January 02, 2019
Facebook CEO Says He’s ‘Proud’ Of The Improvements Its Made
Embattled Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a post over the holiday week that he was “proud of the progress” Facebook has made to prevent election interference, stop the...
December 31, 2018
2018 Data Breaches: The List No One Wanted To Make
So far this year (and there’s still one more day), Verizon reported that there have been 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that 68...
December 27, 2018
Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
The Facebook Cambridge Analytica breach and the knowledge that the company was selling private information to companies might mean that Congress will consider a version of the European Union’s General...
December 27, 2018
The Eight Retail Stories That Shaped 2018
News travels fast in payments and commerce. The world does not perhaps look terribly different, at first glance, than it did a year ago. Cars aren’t flying yet, and our frequent...
December 19, 2018
Facebook Shares Fall 7.3 Pct Post-DC Lawsuit
With the news of a lawsuit against Facebook (FB) by prosecutors in the District of Columbia, the social media company’s shares slid significantly on Wednesday (Dec. 19), according to Bloomberg. The shares...
December 19, 2018
UK: MPs call for Facebook antitrust probe
According to The Telegraph, UK Member of Parliament (MP) Damian Collins wants Facebook to face more questions from MPs amid concerns that the social network may have given misleading responses...
December 19, 2018
DC AG Sues Facebook Over Data Collection
Prosecutors in Washington, DC, are suing Facebook over stolen user data related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to reports. The DC attorney general’s (AG) office announced the lawsuit on...
December 16, 2018
Facebook Data Breach Fines Could Top $1B
Facebook, the beleaguered social media giant that is facing intense scrutiny into its business practices, could be on the hook for a multibillion dollar fine, reported CNN. According to the...
December 14, 2018
Facebook: API Bug May Have Exposed 6.8 Million Users’ Photos
A photo API bug may have affected 6.8 million Facebook users who gave permission for third-party apps to access their photos, according to a post by the company on Friday...