Where to go on holiday in March 2023 - Condé Nast Traveller

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Temperature: 19°C high; 13°C low Season: spring Travel time from UK: 2 hours 35 minutes Time difference: GMT +1 Nothing brings a spring to the step quite like the sight of Italy's glorious Amalfi coast. Particularly in March, when its vertiginous twists are bathed in a daily average eight hours of sun. Cliffs plunge into the Tyrrhenian Sea, topped with grand palazzos and smart hotels. Narrow, Roman lanes are stuffed with limoncello stalls flogging the boozy spoils of Sorrento's famous fruit. Its snoozy air and pastel-coloured houses are pure Italian cinema: you might even swear you've seen a young Sophia Loren looking impossibly saucy by the quay. Do as the Italians do and spend the lazy, romantic days enjoying a long aperitivo . Don't miss fresh fritto misto at Marina Grande, the town's old fishing harbour, or Michelin-starred Il Buco in the cellars of an old monastery, where chef Peppe Aversa serves seasonal ingredients under a stone-hewn, vaulted ceiling. Th...
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FCC Commissioner Wants TikTok Removed From App Stores - kiss951.com

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A top FCC official wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr claimed the popular video app is secretly harvesting "sensitive data" that is "being accessed in Beijing".

On Twitter, Carr shared the letter he sent to both the CEO of Apple Tim Cook and the CEO of Alphabet Sundar Pichai.

In the letter, Carr states, "TikTok is not what it appears to be on the surface. It is not just an app for sharing funny videos or memes. That's the sheep's clothing…At its core, TikTok functions as a sophisticated surveillance tool that harvests extensive amounts of personal and sensitive data."

Carr also states that if the companies do not remove TikTok from their app stores, they would need to provide statements by July 8th.

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The letter references a report from BuzzFeed News that showed evidence to suggest that engineers in China had access to U.S. data. This evidence came from leaked audio from TikTok meetings between employees. The report also provided a statement from a TikTok spokesperson. They said, "We know we're among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint, and we aim to remove any doubt about the security of US user data. That's why we hire experts in their fields, continually work to validate our security standards, and bring in reputable, independent third parties to test our defenses."

CNBC says the same day BuzzFeed's report came out on June 17th, TikTok announced that it would now route all U.S. user traffic to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in the U.S.

TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance and has faced heavy scrutiny from U.S. regulators.

Currently, none of the three tech giants have provided comments.

How concerned are you about protecting your data online?  What would be the reaction if TikTok was banned in the U.S.?

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