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Amazon If youve got a Fire TV video streamer, you already know how great it can be to access all of the major streaming platforms and thousands of shows and movies in one centralized hub. And seeing all your favorites on a big-screen TV is way better than watching it on a smaller laptop or smartphone screen. But what if you wanted to watch a show or movie and discovered it was unavailable in your country? Or what if you wanted to watch an award-winning BBC documentary but it was only available on the BBCs iPlayer and you dont happen to live in the United Kingdom? Thats where a VPN (virtual private network) comes in. Using a VPN can let you unlock geo-blocked content for streaming even if youre outside of a given area. And heres the best part: Unlike archrival Roku, Amazons Fire TV system offers VPN apps straight through its built-in app store. Well explain the details and tell you how it works. Choose the right VPN for your Fire TV For starters, were going to assume you have a Fire TV device. If you dont, we have good news: If your TV doesnt already have Fire TV streaming built-in, the add-on devices are frequently on sale at Amazon for as little as $25 or less. Grab the Fire Stick 4K Max if you want a good balance of price versus performance just make sure its on sale for $40 or less. (See how the Fire TV streamers compare to rivals from Roku, Google, Apple and more by checking out our list of best streaming devices.) Once you have your Fire TV hardware set up, its time to choose a VPN and thats where the Fire TV operating system shines. A long list of VPNs, including all of our current top picks for the best VPNs, are available on the platform and theyre as easy to download and install as any of the video apps. The Engadget-approved VPNs currently available on Fire TV include: ProtonVPN Windscribe ExpressVPN CyberGhost Surfshark Well leave it to you to research which VPN offers the best combination of features and value for you, but a word of warning: With the exception of the first two listed above, we dont recommend using a free VPN, as theyre notorious for collecting and selling your data to advertising networks to fund shoddily-protected servers. Note you can install as many VPNs as youd like on Fire TV, if youd like to cross-test them at your leisure. Installing the VPN Installing it is easy once you know which Fire TV VPN you want to use. Head to Find > on the main menu and simply search the name of your preferred VPN just type VPN if youd like to scroll through all of the options available. There, you can find the service you want (or are already subscribed to) and start installing. The process shouldnt take too long. Once its completed, youre ready to start using it. Using your Fire TV VPN Once youve downloaded the app, navigate to it on your Fire TV dashboard. Youll have to enter your username and password or sign up to create an account. Some VPNs might require you to create an account on your smartphone or computer beforehand. Once logged in, you can either click the Connect button on your VPN or browse the server list to choose which country you want to tunnel to. Once connected, return to the Fire TV home screen and reload your streaming platform of choice to verify if the content is different. If it is, your VPN is working and youre ready to stream. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/vpn/how-to-use-a-vpn-on-fire-tv-for-streaming-101822653.html?src=rss
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Bees pollinate approximately 75% of human crops and 90% of wild plants, playing a pivotal role in global food security and the natural world. And yet, the average lifespan of an adult honey bee has halved in the past 50 years, and one in ten species of wild bees are facing extinction. As New Zealanders welcome spring, Woolworths New Zealand raised awareness about the plight of pollinators by opening a supermarket for bees.
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X is updating its privacy policy with new language that allows it to provide users data to third-party collaborators in order to train AI models. The new policy, which takes effect November 15, 2024, would seem to open the door to Reddit-like arrangements in which outside companies can pay to license data from X. The updated policy shared by X includes a new section titled third-party collaborators. Depending on your settings, or if you decide to share your data, we may share or disclose your information with third parties. If you do not opt out, in some instances the recipients of the information may use it for their own independent purposes in addition to those stated in Xs Privacy Policy, including, for example, to train their artificial intelligence models, whether generative or otherwise. While the policy mentions the ability to opt out, its not clear how users would actually do so. As TechCrunch notes, the policy points to users settings menu, but there doesnt appear to be an control for opting out of data sharing. The policy doesnt go into effect until next month, though, so theres still a chance that could change. X didnt respond to a request for comment. If X were to begin licensing its data to other companies, it could open up a significant new revenue stream for the social media company, which has seen waning interest from major advertisers. In addition to the privacy policy, X is also updating its terms of service with stricter penalties for entities that are caught scraping large numbers of tweets. In a section titled liquidated damages the company states anyone viewing or accessing more than a million posts a day will be subject to a penalty of $15,000. Protecting our users data and our system resources is important to us. You further agree that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, if you violate the Terms, or you induce or facilitate others to do so, in addition to all other legal remedies available to us, you will be jointly and severally liable to us for liquidated damages as follows for requesting, viewing, or accessing more than 1,000,000 posts (including reply posts, video posts, image posts, and any other posts) in any 24-hour period - $15,000 USD per 1,000,000 posts. X owner Elon Musk has previously railed against scraping. Last year, the company temporarily blocked people from viewing tweets while logged out, in a move Musk attributed to fending off scrapers. He also moved Xs API behind a paywall, which has drastically hindered researchers ability to study whats happening on the platform. Hes also used allegations of scraping to justify lawsuits against organizations that have attempted to study hate speech and other issues on the platform.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-updates-its-privacy-policy-to-allow-third-parties-to-train-ai-models-with-its-data-234207599.html?src=rss
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