Ever noticed one of your Facebook posts disappear without explanation? You’re not the only one. Not-for-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a coalition of digital rights groups have called on big tech companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google, to explain decisions behind removed content as well as improve appeals policies. They published a document on …
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It looks like Cambridge Analytica, the firm behind the recent Facebook data scandal, may be forced to tell a US citizen what data it held on him and how it was being used. And it took a UK regulator to make it happen. The development could clear the way for millions of other Americans to demand info on their data …
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Facebook’s new mobile standalone VR headset, Oculus Go, is here. But the future involves more advanced hardware with displays that make VR look a lot better. On Wednesday, Facebook teased us with one such future device. A virtual-reality prototype headset, referred to internally at Facebook as Half Dome, could advance VR technology past some of its key frustrations, like tunnel-vision …
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Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm, is shutting down following alleged misuse of Facebook data. In a statement, the company said its UK and US arms would enter into insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings. The shutdown, effective Wednesday, was earlier reported by The Wall Street Journal. Cambridge Analytica is at the center of a scandal that’s stirred up two national governments and …
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Facebook confirmed on Wednesday it has fired a security engineer accused of using company resources to stalk women online. The accusations against the unnamed employee were lodged Sunday by Jackie Stokes, the founder of Spyglass Security. Stokes reported the issue to Facebook, which investigated the issue “as a matter of urgency.” “It’s important that people’s information is kept secure and private …
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On this podcast, we talk about: A look at the new LG G7 ThinQ phone. Apple’s latest earnings, which proved critics wrong that iPhone sales were slowing down. At its F8 conference, Facebook introduces a new dating feature. Now playing: Watch this: Our first impressions of the LG G7 ThinQ (The 3:59, Ep… 4:40 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news …
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Facebook’s F8 Conference started today and has been dreaming big about the future of augmented reality and virtual reality, but one of the most fascinating plans has to do with memories. Or, Facebook’s interpretation of them. A several-stage plan to create 3D spaces and experiences from personal photos is underway, starting this summer with the ability to upload 3D photos, …
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Brian Blau was in China two years ago when he found the killer app that could remake how we use virtual reality. Blau, a longtime analyst for Gartner, was meeting with VR headset makers and app developers, hoping to glean insights about the way their customers acted, and perhaps find the elusive must-have app that convinces people to buy their …
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It didn’t take long for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to talk about data privacy on Tuesday at its annual developer conference, F8, in San Jose, Calif. “We need to makes sure this never happens again,” Zuckerberg said, referencing the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as well as another hot topic of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. F8 comes just weeks after …
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Facebook wants to make Workplace — a version of the social network designed specifically for the, well, workplace — more of a one-stop shop for employees. On Tuesday, the company announced that Workplace will now let other services create integrations for Workplace. What that means is that businesses using the paid version of Workplace will be able to tap into …
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