Facebook is launching a range of new tools in an effort to “put people in more control over their privacy” in the buildup to new EU regulations that tighten up data protection. The changes come after a troubling two weeks for the company, which is battling with the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica files. At least one of the new features, a unified privacy dashboard, was previously discussed by Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, back in January. “The last week showed how much more work we need to do to enforce our policies, and to help people understand how Facebook works and the choices they have over their data,” two Facebook executives wrote in a blogpost announcing the changes. “We’ve heard loud and clear that privacy settings and other important tools are too hard to find, and that we must do more to keep people informed.” Erin Egan, Facebook’s chief privacy officer, and Ashlie Beringer, its deputy general … [Read more...] about Facebook announces privacy tools to ‘put people in more control’ of data
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Who will be L.A.’s next police chief? 31 people have applied for the job
Police commissioners recently embarked on a citywide listening tour, soliciting input at community meetings, City Hall and in smaller, more private settings. During the public forums, many residents and elected officials emphasized the importance of hiring someone who is familiar with L.A.'s diverse neighborhoods and can relate to the people who live there. It was also important, some said, for the next chief to understand the history of the city's still-evolving relationship with the police. … [Read more...] about Who will be L.A.’s next police chief? 31 people have applied for the job
Fire in Siberian shopping mall leaves at least 37 people dead
At least 37 people were killed and many were unaccounted for on Sunday after a fire tore through a shopping mall in the Siberian city of Kemerovo. Citing local authorities, the Russian news agency Tass said 40 of those either dead or missing were children. The investigative committee, which looks into high-profile crimes and reports directly to the president, Vladimir Putin, said as many as 35 people could be missing. News agencies said more than 100 people had been evacuated from the mall, which contains cinemas, restaurants and shops. There was no immediate indication of the cause of the fire. Television pictures showed people jumping from the windows of the mall, which was engulfed in black smoke. Kemerovo is a coal-producing region about 2,200 miles east of Moscow. … [Read more...] about Fire in Siberian shopping mall leaves at least 37 people dead
Pope Francis urges young people to speak out against elders
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders. The Pope's message yesterday came on the heels of a meeting of young Catholics who told the Vatican they want a more transparent and authentic church, and a day after hundreds of thousands marched in youth-led rallies across the United States to demand greater gun control. "The temptation to silence young people has always existed," Francis said. "There are many ways to silence young people and make them invisible. "There are many ways to sedate them, to keep them from getting involved, to make their dreams flat and dreary, petty and plaintive." But he told youths in his homily that "you have it in you to shout," even if "we older people and leaders, very often corrupt, keep quiet." As the Roman Catholic Church enters Holy Week, retracing the story of the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection three days later on Easter … [Read more...] about Pope Francis urges young people to speak out against elders
Keep shouting, Pope tells young people
Pope Francis, starting Holy Week services leading to Easter, has urged young people to keep shouting and not allow the older generations to silence their voices or anesthetise their idealism.Francis spoke a day after hundreds of thousands of young Americans and their supporters answered a call to action from survivors of last month's Florida high school massacre and rallied across the United States to demand tighter gun laws. He did not mention the demonstrations.The 81-year-old Roman Catholic leader led a long and solemn Palm Sunday service before tens of thousands in St Peter's Square, many of them young people there for the Catholic Church's World Day of Youth.Carrying a woven palm branch known as a "palmurello," Francis led a procession in front of the largest church in Christendom to commemorate the day the Bible says Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was hailed as a saviour, only to be crucified five days later.Drawing on biblical parallels, Francis urged the young people in the … [Read more...] about Keep shouting, Pope tells young people