TechnikNews Weekly # 150: WhatsApp shares data with Facebook, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021 and more
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on January 10, 2021, 18:00 | Write a comment
In this TechnikNews Weekly we deal with the new data protection conditions of WhatsApp, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event and a lot more. So these are your most-clicked articles of the past week, as always on Sunday.
We have another exciting week full of TechnikNews behind us. For example, the recent announcement by WhatsApp has caused an uproar about new plans to share data with Facebook. We have also had numerous leaks about upcoming Samsung devices on the blog in the last few days. So Samsung will be their new next week Propresent product range.
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WhatsApp shares data with Facebook - or does it?
Some users received a notice last week that WhatsApp is updating its privacy and terms of use. There it is about changes to the data transfer of user data to Facebook. As it turned out a few days later, however, it doesn't quite seem to be the case. No longer a clear view? Don't worry, our articles provide clarity, and we'll talk about it in today's TechnikCast:
- WhatsApp updates terms of use: Messenger now shares data with Facebook
- WhatsApp: data from Europe doesn't end up on Facebook
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event for 2021 is fixed
Since Monday of this week we have officially known: On January 14, 2021, Samsung will be new Prointroduce products. This includes the new Samsung Galaxy S21 series (all leaks here), the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro and some more. The event will take place at 16 p.m. our time, but not as part of CES 2021, but as a separate event. You can of course find the live stream in the article. Of course we'll report back afterwards TechnikNews.
Slack starts the new year with downtime
Some companies that rely on the Slack tool for team communication had to take a break. It was not possible to retrieve and send messages and other media for almost two hours. Some users were able to access the service in the meantime, but the majority had Problem with it. Slack has now explained exactly what was going on.
TechnikNews Weekly: More articles from the last week
These were the most popular articles of the past week. But does not mean that that was all - im TechnikNews Weekly could also have been the following news:
- Realme 7 5G review: unboxing and first impression
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra: All information and pictures about the S-Pen
- Adobe Flash Player is no longer supported as of now
- OnePlus 9 Pro: Wireless charging probably possible with 45 watts
- OnePlus Band: OnePlus fitness tracker is coming this year
- ZTE Axon 20 5G review: Good smartphone with an invisible front camera
- Wear OS: Support for third-party tiles discovered
- Apple iPad 2021: Probably no major innovations in design
- Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T presented: 5G for only 230 euros
- Xiaomi Redmi 9T presented: 48 megapixel quad camera for only 170 euros
- Samsung Galaxy A32 5G: details and official press photos exposed
- CES 2021: All events, news and most important dates at a glance
