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Indian Students Score a Partial Win in Facebook Privacy Dispute. Two Indian students have in India achieved what many have tried and failed in the United States of America. Two students scored a partial victory over Facebook in a closely watched legal battle over privacy.

Readers may remember that Facebook-owned WhatsApp had revised its privacy policy last month. The new policy allows WhatsApp to share its users’ data with owner Facebook. The data will allow Facebook to target ads and messages from businesses, laying the groundwork for the free messaging service to begin making money. Students Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi, 19 and 22 respectively, then filed a public-interest litigation — akin to a class action — seeking to block those changes. They wanted a rollback of those updates, in a lawsuit that’s attracted attention as a test case for how legal authorities around the world may respond.

Students Karmanya Singh Sareen, 19 and Shreya Sethi, 22 filed a public-interest litigation in India to block WhatsApp from sharing user data with its parent. Public-interest litigation or PIL as it’s popularly called is equivalent to a Class Action Suit filed in the US. In the PIL the two students had asked the Judge to order a complete rollback of those updates. During the hearing, lawyers appearing for WhatsApp said it doesn’t intend to share content with Facebook except user names and phone numbers.

Though the two students could fully get what they wanted, the Delhi High Court on Friday ruled that WhatsApp has to delete all data on users who choose to stop using the service before Sept. 25, when the new policy takes effect. The judge also ruled that WhatsApp may share only that data which is collected after 25th September 2016.

However, going forward, WhatsApp is free to share information on users who haven’t opted out. The court also asked India’s government to consider if it was feasible to craft regulations to oversee WhatsApp and other messaging apps, though it didn’t specify what form they could take.

http://www.042tech.com/2016/09/two-indian-students-win-partial-victory-over-facebook-whatsapp-data-privacy.html

Jailbreaking iPhones is like a game of cat and mouse. Each new update, especially major ones, patch up holes and flaws that jailbreakers use to gain full access to the device and the OS. So, naturally, when the iPhone 7 came out with iOS 10, the belief was that it would be considerably harder to pry open. Harder? Yes. Considerably? Apparently not, as a certain 19 year old hacker by the name of Luca Todesco claims he was able to jailbreak the iPhone 7 in just 24 hours. Unfortunately for the jailbreaking community, he isn’t sharing it just yet.

Todesco admits that Apple has indeed made it harder to find exploits that would make jailbreaking possible, but it is far from being the holy grail of a 100% secure system. Then again, nothing really is. Last Wednesday, he proved to the world just how true that statement is, first with a screenshot of root access via a terminal app, and then with a photo of the iPhone running the Cydia jailbreak app store.

Given his popularity in the hacking community, even an Apple representative believes it to be possible.
But unlike jailbreakers like Pangu, Todesco isn’t releasing his jaiilbreaking method to the public immediately. He is mulling over submitting the jailbreak to Apple’s new bug bounty program. Or at least he is waiting for Apple to patch up the vulnerabilities first. He did, however, express interest in a more automated kind of jailbreaking that only required clicking on a link in Safari. Which means it could also be more dangerous.
Although it hasn’t completely died out, jailbreaking has become less and less en vogue in recent years, both due to Apple addressing pain points, removing the need for some hacks, as well as the growing difficulty in keeping up with security fixes. And with the more intense focus on malware and spying on iOS devices, some have also started to question whether jailbreaking is still worth the risk of getting hacked.

http://www.042tech.com/2016/09/iphone-7-claimed-to-have-been-hacked.html

Lenovo Z2 Plus smartphone was launched in September 2016. The phone comes with a 5.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 441 pixels per inch.

The Lenovo Z2 Plus is powered by 2.15GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Lenovo Z2 Plus packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Lenovo Z2 Plus runs Android 6.0.1 and is powered by a 3500mAh non removable battery. It measures 141.65 x 68.88 x 8.45 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 149.00 grams.

The Lenovo Z2 Plus is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts two Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope.


About Lenovo
Founded in Beijing in 1984, Lenovo acquired IBM's PC business in 2005, and first became the world's top PC maker in 2013. It entered the Android and Windows tablet market in 2011, began selling Android smartphones in 2012, and acquired Motorola Mobility from Google in 2014. The company has also launched an online-only sub-brand for smartphones called Zuk in China.
Lenovo Z2 Plus detailed specifications
General
Release date September 2016
Form factor Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm) 141.65 x 68.88 x 8.45
Weight (g) 149.00
Battery capacity (mAh) 3500
Removable battery No
Colours White, Black
SAR value NA
Display
Screen size (inches) 5.00
Touchscreen Yes
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI) 441
Hardware
Processor 2.15GHz quad-core
Processor make Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
Camera
Rear camera 13-megapixel
Flash Yes
Front camera 8-megapixel
Software
Operating System Android 6.0.1
Connectivity
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac
GPS Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v 4.10
NFC No
Infrared No
USB OTG Yes
Headphones 3.5mm
FM No
Number of SIMs 2
SIM 1
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/ CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/ CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE No
Sensors
Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Barometer No
Temperature sensor No

http://www.042tech.com/2016/09/lenovo-z2-plus-smartphone.html

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As a newbie or so you sometimes get confused when viewing your traffic stats. Not all bloggers know the difference between "Hits", "page views" and "visits" and it becomes more confused when they see other bloggers bragging about how many "hits" their site receives monthly.

Are you confused about this stats terminology? I will explain them for you in this post.

"Hits"

Whenever a single file that make up part of a webpage is accessed, the website receives a hit. If a page has nothing but static HTML code, every time a visitors' browser visits that page it will result in a total of one hit.

The more the files on the web page the more the record of "hits" if five photos were added to that page, it would result to six hits (one for the html page and one each for the five photos).

"Page Views"

Every time a browser displays a web page it is recorded as a page view in the websites stats, not minding how many files the page might contain.

Most webmasters sell their advertising based on how many hits their site receives each month instead of the number of page views. As you can see here, a single page view can result to dozens of hits.

"Visits"

A visit is recorded whenever a person accesses at least one page on a website within a given session. Regardless if the "visitor" looks at one page ten times within a session a single visit is recorded in the stats.

Finally

Whenever you want to buy advertising for your blog, ignore the number of hits the site you are considering receives, make your decision based on page views.

http://www.042tech.com/2016/09/difference-between-hits-page-views.html

You may be curious to know the secrets on how some bloggers records success while other just seem never to make it.

You're not alone.

The ambition of every blogger is making it big and having an audience that spends quality time on their blogs and sings praise to them for providing quality information.

To some bloggers, their ambition was like a dream that seems never to become a reality.

To be honest, it doesn't have to be that way. That dream is closer to becoming reality than you think if you are willing to do what it takes.

There are some important questions you need to ask yourself. In this post i will share some tips to help you get closer to achieving your goal.

Are You Off Track? Use these questions to get back on the right track.

1. Do you have passion to help your readers?
[/b]According to Jonathan Mead: "No one cares how passionate you are about what you do."
Yes, you may have heard that the key is "Passion over Profit". Passion is great, but it's not enough.

Your Passion is not enough to convince people

Your blog should focus more on your audience than it is about you. Your reason for blogging is to help your audience and without them you won't get far. When your passion is channeled on solving the problems of your audience, it make a great result.

[b]Ask yourself:

What do people want?
What questions are they asking?
What problems do they want solved?
Does my content make people take action?
How can i use my passion to help others?

2. Are you ready to offer help for free?
[/b]Most successful bloggers started blogging as a hobby. Many of them didn't make a dime for a couple of years. If they were after money, most of them would have quit. If you are willing to succeed, you have to offer help for free, at least for a while. (This doesn't mean you can't monetize your blog.)

[b]Few tips to get you started:

Publish books through your own blog using services like Selz.
Offer services to your readers. Some bloggers offer writing, consulting and other professional services related to their followers.
Sell tutorial videos through your blog or site like uDemy.

3. Can you build a network?
[/b]One tree cannot make a forest as it's been said. You can make it alone but it will cost you more time, effort and money.
What actions do you take to grow your network?

Danny Wong says: "when you ally with more-established bloggers and many up coming writers, you will quickly recognize the power of collaboration and networking".


To determine the level of your success, the size and quality of your network is not neglected.

Start today to build your blogging future by building your network. There is no shortcuts in building your network and it takes time. it's a long term investment that pays high dividends in the form of loyalty and authority.

[b]Following these steps will help you build a great network:

Show a genuine interest in other people - do not fake it.
Be helpful - offering help will make people to remember you.
Stay Connected - Social media network is a great place to connect with other like-minded people.
Commenting - When you read and comment on other peoples' blogs they are likely to return the favor.
Don't overdo it - Just as you can't have all the friends, neither can you have thousands in your network. Start small, start with ten people that you want in your network and build strong connections with them.


4. Are you willing to learn? Continue reading @ http://www.042tech.com/2016/09/questions-every-blogger-should-ask.html