17 Questions to ask a woman on a date

You don’t need to have all the answers to all the
questions on your first date either. There is beauty in peeling back the layers and getting to know someone.

For many people, putting together a dating profile is the easy bit (although believe me, there are plenty who find this task nearly impossible). They even think that chatting in emails or on the phone isn’t so bad either but when it comes to actually going out on a date — the very reason they were online dating in the first place — this is where they panic. Seriously.
They worry they’ll get found out (whatever that means) or that they’ll get tongue-tied and have nothing to say. They fear they aren’t interesting and will bore their date, hence make a fool of themselves. These thoughts are actually real to them. But let me tell you something: it’s just thoughts, and your thoughts aren’t facts.
The fear is real, I get that, I’ve felt it many times! You are anxious and going out on a date with a relative stranger can feel awkward. Remember that your counterpart is likely to be as nervous as you though, even if they don’t look it!
As a coach I listen a lot more than I talk, it’s the nature of what I do. It’s also a strategy that works well if you find yourself nervous. People, on the whole, love talking about themselves. So, to take the pressure off, arm yourself with some great questions to ask your date.
Remember that genuine interest makes all the difference. You don’t need to have all the answers to all the questions on your first date either. There is beauty in peeling back the layers and getting to know someone, it’s something that really could end up taking a lifetime!
Here are 17 questions I’d love to have been asked when out on a date:

1. What’s one thing you wish you’d known 20 years ago?
2. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
3. If you didn’t live where you currently live and you could choose anywhere in the world where would it be and why?
4. Who’s your role model? Who inspires you?
5. Who’s your best friend and what do you love about him/her?
6. What are you reading at the moment?
7. What’s your favourite way to spend the weekend?
8. What do you do for fun?
9. What was the last film you watched that moved you/made you laugh out loud/inspired you?
10. Who has had the greatest influence on your life so far? (Parent/grandparent/schoolteacher/boss/colleague?)
11. What are 5 things you couldn’t do without? (Not oxygen, water, world peace! They might be things you carry in your handbag/purse at all times!)
12. What’s your dream job if you’re not currently doing it?
13. Where do you go when you want to feel calm/happy/peaceful?
14. Tell me something about yourself that might surprise me.
15. What’s your proudest moment in your life so far?
16. If you had 24 hours to do whatever you liked in your city what would you spend it doing?
17. What’s the greatest risk you’ve ever taken?

 

WhatsApp, Facebook and Google face tough new privacy rules under EC proposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Messaging services such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Gmail will face tough new rules on the tracking of users under a revision to the ePrivacy Directive proposed by the European Commission on Tuesday.

The new legislation seeks to reinforce the right to privacy and control of data for European citizens, with messaging, email and voice services – such as those provided by Facebook, Google and Microsoft – forced to guarantee the confidentiality of conversations and metadata around the time, place and other factors of those conversations..

Listening to, tapping, intercepting, scanning or the storing of communications will not be allowed without the consent of the user, unless it is critical for billing or other purposes. Companies will have to ask for the explicit consent of users before being able to use their data for advertising purposes, which most use to fund services provided for free to end-users.
Andrus Ansip, vice-president for the digital single market said: “Our proposals will deliver the trust in the Digital Single Market that people expect. I want to ensure confidentiality of electronic communications and privacy. Our draft ePrivacy Regulation strikes the right balance: it provides a high level of protection for consumers, while allowing businesses to innovate.”

The proposals also ban unsolicited and nonconsensual electronic communication, and will require marketing calls to display their phone number or use a special prefix only for marketing calls.

Companies falling foul of the new laws will face fines of up to 4% of their global turnover, in line with the separate General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) set to be applied in 2018.

The EC’s proposal looks to close the perceived regulation gap between traditional telecoms companies and predominantly US-based internet communications companies. It extends some of the rules governing telecoms operators to so-called over-the-top services, while also allowing telecom companies to use customer metadata – such as the duration and location of calls – to provide additional services and make more money, something they are barred from doing under the current rules.

The telecoms industry said the proposals were still stricter for them than web companies. Lise Fuhr, director general of the European telecoms lobby ETNO said: “Unlike others, telcos risk being prevented from expanding consumer choice by using traffic and location data for big data analytics, Internet of Things and connected driving services.”
Online advertisers also warned that overly strict rules would undermine the ability of many websites to fund themselves and offer free services. Yves Schwarzbart, head of policy and regulatory affairs at the Internet Advertising Bureau, said: “It will particularly hit those companies that … find it most difficult to talk directly to end users and what I mean by that is tech companies that operate in the background and facilitate the buying and selling of advertising, rather than the ones that the user directly engages with.”
Online advertising generates £10bn ($12bn) of revenue for publishers and content creators in the UK alone, according to the IAB.

The proposal requires approval from the European Parliament and member states before becoming law,. It is set to join the much needed update to data protection voted through under the GDPR, which will apply to the UK from 25 May 2018, despite the Brexit process.