Tag: social networking

Cambridge Analytica shuts down after Facebook user-data scandal

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 4:32 pmWednesday, May 2, 201814 Comments

Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign…

Beleaguered Facebook heading down a troubled path

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 3:27 pmWednesday, April 18, 201811 Comments

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

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 6:12 pmTuesday, April 17, 201819 Comments

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

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 2:44 pmTuesday, April 17, 20186 Comments

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

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:28 amTuesday, April 17, 201812 Comments

Fourteen years, two months, and eight days ago, I made a mistake…

Facebook AI predicts your future and sells this info to advertisers

Monday, April 16, 2018 3:32 pm10 Comments

Facebook’s artificial intelligence software can predict your future behaviour and sells this information to advertisers…

Why there shouldn’t be a ‘next Facebook’

Friday, April 13, 2018 3:24 pmSaturday, April 14, 201816 Comments

Social media networks are like cigarettes…

Zuckerberg admits Facebook collects data on non-users

Thursday, April 12, 2018 1:30 pmThursday, April 12, 201819 Comments

We’ve already learned quite a bit from Mark Zuckerberg’s grilling on Capitol Hill….

Facebook is lying about your data

Thursday, April 12, 2018 12:56 pm14 Comments

Mark Zuckerberg’s Congress testimony following the Cambridge Analytica breach…

Apple co-founder Woz deactivates Facebook account

Thursday, April 12, 2018 8:59 amThursday, April 12, 20188 Comments

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced that he has quit Facebook…

How Facebook lets brands and politicians target users

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:01 pmWednesday, April 11, 20188 Comments

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

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 9:34 amWednesday, April 11, 201815 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

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 5:51 pm5 Comments

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’

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 3:03 pmTuesday, April 10, 201822 Comments

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?

Monday, April 9, 2018 12:06 pm40 Comments

Recently, Tim Cook gave multiple interviews on Apple’s commitment to protecting their privacy…

Apple co-founder Woz quits Facebook

Monday, April 9, 2018 10:05 amMonday, April 9, 201817 Comments

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

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 4:50 pm33 Comments

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’

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 3:28 pmWednesday, April 4, 201810 Comments

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

Monday, April 2, 2018 1:30 pmMonday, April 2, 201810 Comments

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

Monday, April 2, 2018 1:02 pmMonday, April 2, 20182 Comments

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’

Monday, April 2, 2018 8:56 amMonday, April 2, 201826 Comments

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

Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:58 amThursday, March 29, 201810 Comments

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

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 4:50 pmWednesday, March 28, 201813 Comments

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

Monday, March 26, 2018 3:27 pm4 Comments

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

Monday, March 26, 2018 10:32 am17 Comments

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

Saturday, March 24, 2018 10:48 am25 Comments

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

Friday, March 23, 2018 1:12 pm9 Comments

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

Friday, March 23, 2018 12:00 pmFriday, March 23, 201817 Comments

Mark Zuckerberg is not comfortable with the enormous influence he has over the world…

No, Apple will not buy Snap

Saturday, March 10, 2018 10:31 am2 Comments

Shares of camera company Snap jumped in Thursday’s pre-market session…

Will Apple buy Snap?

Thursday, March 8, 2018 10:02 amThursday, March 8, 201816 Comments

From the windows of the new Snap offices on Ocean Park Boulevard, Snap employees now see…

Apple CEO Tim Cook on iPhone addiction, avoiding social networks, paying corporate taxes, and more

Saturday, January 20, 2018 10:13 amMonday, March 5, 201813 Comments

The head of Apple, Tim Cook, believes there should be limits to the use of technology…

Twitter issues statement regarding world leaders on Twitter

Saturday, January 6, 2018 10:45 am116 Comments

There’s been a lot of discussion about political figures and world leaders on Twitter…

Twitter fails to grow its audience, again; shares tumble

Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:00 pmThursday, July 27, 201714 Comments

Twitter Inc. failed to attract more monthly users in the second quarter, spooking investors…

iOS 11’s Apple Music social sharing isn’t just Ping reborn

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 4:14 pmWednesday, July 5, 2017No Comments

While Apple hasn’t yet shown any signs of a large redesign in Apple Music in the iOS 11 beta…

Apple’s new Clips app could help businesses break into video on social media

Monday, April 10, 2017 4:50 pmMonday, April 10, 20175 Comments

Apple’s newest video app Clips, released in early April, makes it easy for professionals to create mobile videos…

Microsoft launches social networking app ‘Who’s In’ via Apple’s App Store for iMessage

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 4:55 pm8 Comments

Microsoft launched a new app for Apple’s iMessage App Store today called ‘Who’s In’ intended…

Apple announces Clips: The fun, new way to create expressive videos on iOS; free app launches in April

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:16 am9 Comments

Apple today introduced Clips, a new app that makes it quick and fun for anyone…

Free ‘Data Selfie’ tool reveals how creepy Facebook tracks and studies your activity

Friday, February 17, 2017 12:02 pmFriday, February 17, 201711 Comments

Have you ever wondered how Facebook collects all the data it has to feed you with the content…

Facebook video app coming soon to Apple TV

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 6:07 pmTuesday, February 14, 201712 Comments

People are watching and sharing more video on Facebook than ever, and we’re focused on continuously…

Beleaguered Twitter axes 9% of workforce, kills Vine video app

Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:25 pmThursday, October 27, 201612 Comments

Twitter Inc. posted another quarter of slowing revenue growth Thursday and said it would slash 9%…

Twitter moves closer to sale, suitors said to include Google and Salesforce

Friday, September 23, 2016 10:21 amFriday, September 23, 201610 Comments

Twitter has received expressions of interest from several technology or media companies…

Apple needs to forget chasing Snapchat and go after the Augmented Reality industry

Thursday, August 25, 2016 2:25 pmThursday, August 25, 201619 Comments

Apple is a secretive and protectionist beast most of the year but around September leaks and…