user privacy

Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
Facebook’s Sizzly, Fizzly Week
November 09, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Facebook has been a firm with its share of troubles lately. Earnings weren’t quite what investors were looking for, its usership base in the U.S. and...

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Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
October 25, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious...

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Facebook Launches Video Calling
Facebook Launches Video Calling
October 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Facebook announced Monday (Oct. 8) the launch of the Portal and Portal+, its voice-activated communication devices for the home. In a press release, the social...

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EU Regulator Opens Facebook Cyberattack Investigation
EU Regulator Opens Facebook Cyberattack Investigation
October 04, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook’s lead EU regulator has started an investigation into the recent cyberattack on the social networking site. According to Reuters, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC)...

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Google Backtracks After Chrome Login Controversy
Google Backtracks After Chrome Login Controversy
September 26, 2018  |  Google

For Google, a bit of backtracking. In the wake of controversy over its Chrome browser that dominated headlines this week, the search giant has said...

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Digital Privacy, Security Issues Take Spotlight At Congressional Hearings
Digital Privacy, Security Issues Take Spotlight At Congressional Hearings
September 05, 2018  |  Regulation

Top executives from Twitter and Facebook sought to reassure U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday (Sept. 5) that they can better protect users from election interference from...

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Apple Makes New Privacy Policy Requirement For Apps
Apple Makes New Privacy Policy Requirement For Apps
August 31, 2018  |  Apple

To take on apps that don’t give users information on the use of their personal data, Apple is introducing a new requirement: At the beginning...

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Senator Mark Warner Drops New Policy Proposals For Regulating Tech
Senator Mark Warner Drops New Policy Proposals For Regulating Tech
July 30, 2018  |  Regulation

The team at Facebook is not having a great week, as it seems all of its recent data scandal chickens have come home to roost....

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Apple Limits App Developers’ Data-Sharing Abilities
Apple Limits App Developers’ Data-Sharing Abilities
June 13, 2018  |  Apple

Last week, Apple changed its App Store rules to limit how developers use information about iPhone owners’ contacts. According to Bloomberg, the change closes a...

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