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Google could be forced to pay £2.7 billion in compensation to iPhone users

Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion in compensation as it is accused of selling their data without their consent.

A group of at least 5.4 million affected consumers could be owed hundreds of pounds each in compensation, according to Richard Lloyd, former Which?

If successful the case would be the biggest compensation bill ever paid to British consumers over improper use of data.

A claim by 5.4 million people for £500 each would result in a £2.7 bn payout for Google.

Google’s algorithms allowed them to trick people's iPhones into releasing personal data from the phone’s default browser, Safari.

To have this good faith rewarded by Google taking advantage of people's information without their consent is something that rightly must be challenged.

"This welcome campaign should empower consumers by bringing the issue into the spotlight and enabling those affected to rightly seek collective compensation.". »

Study finds reading information aloud to yourself improves memory | Waterloo News

Authored by uwaterloo.ca

You are more likely to remember something if you read it out loud, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.

A recent Waterloo study found that speaking text aloud helps to get words into long-term memory.

Dubbed the “production effect,” the study determined that it is the dual action of speaking and hearing oneself that has the most beneficial impact on memory. »

Tax bill: Trump victory as Senate backs tax overhaul

Authored by bbc.co.uk

US senators have passed a sweeping tax cuts bill, paving the way for Donald Trump's first big legislative victory.

The plan sees a sharp cut in corporation tax, but a Senate committee finding has warned it would add $1tn (£742bn) to the budget deficit.

Special thanks to @SenateMajLdr Mitch McConnell and Chairman @SenOrrinHatch for shepherding our bill through the Senate. »

Joker arrested for 'flashing' his 'penis'

Authored by chroniclelive.co.uk

A joker was arrested after he waved a sausage roll near his groin and fooled a passer-by into thinking he was exposing his penis.

An officer initially arrested him on suspicion of indecent exposure but subsequently discovered he had in fact been holding a Greggs sausage roll near his groin area.

“It was a sausage roll but he made it look like it was his penis, which was disorderly.”. »

Aldi to give away all its unsold fresh food to 'less fortunate individuals' on Christmas Eve

Authored by independent.co.uk

Aldi has offered to give all its unsold fresh food away to charities and good causes when its stores close on Christmas Eve.

The supermarket said: “Aldi is offering local organisations the opportunity to receive surplus food from their stores on the afternoon of Christmas Eve.

Rachel Bullock‏ tweeted: “Kudos to Aldi arranging for dispersal of unsold food on Christmas Eve to organisations helping those in need. »