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Google apologises for racist slur

Regina Pazvakavambwa
By Regina Pazvakavambwa, ITWeb portals journalist.
Johannesburg, 22 May 2015

In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap: Google apologises, and Spotify will start offering video content.

Google apologises for racist slur

Google has apologised after searches which include racist slurs were shown to find the White House in Google Maps.

Searches that included racist slurs, when focused on the Washington DC greater area, returned with the home of US president Barack Obama as either the primary search result or one of three.
Via: The guardian

Spotify adds podcasts, video clips

Music streaming service Spotify will start offering video content, as the company widens its focus beyond music.

Unveiling the changes at a company update in New York, Spotify founder and chief executive Daniel Ek said the new service would be "more personal and more useable".
Via: Telegraph

Dating site hack exposes users

Hackers have struck one of the world's largest Internet dating Web sites, Adult FriendFinder, leaking the highly sensitive sexual information of almost four million users onto the Web.

The stolen data reveals the sexual preferences of users, whether they're gay or straight, and even indicates which ones might be seeking extramarital affairs. In addition, the hackers have revealed e-mail addresses, usernames, dates of birth, postal codes and unique Internet addresses of users' computers.
Via: Channel 4 News

PayPal penalised

Online payment service PayPal has agreed to pay $25 million of fines and compensation in the US after being accused of deceiving its customers.

A government watchdog denounced the company for adding new members to a credit-card-like scheme without making them aware of the fact. It also said PayPal had mishandled bill disputes, among other offences.
Via: BBC

Huawei enters IOT race

Chinese manufacturer Huawei is the latest tech company to jump on the Internet of things (IOT) bandwagon, debuting a new operating system of its own.

The company's Liteos software, which works with Web-connected devices, will be used on devices running Android, and will allow third-party developers and manufacturers to connect and remotely control gadgets.
Via: Mashable

MSpy admits hacking, data theft

A company offering software that allows people to spy on others has admitted it has been hacked and had thousands of customer records leaked online.

The admission comes a day after MSpy told BBC News it had not been hacked and no data had been stolen. It also emerged the UK's Information Commissioner is investigating the company.

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