Facebook still hasn’t explained why it needs your SMS and call history
Facebook’s latest scandal is one that’s been lingering in the shadows for years: if you used Facebook for Android, chances are you allowed the app …
US government confirms it’s investigating Facebook, sending shares plummeting
The US Federal Trade Commission confirmed Monday morning that it has opened a preliminary investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices. The news came in a press …
Facebook isn’t secretly logging your calls and SMS on Android
Last week, some Facebook users discovered that the social network logged all calls and text messages made on their Android devices. The revelation came in …
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for Cambridge Analytica incident in full-page newspaper ads
It’s probably fair to say that Facebook is in full-on damage control mode right about now. Still reeling from the revelation that Cambridge Analytica stealthily …
Elon Musk has deleted Tesla and SpaceX’s Facebook pages
As of Friday afternoon, the Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX are no longer online, a move that appears to have been taken after Elon …
Congress wants to talk to Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica data breach
Mark Zuckerberg came out of hiding on Wednesday to address the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In regular Facebook fashion, it all started with the long essay …
Researcher at the heart of Cambridge Analytica scandal calls Facebook’s account a ‘fabrication’
Last week, Facebook firmly bolted the gate after the departing horses and told the world that it was suspending Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group from …
It seems like Facebook is secretly stealing Android users’ call and SMS history, but that’s not the case
The recent Facebook data-sharing scandal has prompted some not-so-deep introspection among users about how much data they’re actually willing to give the social network. #DeleteFacebook …
Mark Zuckerberg should totally consider firing Facebook’s CEO
Facebook’s problems have not disappeared just because Mark Zuckerberg finally addressed the Cambridge Analytica revelations. And things will probably get worse for the company, as …
Facebook will track you even after you delete your account, but you can stop it
Facebook isn’t content to only learn all that it can from registered users, as the company has also been tracking people who haven’t even had …
The 5 latest developments in the ongoing Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal
There’s something surprising about the latest Facebook scandal, which very well may be the biggest in a long line of controversial events that have plagued …
WhatsApp cofounder and Facebook-made billionaire tells people to delete Facebook
The most important thing happening in tech right now is Facebook. The revelations coming from Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie have been quite damaging for …
How to delete your private Facebook data without deleting your account
I wouldn’t blame anyone for wanting to leave Facebook for good after hearing that their personal data may have been used without consent by Cambridge …
You have to read UK Parliament’s letter summoning Mark Zuckerberg to London
Things will probably get a lot worse for Facebook before they get better. The UK parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (DCMS) on Tuesday …
FTC is probing Facebook following Cambridge Analytica revelations
Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica mess is one of the biggest scandals in tech right now and could have far-reaching implications not only for the world’s largest …
#DeleteFacebook is a thing: Here’s how to delete your Facebook account and grab your data
In the wake of the Yahoo data breaches a few years ago, we showed you how to dump Yahoo Mail in response to Yahoo’s poor …
Mark Zuckerberg is conspicuously silent about the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal
The Cambridge Analytica scandal is by far the biggest privacy scandal in Facebook’s history, and the social network did have plenty of privacy-related controversies to …
Don’t think for one second that Facebook is a victim in this whole Cambridge Analytica mess
Facebook late on Friday quietly revealed in a blog post that it suspended Cambridge Analytica (CA) and Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) from Facebook for illegally …
Facebook Lite now available in the U.S. and other developed countries
If you’re curious as to how popular Facebook has become, consider this: the social networking site currently boasts upwards of 2.2 billion users. Put differently, …
WhatsApp reaches deal with UK regulator over Facebook data sharing
Remember how WhatsApp vowed that it will never share user data with Facebook when Mark Zuckerberg and Co. announced the multi-billion dollar purchase of the …
Facebook obtains exclusive rights to stream 25 MLB games this season
In a continuing effort to become a one stop shop for virtually everything, Facebook has signed an exclusive deal with Major League Baseball to stream …
BlackBerry takes all of Facebook’s instant messaging apps to court
Like seeing that tiny number that adorns an instant messaging app on your iPhone or Android to tell you that you’ve got incoming messages? How …
Facebook survey asked users if they’d like child porn on the site
Facebook is already apologizing for a survey, shown to a small number of users on Sunday, which solicited opinions on what Facebook’s policy should be …
The thought of Facebook launching its own smart speakers is incredibly scary
Amazon and Google are currently the major players in the smart speaker business, with the former being the undisputed king of this product category. Many …
Facebook is testing a downvote button to try and fight fake news
Facebook is testing a Reddit-style downvote button for comments on public Page posts, a brand-new mechanism and a major change in how Facebook grades content. …
Mark Zuckerberg brags that people now spend less time on Facebook than before
It’s unusual for the CEO of a social network or an ad-based business to brag users are spending less time on the product the company …
Bitcoin slides below $10,000 just as Korea and Facebook announce new crypto cash policies
Those brave crypto traders who remember with angst the great Bitcoin crash from mid-January 2018 will now have to deal with a dreaded sequel. Bitcoin …
Child health groups urge Facebook to kill the Messenger Kids app
Not too long ago, Facebook launched a standalone Messenger app for children that would allow kids to chat with friends and family under tight supervision …
Facebook is trading fake news for local news
Facebook will start start pushing more news stories from local sources into your news feed, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on his favorite …
Facebook just acquired technology to quickly verify someone’s ID
Facebook just purchased a startup that allows its customers to quickly verify that someone’s identification documentation is authentic. It’s unclear at this time what Facebook …
