Facebook built a facial recognition app that was intended only for internal use, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat on Friday (Nov. 22). Business Insider reported on Friday that as early as 2015, Facebook created a facial recognition smartphone app. It was said to have had...
Facebook Dating users can now add their Facebook or Instagram Stories to their dating profiles. Launched in September, Facebook Dating was created to give users “a more authentic look at who someone is.” In addition to photos, adding Stories can give potential love interests more...
Two senators, Josh Hawley of Missouri and Chris Coons of Delaware, have written a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding Facebook’s ability to track the location of users even when they turn off location services, according to a report by CNBC. The two senators...
Facebook is adding three new features throughout its platforms to help with fundraising efforts, the most visible of which is a donate button that nonprofits will have on their Instagram profiles, according to a report by The Verge. Facebook is also adding a fundraising sticker...
Amid the controversies over data collection, data privacy, and consumer control over how their information is used, Facebook on Wednesday (Nov. 13) released stats via its Facebook Transparency Report that showed an increase in government demands for data tied to the social media firm’s users....
Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook Pay, a payment system meant to operate through Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. “People already use payments across our apps to shop, donate to causes and send money to each other,” the company said. “Facebook Pay will make...
WhatsApp business is introducing a new feature to help small businesses interact with customers, according to VentureBeat. The feature is called catalog, and it will help users share a picture, price, description and link to an item. Users can then purchase the item or browse...
The head of Facebook’s Libra project said he doesn’t consider bitcoin to be a currency because it’s simply too volatile. “I don’t think of bitcoin as a currency. It’s actually not a great medium of exchange because of its volatility,” David Marcus said while speaking...
California’s attorney general said that Facebook has continued “to drag its feet” when it comes to handing over documents pertaining to the state’s investigation into the social media giant and Cambridge Analytica. On Wednesday (Nov. 6), California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a court...