The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica saga is not going away quietly, underscored by Mark Zuckerberg’s…
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Facebook points fingers Google, Amazon and Twitter for also harvesting user data
Facebook wants users to know that it’s not the only one tracking their every move on the internet…
Beleaguered Facebook may face billions in fines over facial recognition tool storing biometric data without user consent
Facebook could face billions of dollars in fines after a federal judge ruled that the company…
I was one of the very first people on Facebook. I shouldn’t have trusted Mark Zuckerberg
Fourteen years, two months, and eight days ago, I made a mistake…
Facebook AI predicts your future and sells this info to advertisers
Facebook’s artificial intelligence software can predict your future behaviour and sells this information to advertisers…
Fired FBI director James Comey reveals how Apple’s encryption efforts drove him crazy
Fired FBI director James Comey writes about President Trump while also addressing other aspects of his career…
Android’s trust problem isn’t getting better
Android is used by 2 billion people around the world, tolerated more than loved, and susceptible to major lapses in user privacy and security….
Why there shouldn’t be a ‘next Facebook’
Social media networks are like cigarettes…
Everything you need to know about Apple’s GDPR privacy upgrade
Apple is updating its products and services to bring them in line with the EU’s forthcoming privacy protection rules…
Android phone makers skip Google security updates without telling users, researchers say
Android smartphone manufacturers are skipping security patches without notifying users, instead claiming their smartphone’s software is up to date…
Zuckerberg admits Facebook collects data on non-users
We’ve already learned quite a bit from Mark Zuckerberg’s grilling on Capitol Hill….
Facebook is lying about your data
Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress testimony following the Cambridge Analytica breach…
Apple co-founder Woz deactivates Facebook account
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced that he has quit Facebook…
How Facebook lets brands and politicians target users
When Facebook introduced its ad platform in 2007, advertisers could target people using information they had volunteered…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg was ready to slam Apple if Congress asked him about Tim Cook’s privacy comments
It started when Cook was asked what he would do if he were faced with the problems facing Facebook…
How to remove your Facebook data from macOS
Whether you’re planning on keeping your Facebook account, are debating deleting it, or already have…
Apple CEO Cook: ‘Privacy to us is a human right… a civil liberty’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Washington D.C. Tuesday to testify before Congress about customer privacy…
Should Apple create a social network that doesn’t abuse, but protects user privacy?
Recently, Tim Cook gave multiple interviews on Apple’s commitment to protecting their privacy…
Apple co-founder Woz quits Facebook
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak said he’s leaving Facebook amid concerns about privacy and data violations…
Apple CEO Cook says DACA shouldn’t have been revoked and that he’s ‘personally offended’ by the situation
Apple CEO Tim Cook reaffirmed his strong support for DACA…
Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook scans the contents of all private Messenger texts
Facebook scans the contents of messages that people send each other on its Messenger app…
Facebook to warn 87 million users that their data ‘may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica’
Facebook will warn these users with a notice atop the News Feed with information about what data of theirs might have been attained…
Facebook is in bear market territory, Apple is in a correction, and they are far from alone
After the worst quarter for stocks in more than two years and another decline at the beginning of a new quarter Monday…
Mark Zuckerberg and the never-ending stench of Facebook
How do we trust Facebook’s public stances on what they will or won’t do to censor speech, content, or connections with which they don’t agree?
Apple may be the biggest winner from Facebook’s data scandal
In 2014, Apple CEO Tim Cook penned a missive regarding Apple’s approach to privacy….
Mark Zuckerberg blasts Apple CEO Cook’s criticism of Facebook as ‘extremely glib and not at all aligned with the truth’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected Apple CEO Tim Cook’s critique of his company’s business model…
Apple to launch new Apple ID website to let users download a copy of all their data
Apple Inc. is revamping privacy controls for its devices and cloud services…
Bad news for those who want Facebook listening in their homes: Facebook delays smart speaker debut amid data privacy scandal
The fallout from Facebook Inc.’s data privacy scandal is spreading…
Apple CEO Cook: Facebook should have self-regulated, but it’s too late for that now
Apple CEO Tim Cook has doubled down on his call for regulation that would limit Facebook…
U.S. FTC will investigate Facebook over privacy or lack thereof
The Federal Trade Commission has an open investigation into Facebook’s growing privacy scandal…
Android malware found inside apps downloaded from Google Play has infected at least a million users
The malware is thought to have infected at least a million users – and potentially many more – as one of the malicious apps was downloaded 500,000 times…
Apple CEO Cook calls for more data oversight, ‘well-crafted regulation’ after Facebook debacle
Executives from Apple Inc and IBM Corp have called for more oversight on how personal data is used…
Facebook has been collecting call history and SMS data from Android devices for years; Apple iOS devices unaffected
I found, contained call-log data for a certain Android device I used in 2015 and 2016, along with SMS and MMS message metadata…
Apple CEO Cook ramps up pressure on Facebook, calls for more regulations on data privacy
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has called for stronger privacy regulations that prevent the misuse of data…
Steve Jobs tried to warn Mark Zuckerberg about privacy in 2010
Facebook’s executives have spent much of the past week dealing with the fallout of reports…
Facebook has gotten too big, too powerful, too influential for Mark Zuckerberg to handle
Mark Zuckerberg is not comfortable with the enormous influence he has over the world…
How to block Facebook completely from your Mac
Even if you deleted your Facebook account, Facebook can still track you around the web like Google does…
How Facebook made it impossible to delete Facebook
To say Facebook has had a rough time of it lately would be putting it mildly…
What to expect from Facebook’s Zuckerberg if he testifies before Congress
A growing number of lawmakers are calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify in front of Congress…
Why Facebook’s blatant disregard for users’ privacy could be very good for Apple
Apple has many competitive advantages…
Facebook’s surveillance machine
Facebook’s business model involves having people go to the site for social interaction, only to be quietly subjected to an enormous level of surveillance…
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg AWOL from Facebook’s damage control session
Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg declined to face his employees on Tuesday to explain…
