WB governor snubs China, attends Dalai Lama meet

In a rebuff to China, West Bengal governor MK Narayanan attended a lecture on Mother Teresa by Dalai Lama ignoring an 'advice' from the Chinese cosulate in Kolkata.

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Shares surge to 2 week high, Ranbaxy scrip jumps

Indian shares rallied more than 3 per cent to a two-week high on Thursday, joining their global peers as investors bet on improved overseas fund inflows after the world's six major central banks moved to tame a liquidity crunch for European banks.

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Don't politicise my visit, says Dalai Lama

Don't politicise my visit, says Dalai Lama

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Upset over bribe demand, man dumps snakes in revenue office

Frustrated over alleged delay in allotment of land and demands for bribe, a snake charmer let loose over a dozen snakes inside a revenue department office here, triggering panic among staff.

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FDI in retail may hit party prospects in UP: Cong MP

Official sources told TOI on Wednesday that the rules would have to wait till some sort of a solution to break the impasse in Parliament emerged.

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Entire bureaucracy to be under Lokpal scanner

In a controversial decision, the panel also decided to exclude the prime minister from the Lokpal's jurisdiction as long as he holds office.

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Blast in Imphal ahead of PM visit, 1 killed

A powerful bomb exploded at the palace compound on Wednesday morning, tearing a rickshaw-puller asunder and wounding four bystanders, sending the SPG here to oversee security arrangements for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's visit on December 3 into a tizzy.

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Bird flu-like virus killing Jharkhand crows

The Centre has sent an alert to the Jharkhand government to remain cautious about a possible poultry infection, after a mysterious bird flu-like virus is believed to have killed between 500 and 1,000 crows in Jamshedpur, Bokaro and parts of Hazaribagh.

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Petrol price cut by 65p, but hike likely

For the second time in as many weeks, state-run oil companies on Wednesday reduced petrol price by 65 paise a litre. Taking the incremental impact of state taxes, the fuel will become cheaper by 78 paise in Delhi and will vary by a few paise in other states.

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Indians 5th most vacation-deprived: Study

India is the fifth most vacation deprived nation in the world as the average Indian does not use a fifth of the total number of paid days off allocated in a year.

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Indians 5th most vacation-deprived: Study

India is the fifth most vacation deprived nation in the world as the average Indian does not use a fifth of the total number of paid days off allocated in a year.

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MPs want a status upgrade, lal batti cars

If the committee's recommendations are accepted by the government, there can be close to 800 cars with red beacons if all MPs use such an option.

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Facebook Commits to Better Privacy, But Will You Trust It?

Facebook has started to acknowledge that they are not doing a great job of managing private information which is shared by people. The main problem with privacy seems to be the ever-changing Facebook privacy policy. Default options have been adjusted over time and some old problems like photos being visible to people you did not share the image with explicitly have made people distrust Facebook when it comes to privacy. Facebook has been investigated for how it manages privacy of their users. Mark Zuckerberg in a post has now admitted they made mistakes when it came to managing privacy of users. Overall, I think we have a good history of providing transparency and control over who can see your information. That said, I'm the first to admit that we've made a bunch of mistakes. Facebook has a different tone now compared to 18 months ago, when Facebook changed default privacy settings for users which left many angry and disenchanted with Facebook. It seemed that Facebook would get away with anything they do because people do not have any real alternatives. Competition always makes companies more humble and Google+ might just have improved Facebook on finally accepting that they are not all that popular when it comes to privacy. Facebook has settled charges with FTC (Consumer watchdog in the US). These charges were that Facebook deceived consumers by failing to keep privacy promises. Just wanted to know from our readers who are on Facebook. Do you trust Facebook when it comes to Privacy? Do drop in your comments. Related: Best Privacy Settings for Facebook! Related posts: New Privacy Settings for Facebook are Out How to get back your old Facebook privacy settings Facebook IPO – Facebook to lose its Privacy options! Best privacy settings for your New Facebook profile -- This Post Facebook Commits to Better Privacy, But Will You Trust It? is Published on Devils Workshop .

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Mumbai's first flash mob at CST: Official video

Mumbai's first flash mob at CST: Official video

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Facebook Commits to Better Privacy, But Will You Trust It?

Facebook has started to acknowledge that they are not doing a great job of managing private information which is shared by people. The main problem with privacy seems to be the ever-changing Facebook privacy policy. Default options have been adjusted over time and some old problems like photos being visible to people you did not share the image with explicitly have made people distrust Facebook when it comes to privacy. Facebook has been investigated for how it manages privacy of their users. Mark Zuckerberg in a post has now admitted they made mistakes when it came to managing privacy of users. Overall, I think we have a good history of providing transparency and control over who can see your information. That said, I'm the first to admit that we've made a bunch of mistakes. Facebook has a different tone now compared to 18 months ago, when Facebook changed default privacy settings for users which left many angry and disenchanted with Facebook. It seemed that Facebook would get away with anything they do because people do not have any real alternatives. Competition always makes companies more humble and Google+ might just have improved Facebook on finally accepting that they are not all that popular when it comes to privacy. Facebook has settled charges with FTC (Consumer watchdog in the US). These charges were that Facebook deceived consumers by failing to keep privacy promises. Just wanted to know from our readers who are on Facebook. Do you trust Facebook when it comes to Privacy? Do drop in your comments. Related: Best Privacy Settings for Facebook! Related posts: New Privacy Settings for Facebook are Out How to get back your old Facebook privacy settings Facebook IPO – Facebook to lose its Privacy options! Best privacy settings for your New Facebook profile -- This Post Facebook Commits to Better Privacy, But Will You Trust It? is Published on Devils Workshop .

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