Dutch court finds Facebook used personal data incorrectly"Personal information was processed for the purposes of advertising when in this case that is not allowed," a summary of the court ruling s...
15 Mar, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
#InstagramDown: An hour's outage may have cost photo-sharing app $1.2 mnThe photo-sharing app went down in multiple markets on Wednesday including India.
04 Oct, 2018, 11.53 AM IST
Facebook confirms Instagram, Tinder weren't accessed by hackers after data breachAn internal investigation showed that none of the third-party apps were attacked that required a Facebook login.
03 Oct, 2018, 07.31 PM IST
Third party apps say FB breach didn't affect themExperts had said the hacking, which was revealed by the social networking platform on Friday, would have exposed third-party apps of users ...
03 Oct, 2018, 08.58 AM IST
Logged out of Facebook? Don't change your password in a panicHere's everything you need to know to ensure complete security.
29 Sep, 2018, 04.38 PM IST
Data Breach: Government combs through Facebook, Cambridge Analytica's responsesFacebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has since been summoned for congressional hearings by the US government where he had to face a barrage of to...
18 Apr, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
View: Here comes India's moment to take full control of its digital destiny. Will it show the will?If Google, Facebook, Microsoft, etc, could see India as the most important market of the future, India must ask them to do what’s right for...
17 Apr, 2018, 03.36 PM IST
Supreme Court refers to Cambridge Analytica breach in Aadhaar hearing, raises concernsThe government's legal representative said that identity information can be shared with third parties only after getting the due consent of...
13 Apr, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress: HighlightsIn the hearings, Zuckerberg not only tried to restore public trust in his company but also to stave off federal regulations that some lawma...
11 Apr, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
View: Why Zuckerberg is winning the Facebook hearingsFacebook will keep failing users' trust as long as its business is based on unrestrained hoovering of as much user data as possible, and cr...
11 Apr, 2018, 07.50 AM IST
Facebook to send data-use notices to all affected by Cambridge Analytica breachUsers will get a link to see what apps they use and what information they share. If they want, they can shut off apps individually or turn ...
09 Apr, 2018, 09.08 AM IST
Indonesia threatens to shut down Facebook if privacy breachedThe warning extends beyond Facebook to other platforms including Twitter Inc, Alphabet Inc’s Google, which owns YouTube, and a host of othe...
04 Apr, 2018, 08.12 AM IST
Cambridge Analytica scam fallout: Can #DeleteFacebook lead to #DeleteEcommerce?If CA can create your psychographic profile to mould your political opinion, your prospective employer can use the same profile to assess y...
30 Mar, 2018, 04.23 PM IST
Tighten regulation over use of consumer data: NasscomThe response comes in the wake of a mega data mining scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, said to have harvested personal information of ...
28 Mar, 2018, 06.08 PM IST
EC panel's report on 'social media & polls' to come in April, but no early action likelyThe MCC bars a candidate from displaying to the public any election matter by means of television or other similar apparatus 48 hours befor...
26 Mar, 2018, 08.43 AM IST
Beware! The spy is right in your pocketFull of sensors, trackers, nasty apps and security vulnerabilities, your smartphone has all the ingredients to become a pocket-sized privac...
25 Mar, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
Facebook-Cambridge Analytica debacle shows how social media companies imperil democracyIt is urgent that we learn the lessons now before our eyes. Otherwise, what we now call ‘convenience’ will in our children’s time be reveal...
23 Mar, 2018, 11.11 AM IST