Strong Earthquake Shakes Mexico, No Major Damage Reported

A strong earthquake hit western Mexico on Wednesday, shaking buildings and sending people rushing out of offices onto the streets, though there were no reports of major damage. Mexico City Mayor said there were no initial signs of serious damage and that key services in the capital, including its subway system and the international airport, were operating normally..... Read........ Strong Earthquake Shakes Mexico, No Major Damage Reported

Facebook Is Likely To Instal A Hate Button.

Uk Technology : Facebook comments always reflected a bi-polar user group with many asking whether the social networking site would install a ‘dislike’ button. This may soon become a reality. Riding on the popularity of its ‘Like’ button, Facebook is rumoured to be planning to give users a chance to showcase the opposite emotion with the ‘Hate’ button........ Read....... Facebook Is Likely To Instal A Hate Button.

Yahoo! To Get Do-not-track Tool

Yahoo on Thursday said that it will soon add a tool to its websites that allows visitors to signal that they do not want their online activity tracked for ad targeting or other ends. The California-based Internet pioneer promised to deploy a Do Not Track solution across its global network, including online advertising units Right Media and interclick, by mid-year. This site-wide DNT mechanism will provide a simple step for consumers to express their ad targeting preferences to Yahoo, they said in a release that did not provide details regarding how the tool would work. Yahoo said it would provide privacy innovation in a way that continued to allow free online services supported by advertising. Yahoo maintained that it looks forward to continue the dialogue with policymakers to discuss common sense solutions that protect user privacy while maintaining the free Internet model. The US Federal Trade Commission called for Internet users to be given an easy-to-use Do Not Track feature in a report released this week backing tighter online privacy laws. The FTC put its seal on recommendations for businesses and US legislators to better protect peoples privacy in an era of rapid change. Companies should give consumers the option to decide what information is shared about them, and with whom, the report said. This should include a Do-Not-Track mechanism that would provide a simple, easy way for consumers to control the tracking of their online activities. Progress is being made on a do-not-track tool that would prevent online services or advertisers from recording peoples Internet activities without their permission, according to the FTC. Allowing people to roam the Internet without having their behavior tracked for targeted advertising has become a hot topic, with pressure mounting for US legislators to pass laws better safeguarding online privacy............ Read.......... Yahoo! To Get Do-not-track Tool