Posts Tagged ‘policy’
How China’s one-child policy created a generation obsessed with nostalgia
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There’s a surge of nostalgia amongst a certain segment of the Chinese population, and as Amanda R. Martinez writes in the New Yorker, it might just have to do with loneliness. The craving for all things nostalgic is currently prevalent amongst those born between 1980 and 1989 — the first generation born after China’s one-child policy — and they’re indulging in everything from Transformers to classroom-themed restaurants. “They came of age in tandem with China’s transition to a more market-based economy,” writes Martinez, “a fateful stroke of timing through which they were enlisted as involuntary trailblazers, tasked with defining what it means to be both modern and Chinese.” Be sure to check out the essay in its entirety at the New…
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Best Buy to make online price-matching policy permanent
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Finest Buy began matching rates of on-line retailers in time for the holidays last year, and now it’s set to make the practice long-lasting in an effort to heal its display room disorder and turn window-shopping site visitors into paying customers. Come March 3rd, the policy will enter impact for the outfit’s website, normal brick and mortar places, Best Buy mobile stores as well as phone orders. Officially dubbed the Low Rate Guarantee, the plan will fulfill costs for all regional competitors and a total of 19 online stores, consisting of the likes of Amazon, Apple, Staples, NewEgg and Target. Additionally, the pricing plan has actually been broadened to extra products, but it still doesn’t cover on-contract smartphones and other items. While customers may end up conserving some coin with the brand-new deal, they’ll see the item return duration drop from 30 days to 15. By the appearances of it, company founder Richard Schulze may be getting his means with strategies to save his struggling production.
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Rogers adopts sane device unlocking policy, $8 pay-per-use US roaming
Author: Jack Schmidt
Rogers has had an unlocking policy in place for awhile, but it isn’t what most would call reasonable: an unlock isn’t even an option until the contract is over, which could involve a 3-year wait and obsolete hardware that isn’t worth the effort. Logic is about to prevail, thanks in part to pressure from proposed CRTC guidelines on customer rights. A policy change in March will see Rogers unlock devices as long as they’ve been on the network for at least 90 days, delivering freedom while the equipment is still relevant. Subscribers will just have to swallow the $ 50 fee, although that’s a relative bargain next to buying outright.
The provider is also making a gesture of goodwill to those who frequently cross into the US through a new roaming add-on launching this spring. Border-hoppers will have the option to pay $ 8 to get a quick, 50MB hit of data for one day. It’s not quite the revolution the carrier claims when many of us could blow past the limit within minutes — Instagram, anyone? Still, it’s good enough for emergency directions or an email check among those of us who won’t commit to a permanent roaming plan.
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CBS reportedly refuses to budge on no-reviews policy, sending morale at CNET ‘plummeting’
Author: Randy Miller
Prior to an all-hands conference with CBS business on Wednesday, CNET staffers supposedly thought that their parent company may reverse its policy banning evaluations of the Hopper DVR and Aereo. Instead, as Jim Romenesko reports, CBS was stubborn. Not just might CNET’s testimonials group not cover the Hopper DVR, reporters apparently can not compose positively of the product at all.
This account appeared in media reporter Jim Romenesko’s blog site, supported by meetings of multiple CNET staffers. It suggests that CNET and its parent company are still at probabilities over what constitutes editorial disturbance. Troubles that appear minor to CBS are major for CNET. It provides no resolution of the bothersome distinction in between information and reviews that CBS is …
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No Comments »EU regulators urge Google to modify privacy policy, offers 12 recommendations (update: statement from Google)
Author: Tiffany Shoman
It wasn’t all that long after Google consolidated most of its privacy policies before people wanted clarification on what this meant to users. Even then, EU regulators weren’t satisfied, asking the search giant to hold up a little while it took a proper look at the implications for European citizens. The result of that investigation? Well, Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding declared it to be in breach of European law, and now the EU is commanding that it be reexamined. The assertion comes in a letter to Mountain View from the EU’s data protection regulators, who feel that consolidating so much personal data into one place creates untenable risks to privacy, and was signed by 24 member states (plus Liechtenstein and Croatia). The regulators also outlined 12 recommendations for Google to follow to bring its policy back to the favorable side of the fence. No official word from Google at this time, but we’ve reached out for comment.
Update: Peter Fleischer, Google’s global privacy counsel issued the following statement: “We have received the report and are reviewing it now. Our new privacy policy demonstrates our long-standing commitment to protecting our users’ information and creating great products. We are confident that our privacy notices respect European law.”
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EU regulators urge Google to modify privacy policy, offers 12 recommendations (update: statement from Google) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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No Comments »Google responds to Microsoft over privacy issues, calls IE’s cookie policy ‘widely non-operational’
Author: Natalie Wood
Earlier today, Microsoft accused Google of manipulating Internet Explorer’s default privacy restrictions in order to “bypass user preferences about cookies.” Google’s just responded with a lengthy rebuttal, arguing that Microsoft’s P3P cookie technology is “widely non-operational,” and that the issue has been around since 2002. The response also points to other offenders, citing a 2010 Carnegie Mellon research paper that says over 11,000 websites don’t use valid P3P policies.
Google’s also specifically bringing Facebook and Amazon into the fracas, citing their similar use of the P3P bypass. Google references Facebook’s policy on P3P cookies, and says that it and other websites have been open about their approach. Both Facebook and Google…
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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
Author: Melissa Shroeder
Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Nokia releases public policy on conflict minerals
Author: Jamie Colby
With the current furor over Apple’s labor practices and the human cost of building its products, there’s never been a better time for a company to convince potential customers that it cares. That’s what Nokia’s tried to do today, unveiling a new public policy that seeks to reassure people of its stance on conflict minerals, with many products using metals such as tantalum, gold, tungsten, and tin frequently sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nokia stresses that while it doesn’t procure materials directly, it requires its supply chain to be traceable to at least the smelter level, and down to the mine if necessary. It also emphasises its participation in industry-wide initiatives such as the EICC-GeSI Extractives Work Group…
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Apple Switches Up In-App Purchase Policy For Publishers
Author: Brandon Zimmerman
Apple has been busy this week revising its App Store guidelines, first with the revision of its DUI checkpoint app policy, and now switching up the guidelines for in-app purchases. Section 11.13 of Apple’s App Store guidelines has been angering quite a few publishers as of late, forcing them to offer subscriptions through in-app purchases. In other words, Apple gets a 30 percent cut for each edition sold of any given magazine, newspaper, or book. The section also included audio, music, and video publishers.
The dreaded Section 11.13 has now been revised to allow publishers to sell their content outside the App Store. But there’s one stipulation: publishers can’t include a link or button in their apps that send the user to a website where they can conduct a transaction.
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11.13 Apps can read or play approved content (magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video) that is sold outside of the app, for which Apple will not receive any portion of the revenues, provided that the same content is also offered in the app using IAP at the same price or less than it is offered outside the app. This applies to both purchased content and subscriptions.
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11.14 Apps can read or play approved content (specifically magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, and video) that is subscribed to or purchased outside of the app, as long as there is no button or external link in the app to purchase the approved content. Apple will not receive any portion of the revenues for approved content that is subscribed to or purchased outside of the app.
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HTC officially dissolves locked bootloader policy
Author: Angela Stephens
The homebrew community may mourn HTC’s Thunderbolt, Incredible S, Sensation and EVO 3D, but the company’s controversial policy of locking bootloaders is no more. Following a tease yesterday, HTC CEO Peter Chou has decreed from on high — namely, HTC’s Facebook page — that future devices will be open.
There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I want you to know that we’ve listened. Today, I’m confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices. Thanks for your passion, support and patience.
We’re holding out hope that this policy will also be retroactive, but this is very welcome news regardless. Ball’s in your court, Motorola.
HTC officially dissolves locked bootloader policy originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 21:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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