Roger McNamee warns in an open letter that “Apple does not appear to recognize how vulnerable it is in a changing political landscape.”
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Apple bans Facebook’s ‘research’ app that paid teens to install VPN that spies on them
Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install…
Hidden documents reveal how Facebook made money by bamboozling children
Two Facebook employees deny a refund request from a child whom they refer to as a ‘whale’ – a term coined by the casino industry to describe profligate spenders…
Roger McNamee: I mentored Mark Zuckerberg. I loved Facebook. But I can’t stay silent about what’s happening.
I am disappointed. I am embarrassed. I am ashamed…
Roger McNamee: Apple has done extraordinary things to protect user privacy
Apple is better at data privacy and protection than other tech giants, Elevation Partners’ co-founder Roger McNamee told CNBC…
Facebook CEO blasts Apple’s latest privacy protections as ‘cute virtue signaling’
Apple is taking active steps to block Facebook’s data collection practices…
Facebook gave personal data to 60 companies including Apple, Amazon and Samsung
Facebook struck agreements allowing phone and other device makers access to vast amounts of its users’ personal information…
Mark Zuckerberg’s worldwide Facebook apology tour hits a snag in the EU
Turns out “sorry” doesn’t seem to work as much for the social network’s chief anymore…
How to remove third-party accounts like Facebook from your Mac
With the release of iOS 11, Apple nixed its built-in integration with Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Vimeo…
Cambridge Analytica shuts down after Facebook user-data scandal
Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign…
Beleaguered Facebook heading down a troubled path
The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica saga is not going away quietly, underscored by Mark Zuckerberg’s…
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…
Why there shouldn’t be a ‘next Facebook’
Social media networks are like cigarettes…
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 co-founder Woz quits Facebook
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak said he’s leaving Facebook amid concerns about privacy and data violations…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Roger McNamee: Apple’s iCloud isn’t very good
Elevation Partners Co-Founder Roger McNamee discussed Apple…
Roger McNamee: The notion that Android is an equivalent to iPhone is silly; Android is equivalent of having a motor scooter at the Indy 500
Venture capitalist Roger McNamee recently participated…
Roger McNamee: Post-Steve Jobs, Apple’s already acting like a ‘dumb monopolist’
Elevation Partners Managing Director and Apple Inc. shareholder Roger McNamee…
Roger McNamee: Google and Microsoft are missing the ‘Hypernet’; says Zuckerberg ‘The One’
Elevation Partners managing director Roger McNamee…
