Tech giants Facebook and Alphabet’s Google could have their secretive algorithms policed by a beefed-up watchdog, under what Australia describes…
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Posted on July 26, 2019 December 20, 2022 advertising , alphabet , business , computers , consumer electronics , corporate , entertainment , facebook , government policy , internet search engines , media , online service providers , plans , political , privacy issues , public relations , social media platforms , strategy , technology
China’s first big hit in the U.S. uses an advanced algorithm to personalize its addictive video-sharing app, and parent Bytedance’s…
Read more "TikTok’s Videos Are Goofy. Its Strategy to Dominate Social Media Is Serious."
Posted on June 29, 2019 December 21, 2022 advertising , bytedance , communications software , computers , consumer electronics , corporate , entertainment , leder , media , online service providers , social media platforms , software , technology , tools
A senior Facebook executive, Nick Clegg, took a veiled shot at Apple, continuing the sniping between the tech giants as…
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Posted on June 25, 2019 December 21, 2022 computers , consumer electronics , corporate , entertainment , facebook , government policy , media , nick clegg , online service providers , regulation , social media platforms , technology , tim cook , tools
Make no mistake: The fundamental premise of Facebook’s business—gathering more data about us in order to reach us with more-targeted…
Read more "When Mark Zuckerberg Said Privacy, He Didn’t Mean Privacy From Facebook"
Posted on March 7, 2019 December 4, 2022 computers , consumer electronics , corporate , entertainment , facebook , google , information security , innovation , mark zuckerberg , media , mobile applications software , mobile apps , online service providers , play store , political , privacy issues , social media platforms , software , technology , tools , wechat
Facebook’s shift toward private messaging, payments and e-commerce echoes the footsteps of WeChat, China’s social networking super app that many…
Read more "Facebook Shift Nods to Example of Chinese Super-App WeChat"
Posted on March 7, 2019 June 24, 2019 commerce , computers , consumer electronics , corporate , entertainment , facebook , lifestyle , living , media , mergers , mobile applications software , online service providers , ownership changes , political , social media platforms , software , technology , tools , wechat
Cyberattacks linked to Iranian hackers have targeted more than 200 companies over the past two years, Microsoft said, part of…
Read more "Iranian Hackers Have Hit Hundreds of Companies in Past Two Years"
Posted on March 6, 2019 June 24, 2019 applications software , computers , consumer electronics , corporate , cybercrime , energy , facebook , international relations , legal action , marketing , microsoft , political , software , technology
There’s no switch to turn off Facebook’s insatiable consumption of your personal data and activity. However, there are controls meant…
Read more "If You’re Creeped Out by Facebook, Here Are the Settings to Check"
Posted on March 6, 2019 June 24, 2019 advertising , applications software , computers , consumer electronics , corporate , entertainment , facebook , information security , lifestyle , living , mark zuckerberg , media , online service providers , personal technology , political , reviews , security , social media platforms , software , tools
International governments are passing laws that allow authorities to pressure tech companies such as Apple and Facebook for access to…
Read more "Apple and Facebook Fighting International Encryption Battle"
Posted on February 26, 2019 June 24, 2019 cellular , communications software , computers , consumer electronics , corporate crime , entertainment , government policy , handheld electronic devices , information security , legal action , media , mobile communications devices , mobile phones , online service providers , political , privacy issues , social media platforms , software , technology , tools
The Wall Street Journal’s testing of over 70 applications that handle sensitive information turned up 11 that were sending at…
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Posted on February 25, 2019 June 24, 2019 computers , consumer electronics , corporate , entertainment , facebook , health , knowledge , lifestyle , living , media , mobile applications software , online service providers , political , privacy issues , social media platforms , software , technology , tools
Popular health and fitness apps scrambled to stop sending sensitive personal information to Facebook after The Wall Street Journal reported…
Read more "Popular Apps Cease Sharing Data With Facebook"
Posted on February 24, 2019 December 4, 2022 computers , consumer electronics , data privacy , entertainment , facebook , lifestyle , living , media , mobile applications software , online service providers , personal technology , political , social media platforms , software , tools
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