launched its first 5G phone, inhouse chip for Macs and MagSafe chargers this year. It also drafted new app-store policies, paid millions in fines for iPhone throttling and misleading ads, removed Fortnite, and engaged in a clash with developers.
facilitate the licensing of rights in audiovisual works
to video-on-demand services
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response to the lack of EU audio-visual works available on
video-on-demand (
VoD) platforms, despite the
growing popularity of on-demand services (such as Netflix and
Amazon Video). This is partly attributed to the fact that
agreements for online exploitation of such works can be difficult
to conclude due to certain territorial rightsholders not having
sufficient economic incentive to exploit a work online.
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States to put in place a mediator or neutral body to assist parties
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Facebook explains why millions of users are losing access to key features
If you ve logged into Facebook, launched Instagram, or fired up Facebook Messenger recently, you may well have seen a message reading, some features not available . So, what s going on?
Various restrictions have come into force because of new privacy laws that Facebook must comply with. It means that some advanced options , such as creating polls, are no longer available to millions of users. Facebook has revealed just what is happening.
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As anyone affected by the limitations will be aware, Facebook apps give a vague explanation for the disabling of features. This is to respect new rules for messaging services in Europe. We are working to bring them back . This does not really provide much information, but Facebook has been forced to limit access to features that need to access the content of messages in order to function.
Facebook warns ePrivacy Directive in Europe could be harmful
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It seems that Facebook is setting itself up as an enemy of endeavors to protect privacy even as it tries to argue how such attempts do more harm than good. In Europe, it is trying to explain why some features in Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram have suddenly become unavailable in order to comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (ePrivacy Directive). In the same breath, however, it is also suggesting that this new regulation could actually put users in more danger because Facebook won’t be able to report harmful content and activity.
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Facebook has outlined the latest messaging changes for European users as a result of new data security and privacy laws in the region.
Europe s Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive - also known as the ePrivacy Directive - is being expanded from this week in order to incorporate more forms of digital communication. The Directive relates to how user data is stored and used, and how businesses can use platforms, including messaging tools, to distribute marketing material. The latest changes relate to how long data can be kept, and what types of information can be gathered via messaging apps.