When people talk about the promise of virtual reality, they talk about how this technology will one day upend the way we use computers. So far, the promise is still just that for most people, but Logitech may have created a new tool that makes it far more appealing for artists. The device is called …
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Mark Zuckerberg and British MP Damian Collins have been stuck in a tug of war for two months now, and neither wants to give in. Collins, a Conservative member of Parliament representing Folkestone and Hythe since 2010, wants the Facebook CEO to answer questions on the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Zuckerberg? Well, he’s not so keen. Collins chairs Parliament’s Digital, …
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Cambridge Analytica says the data it licensed from Global Science Research (GSR), which collected information on millions of Facebook users through a personality quiz app, was “ineffectual,” an evaluation that prompted its decision to not use the data in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Voter profiling firm Cambridge Analytica says the Facebook data it obtained was “ineffectual.” Getty Images In …
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Data consultancy Cambridge Analytica acquired Facebook users’ personal data through multiple quizes and questionnaires, including one called “sex compass,” a former employee told a UK Parliament committee on Tuesday. As a result, it’s likely that the number of Facebook users affected by Cambridge Analytica’s data-gatherizg activities far exceeds the previously stated figure of 87 million users, said Brittany Kaiser, who …
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Facebook was hit with another lawsuit over data misuse on Tuesday. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica were hit with another lawsuit, this one filed on behalf of users of the social network from the US and the UK. Getty Lawyers in the US and the UK filed the suit in the US District Court in Delaware against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and …
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Just how difficult is it going to be for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to clean up the world’s largest social network and make sure apps aren’t there waiting to potentially exploit your data? Maybe even harder than he thinks, given what we found after just a quick check of some of the apps linked to our own profiles. Those include …
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How many clicks does it take to keep your Facebook data private? That was the question I set out to answer when I created a Facebook account on Wednesday. Specifically, I wanted to discover what it takes to stop my Facebook friends from sharing data from my account (created under the alias Lauren Mapala, because I’d make a terrible spy). …
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After five days, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally responded to the Cambridge Analytica scandal that began to unfold late last Friday. Naturally, it was done via a Facebook post. Unfortunately for Zuckerberg, many netizens didn’t seem too impressed. “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you,” Zuckerberg said, reacting …
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Kogan TVs. Kogan cruises. Kogan mobile phone plans. Now you can add Kogan NBN to that list. The online retailer, once known for its budget electronics and home-brand appliances has today announced it will offer NBN services, in partnership with Vodafone, from next year. Kogan will also offer mobile broadband plans as part of the partnership, which has been going …
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If you need a new phone but don’t want to shell out four digits, Kogan has your back. The company today announced its Agora 8 — it’s similar to the Agora 6 Plus, but at AU$199 is about a hundred bucks cheaper. For that money you’ll get a phone with a 5-inch 1,280×720-pixel display, 2GB of RAM, a quad-core processor …
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