Best Technology Article: October 2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

Letter to Facebook: be clear about the ‘delete policy’ – NOS

More than seventy organizations and action committees from the United States want from Facebook clarification on the guidelines for posts to remove. The organizations expressed in a letter to Facebook ceo Zuckerberg their displeasure over the removal of videos on police brutality and the suspension of accounts of Palestinian journalists.

the authors of The letter especially like to know when Facebook on behalf of government agencies messages or videos away. “If the most vulnerable groups of the society to your platform target to their experiences with iniquity, to sharing, Facebook the moral obligation to have their expression to protect”, they write.

Facebook had in recent months repeatedly defend against criticism that it wrongly messages had been deleted. Especially when a world-famous photo from the Vietnam war was removed because there was a naked girl, creek the social media a lot of negative comments. The censored photo ‘should’ eventually on Facebook to be placed.

According to NOS-techredacteur Nando Kasteleijn struggling Facebook already with rules for deletion of posts. “Especially after the controversy about the Vietnam-photo realize Facebook is that it must be done otherwise,” he says. As a result of that incident has Facebook better than promised. “The question is where that leads.”

Reuters reported last week that five Facebook-directors “editorial choices”. “That indicates that they are at the top of the company are doing,” says Kasteleijn.

KPN starts rolling out calling through 4G NU.nl

The first KPN customers with a Samsung Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 Edge can Monday start with 4G-call. The number of people that the new technique can use is expected to be completed in the coming months, step-by-step greater.

KPN expects to make calls using 4G, the new standard for phone calls. The 4G network was initially only used for data traffic, while calling via 3G or 2G. Smartphones should therefore switch between mobile networks.

The new technique is by KPN tested in cooperation with Samsung and will be available for all devices that the speech technology support. More and more new devices support the so-called VoLTE-default.

we have chosen to 4G-call, first on the S6 and S6 Edge to apply, because it frequently has been tested. KPN is looking for cooperation with smartphonefabrikanten to use this technique for other devices as possible. The network technology should be used for each device are reconciled.

Next year, KPN also make calls via Wi-Fi introducing, whereby subscribers can use their smartphone to call if they have no or poor mobile coverage. The connection is then established via a wi-fi network.

By: NU.nl

‘Dozens of villages have poor mobile reception’ – NU.nl

according to research from the NOS and regional broadcasters, where 23,000 people have participated. Especially in Drenthe and Noord-Brabant, according to the study, the mobile connection is poor.

In the survey, people are asked to assign a grade to their mobile network. In nineteen villages was the quality of the network is lower than a three. In a district in Lelystad, the netherlands scored the receipt also low.

Of the nineteen villages with low scores, there are six in the province of Drenthe. In addition, it would be a lot of complaints come from Noord-Brabant.

Locations that are lower than a three, on average, contain relatively few subjects. If one is looking for locations where more than twenty participants have responded, is the lowest one of 3.6 in the Drenthe municipality of Westerveld.

By the poor mobile coverage, people can often not make or receive calls. The emergency number 112 would also be difficult to use.

Providers

KPN recognises that some parts of the country not yet covered. According to the provider, however, would be less than 1 percent don’t have coverage.

Vodafone calls the results “not representative”. According to the operator, the investigation may only cover indoors store, which makes it nothing would say about overall coverage in the Netherlands. The company acknowledges that coverage in a house is more difficult to achieve, in connection with better insulation.

By: NU.nl

‘Dozens of villages have poor mobile reception’ – NU.nl

according to research from the NOS and regional broadcasters, where 23,000 people have participated. Especially in Drenthe and Noord-Brabant, according to the study, the mobile connection is poor.

Of the nineteen villages with low scores, there are six in the province of Drenthe. In addition, it would be a lot of complaints come from Noord-Brabant.

By the poor mobile coverage, people can often not make or receive calls. The emergency number 112 would also be difficult to use.

Providers

KPN recognises that some parts of the country not yet covered. According to the provider, however, would be less than 1 percent don’t have coverage.

By: NU.nl

No one can DiCaprio’s ‘Before the flood’ miss – NOS

DiCaprio has long been known as a champion of the environment. In Before the flood, he shows the influence of climate change and the solutions that various people in the world have figured out.

He made the film together with director Fisher Stevens, who won an Oscar for his film The Cove, about the hunting of dolphins. The actor spoke for the film, among others, with president Obama, pope Francis and UN chief Ban. Before the flood was screened in the White House and at the UN.

According to DiCaprio, it is the first time that a film so massive and streaming services. Techredacteur Nando Kasteleijn calls it a smart strategy. “He would have talked about it, so then you need as many people as possible the chance to give the film to see.”

That the film without commercials, it is offered will also have to deal with, suspect Kasteleijn. “It’s not about the money, he wants the discussion to help.”

The timing of the film is important: in eight days, there are the American elections. On film screenings, that DiCaprio organizes, visitors can immediately register as a voter. “This should be an important topic in the elections,” says DiCaprio. “There is no greater threat to our society than climate change.”

Apple: “We make from now on, no external monitors more” iPhoned.nl

People who are patiently waiting on a new external Apple monitor, it might be better to another brand.

Apple monitor is no longer in production

When Apple last week Thursday at the Mac event keynote attention on a screen from LG, we felt him coming. We need no longer to look forward to a successor of Apple’s Thunderbolt display. Apple would have to Nilay Patel of The Equation have let you know "from the external monitor business" stepped to. The cooperation with LG for a 5K display is the closest that we get to a new Apple monitor.

Apple monitor

In the run-up to the Mac event, there were numerous rumors, claiming that Apple’s new 5K display would work with a built-in GPU. This would ensure that older MacBooks 5K could support with some help from the GPU in the screen. Because these stories were coming from reliable sources close to Apple were to be found, it is plausible that such a display was investigated. Finally took the Apple, however, the decision to have a partnership with LG to keep.

The new 5K, and 4K monitor that Apple now LG sells, in cooperation between the two companies and, therefore, optimized for Apple products. This is a brand you all if you want the screen brightness and the display settings you want to customize: this can now be simply from your MacBook.

An Apple-like monitor LG

The LG monitor and the connected MacBook at the same time charging, stereo speakers and extra ports on the back to allow more devices to connect. The larger 5K display also has a built-in camera and microphone, making it in terms of functions very close to a new Thunderbolt display. There is only no Apple-different logo on. The question now is what this means for Apple’s attitude towards the iMac. We can be there early 2017, a new version of expect, or believe Apple that the future of the computer is a MacBook instead of a desktop?

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iPhone gets OLED screen, according to president Sharp NU.nl

That told the Sharp-president Tai Jeng-wu during a speech at Tatung University, according to Nikkei.

“The iPhone evolves for a long time and now changes to LTPS – OLED-panels”, thus the Sharp boss in his speech. “We do not know whether Apple’s OLED iPhones will be a hit, but if they do not do this, and to transform himself, there will be no innovation.”

Rumors suggest that has long been the arrival of an iPhone with OLED screen, but until now, the use of the technology has not yet been confirmed. Has the president of Sharp his mouth over talking. The company is a parts supplier for Apple.

OLED screens have better zwartwaarden, allowing a higher contrast. In addition, the screens are more energy efficient and they can be easily bent.

By: NU.nl

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Council of State very critical about controversial aftapwet – NU.nl

With the proposal, the cabinet wants to ensure that the AIVD and the MIVD more types of data in a misaligned fashion may bleed.

Now, the services only satellite communications undirected interception. By the large-scale draining of ‘wired’ communications – such as almost all of the internet traffic – as possible, services should the communications of terrorists better able to keep up.

for example, It is possible to see all communications between the Netherlands and another country to drain, or to local traffic via a specific app on to catch.

The proposal is controversial, because of revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed how intelligence agencies in the foreign countries dealing with the power of large-scale communication to catch. The NSA turned out enormous quantities of internet traffic of innocent citizens to process.

Monitoring

to prevent that happens in the Netherlands, the Dutch government for a special evaluation committee Commitment Powers (TIB), which consists of at least three people-including two judges and, for example, a cybersecurityspecialist.

Before an intelligence service in a trawl off, should this commission determine whether that is acceptable. Also for individual wiretaps, and hacking of computers, the commission must give their consent.

The role of the supervisory Committee on the Intelligence and Security services (CTIVD), which is now all in retrospect to oversee the services, will be strengthened. The organization will also be binding judge may comment on the performance of the services.

Council of State

Despite these safeguards, writes the Council of State, advice to the cabinet that the toezichtsstelsel of the law is lacking. The advisory body finds that the evaluation committee from the proposal shall be deleted, and that instead, a stronger CTIVD would have had to arise. “For this reason, she advises the proposal at this point not in its current form to the Room to send.”

Also, the Board that data for too long may be kept. The government wants to data collected three years can keep it, but that is according to the advisers is not proportional.

In the opinion writes the Council of State, however, that “there is a significant number of important safeguards” in the proposal, which can not be spoken of human rights violation with the law. The necessity of new powers for the intelligence services is sufficiently substantiated, the organization.

Balls

During a press conference, said minister Plasterk on Friday that he the evaluation committee despite criticism from the Council of State still in mode wants to keep, because he does not find desirable that the same supervisor in advance, as well as afterwards the intelligence tests. “You get the situation of the butcher who is his own flesh approves.”

The retention period of three years, he doesn’t want to cut it because the intelligence services are afraid that important information is lost. “The services say:” No, the time span in which, for example, terrorists – or, in the case of military actions, the opponents – their actions plans, which is longer than a year.’”

Too far

Labour party Member of parliament Jeroen Recourt says that a new aftapwet necessary, “because secret services at this time weak spots have”. He says he would like to see or adequately taken into account privacy concerns. The Member of parliament is in any case agree with the criticism of the retention period of three years.

D66 Mp Kees Verhoeven said that the establishment of an evaluation committee “promising” sounds, but he also wants the proposal to further study. He is also calling for a roundtable discussion with experts in the Second Room.

Organisation Bits of Freedom, finds the proposal “really go too far,” says spokesperson Daphne van der Kroft. “We put a border at the start of a whole large groups of innocent civilians. We should not have any innocent people in the Netherlands suffer.”

According to Van der Kroft should especially be improved, how data will be processed in investigations of terrorism. “The identity of aanslagplegers was never the issue, many perpetrators of the attacks were already known.”, she says. “We need better data exchange and investing in people.”

Treatment

It seems unlikely that the bill before the elections by the Second and First Chamber can be treated. The equally controversial Wet computercriminaliteit III, that the police would allow to the computers of suspects to hack, was already in december was sent to, but there is still not on the agenda.

By: NU.nl/Jeroen Crane

Council of State very critical about controversial aftapwet – NU.nl

With the proposal, the cabinet wants to ensure that the AIVD and the MIVD more types of data in a misaligned fashion may bleed.

for example, It is possible to see all communications between the Netherlands and another country to drain, or to local traffic via a specific app on to catch.

Monitoring

Council of State

Also, the Board that data for too long may be kept. The government wants to data collected three years can keep it, but that is according to the advisers is not proportional.

Balls

Too far

Treatment

By: NU.nl/Jeroen Crane

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Microsoft Office 365 gets better support for pen input and 3D Hardware.Info

Microsoft has a big update announced for its Office 365 platform. The focus is on improved support for digital pens and the use of 3D models. The software is together with the Creators Update for Windows 10 and the Surface Studio all-in-one announced.

first, Word, the Ink Editor, which allows the underline, highlight and delete text a lot easier. This feature is available immediately to Office 365 subscribers.

Windows versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint get it today Ink Replay, where written text is rewound and played back. This also works with the Surface Dial, a new input device which by means of rotation functions can be performed.

PowerPoint gets the beginning of 2017, a digital ruler. In combination with a pen you need a hand, the ruler can move, while with the other a straight line can be draw. It is also possible loose or protruding line segments to delete by the Segment Eraser. Later the ruler also to, among others, Word, Excel, and OneNote.

For devices with large screens will get Word the beginning of 2017 a new display mode. In this mode, there are two pages at the same time, which can be browsed. Also there is a pinch to zoom to zoom in and out.

Next year, Microsoft brings 3D models to Office as part of the Creators to Update. This should put 3D models seamlessly integrated into documents, where they are rotated, moved and can be enlarged. These 3D models can then, among other in Paint 3D to be made.

finally, get all of the Office apps built-in SVG-icons. This Scalable Vector Graphics are not on a bitmap based such as JPG and PNG images, but consist of vectors of the icon to define. This can result in infinite zoom in and out, without that the images look blurry or pixelated look.

Specifications of Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) scuba diving on – Hardware.Info

By Michiel Berkhout Saturday, 29 October, 2016 13:49, source: NextPowerUp

While 2016 on its end, Samsung is busy with the renewal of certain smartphones. So the Samsung Galaxy A7, including the alleged 2017-model in the meantime in the benchmarkdatabase of AnTuTu has surfaced, which is also the necessary specifications have been unveiled.

The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has reportedly about a 5.5 – or 5.7-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 by 1,080 pixels. Under the hood is a Samsung Exynos 7870 SoC combined with 3 GB RAM and 64 GB of storage. The device provides two 16-megapixel cameras and runs on Android 6.0.1 'Marshmallow'. Further details are missing to date.

What is actually in the new aftapwet? – NU.nl

The current Law on the intelligence and security services (Wiv) dates from 1987 and was in 2002 the last updated. In the law what the Dutch secret services, the General Intelligence and Security service (AIVD) and the Military Intelligence and Security service (MIVD), may or may not do and who is monitoring.

The impetus for a new Isp was in 2013. The government-appointed commission Dessens then decided that the time was ripe for the AIVD and the MIVD to new powers to get, in order to respond to new threats from terrorists and other enemies of the state.

Eventually became the law in april of this year by ministers Hennis (Defence) and Plasterk (Home Affairs) presented, and at the end of October to the Second Room sent.

What’s new?

The main novelty is that the AIVD and the MIVD, now not only unfocused satellietverkeer may bleed, but also traffic through cables sent. There is a almost all traffic is under, even traffic from and to mobile devices. Which act as the wired because the traffic from the cell tower via fiber optic cables.

It would be under the new proposal, for example, be possible to all communication between the Netherlands and another country to drain, or to local traffic via a specific app on to catch. Also, communication in, for example, certain games or the privéberichtenfuncties of various social media drained.

That change the cabinet wants to implement, at the insistence of the intelligence services, because almost all internet traffic through cables runs. By the draining of wired traffic, they hope to get a better grip on the communications between terrorists.

Also, there are passages incorporated in the law that regulate how the exchange of information with foreign intelligence services should look like. So is it possible that, for example, the AIVD is a set of data shares with a foreign service without the dataset first by the AIVD itself is analyzed.

Commission

to prevent the intelligence services on a large scale innocent civilians going to bleed, must be a special commission in the life called. That evaluation committee Commitment Powers (TIB) consists of at least three persons, including two judges, and, for example, a cybersecurityspecialist.

Before an intelligence service in a trawl off, the TIB to determine whether that is acceptable. Also for individual wiretaps, and hacking of computers, the commission must give their consent. Limitations of the trawl should be especially of the TIB.

Also is the role of the supervisory Committee on the Intelligence and Security services (CTIVD), which is now all in retrospect oversees the intelligence services, strengthened. The organization will also be binding judge may comment on the performance of the services. Now, the CTIVD is still an advisory role.

Criticism

The Council of State (RvS), is of the opinion that the law in this form is not for the Room I guess. In an advice to the government writes the highest rechtsorgaan of the Netherlands that the toezichtsstelsel of the law fails.

The Stainless steel will find that the evaluation committee from the proposal shall be deleted, and that instead, a stronger CTIVD would have had to arise.

Too long

Also, the Council felt that data to be stored for a long time. The government wants to data collected three years can keep it, but that is according to the advisers is not proportional.

However, the Council felt that the necessity of new powers for the intelligence services is provided with sufficient argumentation. The undirected interception of communication is in principle not in conflict with the human rights, writes the Board, as the guarantee and supervision but are arranged properly.

Also privacyvoorvechters find the new Iph go too far. Privacyorganisatie Bits of Freedom believes that the privacy of innocent Dutch people are not the dupe may be. Privacy First, another group, called the law an infringement on the privacy of every Citizen.

What now?

The law now is to the Second Chamber for further treatment. It is still unclear whether there is a Kamermeerderheid for the proposal.

The liberal democrats spoke rather enthusiastically about the wetsvernieuwing and is also possible with the PVV support. Other parties, including the PvdA and D66, support in principle a review of the Wiv but have concerns about the protection of privacy in the proposal. D66 Mp Kees Verhoeven wants, therefore experts in the Second Room.

Because of the complex and the controversial content of the proposal, it seems unlikely that the treatment for the elections can be completed.

By: NU.nl

‘Facebook should stop collecting data from WhatsApp’ – RTL News

European privacywaakhonden want that WhatsApp immediately stops sharing information about users with parent company Facebook.

That leaves the Article 29 working Group, consisting of the European privacywaakhonden, today know. The Dutch Authority for Personal data is also part of the Article 29 working Group.

Serious concerns

The Article 29 working party has “serious objections” because existing users were not aware of the sharing of data with Facebook, at the time that they have the app installed. The privacywaakhonden want to now that WhatsApp stops sharing of data, until the company in writing the answer given to their questions.

WhatsApp says in a response to Bloomberg to cooperate with the investigation and answer the questions. In november, the European privacyautoriteiten together to discuss the matter.

It often happens that American tech to be reviewed by Europe. This happens, among others, with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple, among other for abuse of power and tax evasion to be investigated.

What data to share WhatsApp with Facebook?

It mainly goes to the phone numbers that you appt. WhatsApp sends the information to Facebook, which profiles to link to. In that way, know Facebook with whom you communicate and the company can provide more relevant ads to show.

Imagine: you appt much with your parents and some friends who happened to be the Facebook page of Coca-Cola have geliket. Can Facebook you show you an ad for Coca Cola, because you may be interested in.

The Article 29 working party may with the new European legislation from 2018 a penalty of up to 4 percent of the annual turnover if companies the European regulation violated.

RTL Z / Daniel Verlaan

‘Whatsapp should stop sharing data” AD.nl

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‘Innocent civilians are likely in the trap the secret service to come’ – NOS

The cabinet is not flush with the giving of examples for which the new law will be used, but the NOS was previously a document in the hands with several examples. So thinks the government about the interception of internet traffic between a particular city and an instant messaging service. Also public wi-fi hotspots, such as wi-fi in the train, can be targeted.

If your data that way arrive at the secret service, not just in poking around: we need to re-consent be sought from the minister and a special evaluation committee. But on that evaluation committee’s criticism, including from the Council of State, that the commission is not strong enough.

If the data of innocent citizens end up in the datahooiberg of the secret service, then they will be removed as soon as possible, promise of the secret services.

Dates may be up to three years. Also at that time, the Council of State criticism. The highest advisory body of the government fears that such retention is in conflict with the European convention of human rights. The government explains that criticism down beside her.

Friday, October 28, 2016

Microsoft: Windows 10 update and new hardware – Computable

Ict giant Microsoft shows Windows 10 'creators update'. For more than four hundred million Windows 10 devices new creative functionalities accessible. Also introduce the Americans new hardware: Surface, Studio, Surface, Dial and the new Surface Book.

The update makes it according to Microsoft possible for users to create a new thing, to share and to experience in both mixed reality and in 3D using the Paint 3D and the Remix.com-community. In addition, it is possible to get faster in contact with friends, family and colleagues with Windows MyPeople.

also adds the company’s new 3D and drawing capabilities to Office apps, including 3D support in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and the Ink Editor in Word. The latter is possible with pen is an intuitive way to directly make changes in a Word document. Users can also a new built-in digital ruler to bet straight lines to draw, and objects on one line to convert Office apps. Windows Insiders, certain functions may already try out before the beginning of 2017 the free upgrade is available.

Digital canvas

Microsoft is expanding its line of Surface devices, with Surface Studio, Surface, Dial and Surface Book with Performance Base. The Surface Studio is a whole new kind of desktop, which allows users to their workstation according to the company in a digital canvas to change. With the pc would it be possible to have in a more natural way of new things to create. The screen is the thinnest what the Americans have so far.

Surface Dial is the new creative accessory that makes it possible to place on a Surface in a more intuitive way to scroll, zoom and navigate. Surface Book with Performance Base is the latest addition to the line and comes with a graphics-processing-abilities that are twice as strong as that of the previous Surface Book models.

Criticism of Council of State on aftapwet: insufficient supervision of secret services – NRC

European watchdog: WhatsApp must stop sharing data with Facebook – Volkskrant

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Renders show the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) – All About Phones

There are new images have surfaced of the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) a premium mid-ranger, reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy S7.

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Different devices in A line of Samsung get at the end of this year is expected to be an upgrade in the form of a new model. This is evident from leaked information and different certified devices. We are talking about the Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and the Galaxy A7 (2017). The affordable line of Korean smartphonefabrikant offers a premium design and decent specifications for a very competitive price. That also seems to apply to the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and so it proved last night. The well-known good @OnLeaks has alleged official renders of the model obtained.

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Specifications

The renders show a design reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy S7. That’s mainly because of the round finish of the Galaxy A5 (2017). The mid-ranger with the model number SM-A520F reportedly has a housing of metal and glass. It is expected that the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is about as big as its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016). From benchmarktests showed that the device is a 5.2-inch display, with a resolution of 1080 x 1920.

Under the hood of the capable mid-ranger is probably the octa-core Exynos 7880, in combination with 3GB of ram and 16GB of expandable storage. A certification shows that the device 0.55 mm thicker than its predecessor, so it is likely that the mid-ranger this year-a slightly larger battery. On the back of the new Galaxy A5 is expected to have a 13MP camera. In addition, the unannounced model will have a USB Type-C port.

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

December

It seems that the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) with a new premium design and decent specifications and an attractive mid-ranger is going to be. Especially now that the cheaper devices from Samsung are equipped with relatively powerful processors, the A-line is an excellent choice. In december we probably get the rest of the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), as well as that of the other devices.

Source: Android Authority