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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...

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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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Android / iOS / Mobile / Security / 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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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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Editorial / Security / Tech

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...

Privacy Paranoia Big Data Is Watching You signpost

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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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Business / Editorial / Tech

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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden pitches bill giving jail time to executives whose companies violate online privacy

Senator Ron Wyden isn't only pitching jail time but also billions of dollars in fines on companies and executives who enable privacy...

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How Facebook is tracking Android users without a Facebook account

This new research says that 42.55% of free apps on the Play Store can share your data with Facebook, even without an...

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Techaeris: The top privacy and data leak stories of 2018

These are just a few of the privacy and data leak stories we covered in 2018.

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[UPDATED] Report claims Facebook gave Netflix, Spotify, and Microsoft access to users’ private messages

The agreements were intended to push the rapid user growth of Facebook and raise its advertising value.

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Facebook Portal wants to connect you to your friends and family through video chat

Facebook portal will have to compete against Amazon Echo Show and Google's smart displays.

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Some experts agree that Facebook security is in need of some serious work

"Facebook has access to the personal information of billions of people; a relative gold mine to threat actors and consumers alike."

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