Long data privacy notices aren't foolproof, Euro watchdog tells Meta As Meta reels from €390 million EU fine, the 'personalized ads' case might not be over, Max Schrem’s legal group says Security13 Jan 2023 | 4
Ireland fines Meta $414m for using personal data without asking Updated Facebook, Insta told to pay up, make changes to data slurping process within 3 months Security04 Jan 2023 | 25
Computing's big question for 2023: How many more questions can we endure? The answers aren't much fun either Personal Tech31 Dec 2022 | 77
Meta freezes development of $1.5B Alabama datacenter pending redesign More AI is the answer to all our woes, Meta CTO says Off-Prem20 Dec 2022 | 5
Meta axes two Danish datacenters amid shift to AI infrastructure Cancelled bit barns the latest casualties following mass layoffs last month Off-Prem16 Dec 2022 | 14
Using personal info for ads without consent puts Meta in EU's gunsights Schrems strikes again Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 29
Facebook approved 75% of ads threatening US election workers Not a good look for Meta's content moderation team Personal Tech02 Dec 2022 | 32
Meta fined $275m after data-scraping fiasco leaked 533m Facebook users' profiles Irish eyes aren't smiling Personal Tech28 Nov 2022 | 27
Meta scores $200k default win against alleged peddler of Instagram Likes Manipulating users' feelings on a social media platform? That's our job! Legal28 Nov 2022 | 3
Quest VR glasses back on sale in Germany – but watchdog has eye on Meta Goggles unhooked from Facebook login, but officials still watching for antitrust abuse Personal Tech25 Nov 2022 | 15
Meta links US military to fake social media influence campaigns Didn't say they were good, though – covert ops apparently got 'little to no engagement' from targets Research24 Nov 2022 | 20
Feel Luckey, punk? Oculus designer builds VR murder headset The metaverse is shaping up to be such an inviting place Offbeat09 Nov 2022 | 32
Twitter layoffs were bad but Meta's mass ejections could take the cake Just in time for the holidays, a bunch of firing talk to worry Facebook crew Personal Tech07 Nov 2022 | 34
Microsoft revising licenses and prices in Korea and Japan, won't say why Asia In Brief PLUS: Tencent's edgy JV; US/China space spat; Facebook's India boss bails to join Snap; and more Software06 Nov 2022 | 3
Meta thirsts for desert conditions in datacenter water quest Finally testing out the honesty of that one engineer who always says: 'It's not the heat, it's the humidity' On-Prem31 Oct 2022 | 13
Meta wants to sweat its servers for longer – at a cost of $60b Even as the ad market chills and share price slumps Systems27 Oct 2022 | 14
Finance watchdog warns of long-term risk Big Tech poses to competition FAGA's interest in payments and lending services has UK's Financial Conduct Authority's attention Personal Tech26 Oct 2022 | 12
What's up with WhatsApp? Messaging platform suffers outage in the UK Updated Massive spike in user reports on DownDetector, no word on cause Off-Prem25 Oct 2022 | 28
Shareholders slam Zuckerberg's 'terrifying' $100b+ Metaverse experiment Start with dumping a fifth of staff, capping that VR capex, firm urges Personal Tech24 Oct 2022 | 35
Meta gives up fight to get $400m Giphy buy approved Facebook to dump GIF super-gallery after just enough pestering from UK Personal Tech18 Oct 2022 | 14
Meta mad as hell over allegations it let Indian politicians block content Local outlet claims to have insider docs that prove takedown powers. Meta says they're fake. And around and around they go Legal17 Oct 2022 | 8
Biden's Privacy Shield 2.0 order may not satisfy Europe In brief Also, Albania almost called in NATO over cyber attacks, and Facebook warns of account-stealing mobile apps Security08 Oct 2022 | 20
Don't mind Facebook, just putting its own browser in its Android app Analysis Totally not for data collection Software04 Oct 2022 | 45
Meta busts first Chinese campaign prodding US midterms Russian cybercriminals were also caught targeting Europe with anti-Ukraine messages Cyber-crime27 Sep 2022 | 8
Meta accused of breaking the law by secretly tracking iPhone users Ad goliath reckons complaint is meritless – but it would, wouldn't it? Personal Tech23 Sep 2022 | 32
To preserve Earth's treasures, digital silence is golden Column There are beautiful, undisturbed places in the world. You do not have to catch 'em all Software14 Sep 2022 | 56
Shape-shifting cryptominer savages Linux endpoints and IoT In brief Also, Authorities seize WT1SHOP selling 5.8m sets of PII, The North Face users face tough security hike Security10 Sep 2022 | 10
Meta disbands Responsible Innovation team, spreads it out over Facebook and co Still unclear: Were members just screaming into a void for the past few years? Security09 Sep 2022 | 20
Meta found guilty of flouting Washington political ad laws – again Hundreds of 'intentional' violations could cost Zuck and Co $30k each Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 8
Instagram fined in Ireland for violating children's privacy Meta set to the appeal the data protection authority's near $400m penalty Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 7
Apple app transparency changes bring in the ad bucks... for Apple By striking down Google and Facebook, the iMaker's transformation is complete Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 14
Meta picks India for WhatsApp's first e-commerce service Indian residents will be able to buy their groceries through the chat app – for as long as the government is happy with the idea Personal Tech30 Aug 2022 | 7
Facebook settles Cambridge Analytica class action for undisclosed amount Zuckerberg and Sandberg won't have to testify – worth much more than cash for Meta Legal29 Aug 2022 | 31
Zuckerberg: Yes, Facebook kept Hunter Biden's laptop under wraps Also: Smiling, eye tracking, and general 'social presence' baked into Project Cambria Personal Tech26 Aug 2022 | 93
Meta offers $37.5m to settle location tracking lawsuit Users may get around $0.53 each, Facebook would lose about eight hours of annual profit Personal Tech23 Aug 2022 | 27
Novant Health admits leak of 1.3m patients' info to Facebook But don't worry, Zuck would never misuse this type of sensitive data Security22 Aug 2022 | 12
Facebook hands over chats to cops in post-Roe abortion case 'If your business model depends on more aggressive surveillance, maybe you need a new business model' Personal Tech10 Aug 2022 | 96
You'll soon be able to ghost a WhatsApp group without making everyone hate you Well, until they find out that you've left, but at least they won't be immediately notified of your every move Offbeat10 Aug 2022 | 25
WhatsApp boss says no to AI filters policing encrypted chat 'What's being proposed is that we ... read everyone's messages. I don't think people want that' Personal Tech02 Aug 2022 | 52
Meta pours cash into servers and AI as ad revenue falls Plus: Apple's iOS privacy changes 'weren't a factor' in Q2 Systems28 Jul 2022 | 8
Vietnamese attacker circumvents Facebook security with ‘DUCKTAIL’ malware Session cookies and 2FA subversion allow takeover of biz and ad accounts, lead to unauthorized ad buys Research27 Jul 2022 | 8
South Korean regulator fears Meta's collecting too much data with revised T&Cs Probes to see if Facebook and Insta could operate with less info than required by revised legalese Legal25 Jul 2022 |
Amazon sues 10,000 Facebook Group admins for offering fake reviews Good luck deciding which toxic monopolist deserves your sympathy in this fight Cyber-crime20 Jul 2022 | 46
Meta asks line managers to identify poorly performing staff for firing Zuckerberg makes good on headcount threats he issued last month On-Prem12 Jul 2022 | 45
Meta accuses data scrapers of taking more than their share It's not that Facebook doesn't allow harvesting, it's more that it wasn't authorized, allegedly Legal07 Jul 2022 | 14
Meta: We need 5x more GPUs to combat TikTok, stat Comment And 30% fewer new engineers this year AI + ML30 Jun 2022 | 31
Meta agrees to tweak ad system after US govt brands it discriminatory And pay the tiniest of fines, too Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 11
Metaverse progress update: Some VR headset prototypes nowhere near shipping But when it does work, bet you'll fall over yourselves to blow ten large on designer clobber for your avy Personal Tech20 Jun 2022 | 24
US lawsuit alleges tool used by hospitals shares patient data with Meta Booking appointments and other interactions with hospital portals can lead to some medical details being shared for advertising, class action claims Legal20 Jun 2022 | 17
Consultant plays Metaverse MythBuster. Here's why they're wrong Opinion Holograms, brands, NFTs, and a 1,000-consumer survey Offbeat16 Jun 2022 | 83
Meta mostly fails in appeal against order from UK watchdog to sell Giphy Might have been a good idea to mention that Snap was sniffing around GIF biz, too, judges note, though Personal Tech15 Jun 2022 | 9
Facebook phishing campaign nets millions in IDs and cash Hundreds of millions of stolen credentials and a cool $59 million Cyber-crime09 Jun 2022 | 8
Zuckerberg sued for alleged role in Cambridge Analytica data-slurp scandal I can prove CEO was 'personally involved in Facebook’s failure to protect privacy', DC AG insists Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 18
Meta to squeeze money from WhatsApp with Cloud API for businesses How to make a free messaging platform bought for $22 billion profitable Applications20 May 2022 | 30
Lawmakers launch bill to break up tech giants' ad dominance Running ad auctions while also buying and selling ads may be outlawed for large firms Legal19 May 2022 | 5
Facebook rated least safe e-commerce option in government rankings Singapore's safety scheme measures scam-combatting capability Cyber-crime17 May 2022 | 2
Meta hires network chip guru from Intel: What does this mean for future silicon? Analysis Why be a customer when you can develop your own custom semiconductors Networks16 May 2022 | 1
Ad-tech firms grab email addresses from forms before they're even submitted Researchers find widespread harvesting of info without consent Personal Tech16 May 2022 | 91
Facebook deliberately took down Australian government pages during pay-for-news negotiations: report Whistleblowers say takedowns were used as leverage, Facebook disagrees Legal06 May 2022 | 19
Facebook's Meta, tracking code, and the student financial aid website Also: Oculus virtual reality apps fail to detail info collection Research30 Apr 2022 | 15
Meta materials: Facebook using AI to design green concrete Claims new formula reduced carbon emissions by 40%, exceeded strength requirements AI + ML29 Apr 2022 | 18
Meta physical: Facebook parent to open its first real-world store To truly understand virtual reality, first you need to go outside, interact with actual people... Personal Tech26 Apr 2022 | 5