2019-6-13 20:42 |
There is every reason to worry about the privacy of 2 bln users to whom Facebook will pitch its forthcoming cryptocurrency
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Facebook’s plans to open up its data vault for researchers to analyze the platform’s influence on elections has run into privacy concerns. In April 2018, the social media giant announced a new initiative to share a database of URLs its users have linked to between January 1, 2017 to February 19, 2019.
2019-10-1 16:45 | |
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By CCN Markets: As if Facebook didn't have enough privacy issues, the company now confirms that it has been transcribing the audio chats of its users for quite some time. Facebook Claims It Wasn't Being Sneaky Facebook claims that the only conversations that were transcribed were from those users who selected that option in the […] The post Privacy Shocker: Did Facebook's Libra Plans Just Go Up in Smoke? appeared first on CCN Markets
2019-8-14 03:20 | |
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After Multiple Issues With Privacy And Widespread Blackout This Week, Would Anyone Trust A Facebook Bank? Facebook is not known for having the best privacy efforts. Last year, they were seen by the federal court to deal with many issues related to the security of their platform, and the global service outage days ago did […]
2019-3-15 22:21 | |
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This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, security issues, and much more.
2019-3-13 16:10 | |
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The payment system is a hot topic among several tech giants, such as WeChat, Paxos, Facebook, and Andrew Yang. Just last week, Facebook’s CEO introduced its new strategy concerning messaging and privacy.
2019-3-12 17:30 | |
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It seems investors and Facebook users still won’t be phased by increasing pressure on the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Despite data privacy concerns, tax hits, and scrutiny from global governments Facebook’s share price has risen and with it Zuckerberg’s wealth.
2019-3-12 10:46 | |
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Privacy matters are proved by the young Americans as over 17 million of them abandoned Facebook over the last two years after the social media giant was caught in a series of data privacy scandals. According to the survey conducted by Edison Research -which is the longest running one of digital consumer behavior in America- […]
2019-3-11 19:20 | |
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is boasting that the social media platform is going to shift its focus to users’ privacy by encrypting messages. He says that the company won’t even be able to access these messages.
2019-3-11 09:59 | |
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Facebook has been a continued source of news recently as the company has reportedly been hiring engineers and other employees for their secretive blockchain project. While this news was not addressing, the CEO of the company took to his “Notes” option on the website to discuss the changes that the company is willing to reveal […]
2019-3-7 23:51 | |
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It’s no secret that Facebook doesn’t respect your privacy in the least: we learned last October that the company used the phone number you provided for two-factor authentication to enable advertisers to target you.
2019-3-4 12:04 | |
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Google has become the latest tech giant to admit that it had screwed up when it comes to doing something suspect related to one of its devices and users’ privacy. Google’s Nest home alarm products are embedded with a microphone that was not disclosed to the buyer.
2019-3-4 10:15 | |
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We live in a world where technology is increasingly ubiquitous and showing no signs of slowing down. Whether in our professional or personal lives, the always-on, always-connected nature of life in 2019 seems to be unavoidable.
2019-3-3 16:30 | |
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In the consumer world, personal data has been used as a “payment” for services, whether that be a Facebook account or a grocery discount or a loyalty rewards program. If you take the Facebook example, consumers “pay” for the service by supplying data which in turn makes the company money through ads that rely on this data.
2019-3-2 16:30 | |
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Another week, and another black eye – two to be exact this time – for Facebook. The latest reveal includes privacy and workplace environments. The company is dealing with fallouts from two fronts.
2019-2-28 18:03 | |
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The New Kid On The Blockchain: GRIN A big part of today's life is ones online persona. The constant digitization of life has its allure but in doing so, there is a tradeoff; a decrease in privacy. It is no longer optional either, from major companies like Facebook and Google to small-time scam stars, the […]
2019-2-27 19:49 | |
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Top hedge fund managers weren’t scared away from the popular FAANG stocks during a dreadful Q4 for the U. S. stock market. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), and Alphabet (GOOGL) are among the 20 stocks most favored by a select group of over 400 large hedge funds analyzed by WalletHub.
2019-2-25 23:33 | |
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When you think of Facebook today, a pioneer in privacy isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But you should, at least according to its founder Mark Zuckerberg. In a recent interview, Zuckerberg broke down all the efforts that the social media giant has made to secure user data.
2019-2-21 17:35 | |
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The problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments to steal our privacy and restrict our speech and autonomy. What should exist are neutral, technical standards and protocols, like the standards and protocols for blogs, email, and the Web.
2019-2-20 12:41 | |
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Lawmakers in the UK have released a damning report on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, calling them “digital gangsters. ” The report refers to Facebook’s deliberate violation of privacy laws and its role in spreading “fake news” and disinformation.
2019-2-18 21:22 | |
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This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, security issues, and much more.
2019-2-16 13:00 | |
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Facebook founding president Sean Parker wants you to know that Amazon’s Alexa-enabled Echo devices are listening to every word you say and may be filing away your private conversations for future use.
2019-2-14 23:18 | |
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Amid the massive hue and cry about Facebook’s utter disregard for data privacy, and the illicit use of personally identifiable information, I thought I’d take a step back and examine the company’s data handling from a new perspective.
2019-2-10 10:30 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation.
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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2019-2-6 07:47 | |
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It’s been a busy week for Facebook. The tech giant celebrated its 15th anniversary amid calls for improvements in its data handling and privacy policies. One day later, Cheddar reported the company had quietly snapped up the team behind Chainspace, a London-based blockchain startup.
2019-2-5 18:22 | |
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Facebook’s secretive crypto division has reportedly made its first acquisition, quietly onboarding most of the research team from a blockchain startup that specializes in smart contract development.
2019-2-5 23:50 | |
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Today marks the 15th anniversary’s of Facebook’s existence. The last couple of years have been tumultuous for the company, as numerous reports revealed egregious missteps in keeping user data private and secure.
2019-2-4 14:59 | |
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With so much happening in the tech world, this week feels like it’s 21 days long. The highlight of the week has been the Facebook–Google–Apple saga that’s seen numerous developments with major privacy implications over just a few hours.
2019-2-1 14:56 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook says that he believes in decentralization and putting power in individuals ‘hands.’ He said this during the company’s Q4 2018 earnings call on January 31st. During a conversation with RBC Capital Markets’ Mark Mahaney, he talked about data privacy and their goals for 2019. Mr. Mahaney asked whether he […]
2019-2-1 08:02 | |
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It’s the Faustian pact for the 21st century, except this time the devil is Facebook. As unearthed by TechCrunch’s Josh Constine, the world’s biggest social network has been paying people (including 13-year-olds) to install a sketchy mobile VPN that spies on everything they do.
2019-1-30 17:12 | |
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This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, security issues, and much more.
2019-1-26 12:00 | |
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In early December, Facebook’s developer team declared the discovery of a security bug that gave developers access to photos users hadn’t shared on their timeline, including photos they had posted in Facebook Marketplace or Stories.
2019-1-19 20:00 | |
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Should Facebook Be Trusted With Crypto? Facebook made a lot of news in 2018 and not all for the right reasons. Their Cambridge Analytica scandal lost them the trust of the general public and sparked worldwide conversation about privacy and how user data is handled by big corporations. Towards the end of the year, they […]
2019-1-16 23:10 | |
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I hate New Year. I don’t do resolutions and am generally “bah, humbug” about the whole hullabaloo. This year, my curmudgeonly attitude was dramatically amplified by social media in general, and Facebook in particular.
2019-1-2 16:59 | |
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Consumers and enterprises are exiting centralized web platforms amid growing concerns over unwarranted data sharing. Loss of privacy and data leakage are the primary drivers leading users away from web giants such as Google and Facebook.
2018-12-25 05:15 | |
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Last night, we got word of yet another Facebook privacy scandal. What is that, Number 427 for the year? In this case, a report from The New York Times revealed the social media company gave an extreme amount of access to certain partner companies, over and above what users might have expected.
2018-12-19 22:41 | |
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Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with.
2018-12-7 14:35 | |
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Unless you’re waking up from a decade-long deep slumber, you know that Facebook doesn’t give two hoots about your privacy, and about how it gets your data. If that wasn’t clear, you should have a look at the 250-page document that contains the company’s internal emails, just released by the UK parliament.
2018-12-6 15:35 | |
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Twitter is one of the most open social media platforms on the web, which is why it might be easier to ignore the privacy settings. Admittedly, Twitter doesn’t offer the level of granular control as, for example, Facebook.
2018-11-2 22:29 | |
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Happy Birthday, Bitcoin!Bitcoin is turning ten, and like many of us, I feel like a proud parent, having watched it grow into its potential over the years. I guess I’m the estranged father in prison though, who can’t be there to help raise his kid.
2018-10-31 23:57 | |
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David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days.
2018-10-24 18:02 | |
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If blockchain-based identity platform Civic is to go mainstream, then making it simple for as many businesses and consumers as possible to start using its app will be key.
2018-10-23 20:50 | |
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Facebook’s had a bad year handling user data and securing its systems. Now, according to The Information, the company is looking to acquire a major cybersecurity firm to help repair its reputation.
2018-10-22 13:30 | |
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When the Cambridge Analytica scandal came out, it did more than just shake up Facebook, it stirred the conversation about privacy and brought it front and center. Privacy is a huge subject especially when it plays on the fear of losing it.
2018-10-6 15:30 | |
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Instagram appears to be testing a new setting which would allow it to share user location data with parent company Facebook — meaning Facebook would have a near-complete picture of your movements even if you don’t use its own app.
2018-10-6 01:07 | |
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Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written a letter to the U. S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation urging them to implement GDPR-like legislation in the United States.
2018-10-4 20:51 | |
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Facebook’s data breach from last week – which impacted more than 50 million users – might cost the company a pretty penny. If the European Union’s (EU) watchdog finds that the company violated privacy laws, it could face a massive fine of $1.
2018-10-2 13:00 | |
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On September 25th, Facebook reported a security issue that affected almost 50 million users. Hopefully, this security breach will drive Facebook management to accelerate its efforts to improve data privacy by incorporating blockchain technology.
2018-9-30 07:00 | |
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