October 3, 2018 Apple CEO: It's 'bunk' tech giants need your data Tim Cook has a four-letter word for Silicon Valley’s relentless thirst for customer data: “ bunk.”
October 3, 2018 Facebook finds no evidence third-party apps were hit in hack So far, Facebook has uncovered no evidence that third-party apps were also breached in last week's massive hack on the social networking site.
October 2, 2018 Facebook fights bullying, harassment with new tools Facebook is adding several new tools in its ongoing battle against bullying and harassment on the platform.
October 1, 2018 Facebook avoids U.S. government wiretap of encrypted Messenger phone calls A federal judge in California ruled this month that the government cannot force Facebook to wiretap voice calls over its popular Messenger app by holding the company in contempt, according to Reuters.
October 1, 2018 Is Big Tech harming innovation? Antitrust chief wonders if there’s ‘credible evidence’
September 28, 2018 Facebook says 50 million user accounts affected by security breach Facebook said Friday it discovered a security breach that affects nearly 50 million user accounts.
September 27, 2018 How Instagram is cracking down on illegal drug sales Instagram is cracking down on selling illegal drugs after a scathing media report uncovered nefarious actions on the platform.
September 26, 2018 Facebook glitch told user anti-Muslim posts were removed when they were not Facebook told a user that it had removed hate speech she reported when it had not.
September 26, 2018 Ex-Facebook content moderator claims disturbing images gave her PTSD; sues A former contract employee for Facebook alleges in a lawsuit filed on Friday that her time there as a content manager left her with post-traumatic stress disorder, triggered at times when she touches a computer mouse.
September 25, 2018 Instagram co-founders to step down from Facebook The two co-founders of Facebook Inc.’s popular Instagram app are stepping down, a move marking continued tumult at the social-networking giant.