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India fines Google $162 million for abusing market dominance

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  A person in a mask walks by the New York Google offices in New York City. (File photo: Reuters) Font Size Google has been fined more than $160 million by India’s anti-trust watchdog after a probe found the tech behemoth was abusing its commanding position in the local smartphone market. The California-based company’s Android mobile operating system is by far the dominant player in India and is run on 95 percent of all the country’s smartphones, according to research agency Counterpoint. But the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said Google had configured the platform to unlawfully crowd out rivals to its popular apps, including YouTube and web browser Chrome. Android had a suite of Google apps pre-installed on its phones, including the company’s own search engine, “which accorded significant competitive edge to Google’s search services over its competitors,” a CCI statement said late Thursday. “Markets should be allowed to compete on merits and the onus is on (Google) that its co

MEDIA CNN chief Chris Licht has big ideas, but employees are nervous, and more job cuts are coming

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  KEY POINTS CNN CEO Chris Licht talked to CNBC about why he took the job, why he thinks some coverage of him has been “painfully inaccurate,” and how he’s hoping to restore a brand he says has been tarnished. Licht is in the process of “right-sizing” CNN, part of a broader effort to eliminate more than 1,000 jobs at parent company Warner Bros. Discovery before the end of the year, sources said. Licht finished a broad, six-month business review last week, sources said. Licht and his staff are aware of the nervousness among an employee base that’s been through several traumatic events in the past 18 months. In this article WBD -0.57 (-4.20%) Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. Courtesy: CNN CNN CEO Chris Licht started conducting a business review of the news network when he agreed to take the job in April. That evaluation wrapped up last week, according to people familiar with the matter, and CNN employees are about to find out

HOW TO USE KEYLOGGER: UNDERSTANDING HOW KEYLOGGERS WORK

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  KEYLOGGERS Copy and Paste your Username and Passwords Keyloggers tracks and records every key you press on the keyboard. If you copy and paste your username and password, keyloggers won’t be able to capture them. Only, some keyloggers are able to capture screenshots and web submissions. However, for traditional keyloggers, this technique might work. Use 2-Step Verification If you want to ensure your protection against keyloggers, use 2-step verification for your account. It prevents hackers from hacking your account as it requires the pin code that is sent to you via text. If you use a 2-step verification, you add an extra layer of security against keyloggers. Install Anti Malware Software Anti malware software protects you not just from keyloggers but also from other types of malware such as ransomware,  rootkit , and trojan. It prevents the entry of malicious software by deeply scanning any file that enters your computer. Anti malware software also detects spear phishing, which is