Facebook appears to have pulled its controversial Onavo mobile VPN app from the Google Play Store. The app, called Onavo Protect, will immediately stop pulling user data for market research, TechCrunch reported Thursday, but will remain as an active VPN while users look for a replacement. The app will eventually shut down, according to the …
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Facebook might know your heart rate even if you’re not on the social network. At least 11 popular apps sent personal data to Facebook, including information about when a user was having her period or what real estate listings a person viewed, according to testing from The Wall Street Journal. Using Facebook software built into these apps, developers were able …
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Just yesterday, while visiting my parents, I had a lightbulb moment: My mom needs a Tile. That’s because she often can’t remember where in the house she left her phone. But her keys are always parked on the key hook. I’ll come back to that after this important message: For a limited time, and while supplies last, Best Buy is …
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Child advocates and other consumer groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Facebook violated federal law by allegedly duping kids into spending their parents’ money on online games. The complaint, which was sent to the FTC on Thursday, stems from an investigation by Reveal, a website run by the Center for Investigative Reporting. The nonprofit news organization, citing 135 …
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Facebook, under pressure to combat hate speech, has landed in hot water again for the audiences it allows advertisers to target. The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that advertisers were able to target people interested in perpetuators of the Holocaust, including Joseph Goebbels, Josef Mengele and Heinrich Himmler to hundreds of thousands of users. Advertisers could also reach people interested …
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Samsung wants to make it easier to share your photos and videos to Instagram. The Korean electronics giant on Wednesday announced Instagram Mode, a feature for the new Galaxy S10‘s camera that has direct integration with the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app. The feature lets you use Instagram’s camera filters and access Instagram Stories and stickers. You can also upload your photo …
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Priscilla Chan wants to make it clear that Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are two different things, despite family ties. Chan, a pediatrician and co-founder of the philanthropic initiative with her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. addressed that boundary Tuesday in an interview on CBS This Morning. (Editors’ note: That show and CNET are both part of CBS.) Asked whether 2018 …
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If you’re an Android user, Facebook could be tracking your location even when you’re not using the app. But now there’s a way to stop the company from doing so. The world’s largest social network, under pressure to address privacy concerns, said it was releasing a new tool that lets Android users control whether the company tracks their location when …
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Facebook said Wednesday it had opened registration for its annual F8 developer conference. The event, which has featured speeches from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company executives in the past, will be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center on April 30 and May 1. The world’s largest social network uses the gathering to showcase new products and features. …
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With CES 2019, the Detroit Auto Show, the Chicago Auto Show and the Sundance Film Festival all in the rearview mirror, this year’s calendar of tech, automotive and cultural events are already well underway. Just like last year (you remember last year, right? The good and the bad), CNET will be covering news and announcements from every major show and event …
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