Sentences with phrase «by forcing users»

One might presume this change is designed to boost Instagram revenues by forcing users to view photos where it can insert ads.
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Alexa and Cortana both solve the issue in part by forcing the user to decide which agent to use.

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If Twitter is serious about being a force for good in the world and a haven from harassment for its users, it will have to start by making it harder to tweet without any sort of accountability.
«I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in crimes against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years of hard work by shutting down Lavabit,» Ladar Levinson, the company's founder, said in a letter to users.
In addition to the potential losses faced by Google if users are forced to switch to other email platforms, the blockages also make it increasingly difficult for companies with corporate Gmail accounts to conduct business in China, according to Reuters.
A federal judge has rejected Mozilla Corp's request to force the U.S. government to disclose a vulnerability related to its Firefox web browser that the company says was exploited by the FBI to investigate users of a large child pornography website.
The new ePrivacy law will force Facebook to ask all its European users to give permission for each separate type of data being stored or shared by Facebook.
Deals are discovered, shared, curated and rated by users, not negotiated by an internal sales force.
Last November, Sophos notes in its report, a Mac user who happened across the wrong Web site risked getting infected by the OSX / RSPlug malware, which sought to subvert Mac network settings and to force any browser used on that Mac toward phishing and ad sites.
On previous generation Apple TVs, users were forced to wade through a grid of app icons and streaming services by default.
If, instead, social networks force users to slow down and consider choices from a list of reaction options, they might be surprised by the results — not to mention how diversity might put a wrench in the popularity plans of those who default to like - ing everything.
A global map published by the company shows users» movements and is said to expose data about bases and personnel, including those of U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.
Security researchers are warning that old Bitcoin addresses generated in the browser or through JavaScript - based wallet apps might be affected by a cryptographic flaw that allows attackers to brute - force private keys, take control of users» wallets, and steal funds.
Rodrigo Duterte's violent crackdown on drug dealers and drug users by his government's forces has left thousands dead
We assess that as South Korea responds to these attempted thefts by increasing security (and possibly banning cryptocurrency trading) they will become harder targets, forcing North Korean actors to look to exchanges and users in other countries as well.
Like the iPhone, it will defend against «brute force» attacks to guess the user passcode component of the decryption key by limiting the number of permissible guesses.
In the public blockchain system, all users follow an algorithm that verifies transactions by committing software and hardware resources to solving a problem by brute force (i.e., by solving the cryptographic puzzle).
Facebook's data collection practices, the core of its ad - based business model, have come under broad scrutiny in recent weeks as the company has been forced to raise its estimates of how much user information was leaked and to admit that «most» of its more than two billion users may have had their public profile data scraped by outside harvesters.
Each user and group of users has been forced by circumstances to accept a policy of «give and take», realizing that he must give in some instances in order to receive in others.
While they couldn't have expected to keep beating considerably wealthier teams like Ferrari and Red Bull, they were simply out - developed by fellow Mercedes users Force India.
MPs heard evidence from the National AIDS Trust and others, that the ban on poppers which are widely used by gay men, could increase the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, as well as forcing current users into the hands of drug dealers.
The content delivered by these apps is different from what is posted on Twitter: nearly every Tweet posted by both presidential campaigns over the last week contains a link to an outside site, funneling the user to a 360 degree experience wholly guided by the campaign, whereas no Instagram posts link outside of the app or website itself, forcing the campaigns to operate within its confines.
Users «sit» in a saddle connected to their shoes by leglike armatures, and the unit maintains a constant upward force toward the wearer's center of gravity, making it feel as if the user is lighter than he or she actually is.
Electrical sensors measure both the angle and the force applied by the user on the ankle, and a computer modifies the strength of the magnetic field accordingly.
WALK MAN A new pelvic exoskeleton that prevents users from falling has two modes: Z - Mode, which doesn't exert force on a person's gait, and A-Mode, which detects a change in gait and reacts by rotating the hips back into place.
Professor Karp said: «By blocking the building of web applications that synthesize content from multiple web sites, the SOP actually forces web developers to make design choices that put users» privacy at risk.
That system exhausted users by forcing them to think of the command constantly.
I know I'm not supposed to own non-Apple devices, as that's the unwritten law of The Privilege of Being an Apple User, but as long as I'm forced by my employers to use a PC laptop, these AirPods can't be my one true pair either.
Two common - touch interfaces simulate the force fields by applying pressure to the user's hand: the CyberGrasp glove, which pulls on individual fingers, and the Phantom Desktop, which applies a single force to the hand via a wand.
We found that even though individual muscle fibres did not change in size, the muscles of HRT users showed greater strength by generating a higher maximum force compared to non-HRT users.
Now, Rosso and teams at PNNL, EMSL, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at PNNL, and the University of Pittsburgh developed a new approach by combining an environmental transmission electron microscope, called an ETEM, with nanocrystal force probes that allows scientists to watch crystals interact in a life - like situation.
I look forward to the upcoming discussions with the European Commission, with our national funders and with our extensive user community on how we, by joining forces, can boost European science and innovation.
Designed with a unique «seated» user position, rotary calf machine minimizes spinal compression by directing force through the hip rather than the shoulders.
Trusted by millions, and a growing force in the CMS world, Joomla is known for being both highly customizable & user - friendly.
The advert, created by the AIDS Task Force, suggests to male users that they may catch an STD from hooking up with female Tinder users.
OPW — Sep 14 — Online dating frequently fails to meet user expectations because people, unlike many commodities available for purchase online, are «experience goods:» Daters wish to screen potential partners by experiential attributes such as sense of humor or rapport, but online dating sites force them to screen by searchable attributes such as income or religion.
No longer are you forced to abide by the HDCP as the update will allow users to disable the feature and use whatever capture method desired.
While SEGA may need to remove videos in rare cases, we're happy to confirm that there are no further plans to remove Shining Force videos uploaded to Youtube by users living in North American and European territories.
The first arc, «Way of the Weird,» sets the stage with an outside force looking to eliminate the «abomination of magic» universe by universe, slowly winding its way towards the core Marvel U. Aaron and Bachalo hit on big ideas such as the state of magic in Marvel and the diverse array of magic - users that can now be found, while still reinforcing that personal charm of Stephen Strange and the unique elements that make him the Sorcerer Supreme.
- In addition to the 11M + users of edx.org, the Open edX software is used by 12M + learners from corporations, universities, and nonprofits e.g. Microsoft, IBM, NYU and the US Air Force.
Whist force reduction primarily protects against repetitive injuries, comfort covers the instant sensation felt by users both when exercising and when falling.
Texas should be commended for making this information available, but end - users are forced to piece together financial data by navigating several reports, which makes it difficult for stakeholders to make valuable comparisons across districts, schools and demographics.
If it's limited to one digital «copy» per license that can only be held by one user at a time, then libraries should not be forced to pay any more per book than your typical user... not THAT much more anyway.
It's been a long time coming: downloads dwindled (especially) once the app was forced to remove its DUI checkpoint reporting feature in 2011, and then involved themselves this year in a security coup that showed users of the app could track the movements made by other drivers.
I guess from my point of view, I'd say the problem is with the device, which certainly has the capacity to allow the user to view EPUB or PDF (they're both open formats), but is locked down by Amazon to force users to buy content only from them.
The music industry did its best to shut Napster down by attacking its servers, its founder, and its users, and it did eventually force it out of business in 2001.
Also, a look at the restrictions in Sprint and T - Mobile's new unlimited plans, how Netflix is forcing users to search for content on its own apps, a changing of the guard (sort of) for the internet's nameservers and a fun site that lets you search for photos by drawing bad pictures.
By addressing issues with the display, kickstand angles, performance, and battery life, users might be more likely to bring their Surface tablet into the office, at least that's the hope, and as TechnologyGuide sister site SearchConsumerization noted, it could also force IT departments to consider Windows 8 adoption.
The Forex Force trading system is very easy to use, even by users with no prior trading experience.
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