Apple, Facebook and web privacy: BBC News Review

Apple has announced measures intended to frustrate software tools used by Facebook to track web users automatically. Apple's software chief said its web browser, Safari, would in future ask owners' permission before allowing the social network to monitor their activity.

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Key words and phrases
spat - short, often petty, argument
- We aren't talking at the moment. We had a spat about whose turn it is to wash up.
- Dan and his brother used to get into spats over video games.

snooping - secretly observing
- How did you know where I hid the biscuits? Have you been snooping on me?
- The spy snooped through the documents on the ambassador's desk.

took a shot - attacked
- The boxer took an early shot at his rival during the press conference, but missed.
- The presidential candidates took shots at each other during the televised debate.

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[hddestination]

Spat = short argument => get into spat
Took a shot = Attack
Snooping = Secretly observing

[learnenglishbybangla]

Spat - never heard earlier. Thank you.

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what did u call lover's spat?! i can't really catch it😔

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[elahehrastegari]

Hi, tnx alot for your useful lessons.🤗 With your today's story, I can remember one of the oldest tradition in our area in which some women were standing in crowded public area and were snooping on other people to see what they are talking about at the moment to can predict future. Sometimes they got into spat as well.😏

[oscarorduz]

I have doubts regarding the pronunciation of the word: 'privacy'...

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[Илёс-цк]

Take a shot = attack
Snoop = secretly observe
Spat = short argument