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Facebook fined record $5 billion by FTC for privacy violations

According to the FTC, the fine is the "largest ever imposed on any company for violating consumers' privacy."

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Can tech companies like Facebook really protect your privacy when it’s your privacy they profit from?

Yesterday we reported that CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was making deals with app developers and 3rd parties in exchange for user...

Mark Zuckerberg wants to shift gears on Facebook and make it more privacy-focused

Zuckerberg notes in his blog post how the company has helped connect friends, communities and interests in what he calls a "digital...

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is going to investigate Facebook over privacy practices

"Sharing information across apps on your iPhone or Android device is how mobile advertising works and is industry standard practice,” a Facebook...

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Trustlook: The solution to Facebook’s data privacy woes

"Our technology can make the Facebook ecosystem much safer," said Allan Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Trustlook."

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Tech

Facebook Updating Terms, Privacy, And “Improved Ads”

Users logging in to Facebook should notice a new notification from the social media site indicating that they are updating their terms...

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Android / Editorial / iOS / Mobile

Password hygiene: A case study in security and privacy

Many organizations focus on privacy and security from a social engineering standpoint, considering ways that external malicious actors exfiltrate information.

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Kinzoo could be a better alternative to Facebook Messenger for kids

Privacy and security are the most important considerations for using Kinzoo.

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Boost Facebook sales with these three VPN tricks

With technology improving each day it is important that you use it to your advantage.

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Editorial / How To / Security / Tech

Ring Control Center rolling out to users offering privacy and security dashboard

With the video request tool, police cannot see your video recordings unless you explicitly choose to share them by responding to a...

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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...

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Editorial / Security / Tech

The Dirty Underside to Privacy Exposure and what WE need to do about it

There is no reason at all for any company to be selling databases of user information to another company.

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Android / iOS / Mobile / Security / Tech

Infographic: Smartphone apps, privacy, and how to secure your mobile data

Every second on the internet there are 946 Instagram photos uploaded, 8690 Tweets, 77,783 Google searches, 2,845,459 emails sent.

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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...

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European Union court rules Facebook can be ordered to take down “illegal comments” worldwide

This is a pretty significant ruling and could spark some worldwide debate. As is expected, the laws in the European Union are...

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Editorial / Security / Tech

Have we reached peak Privacy Paranoia?

The privacy angle is the sensationalism of the moment. The media pushes this stuff daily and now we have innovation being impacted...

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Apple / iOS / Mobile / Security / Tech

Everything you need to know about Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency

Facebook intends for its cryptocurrency to replace paper money and even credit cards.

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The Spy-Fy iPhone case wants to protect your privacy

The Spy-Fy iPhone privacy case comes in four colors for an added sense of style.

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What does Black Mirror teach us about privacy and security?

One of the central themes that Black Mirror highlights is the risk that technology poses to personal privacy and online safety.

Business / Editorial / Tech

The Horn is one Facebook alternative you could try, here’s how

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Minnesota entrepreneur launches social media site The Horn as a Facebook alternative

While The Horn isn't the first alternative to Facebook (check MeWe, Minds, and Mastodon — to name a few), it is sort...

Leaked documents: Mark Zuckerberg used Facebook user data to make deals with 3rd parties

Mark Zuckerberg made a lengthy blog post outlining how Facebook would be pivoting the platform to concentrate on user privacy.

Glitch exposes passwords of nearly half a billion Facebook and Instagram users internally

Privacy and data security are becoming an increasing issue for users as hackers, bad actors, and malicious users are finding ways to...

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Editorial / Google / Security / Tech

Privacy-focused social media outlet MeWe has passed 4 million users

We've covered MeWe for months and were probably one of the few technology sites to do so.

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The Data Cartel: Can the monopolies of Google, Facebook, and Amazon be broken?

The data cartel is the advertising/technology behemoths that are Google, Facebook, and Amazon.