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German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
German Reg To Halt Facebook User Data Collection
January 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to stop Facebook from gathering some user data after its investigation found that the social media giant has been collecting information...

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Amazon Woos Consumers With Free Samples
Amazon Woos Consumers With Free Samples
January 08, 2019  |  Retail

Retail giant Amazon is continuing its push into advertising, as the company is now sending free samples of products to customers based on their order...

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Zuckerberg Suspended Facebook Share Sale In Q4
Zuckerberg Suspended Facebook Share Sale In Q4
January 04, 2019  |  Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg chose to not sell a single Facebook share in the last quarter of 2018. According to a Bloomberg report, this was the first...

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Android Apps Feed Facebook User Data, Violate EU Reg
Android Apps Feed Facebook User Data, Violate EU Reg
December 31, 2018  |  Facebook

Some popular apps for Android smartphones are feeding data to Facebook without user consent, which could be a breach of the European Union’s (EU’s) General...

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Apple Says User Data Demand Is On The Rise
Apple Says User Data Demand Is On The Rise
December 21, 2018  |  Apple

Apple’s latest transparency report shows a rise in worldwide demands for data. The company revealed that this year it has received 32,342 requests — which...

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Big Tech Got Special Access To Facebook User Data
Big Tech Got Special Access To Facebook User Data
December 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Over the course of years, Facebook reportedly enabled some of the world’s biggest tech companies to access the personal data of users — which amounted...

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Twitter Stock Down As Worries Grow Over Hacking
Twitter Stock Down As Worries Grow Over Hacking
December 18, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Twitter, the microblogging website operator, saw its stock tank in trading on Tuesday (Dec. 18), after it said it was looking into unusual traffic that...

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Facebook: API Bug May Have Exposed 6.8 Million Users’ Photos
Facebook: API Bug May Have Exposed 6.8 Million Users’ Photos
December 14, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

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...

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Govt Requests For Twitter User Data Jump 10 Pct
Govt Requests For Twitter User Data Jump 10 Pct
December 14, 2018  |  Mobile

Twitter revealed that it has received more government demands for data on its users between January and June of this year than its previous reporting period....

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