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Data protection authorities find privacy lapses in majority of mobile apps
2014-09-12 16:45:09| InfoWorld: Top News
Many mobile apps request too many permissions and don't explain how they collect users' personal information, a study of 1,211 popular apps by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network has found. The majority of the apps reviewed did not adequately explain to users how they were collecting and using information, according to the study, carried out by 26 privacy enforcement authorities in 19 countries. It also found that a third of the tested mobile applications requested excessive permissions that were outside the scope of their functionality.
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FSC meeting weighs old-growth forest protection, smallholder participation
2014-09-11 20:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a body that sets social and environmental certification criteria for forestry products, is weighing measures that could step up protection for old-growth forests and make it easier for indigenous people and traditional forest communities to qualify for certification. The measures are set for a vote this week at the body's General Assembly, which is held every three years to establish and revise criteria that underpin the standard. The motions - two of 43 proposed...
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Tenants may win eviction protection
2014-09-11 16:34:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Nine million private tenants in the UK could be given extra protection from landlords who try to evict them.
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Motor protection system
2014-09-10 16:36:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
The Multilin 869 motor protection system is designed for medium and large induction and synchronous motors read more
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Cathodic Protection of Offshore Marine Equipment
2014-09-10 11:43:00| Offshore Technology
Due to seawater's electrically conductive properties, it represents a highly aggressive component that can quickly cause extensive damage to ships, port facilities, oil rigs, offshore wind farms and other marine and offshore equipment that is exposed
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