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Facebook Launches New Market Research App
Facebook Launches New Market Research App
June 11, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook announced that it is launching a new market research app called Study from Facebook. The social media giant, which has come under fire for...

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JCrush’s Open Database Exposes 200K User Records
JCrush’s Open Database Exposes 200K User Records
June 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Dating app JCrush potentially exposed the records of around 200,000 users. The app, designed for the Jewish community, left the database open without a password,...

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A Year Into GDPR, Fines Total €56M
A Year Into GDPR, Fines Total €56M
May 28, 2019  |  Regulation

A year after the debut of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a total of €56 million ($62 million) in fines have been doled out. According...

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Google I/O Highlights Privacy Controls, Personalization
Google I/O Highlights Privacy Controls, Personalization
May 08, 2019  |  Google

Google revealed that it has several updates planned for the near future at its I/O 2019 event. First, the tech giant announced that Duplex, its AI...

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Indian Contractors Examine, Categorize Facebook Content
Indian Contractors Examine, Categorize Facebook Content
May 07, 2019  |  Facebook

Contractors in India have been examining and categorizing millions of photos, status updates and more from Facebook, opening up new concerns about how the social...

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Facebook Gives Academics Access To Data
Facebook Gives Academics Access To Data
April 30, 2019  |  Facebook

More than 60 academics from around the world will receive access to Facebook‘s data for the first time. The social media giant, which boasts 2.4...

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New York AG To Launch Investigation Into Facebook
New York AG To Launch Investigation Into Facebook
April 26, 2019  |  Facebook

The New York State Attorney General (AG) is reportedly launching an investigation into social media giant Facebook, focusing on the its past practice of collecting...

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Alexa Team Might Be Able To Find A User’s Home Address
Alexa Team Might Be Able To Find A User’s Home Address
April 25, 2019  |  Alexa

A new report has revealed that an Amazon team auditing Alexa commands might be able to find a customer’s home address in a matter of...

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Facebook Said To Use User Data To Fight Rivals
Facebook Said To Use User Data To Fight Rivals
April 17, 2019  |  Facebook

Leaked documents show how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the company’s user data to bolster his site’s power, as well as fight off competitors. NBC News...

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