TaskRabbit has a job for cybersecurity experts: find out what happened to their own network. The handyman-for-hire app, which connects workers with people who have a task they’d rather pay someone else to do, sent an alert to its users on Monday, informing them that they were “investigating a cybersecurity incident.” The company, which Ikea acquired …
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I honestly like Facebook, warts and all. But lately those warts have become too much for some, which is why there’s increasing interest in finding alternatives, ditching the Facebook app, or leaving the service entirely. Recently I was reminded of another reason to consider uninstalling Facebook from your phone: It’s a battery hog. I first wrote about this two years ago, and …
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It’s been a miserable year so far for Facebook, and it just keeps getting worse. CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before both houses of Congress this week to address a range of volatile issues, from the 87 million user profiles accessed by data analyst firm Cambridge Analytica to the company’s role in spreading fake news in the US, the UK and other countries. …
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Oath, the media division of Verizon that runs both AOL and Yahoo, is finally unifying the privacy policy of its two giant legacy Internet brands. That means an updated set of privacy terms and policies for hundreds of millions of users. And in an online world where privacy expectations have been radically reshaped in light of Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess, it’s …
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Google is releasing an app intended to help internet users in Africa overcome poor connectivity and the high cost of data. The app, Google Go, reduces the amount of data needed to display search results by 40 percent and allows previous searches to be accessed offline, the search giant said in a company blog post. Voice search has been adapted …
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If the Facebook privacy scandal has you freaked out, you might be interested to know that Firefox for iPhones and iPads now blocks websites from tracking your online behavior. Mozilla’s browser has an option called tracking protection that blocks tracking software embedded in websites — from website publishers, advertising companies and tech giants like Google and Facebook. Now that option …
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What if more privacy was the law? The European Union has already made it so with its General Data Protection Regulation, which gives users the ability to request information on who has their data, as well as the right to ask for copies or have it deleted. Until recently, however, the law appeared likely to have only limited benefits for …
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Yesterday, it was the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees. Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is answering questions from the Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives. The session started at 10 a.m. ET, and has resumed after a short morning recess. The live feed is embedded below: Follow CNET and CBS News for live coverage: CNET: Zuckerberg faces …
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Here’s what we’re talking about on Wednesday’s 3:59: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing before the Senate on Tuesday. Questions to Zuckerberg show many senators don’t get Facebook. Zuckerberg needs to rebuild trust. Now playing: Watch this: Facebook’s CEO Zuckerberg runs circles around the Senate… 4:50 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
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With so much attention on the social media giant we can’t seem to live without, it’s easy to get worked up regarding its policies. Now playing: Watch this: How to check if your Facebook info was shared 1:16 It’s totally understandable! Especially given the revelations over the past few weeks about user data collected and sold to Cambridge Analytica. Apps …
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