John Condelles III installed two Facebook apps on the Android phone he bought in 2016. Now he’s suing the social network for its alleged collection of information on calls and text messages on all Android phones with a Facebook app installed. Filed in federal court in California, the lawsuit seeks to hold Facebook liable for …
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Facebook has a problem with dick pics, but a leaked memo obtained by Motherboard shows what the social network might be doing about it. In the memo, Facebook’s team of moderators are told to stop punishing people who receive unsolicited nude photos, according to Motherboard. Sometimes Facebook will disable a user’s account after they complain about receiving dick pics. That’s …
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For years, technology features for people with disabilities have felt like an afterthought. Microsoft is hoping to change that. The tech giant announced Monday a $25 million, five-year program to encourage software and device developers to design products using artificial intelligence that are aimed at the disabled community. Think apps that describe what people see, better text-to-speech technology and predictive text …
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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 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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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 not only wants you to trust it with your personal data, it also wants to turn its Messenger chat app into your go-to shopping destination. The social network is adding new features it hopes will convince its 1 billion Messenger users to turn to the platform as a retail hub. The new features include augmented reality experiences, automatic language …
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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 is looking to be a jack of all trades with new features coming to its apps. At F8, the social network’s annual conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced several new additions for the company’s apps, including Instagram and Messenger, that position Facebook to take on other apps, like Snapchat, Tinder and Houseparty. The features dive into the worlds of augmented …
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Facebook wants to help people change their relationship status. Mark Zuckerberg announced a new feature for the social network on Tuesday focused on dating, taking a jab at dating apps like Tinder and Bumble. Now playing: Watch this: Find a date on Facebook 2:39 “Today, we are announcing a new set of features, coming soon, around dating,” Zuckerberg said during …
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