(Reuters) – At least two US states and two European Union member states are investigating a breach at Alphabet Inc’s Google that may have exposed private profile data of at least 500,000 users to hundreds Read more…
(Reuters) – Google will shut down the consumer version of its failed social network Google+ and tighten its data sharing policies after announcing on Monday that private profile data of at least 500,000 users may Read more…
(Reuters) – Facebook said on Friday that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever given the unprecedented level of potential access, Read more…
The founders of Instagram are following the founder of WhatsApp in exiting Facebook which, in my opinion, is some of the best news Facebook has had in this torrid year. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger Read more…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook, Google and other tech firms have agreed to a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of fake news, due to concerns it can influence elections, the European Read more…
(Reuters) – The Indian edition of dating app Tinder is trialing a new feature which gives women an additional level of scrutiny and security before they allow men to start messaging conversations, with a view Read more…
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief executive on Wednesday proposed hefty fines on Google, Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms if they fail to remove extremist content within one hour. Brussels gave internet firms Read more…
YANGON (Reuters) – Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the Read more…
There is probably nothing as irritating at the moment as those self-righteous Facebook adverts that champion data privacy. ‘Misuse of data is not your friend’ they cry. ‘Who misused it in the first place,’ we Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Creators of fake accounts and news pages on Facebook are learning from their past mistakes and making themselves harder to track and identify, posing new challenges in preventing the platform from being Read more…
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