This children’s hospital network was giving kids’ information to Facebook
When parents scheduled an appointment for their children on the Nemours page, Facebook received that information. Read on for more!
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Facebook is receiving sensitive medical information from hospital websites
Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting sensitive health information.
Facebook promised to remove “sensitive” ads. Here’s what it left behind…
Facebook pledged to remove race, health conditions, and political affiliation from ad-targeting options, but The Markup found advertisers can still easily target the same people.
Applied for student aid online? Facebook saw you
Applied for student aid online? The FAFSA form included code that sent personal information back to Facebook. Read on for more!
Facebook scammers are schilling fake cryptocurrency using big tech’s biggest names
Facebook ads have popped up to advertise nonexistent Amazon, Tesla, and even Facebook cryptocurrencies. Read on for more!
Google and Facebook CEOs allegedly signed off on an illegal ad deal
A new report shows unredacted claims that say the CEOs of Google and Facebook allegedly approved an illegal ad deal.
Facebook employees are losing confidence in their leadership, survey finds
Facebook runs two internal surveys to measure employee sentiment every year. The latest found some results that Facebook, which recently changed its name to Meta, may not find favorable.
Facebook ad revenue gets burned in light of Apple’s privacy changes
Apple’s latest privacy changes across its devices could jam up Facebook’s lucrative ad revenue business. Read on for more.
Meta, a “social technology” company, is now the parent company of Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook held a press conference today where they revealed the name of their new parent company, Meta.
Facebook sues man who stole and sold 178 million user phone numbers and IDs
Facebook has been compromised many times over the years, and now the company is suing a man that stole and sold user data.
Shadow Profiles: You can’t run from Facebook
You may have taken the step this year to delete Facebook, but your information could still be in their hands in the form of shadow profiles.
Facebook plans on changing its company name, reorganizing around its metaverse idea
Facebook’s parent company name could soon change, reorganizing it around the metaverse, the social media platform name will remain the same.
Facebook and Twitch: The week of tech outages and leaks
Monday was Black Monday for those who rely on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp and Tuesday wasn’t a good day for Twitch.
Facebook outage: The morning after
The big Facebook outage of 2021 is over, and millions of users are back mindlessly scrolling through their curated feeds, so what happened?
PSA: Beware of phishing scams during Instagram and Facebook outage
Users should be careful of phishing scams at all times, especially during an outage like Instagram and Facebook.
Facebook properties have been hit with a major outage
Most users are probably already aware that Facebook and its other properties have suffered a major outage across the internet.
Facebook could be forced to sell Giphy due to UK competition concerns
The British government may require Facebook to sell Giphy because it may hurt the display advertising market. Read on for more details!
[MWC 2021] LG announces support for Facebook’s Portal TV
LG has announced that it will start rolling out a firmware update to TVs running webOS 6.0 or higher to support Facebook’s Portal TV.
Facebook being investigated by UK and European watchdog groups
The watchdog group “The Competition and Markets Authority” believes that data collected by Facebook benefits its Marketplace business and puts other similar services at a disadvantage.
Facebook still most popular in the U.S., also negatively affects mood the most
When it comes to social media, Facebook and Instagram take the lion’s share of most positive and negative sentiments, which correlates with their popularity.
Delete Facebook; the popular hashtag has become a reality for Techaeris
Business Insider reports that 533 million Facebook users’ phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online. The report says that this personal data was leaked on a “low-level” hacking forum and posted for all to see.
Infographic: 50% of Germans willing to pay for better Facebook privacy
The terms of service (ToS) put in place by Facebook ensure they can collect troves of data from their users and use it as they see fit.
Kinzoo could be a better alternative to Facebook Messenger for kids
Privacy and security are the most important considerations for using Kinzoo.
Boost Facebook sales with these three VPN tricks
With technology improving each day it is important that you use it to your advantage.
Third-parties send web and app activity to Facebook, here’s how to disable Off-Facebook Activity tracking
While the company’s Off-Facebook Activity tool isn’t exactly new (it was introduced back in August of last year), it is now available to Facebook users around the world.
Facebook Messenger now requires a Facebook account to use
If you’re new to Messenger, you’ll notice that you need a Facebook account to chat with friends and close connections,” a spokesperson said via email.”
Facebook is working on facial recognition identity verification
According to Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane), the company is working on facial recognition identity verification by asking users to take a selfie looking in different directions.
Facebook removing gray verification badges from business pages
The gray verification badge for businesses and organizations will be disappearing from Facebook pages on October 29th.
