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EU can suspend new data transfer pact with U.S. if worried about privacy: Official

December 10, 2015 creative data-transfer, edward-snowden, european-union, facebook, julia-fioretti, leaked-details, security, united, usa

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A new data transfer pact between the European Union and Washington will give the EU the right to pull the plug on the deal if it fears the United States is not safeguarding privacy enough, the EU Justice Commissioner said on Thursday. A previous transatlantic data transfer framework, Safe Harbour, was struck down on Oct. 6 by the European Union's top court because of worries about mass U.S.

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FLOTUS on the track: Michelle Obama makes rap video for college campaign

December 10, 2015 creative celebrity, data-transfer, fame-on-social, michelle-obama, national-arts, obama, security, united, white

Fill your head with knowledge,” Obama rhymes as comedian Jay Pharoah, known for his Saturday Night Live impression of her husband President Barack Obama, makes a stack of bills rain onto the floor of the White House.

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Facebook service aimed at professionals to launch in coming months

December 10, 2015 creative after-spending, also-adopted, celebrity, data-transfer, facebook-at-work, new-service, tour-bus, united

Facebook at Work, Facebook Inc's professional version of its social network, is expected to launch in the coming months, after spending a year in tests, a company executive said. The new service, geared towards workplace collaboration, is nearly identical to its ubiquitous social network, with a scrolling news “feed”, “likes” and a chat service. “I would say 95 percent of what we developed for Facebook is also adopted for Facebook at Work,” Julien Codorniou, director of global platform partnerships at Facebook, told Reuters.