Sentences with phrase «users of information on»

In an article in the March 2004 issue of Library Media Connection, «It's All About Learning: Ensuring that Students are Effective Users of Information on Standardized Tests,» Mike Eisenberg points out the necessary connection between library, information literacy skills instruction, and state curriculum standards.

Not exact matches

Some privacy advocates have charged that the app's ability to glean information on all those users that never installed it violated the terms of a 2011 settlement agreement Facebook struck with the Federal Trade Commission.

Designers of an app that alerts the user to low blood - sugar levels, for instance, might think about how technology can transmit its feedback to the body in ways that are more direct than displaying information on a smartphone screen.

For example, if you're proposing a user - experience solution that will streamline the check - out process, remind your audience of how frustrating it can be when you have to repeatedly enter in your billing, address and contact information when checking out from a site you shop on a regular basis.

Indeed, it's «a constant game of risk management,» says founder Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan, who also worked at Google but left in 2010 to launch Drawbridge, a company that builds technology to connect users» screens and devices without relying on their personal security information.

Twitter received only 2 % more government requests for user information during the six months ending in June of this year than it did in the second half of 2015, the company said on Wednesday.

Part of the uproar over the Cambridge Analytica scandal has focused on the fact that the analysis firm was able to get data on so many millions of Facebook users even though only 270,000 actually installed the app that harvested the information.

Laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and Blackberries (wireless cell phone and PDA units) use wireless data transfer technologies to provide users with almost instant access to information stored on a company's computer networks and servers from just about anywhere within reach of a cell phone tower or wireless Internet transmitter.

One last interesting feature of the service is that users can share their accounts and passwords with friends or loved ones, which includes passing such information on in the event of death.

The group has uncovered such events as China's spying on the Dalai Lama, as well as the spread of the Koobface worm, which scraped information from millions of Facebook users.

Take a look at the Copyright Office info on the topic, particularly starting at page 11, under «Limitation for Information Residing on Systems or Networks at the Direction of Users.»

Hamilton's portfolio includes Text Engine, a startup that allows users with «dumb phones» to pull information from the internet; Radial, a music - streaming app focused on the soca, a Caribbean - based drum - heavy dance offshoot of calypso; and Tinsel, a hardware company that makes fashionable necklaces that double as headphones.

Facebook Inc. has encouraged retailers to develop chatbots as part of the company's strategy of keeping users on its own site and applications, not navigating away to seek services and information from other companies.

This year, users often consulted the search engine for information on Bitcoin, new smartphones, and fidget spinners, according to Google's annual list of the most popular searches.

Since the user has already clicked on a related article, you stand a much greater chance of getting their contact information.

In a May 10 letter, the SEC asked for Twitter to explain that choice, and «tell us how the percentage change information provides an investor with a clear understanding of user engagement on your platform.»

Twitter is telling investors to focus instead on the percentage growth of people who use it daily, but in a May 10 letter, the SEC asked for Twitter to explain «how the percentage change information provides an investor with a clear understanding of user engagement on your platform.»

For example, Waze may record the frequency and scope of your use of the Services, the duration of your sessions, the web pages that you visit, information that you read, content that you use or create, advertisements that you view or click on, your communications with other users and third parties, the Internet protocol (IP) address and the name of the domain that serve you to access the Services, and the geographic location of the computer system that you are using to log - in.

Use of Name and Likeness: By posting User Content on the online services, you consent to the recording, use and reuse by NBCUniversal, its licensees, successors and assigns, of your voice, actions, likeness, name, appearance, profile photograph, performance, biographical material, and any other identifying information, including, without limitation, any information contained in your User Content (collectively, «Personal Elements»), as used, edited, altered, fictionalized or modified by NBCUniversal, in its sole discretion, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, including, without limitation, in and in connection with NBCUniversal, or related Sites or online services, in and in connection with any television programs and other productions, and in and in connection with advertising, promotion and publicity.

Back in 2011, Google execs were e-maling back and forth about the value of user location data, strategizing on how to grow the mound of information the company could collect around customers» real - life interactions.

For instance, in 2010, Blippy, a social - media - meets - financial site that allowed people to share credit card purchases with other users, was found to have accidentally leaked some of its customers» credit card information on Google.

While the price tag for stolen information on the black market can translate to a lucrative sales career for some crooked employees, it's a costly phenomenon for organizations once they have realized it has occurred, which is often «during forensic examination of user devices after individuals left a company,» said Verizon.

«As business processes have started to rely more on information and IT, the temptation, the desire is to give people access to everything [because] we don't want to create any friction for users to do their jobs,» said Robert Sadowski, director of marketing and technology solutions at security firm RSA.

Brands are shifting their spending away from content - creating media companies that rely on these large spots in favour of social media platforms, which integrate marketing messages into users» information streams.

But Facebook and Zuckerberg almost certainly have an excellent idea of the value of the information the company has collected on its users — and how that data could be used.

As Fusion notes, «the nootropics community is surprisingly large and involved,» with a number of online forums offering recipes and information on users» drugs of choice.

Marketers can target based on all kinds of information, like a user's location, interests, political beliefs and more.

The permission process may come as a shock to Facebook users because it will force Facebook to tell them exactly what data it holds on them and with whom it shares that data; and it will force users to examine whether they want that level of information sharing to continue.

But from the widespread dissemination of intentionally misleading information to the leaking of profile data on probably more than a billion users, there are big problems related to Facebook's enormous size.

Now the amount of information and users on that platform has gotten so intense that it's hard to have that same engagement.

Also on March 27, a group of Facebook users filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the social media giant's Messenger app collected information about their phone calls and text messages.

Even though the social media giant claims to have had consent, many people across the world were shocked by the sheer amount of personal information the site has on every user.

One of our most popular features, which allows physicians to customize practice information on their education platforms, was the result of many conversations with the end user.

On Wednesday, Facebook added fuel to the fire by disclosing that «malicious actors» had abused a feature to likely scrape the public profile information of the company's two billion users.

Whatever content users signal is most important by clicking on it other behavior may not be what they should — or want to — see, especially in the context of Twitter, an important source of information today.

The hacked user information included phone numbers, birth dates, security questions and answers, and «hashed,» or scrambled, passwords, Yahoo said in a list of frequently asked questions on its website.

Of course, it'll be a great recruitment tool for the company; the more data women enter about their reproductive cycles — and Glow gets personal: It asks about the sexual positions couples use while attempting to conceive, for example — the better Glow will work as Levchin, Huang, and the team apply machine - learning to the information to develop a deeper understanding of how to advise future users on how and when to conceivOf course, it'll be a great recruitment tool for the company; the more data women enter about their reproductive cycles — and Glow gets personal: It asks about the sexual positions couples use while attempting to conceive, for example — the better Glow will work as Levchin, Huang, and the team apply machine - learning to the information to develop a deeper understanding of how to advise future users on how and when to conceivof how to advise future users on how and when to conceive.

In a bid to woo those coveted Android users, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 8, incorporates widgets — the term used for miniature applications that draw on information from larger ones — in its Notification Center.

The news comes on the heels of a massive security breach at electronics giant, Sony, who revealed on April 26 that its online gaming network had been targeted, compromising the personal information of up to 77 million users.

Left, who has gained notoriety for successful bets against stocks such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, explained that his rapid change of view on Twitter came as a result of the growing scrutiny surrounding social media and how companies handle users» personal information.

Facebook is increasingly removing users» rights to keep their information private, primarily through adding to the exhausting number of options available on the Privacy panel.

Ehrlichman, 34, is convinced Porch can stand up to existing directory and review services like Angie's List, which claims more than two million members, not only because Porch will be free for users (Angie's List, for example, charges membership fees), but also because of the pricing information and photos users will have access to on «real projects.»

The update sent Facebook's stock plummeting once again, after already facing a rough week in the wake of news that users» information was passed on to Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm that has claimed to have helped get President Donald Trump elected.

Grindr initially denied that it was sharing the HIV status of its users, writing on Twitter that «Grindr has never, nor will we ever sell personally identifiable user information — especially information regarding HIV status or last test date — to third parties or advertisers.»

Besomebody creates video and photo content of its so - called «Passionaries» unleashing their passions in areas ranging from fitness to photography to hip - hop; users can explore this content on curated topic feeds and connect with others who have similar passions for information or monetized lessons and instruction from local Passionaries.

On Monday, Buzzfeed reported that the app had allowed two outside companies to view the HIV status of its users, along with other personal information.

We ended up with a lot of information on each user, and were then able to make better recommendations, improve the relevance of newsletter content and generally serve our customers in a more personal way.

The number of daily users on the platform also appeared to bounce back, indicating steady engagement despite backlash surrounding the leak of personal information to firms such as Cambridge Analytica.

LivingSocial also announced enhanced analytics that will help merchants to evaluate the effectiveness of their campaigns and provide new information on user engagement, purchasers and payments.

Interested parties might look for how many users were in a particular location at one time, what time of day was the best for mobile tracking, demographic information for each user, and so on.