Facebook this week responded to claims by the New York Times that the social network had breached its privacy pledges by sharing personal data with around 60 of its device manufacturer partners, saying that the company did it only to help offer a mobile service. The...
A number of US media websites had reportedly shut down in Europe to avoid incurring possible violations as the GDPR took effect this week. A number of publications owned by Tronc, such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News had been made...
According to the New York Times, executive branch lawyers have determined that the government can continue to legally spy under the Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through late April, even without a new law. Section 702 permits US authorities to include...
Ex-Facebook privacy manager Sandy Parakilas recently criticized the Zuckerberg-led company for prioritizing data collection over the protection of its user’s data. In his New York Times opinion piece, Parakilas revealed that Facebook’s business model did not give it any incentives to police the misuse of user...