Turkey caught spying on private citizens in Western nations

Adem Yavuz Arslan has a general idea of when the surveillance started.
The Fairfax, Va. community swimming pool where the exiled Turkish journalist takes his children closed for the summer on Aug. 30, and it was just before then that a covert photographer snapped pictures that ended up being published in Sabah, a Turkish newspaper that is effectively controlled by Turkey’s authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Aydogan Vatandas, also a journalist from Turkey, knows the exact time he was spied upon: Sept. 16 at 11:30 a.m. outside of a bookstore in Clifton, N.J.
Arslan and Vatandas are two of six U.S.-based journalists born in Turkey who talked to The Daily Caller about being surveilled. All found their pictures blasted across Turkish media outlets in late September. Most of the photos, and some videos, were posted at various pro-government news outlets, including Sabah, which is controlled by Serhat Albayrak, the brother of Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s energy minister and Erdogan’s son-in-law.

How the media can better understand the fake news phenomenon

James Breiner
Traditional news organizations made a deal with the devil when they turned to social media and search engine optimization to gain digital audience and revenue.
They recruited "community managers" to raise their profile on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like. They tagged their articles to raise them in search results.

The 7-Step Framework For Top Mobile Rankings

2 weeks ago, Google started the mobile-first indexing of the Web. This means it will now look at mobile versions of websites to rank them in both mobile and desktop search results.

This - and the fact that over half of Google searches now come from smartphones - leaves you no excuse to ignore mobile UX and SEO. In today's article on mobile SEO success, I'm sharing my top tips to help you grow mobile ranks - and double organic traffic.

Google Event Community Guidelines and Anti-Harassment Policy

Google is dedicated to providing a harassment-free and inclusive event experience for everyone regardless of gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, neurodiversity, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, age, religion, or other protected category.

 We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Google takes violations of our policy seriously and will respond appropriately.

The Tea Party has now officially become the Trump Party

By Alex Thompson on Nov 1, 2016
When the tea party movement came to prominence in the summer of 2009, adherents proclaimed they were guided by conservative principles forgotten in the big-spending years of George W. Bush. Republicans who didn’t adhere to their strict ideological interpretation of the Constitution were labeled RINOs (Republicans in name only). The tea partiers’ stubborn demands and obstructionism so exasperated President Obama in 2011 that he snapped, “Can they say yes to anything?”
In 2016 after a divisive GOP primary, the tea party vote has unified behindnominee Donald Trump, even though he in many ways defies the ideological purity that once defined the movement. But Trump and his big-government populism isn’t just winning their votes; he’s also winning their donations, a sign that the money behind the movement will remain a force in American politics long after Election Day.

Samsung is offering a full refund on the Galaxy Note 7

A Vodafone customer claims he was told by a call centre worker to get off his 'dangerous' Galaxy Note 7 amid fears it would 'blow his head off'.
Dave Herron said he called his network provider to request a replacement handset after reading about the issues affecting the Note 7 smartphone.
Samsung has stopped production of the device for 'consumer safety' amid reports of the phone's batteries overheating and bursting into flames.

The Pinterest is updateing Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Now that more than half of the people who use Pinterest are outside the United States, we’ve decided to update our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to clarify how things work around the world.
What’s changing? The long and short of it is, if you live outside the United States, our products and services will be provided by Pinterest Europe Limited, an Irish company based in Dublin.

Google is now filtering based on address and affiliation

Previously, we would often see a local filter applied to the local results that filtered out profiles that shared a similar phone number or domain.

Google backs off on previously announced Allo privacy feature

When Allo was announced at Google’s I/O conference earlier this year, the messaging app was presented as a step forward for privacy. Alongside the end-to-end-encrypted Incognito Mode, the Allo team talked about bold new message retention practices, storing messages only transiently rather than indefinitely.

Don’t let WhatsApp nudge you into sharing your data with Facebook

When WhatsApp, the messaging app, launched in 2009, it struck me as one of the most interesting innovations I’d seen in ages – for two reasons. The first was that it seemed beautifully designed from the outset: it was clean, minimalist and efficient; and, secondly, it had a business model that did not depend on advertising. Instead, users got a year free, after which they paid a modest annual subscription.

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Sky Sports is already the number one digital destination for sports in the UK

Twitter has signed a deal with Sky Sports to show Premier League highlights and goals on the social media site from the 2016/17 season.
As part of the agreement, Twitter users in the UK and Ireland will be able to see video clips of key moments and goals from all games broadcast by Sky in real time via the SkyFootball Twitter account.
The Sky Sports Football Centre app will also carry full highlights of every Premier League and Football League match for Sky Sports TV customers, including those shown on BT Sport after those games have ended.
Twitter users and Sky Sports subscribers in Ireland will also be able to see video content in real time from the Saturday 3pm games, which are traditionally not shown on TV.
Twitter’s Theo Luke said of the deal: “We can’t think of a better way to continue the momentous summer of sport on Twitter than live Premier League video clips.
“Sky Sports are incredibly innovative on Twitter so it seemed like a natural fit to work with them to bring fans the most sought after action in sport, in an instant.”
This latest announcement extends Twitter’s growing presence in the world of sport, with the social media platform having already run a similar highlights package during Euro 2016 and offered live and behind-the-scenes coverage of this year’s Wimbledon via its live streaming service, Periscope.
Twitter has faced extensive questions over its future when in competition with other social platforms, including Facebook, which has more than 1.6 billion monthly users compared with Twitter’s 310 million. Many regard the service as too confusing and Twitter has spent much of the last year working on improving its video content and live streaming abilities in order to appeal to new users.
David Gibbs, digital director of Sky Sports and Sky News, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Twitter to bring in-game clips to football fans across the UK and Ireland as part of our biggest ever season of football.
“With more than 30 million users across a variety of platforms, Sky Sports is already the number one digital destination for sports in the UK. By expanding our partnership with Twitter, we can bring even more great action to an even bigger audience.”

Get on Pokémon Go! Health experts praise app for inspiring users to get moving

Pokémon Go is good for your health, according to scores of excited psychology and fitness experts.
The app has captured the fascination of millions since its launch last week.
Just days old, it is already bigger than Tinder and has overtaken Twitter on Android.
And for all the people that cannot tear themselves away from the game, there's some good news: it could be your new workout.
'I think it's an exciting development,' J Graham Thomas, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Miriam Hospital's Weight Control Research Center, told Daily Mail Online.
'For a long time, the technology and gaming industries have been associated with a decrease in physical activity and that has resulted in a lot of health problems.
'To see technology and gaming changing in a way that promotes physical activity and being around other people is really good.'
'Research has long shown the benefits of simple exercise on improving mood.
'The developers behind Pokémon Go didn’t mean to create a mental health gaming app. But they’ve done so, and the effects seem to be largely positive.'
Although Pokémon Go is not the first augmented reality game, it is certainly the first to take off.
It sends users running around streets and parks all over the world trying to catch virtual Pokémon with their cell phone cameras.
Using Google Maps, the app creates a world that mirrors the user's own reality.
And results have already begun to show.
Cardiogram, the fitness tracker app made for the Apple Watch, has recorded a clear uptick in movement since Pokémon Go's release.
FitBits also recorded a spike, and millions of users are posting on Twitter about their physical escapades.
Though these data only account for a specific group of users who have an Apple Watch, downloaded Cardiogram, or bought a FitBit, it is an indicator of the hype - and the increased movement.
'I caught 6 Pokemon on my run today so safe to say I had an efficient work out,' one user wrote.
Another said: 'Did I really walk 13 km yesterday... These Pokemon are getting me in shape.'
Some users have also lauded the app for its psychological benefits.
'PokémonGo is going to do wonders for my mental health, providing me with purpose and reason to go outside at last,' one user said.
For health professionals like Dr Thomas, the viral cell phone game is providing a valuable service that the medical industry cannot.
'Very often the medical community and health researchers don't have the resources to develop something as sophisticated as Pokemon Go to get people moving.
'Gamification of exercise and health is a great way to promote physical activity.
'I would have to assume that the success of Pokémon Go will inspire copycats, which would be great.'
DailyMail 

Twitter is testing 2 new customer service features that brands will love

Twitter appears to be testing a new feature that should help users get faster customer support from brands and businesses they follow on the platform.

On select profiles, it’s now displaying when those accounts are most responsive. You can see what that looks like on Medium’s profile page.

The feature is similar to one that Facebook rolled out for Pages. Last August, the social network began displaying a badge that read ‘very responsive to messages’ on Pages that had a response rate of 90 percent and a response time of 15 minutes.

As with other features that we’ve seen on select profiles, this might only be a test Twitter is running; it isn’t clear if it will become available to all users and if they’ll have any control over it. But it should make it easier for users to figure out when they can expect to hear back from businesses once they’ve posted a question or complaint.

It’s also trialing a new ‘Featured Tweets’ tab that seems to display tweets curated by the account owner. You can see it in action on IFTTT’s profile.

If they’re made available more widely, they’ll likely build on features Twitter introduced in February for brands that handled customer service on the platform, including a call to action button so users could quickly start a direct message conversation and survey questions with standardized score responses.

Killing another Black Man by US Police Sparks Protest, Probe

There is growing outrage in the US over the killing of an African American man who was pinned to the ground and shot in the chest by two white police officers outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The US Justice Department said on Wednesday it would investigate Tuesday’s killing of Alton Sterling, 37, the latest alleged police brutality against blacks.
A graphic video of the shooting recorded by a bystander shows an officer shooting Sterling five times at close range.
Hundreds of people gathered for a prayer vigil near the spot where Sterling was fatally shot, with activists urging people to protest the "excessive force" used by police against African Americans.
"I'm heartbroken. It's outrageous. It's crazy," said Abdullah Muflahi, the owner of the Triple S Food Mart where Sterling was killed in the parking lot.
Muflahi said he considered Sterling a friend and allowed him to sell CDs outside his store. He said police took a gun from Sterling's pocket.
Video recorded on the bystander's cell phone shows an officer approaching Sterling and ordering him to lie on the ground. The two officers then tackle him to the floor, with one pulling a gun from his holster and pointing it at his chest.
The officers were responding to a call about a black man reported to have made threats with a gun, according to Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie.
Dabadie told a news conference that the two police officers involved, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake were both put on administrative leave.
Relatives and acquaintances described Sterling as jovial and friendly, a neighborhood fixture who had peddled copied CDs, DVDs and games in front of the Triple S Food Mart for years.
Cameron Sterling, Alton's 15-year-old son, broke down crying at a news conference as his mother spoke. "He was killed unjustly and without regard for the lives he helped raise," said the mother, who did not give her name.
The latest police killing comes as law enforcement departments across the United States face increased scrutiny over allegations of excessive force against black people and other minority groups.
Police in the United States killed over 1,150 people in 2015, with the largest police departments disproportionately killing at least 321 African Americans, according to data compiled by an activist group that runs the Mapping Police Violence project, Press TV reported.

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Iranian-British Female Spy Arrested in Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced in a statement on Wednesday that it has arrested an Iranian-British national at Imam Khomeini International Airport for spying charges.
Nazanin Zaghari was arrested by the IRGC's Kerman Province Intelligence Department at Imam Khomeini International Airport on April 3 while she was trying to leave the country and was later transferred to Kerman for her involvement in a regime change plot, the IRGC statement read.
"One of the heads of the (spying) networks affiliated with foreign countries who had conducted different missions in line with the realization of the heinous objectives of the enemies of the Islamic establishment has been identified and captured," the statement added.
The statement went on to say that the foreign news media, specially those of Britain have tried in recent months to disrupt the IRGC's determination through their media hype, but to no avail.
The statement said Zaghari is a member of foreign entities and had cooperated in designing and staging media and cyber projects with the ultimate goal of of overthrowing the Islamic Republic.
It noted that Zaghari has been conducting her offenses under the direction and support of media and spy services of foreign governments for years.
It noted that the IRGC has been monitoring the activities of all teams and elements of the foreign intelligence services in recent months and will release further details in the near future.
"The enemies and ill-wishers of the Islamic Revolution should know that the IRGC's intelligence officers are in full control of their hostile activities in the cyberspace and they will resolutely deal with all elements and networks of foreign countries," the statement said.

You’ll see an updated icon and app design for Instagram

instagramToday we’re introducing a new look. You’ll see an updated icon and app design for Instagram.

 Inspired by the previous app icon, the new one represents a simpler camera and the rainbow lives on in gradient form.

 You’ll also see updated icons for our other creative apps: Layout, Boomerang and Hyperlapse.
We’ve made improvements to how the Instagram app looks on the inside as well. The simpler design puts more focus on your photos and videos without changing how you navigate the app.
The Instagram community has evolved over the past five years from a place to share filtered photos to so much more — a global community of interests sharing more than 80 million photos and videos every day.

 Our updated look reflects how vibrant and diverse your storytelling has become.
Thank you for giving this community its life and color. You make Instagram a place to discover the wonder in the world.

 Every photo and video — from the littlest things to the most epic — opens a window for people to broaden their experiences and connect in new ways.

How to remove recent contacts in the Mail app for iPhone

Do you still see your friend's old email address as a
suggested contact in the Mail app? You can get rid of that.

When sending an email, the Mail app uses autofill to suggest a contact based on the name you enter. Sometimes, outdated email addresses show up in the suggestion list, even though you've updated the person's information in your Contacts app. There is a way to remove email addresses from these autofill suggestions so you don't accidentally send something to an unused mail box. Here's how.

How to remove a contact from recents in the Mail app

If you have removed an email address from your Contacts app, but it still appears when you are sending a message, get it off the list before you accidentally use it.

1. Open the Mail app.
2. Tap the Write mail icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.
   
3. Start typing a name.
4. Find the old contact when the list of suggested emails appear.
5. Tap the info icon next to the name.
6. Tap Remove from Recents.
   

The contact will no longer appear as a suggested email in autofill in the Mail app.

How to update a contact with a new email address in the Mail app

If you've recently received a message from someone with a new email address, you can also quickly add it to your Contacts.

1. Open the Mail app.
2. Tap the email with the new contact.
3. Tap the email address.
   
4. Tap Add to existing contacts and select a contact.
5. You can also tap Update Contact if it is labeled under the correct name.
6. Tap Update in the upper right corner of the screen.
   

Once added, the new email address will show up as a suggested option in autofill in the Mail app.

How to save offline maps with Google Maps for iPhone

• Of course you will need to have Google Maps installed on your device, so make free app in the App Store. Once you have that installed and ready to go, follow these steps:
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  • Open the Google Maps app and search for an area or location you want to save
  • Once you have that area entered, tap on the menu icon (three horizontal lines) and choose Offline areas
  In Offline Areas tap on the plus (+) icon in the lower-right corne
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• You can pinch and zoom around to get the exact area you want. There is a limit to how big you can go, and also know that the bigger map you save the more space it and time it will take to download.
• Tap on Download, title your new offline map and tap Save. Your offline map will begin downloading to your device.
  

That’s pretty much it. That location will be saved on your device for 30 days. After 30 days Google will delete it from your phone in an effort to save space. You can of course re-download the offline map at any time. There is also an update feature that you should try to use a much as possible. There is always construction and new buildings coming up in Los Angeles, so an updated map is extremely helpful.

Whenever you are offline or disable cellular data that map will be available for you to pinch and zoom like a digital map, and can still dictate driving directions. The driving direction is great for getting around an area without the need to be online at all (sans real-time traffic updating). It can come very handy while you’re travelling abroad and don’t want to use data to rack up crazy data roaming charges.

Of course, if you are offline there will be no traffic information detailed so walking, biking, and transit directions will all be unavailable.

You can view and edit your offline maps by tapping the menu icon and selecting Offline areas. All of your saved offline maps will be listed in this section. When you tap on an area you can delete or update it. To view a workable version of the map just type in the location in the search function and the map will load when you are offline.

We hope Apple adds the offline maps feature to the Maps app in iOS 10.

How useful are offline maps to you? Let us know in the comment section.