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Amazon has confirmed that it uses voice recordings from Alexa to target users with ads.A report released last week concluded that Amazon, as well as 41 other third party advertisers, collect voice data through Echo smart speakers and use this to serve you ads online.What's more, researchers found that this is not 'clearly disclosed' to users, who are often unaware that their data is being used in this way.Amazon confirmed the report in comments to The Verge, admitting that voice data is used for targeted ads.The authors of the report, who audited Alexa to measure how much advertising data it collects, said: "The convenience of voice input has contributed to the rising popularity of smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo, but it has also introduced several unique privacy threats."Many of these privacy issues stem from the fact that smart speakers record audio from their environment and potentially share this data with other parties over the Internet—even when they should not."They argue that Amazon's voice data is used to 'infer user interests' and "serve targeted ads on-platform (Echo devices) as well as off-platform (web)." What's more, this data attracts "30X higher ad bids from advertisers", making it very valuable.Amazon spokesperson Lauren Raemhild told The Verge: "Similar to what you'd experience if you made a purchase on Amazon.com or requested a song through Amazon Music, if you ask Alexa to order paper towels or to play a song on Amazon Music, the record of that purchase or song play may inform relevant ads shown on Amazon or other sites where Amazon places ads.She added: "We do not share our customers' personal information to third-party skills without the customer's consent," and that Amazon allows Alexa users to

brutal injury occurred when his Warriors teammate Josh Curran accidentally shoved his knee into the 23-year-old’s groin. The duo were battling to halt Melbourne fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen as he battled to score in the final few minutes of the first half.

Jack Whitehall has revealed he was once put in a headlock by an angry punter during one of his live shows.The 33-year-old also recalled how, to make matters worse, the security at the venue where he was performing didn't respond to the situation because they thought it was all part of his act."I was doing a Christmas show in Bournemouth and there was a large party in of industrial gardeners and they were heckling me quite badly," he said on Good Morning Britain. "So I picked on one of them and he got up on stage and put me into a headlock."But everyone in the room was laughing because they thought it was a 'bit' - and, when I caught sight of the bouncers on the door, they were laughing as well."The comedian added that he remembers feeling "quite vulnerable" and described the situation as "scary"."So they (the security) wouldn’t have come to my aid and that is slightly the problem with comedians.

Eric Young has done it all – a stellar wrestling career at Impact Wrestling, where he has been a two-time world champion, tag team champion and held more gold besides, the former head of the Sanity! Faction with whom he won tag championships, and host of his own show on the Animal Planet channel.It has been a challenging few years for Young, who said that despite being an optimist, wrestling in front of no fans was challenging.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London, he said: “Wrestling in front of no fans is awful, awful, just awful but that’s what we did to keep the lights on."I’m a part of this fraternity, this really unique group of men and women that wrestled in front of nobody – that’s never happened, and I hope it never happens again.“I could have done without that accolade, but it is cool to say you did it, you experienced it.“If I do interviews 25 years from now – people will still be asking what was that like?“It seems so fresh right now but it’s so foreign.

urban explorer. Helenslee House in Dumbarton, Scotland was a private boarding school which shut in 2000 after financial problems.

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Rebekah Vardy has dramatically admitted her agent could be behind the leaks about Coleen Rooney's private life. In a sensational twist in the Wagatha Christie High Court battle, Rebekah said she was left “devastated” by allegations her publicist Caroline Watt could be to blame. In a new witness statement submitted to the court, the 40 year old admitted that she has to “accept that it is possible that she may have had some form of involvement that I don’t know about.” However she insisted that Caroline continued to deny to her being behind any leaks from Coleen’s Instagram account.

Every year Muslims around the globe observe the holy month of Ramadan.This ninth month in the Islamic calendar involves fasting from sunrise to sunset, which this year began on Saturday 2 April.The end of the fasting month is hailed by the sight of the new moon meaning that often it is hard to accurately predict the exact date of Eid al-Fitr in advance.The Islamic calendar is based on the Lunar calendar so a new month is begun by the sighting of the new moon.This year there are predictions that Eid will fall on Monday 2 May, which is also a bank holiday in the UK this year. The month and fasting began with the first sight of the crescent moon and will begin when the next one appears.The night before, known as ‘Chaand Raat’ - or night of the moon - consists of festivities to welcome in the new month’s moon.

While some people may find joy in making sure that their home is as spotless as can be, for others, housework holds no appeal. And now a new study has uncovered some rather shocking findings about just how far some people will go when it comes to putting off their dreaded chores. According to research by Pizuna Linens, almost half of single men in the UK don’t wash their bed sheets for up to four months at a time.

Victoria Beckham is giving Kim Kardashian a run for her money as the Spice Girl has launched her very own line of shapewear. The 48 year old took to her Instagram account to announce the news with a series of snaps of models and even herself sporting the newly-launched VB Body goods.

BMG has acquired a 50% stake in the song catalogues and, on the recordings side, a stake in the so called neighbouring rights income of Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and the estate of Robert Young for their work with Primal Scream. The deal covers all eleven of the band’s albums.“Primal Scream are one of the most influential bands of the past 30 years with a cultural resonance which continues today”, says Alistair Norbury, BMG President Repertoire & Marketing UK.

The Weeknd and his XO record label have signed a wide-ranging deal with Universal Music covering his recordings, publishing, brand management and merchandising. Apparently he thinks that’s a good idea.The deal will see him continue to work with Universal label Republic, to which he has been signed since 2012.

A man has appeared in court this morning accused of murdering mum-of-two Katie Kenyon. Meanwhile police continue to search for her body.

Emmerdale fans were left shocked during the latest trip to the Dales after Billy was subject to a racist attack. The ITV soap was back on screens on Thursday night for its usual hour-long special.

Brits looking to jet off in the coming weeks have faced long queues for passport appointments, with travellers concerned that they will miss out on their holidays. Many have travelled hours to passport offices - of which there are just seven in the UK - only to receive no update on their application.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed he is taking over as coach of the Austria national team.

A Bury man married his sweetheart just days before he tragically passed away, following a two-and-a-half year stay in hospital.

This Morning fans were left saying they 'couldn't be bothered' with the last show of the week due to its unusual start. Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were back for Friday's show as they wrapped up the ITV daytime show before the bank holiday weekend.

Gary Neville has questioned Ralf Rangnick's decision to take charge of the Austrian national team.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix India’s director, films and licensing, Pratiksha Rao, has welcomed the competition in the country’s crowded streaming space.Speaking at the Asia Video Industry Association’s Future of Video India conference on Friday, Rao was asked about competition, especially with rival Amazon Prime Video India announcing a massive 40-strong slate on Thursday and other players catering to the country’s heartlands.“Competition is always great, it pushes us to do better. It also widens the market, widens the supply. It’s great for the creative community,” said Rao.

Justin Bieber has shared a new song featuring Don Toliver called ‘Honest’ – check it out below.The hip-hop track the Canadian pop star’s first official single since ‘Ghost’.The video, which is directed by Cole Bennett, shows Bieber and Toliver snowbound as they lose their way – check out the video here:On Wednesday (April 27), Bieber released the song and spoof video for ‘I Feel Funny’, filmed in between takes for an epic video for ‘Honest’.  Bennett directed both videos.Talking about making the spoof video, Bennett said: “Justin randomly texted me this song one day and said “should we do a visual to this? song straight to number 1.” We joked around about doing a video for it but never did.“A few weeks later we were doing a pick up day for a video we had recently shot, but never finished (‘Honest’).