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Added on the 22/12/2020 20:36:39 - Copyright : Euronews EN
People use Virtual Private Networks to keep their data private and secure, as VPNs cloak your IP address and encrypt your internet traffic activity. VPNs also get around geoblocking, a classic example being to access Netflix libraries from different countries. In fact, a recent survey showed 68% of US internet users use VPNs. Of those, 29% used free VPNs rather than paid services. But according to Business Insider, free VPNs come with privacy risks such as increased data harvesting, shoddy security, and suspicious ownership. Remember: If the product is 'free,' then you're probably the product. Your data is being harvested and sold by the VPN provider. Your security is at risk. The provider isn't making money off you, so why should it spend money protecting you? Finally, many of the most popular free VPNs have some form of Chinese ownership. VPNs are illegal in China, so who's running your VPN--and why?
A modern-day tale of Romeo and Juliet enchanted a crowd in Novosibirsk on January 27, when Russian ballet dancer Nikolai Maltsev proposed to his partner Ksenia Zakharova on stage. The two were taking a bow after the performance when Maltsev snuck behind the stage to retrieve an engagement ring before going down on one knee to pop the question. The overjoyed ballerina, who was making her debut as Juliet, then threw herself into the arms of her Romeo and accepted the marriage proposal, much to the delight of the audience.
These adorable baby monkeys are clones! 8-week-old Zhong Zhong and 6-week-old Hua Hua became the first primates to be successfully cloned using somatic cell nuclear transfer, and were unveiled in Suzhou on Wednesday. The pair of long-tailed macaques frolicked in their incubator, unaware of the scientific milestone they represent. The Chinese Academy of Sciences carried out the cloning in order to further biological experimentation, given exact clones will provide more reliable data during testing. Their genetic similarity to humans also increases the likelihood of human clones in the near future.
Students at the No.11 High School in Hangzhou are the first in the world to use facial recognition to pay for food at their cafeteria. Pupils order food on screens and pay for their meals by standing before facial recognition screens. Face data from each student is collected and stored into the school's database. When students order food, the program compares their face to the database and automatically deducts money from their account. Students never have to bring cash or cards with them to school and payment becomes quicker and more efficient, but what do you think about the privacy issues?
One new service in Japan lets star-struck lovers of cartoon characters express their infatuation in the ultimate way - people in Japan can now marry their virtual boyfriend or girlfriend in the ultimate virtual wedding ceremony. The concept comes from anime game 'Niitzuma LovelyxCation', where players are able to find a girlfriend and develop a relationship in virtual reality. Hibiki Works created a way to give fans an ability to express their love in the real world, tying together a human with a virtual lover through a real world wedding ceremony with the help of VR glasses.
Long-distance couples forced to Netflix and chill alone may soon have an alternate way to be with their loved ones thanks to a new robot created by scientists at Tyumen State University. The robot, called Avatar-S, is remotely controlled by a user through sensors which transmit all sorts of data. Avatar-S users put on a special helmet that transmits sound and 3D images from the robot's camera and microphone and special gloves which send tactile sensations gathered from touch sensors.
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