The social network Facebook has clarified the changes made to its user data usage policy. As stated in a comment from a representative of the social network received by Meduza, we are talking about updates to wording that do not change the mechanism for obtaining information from devices. “We do not sell or share user-specific information with advertisers or partners. Nothing about these principles has changed.

Shot: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon / YouTube The host of the American humorous show The Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon depicted the singer Valery Leontyev, who receives a reward from the hands of Vladimir Putin. This happened in the traditional section of Screengrab, in which Fallon demonstrates the screenshots he liked that the audience sent. One of the spectators, a resident of Toronto, sent a photo of Valery Leontyev, who receives a reward.

Singer and composer Yuri Antonov filed a statement with the Russian Prosecutor General's Office alleging violation of his copyright by Apple. According to Antonov, 90 of his songs are illegally posted on the iTunes online store. At the same time, Antonov turned to the Russian Authors' Society (RAO) with a request to obtain compensation for him in the amount of 5 million rubles for each work. The musician's intention to sue has not been reported.

The online publication Lenta.ru reported that Facebook is changing its policy on using user data from January 1, 2015. From the text of the note it follows that the social network will be able to collect personal information and transfer it to third parties without the consent of the owner. The news, picked up by major Russian media, worried even the Minister of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov. Nothing special.

In Ferguson, Missouri, 44 rioters were arrested overnight following a court decision to acquit a police officer who shot an unarmed teenager. “Overall, the night went much better,” said St. Louis County Police Chief John Belmar. According to him, the police were assisted by hundreds of National Guard troops, whose units arrived in the city. However, it was not possible to completely stop the unrest. The rioters set fire to a police car and smashed windows in the city administration building.

The euro exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange rose above 59 rubles, having added more than one and a half rubles in a day. The dollar is trading at 47.2 rubles, almost a ruble above the closing level of previous trading. The official euro exchange rate, set by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on November 27, increased by about 2 rubles and reached 57.9 rubles. The dollar exchange rate was raised by one and a half rubles to 46.42 rubles.

Alexei German's latest film, It's Hard to Be a God, has been withdrawn from consideration for the Golden Eagle award. The leadership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia made this decision after receiving a letter from the director's widow, Svetlana Karmalita, who asked to exclude the film from the competition. She stated that she did not trust the organizers of the award and did not understand why the tape was nominated for it without the consent of the creators.

The social network Facebook announced the update of a number of internal documents related to working with user data. The new documents will come into force on January 1, 2015. The content of the updated data policy remains virtually unchanged : it contains the same provisions for the transfer of user information to third parties, advertisers and authorities as the current version of the document.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has charged defendants in the case of embezzlement of 1.982 billion rubles during the construction of an oceanarium in Vladivostok with fraud. The defendants are Oleg Shishov, General Director of NPO Mostovik, and Andrey Poplavsky, Director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Directorate for Construction in the Far Eastern Federal District. "Mostovik" is the construction contractor, FSUE - its customer.

Shot: YouTube Two young people in the company of their friends held an imaginary party in table tennis, simulating the sounds of the rebound of the ball - each “blow” accompanies clicking his tongue. They arranged a competition in the London subway at the Chancery Lane station. The video that one of the present was made lasts about a minute.

How a shisophrenic programmer came up with an operating system-oracle: Vice Photo: Templeos Templeos is not just an operating system, but an electronic church, says its creator, 44-year-old programmer Terry Davis. He spent ten years on writing his own axis, with which you can speak with God. Templeos supports only 16 colors and a resolution of 640 by 480-and in general it looks like a program from the beginning of the 1990s with strange functionality.

The producers of the film "It's Hard to Be God" sent a letter to the directorate of the "Golden Eagle" with a request not to consider the picture of Alexei German, which was on the long list, in the competition. The director's widow, Svetlana Karmalita, said that she did not trust the organizers of the award and did not understand why the film was nominated for the award without the consent of the creators.

The development and production of domestic vehicles based on a single modular platform for the transportation and escort of the first persons of the state, as well as other persons subject to state protection, is estimated at 8.051 billion rubles. The relevant information is posted on the public procurement portal by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. It is assumed that the order will be filled by a single supplier, and its deadline is December 31, 2016.

Promotions were held throughout America against the justification of the policeman in the murder of the African American Photo: Andrew Burton / Getty Images North America / AFP On November 24, the jury justified the American policeman Darren Wilson, who in August 2014 shot an unarmed 18-year-old African American. In the city of Ferguson (Missouri), where the murder occurred, pogroms began almost immediately after the court decision. The protests continued on the next night.

The Supreme Court of Russia overturned the acquittal of the alleged leader of the Tambov organized crime group Vladimir Barsukov (Kumarin) in the case of the attempt on the co-owner of the St. Petersburg oil terminal Sergei Vasiliev. The court upheld the appeal of the Prosecutor General's Office, which challenged the jury's verdict at the end of June 2014. Despite being acquitted in this case, Barsukov still remains in custody, having previously received 15 years in prison for other crimes.