Meta busts first Chinese campaign prodding US midterms
Russian cybercriminals were also caught targeting Europe with anti-Ukraine messages
Cyber-crime27 Sep 2022 | 8
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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 | 13
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
EU eyes tech giant revenues as Digital Services Act clears hurdles
Fines worth 6 percent of annual turnover survived draft in provisional agreement
Legal25 Apr 2022 | 4
Meta strikes blow against 30% 'App Store tax' by charging 47.5% Metaverse toll
Fees for sellers of virtual goods in Horizon Worlds will be almost half of sale price
Personal Tech13 Apr 2022 | 45
Zuckerberg gets $26m in 'other' Meta compensation
Personal security, private travel, for exec making a single 'Zuck Buck'
Offbeat12 Apr 2022 | 31
Microsoft dogs Strontium domains to stop attacks on Ukraine
Software giant sinkholes systems used by Russian gang
Security08 Apr 2022 | 33
Russia (still) trying to weaponize Facebook for spying, Ukraine-war disinfo
Plus: More financially motivated miscreants try to monetize invasion
Security07 Apr 2022 | 15
Canada wants Big Tech to share its riches with news publishers
Who, what, when, how still to be worked out, ironically
Personal Tech06 Apr 2022 | 9
Hamas-linked cyber-spies 'target high-ranking Israelis'
Sensitive info swiped from Windows and Android devices, according to report
Security06 Apr 2022 | 6
Cooler heads needed in heated E2EE debate, says think tank
RUSI argues for collaboration, while others note all 'scans' compromise secure encryption
Security05 Apr 2022 | 45
Meta accused of hiring Republican consultancy to seed anti-TikTok rumors
Slap-a-teacher and smash-the-school crazes were carefully engineered smears, it is claimed
Personal Tech31 Mar 2022 | 24
Meta's plans to build hyperscale DC in Netherlands on hold
Plus: It's looking for more Metaverse engineers in Canada
On-Prem30 Mar 2022 | 10
Russian court deems Instagram and Facebook as 'extremist', WhatsApp spared
Ruling says it doesn't disseminate info as widely but some suspect it's because of the app's popularity
Legal22 Mar 2022 | 16
Ireland: Meta fined $18.6m for breaking EU's GDPR
Data protection watchdog imposes fine on half-trillion dollar valued Facebook firm
Legal16 Mar 2022 | 9
Russia labels Meta an 'extremist' organization, bans Instagram
As Ukraine calls for big tech to end support for its products in Russia
Security14 Mar 2022 | 49
What should we do about 'systemic' cyber risks? Wait, what even are those
Analysis Complexity and scale of the internet hold back our ability to tackle disaster
Security08 Mar 2022 | 4
President Biden calls for ban on social media ads aimed at kids
State of the Union features call for Congress to pass law that could see Intel spend $100B on chip factories
Security02 Mar 2022 | 30
Govt suggests Brits should hand passports to social media companies
Block buttons would become mandatory under forthcoming Online Safety Bill, says DCMS
Offbeat28 Feb 2022 | 192
Yes, Mark Zuckerberg is still pushing metaverse. Next step, language translation
He probably knows a thing or two about nobody understanding him
AI + ML24 Feb 2022 | 48
Facebook is one bad Chrome extension away from another Cambridge Analytica scandal
Analysis Meta says it's on top of access token abuse but also needs Google's help
Security17 Feb 2022 | 43
UK regulator 'broke international law', says Facebook
From the people who 'sat on their hands' when asked for info about Giphy deal
Networks15 Feb 2022 | 28
Insurance claims up 31% thanks to the metaverse
I'm gaming like a wrecking ball
Bootnotes14 Feb 2022 | 20
Facebook exposes 'god mode' token that could siphon data
Updated Ban of Chrome extension by Brave reveals risk of potential API abuse at Meta
Security12 Feb 2022 | 28
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