Facebook has admitted it shared its users’ data with four Chinese smartphone makers including Huawei. Facebook said it was careful about the partnerships, which were made to help smartphone makers build custom versions of its app. The company further emphasised that the information from partnerships with Huawei was stored on the devices and not on […]
Dem Lawmaker: ‘Looks Like Zuckerberg Lied to Congress’…
Washington State Sues Facebook, Google…
Washington State has sued Facebook Inc. and Alphabet’s Google for alleged violations of state campaign finance laws. The companies reportedly failed to maintain information about political advertising, as required by state law. Washington State has a law that requires companies keep information about who purchases political ads, how they pay for it as well as […]
Facebook Use Among Teens Plummets 30% in Three Years…
Tech Titans Tiptoe Toward Monopoly…
Imagine a not-too-distant future in which trustbusters force Facebook FB 1.15% to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp. Imagine a time when Amazon’s cloud and delivery services are so dominant the company is broken up like AT&T . Imagine Google’s search or YouTube becoming regulated monopolies, like electricity and water. Facebook Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc. […]
Facebook Shutting Down ‘Trending News’…
Facebook is shutting down its ill-fated “trending” news section after four years, a company executive told The Associated Press. The company claims the tool is outdated and wasn’t popular. But the trending section also proved problematic in ways that would presage Facebook’s later problems with fake news, political balance and the limitations of artificial intelligence […]
As New Privacy Rules Hit Europe, Google and Facebook Hit With $8.8 Billion in Lawsuits…
Accusing Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, and Instagram of “intentionally” violating Europe’s strict new privacy rules that officially went into effect on Friday, Austrian lawyer and privacy activist Max Schrems filed four lawsuits against the tech companies arguing they are still “coercing users into sharing personal data” despite rolling out new policies ostensibly aimed at complying with […]
Edward Snowden on Privacy in the Age of Trump and Facebook…
EXACTLY FIVE YEARS ago this week, Edward Snowden absconded to Hong Kong with a trove of documents detailing the extent of the U.S. government’s global and domestic surveillance programs. He soon found himself in exile in Russia and dubbed “the most wanted man in the world.” The Snowden leaks started a new conversation about digital […]
Zuckerberg Set Up Fraudulent Scheme to ‘Weaponize’ Data, Court Case Alleges…
Mark Zuckerberg faces allegations that he developed a “malicious and fraudulent scheme” to exploit vast amounts of private data to earn Facebook billions and force rivals out of business. A company suing Facebook in a California court claims the social network’s chief executive “weaponised” the ability to access data from any user’s network of friends […]
This Is the ‘Depressing’ Chart Mark Zuckerberg Does Not Want You to See…
Almost a year ago, we wrote about how post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been, but they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. The Atlantic’s Jean Twenge questioned whether “smartphones destroyed a generation?” There is compelling evidence that the devices we’ve placed in young people’s hands are having profound effects on their […]
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