Thursday, June 4, 2015

VGS Latest News & Tips: 4 Jun 2015

Google Simplifies Security and Privacy with New Account Hub:
by Steve Dent: Engadget
"Many of us are dependent on Google apps like Gmail and Photos, but Google has a rep for being less than transparent on security and privacy, especially in Europe. Now, the search giant has put all the ways you can protect yourself into one big hub in an attempt to give you more control."
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What is the "New Ancestry"?
Ancestry.com
"If you haven’t heard (or seen), we’ve made some huge changes to the Ancestry website. But the "New Ancestry" is much more than a new look. It’s new features that help you tell stories as remarkable as the people who lived them. It’s the new LifeStory that turns the facts in your ancestor’s life into a narrative timeline, like a biography."
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The Battle of Bunker Hill: June 17, 1775:
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"On June 17, 1775, American colonists clashed with the British in the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the American Revolution."
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How to Find What Google Knows About You...
By Marziah Karch, Google Expert
"Google keeps tabs on a lot of data about you. How and when you surf, the search terms you use, the pages you visit (if you visit them while logged into your Google Account from a Chrome browser, an Android device, or by clicking on them in Google.) Google also makes demographic assumptions based on analysis of that data. "
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This Day In History:
1919: The United States Congress approves the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
1907: Rosalind Russell, an American actress and singer, was born. She died in 1976
1896: Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.


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