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23 stories in this topic

MCdonald Cups
Food
1 min read

McDonald’s Korea fined for breach of customers’ personal data

McDonald’s Korea was given a fine of 696 million won ($532,110) on Wednesday after the personal data of 4.87 million customers was leaked to hackers due to the firm’s lax data management. The Personal Information Protection Commission handed out the fine to…

Ola Scooter scaled
Automotive
2 min read

Insurance Policy For Electric Scooters In India

The government of our country recently created a goal of going “completely electric” to limit the spread of pollution. India is one of the first five countries globally which use conventional fuels. Due to this, the environment faces a grave threat, which is…

93495389 Nakheel
Real Estate
1 min read

More Warning Signs at Another Chinese Developer

Tianjin-headquartered Sunac is the latest major property developer to reportedly face troubles, with a letter to Chinese authorities asking for policy assistance. Sunac China Holdings Ltd. asked authorities in Shaoxing – a city in the eastern coastal province…

Google Assistant
General
1 min read

Google Assistant is secretly listening to you, it turns out

In a strange turn of events, Google allegedly confirmed that Google Assistant on your phone or smart speaker may be recording your audio without your knowledge, but just “at times”. Google representatives on Tuesday told the Parliamentary Standing Committee…

Google App
General
2 min read

Important Google Photos storage policy changes rolling out in June

It’s no secret that Google will no longer offer unlimited free photo and video backup at “high quality” come June 2021. The Mountain View company announced late last year a change to its high-quality storage policy, which will drop as early as June 1. So,…

airasia checkin
General
1 min read

AirAsia Updates Rebooking Policy

AirAsia has updated its rebooking policy so that customers with tickets issued on or before 22 March 2020, with a departure date between 23 March and 31 May 2020, can select from the following two options: Unlimited Flight Change: Customers can change their…

Cebuc pacific A321
General
1 min read

Cebu Pacific announces policy on rebooking

Cebu Pacific flights continue to operate as scheduled. However, they have received rebooking and cancellation requests from passengers due to concerns over COVID-19 so they changed their booking policies to provide passengers with flexibility and peace of…

EFE Twitter
General
1 min read

Twitter cracks down on hate speech with new policy

Twitter is taking a sharper stance against the multitude of hate speech finding its way onto the platform with a stricter set of policies that go into effect now. As with any social media platform, it isn’t difficult to find any number of controversial or…

EFE Twitter
General
3 min read

Twitter’s new policy is aimed squarely at Donald Trump

Many Twitter users have been complaining about several tweets disseminated by President Donald Trump. These Twitter members say that if they sent out tweets with the same insults and language used by the president, they would have had their account suspended.…

Pandora Jewellery
Fashion
2 min read

Pandora asked to fix refund policies

Jewellery retailer Pandora has been told by the consumer watchdog to amend its refund and warranty policies in Australia following complaints from some of their customers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said they have received complaints…