Twitter admits users data may have been used for advertising PTI Oct 10, 2019 Microblogging platform Twitter has admitted that users data like email addresses and phone numbers that had been provided by them…
Facebook’s encryption tech put public safety at risk: UK’s Indian-origin home secretary PTI Oct 7, 2019 UK’s Indian-origin home secretary Priti Patel has issued an open letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, alongside her…
Advanced AI set to manipulate social media soon: Elon Musk IANS Sep 30, 2019 Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) which is beyond mere chat bots will soon be used to manipulate social media platforms like…
Facebook’s Oculus launches Horizon, a new platform to connect everyone virtually Bloomberg Sep 28, 2019 As Facebook Inc. is trying to broaden its virtual horizons, the company’s virtual reality unit Oculus has announced Facebook…
Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps after Cambridge Analytica scandal Associated Press Sep 24, 2019 Facebook has said that it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation…
Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues ‘Tag Suggestions’ Reuters Sep 4, 2019 Facebook Inc is opening up its face recognition technology to all users with an option to opt out, the social media company said,…
Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering Associated Press Aug 22, 2019 Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you limit what the social network can gather about you on outside websites…
Slapped with $5bn fine, Facebook to appoint chief privacy officer IANS Jul 25, 2019 After reaching a $5 billion settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Facebook said it will set up a new privacy…
Facebook agrees to pay US$ 5 billion penalty for privacy violations PTI Jul 25, 2019 In addition to paying the record US$ 5 billion in penalty, Facebook has also agreed to submit itself to new restrictions and a…
Making sense of chaos? Algorithm scour social media for clues to cryptocurrency moves Reuters Jul 18, 2019 After months of relative calm in cryptocurrency markets, bitcoin exploded back into life in April with its sharpest price jump in…