Day: September 1, 2018

Google keeps tracking you even when you specifically tell it not to: Maps, Search won’t take no for an answer

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Google has admitted that its option to “pause” the gathering of your location data doesn’t apply to its Maps and Search apps – which will continue to track you even when you specifically choose to halt such monitoring. Researchers at Princeton University in the US this week confirmed on both Android handhelds and iPhones that Read more about Google keeps tracking you even when you specifically tell it not to: Maps, Search won’t take no for an answer[…]

AI identifies heat-resistant coral reefs in Indonesia

Posted on by Robin Edgar

A recent scientific survey off the coast of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia suggests that some shallow water corals may be less vulnerable to global warming than previously thought. Between 2014 and 2017, the world’s reefs endured the worst coral bleaching event in history, as the cyclical El Niño climate event combined with anthropogenic warming to Read more about AI identifies heat-resistant coral reefs in Indonesia[…]