Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.” CNBC, citing the ICO, reported that the government watchdog alleged Thursday (Oct. 25) that the personal...
Facebook announced Monday (Oct. 8) the launch of the Portal and Portal+, its voice-activated communication devices for the home. In a press release, the social media giant said that artificial intelligence will make it easier to make calls and socialize. The Portal boasts a 10-inch...
Facebook’s lead EU regulator has started an investigation into the recent cyberattack on the social networking site. According to Reuters, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) announced on Wednesday (Oct. 3) that it has launched an investigation into the breach that exposed the data of about...
For Google, a bit of backtracking. In the wake of controversy over its Chrome browser that dominated headlines this week, the search giant has said it will change some of the ways the web browser operates. Concerns had been raised this week over how the...
May 24, 2017
In 1942, the U.S. Office of War Information created a marketing slogan that has since become a favored colloquialism for the importance of secrecy: Loose Lips Sink Ships. Other than the rhyming, the government wasn’t actually trying to be clever with that campaign — idle talk to the wrong person could literally have sunk a ship in […]
October 25, 2018
Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.” CNBC, citing the ICO, reported that the government watchdog alleged Thursday (Oct. 25) that the personal information of one million or more U.K. users has been […]
October 08, 2018
Facebook announced Monday (Oct. 8) the launch of the Portal and Portal+, its voice-activated communication devices for the home. In a press release, the social media giant said that artificial...
October 04, 2018
Facebook’s lead EU regulator has started an investigation into the recent cyberattack on the social networking site. According to Reuters, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) announced on Wednesday (Oct. 3)...
August 31, 2018
To take on apps that don’t give users information on the use of their personal data, Apple is introducing a new requirement: At the beginning of October, apps will have...
