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Madeleine McCann mystery could be solved by Facebook according to ex-police chief and forensics expert
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 2.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, law
Summary | The parents of Maddie McCann who disappeared ten years ago are still looking for her. Police are now looking into possibilities of using Facebook's sophisticated face recognition to scan international passport image data in case she has been taken across a border through child trafficking.
Image Description | Images of Maddie McCann from the time when she disappeared and later police adaptations trying to depict what she would look like at older ages and depending on the climate in which she has spent these years.
Image Tags | female(s)
Exhausted students 'crying in toilets and breaking down in class' over 'unfair' new GCSE grading system
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 9.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, Facebook, politics, school, threat
Summary | A student has posted a rant about changes to the GCSE exam system making it yet more difficult. She describes how the whole student body has mental health issues since the changes were announced and just how ridiculous the expectations are. Her post has been shared almost 30'000 times by agreeing parents, teachers, and fellow students. Many commenters support her criticism while others show no understanding claiming that tests are meant to be hard.
Image Description | Getty images of someone writing with a pencil, and two images of exam situations, as well as a screengrab of the original Facebook rant.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), male(s), school
Prison officer suspended amid claims he sent recently released inmate pictures of his privates in raunchy texts
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 29.4.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | grammar, law, sexting, spelling
Summary | A prison officer started sexting a former inmate right after she was released. He sent her pictures of his genitalia and sent sexually explicit text messages (with terrible grammar and spelling) that could not be repeated in the newspaper.The officer is suspended because relations between prison officers and inmates or released inmates are strictly forbidden due to the inherent power hierarchy and the risk of abuse of a position of power.
Image Description | Portrait of the suspended officer, the released inmate, and a photograph of the prison.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Woman's hilarious rant after Original Source shower gel 'leaves her vagina ablaze' - and she's not alone
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 11.5.2016
Language | German
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook
Summary | A woman posted about a showering accident she had with a specific tingling mint-scented shower gel so that other people would not make the same mistake. She very graphically described how painful the shower gel is when it gets in contact with the genitals. People found her post hilarious and relatable so it was shared and commented on by many.
Image Description | Selfie of the woman with the shower gel, photos of the cosmetic product in question, Image bank image of a woman showering, Getty image of a man showering, and an image of a shower head running water.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Cop launches furious rant about 'yoofs' - but parents are really not happy
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 11.5.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, law, politeness, social media, youth
Summary | An unidentified police officer posted a rant about youths in the Manchester area asking parents to "lock up their kids till school time on Monday" because they are out of control, causing public nuisance. Local teachers and parents reported the post as wildly inappropriate and the heads of the police department issued an apology and promised to find out who posted the offensive content as officers are supposed to uphold their standard of behavior online as well. Many people however liked the post because they felt understood. They commented engourangments to the anonymous officer that he/she should not let the political correctness army get him/her down and keep his/her sense of humor.
Image Description | Getty images of young men/boys in black tracksuits from behind and a young man/boy with his face partially hidden with a black hoodie.
Image Tags | male(s)
Here's everything Facebook knows about you - and it's just plain creepy
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 8.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Facebook, marketing, privacy
Summary | It is remarkable bordering on scary how much information Facebook has on its users in order to target them with specific advertising. Facebook is aware of such things as their users' gender, age, generation, parenthood, being a pet owner, knowing people who have recently had a wedding/birthday/etc., political affiliation, spending habits, housing situation (including square footage of their house!), traveling habits, consumption practices (groceries, liquor, cosmetics, etc), car situation (worth, likeliness to buy a new car and what kind, etc.), and what type of mom they are (soccer, trendy, etc.)!
Image Description | Reuters image of a male silhouette using a smartphone in front of a lit-up Facebook logo and a Getty image of a Facebook page reflected in a woman's glasses.
Image Tags | Facebook, female(s), hand(s), logo, male(s)
Hijab emoji coming to iPhones next year in victory for Muslim teenager
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 11.11.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | diversity, emojis
Summary | The Unicode consortium is making huge strides in offering more diverse emojis. Users can now select their preferred skin color out of six shades for all humanoid emojis to perfectly represent them. Also, a 15 year old girl from Berlin submitted a draft for a hijab emoji to represent her and millions of other hijabis around the globe.
Image Description | Hijab emoji, a Getty image of a hijabi from behind, a breast feeding emojis and other emojis.
Image Tags | emojis, female(s)
Best iPhone apps and games 2016: Prisma named app of the year while Clash Royale bags best game
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 7.12.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence
Summary | Apple has realeased its rankings for best apps and games of the year sorted by the devices on which they were most popular (iPhone and iPad). One of the most popular apps is an image editing app that turns photographs into paintings by using artificial intelligence. One of the best games of 2016 is Pokémon Go. Many other apps are listed and summarized in 5-10 words.
Image Description | Painting selfie and an image of a game app.
Image Tags | game, selfie
No, WhatsApp can't get you 'free internet without WiFi' - don't fall for the scam
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 16.1.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | threat, WhatsApp
Summary | Scammers are trapping people on WhatsApp with the offer of free internet service abroad without wifi. Users ought to be careful. Usually in these scams, users are sent a link from an unsuspecting contact which leads them to a website where they have to enter their personal data (which will be used to profit from them) and asked to share the link with a number of contacts to get the service.
Image Description | Getty image of a woman frowning at a smartphone with a WhatsApp icon in the background and some screenshots of the scam message and the website.
Image Tags | female(s), logo, smartphone, WhatsApp
Dear Coleen: My grandchild is exposed to sexually explicit web
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 30.3.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | childhood, Snapchat, social media, threat
Summary | A concerned grandparent does not know what to do about their 8 year old granddaughter. Her mother poorly supervises her digital activities and is a bad example in promiscuity. The 8 year old girl has a Snapchat and various other social media profiles where she exhibits adult language as well as speaks romantically/sexually about male celebrities. An expert agrees that this behavior is indeed inappropriate for her age and that something needs to be done like get in touch with one of the many governmental and other help organizations.
Image Description | Getty image of a girl using a laptop.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s)
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