WhatsApp’s sights are fixed on India
The roll out of WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, which critics warn will lead to more data sharing with its parent …
Facebook: Alcohol and smoking ads targeting teenagers
According to a report, Facebook approved adverts that target teenage children who are interested in gambling, smoking and extreme weight …
Apple’s new ‘app tracking transparency’ and Facebook
Apple users across the globe are adopting the latest operating system update, called iOS 14.5, featuring the now-obligatory new …
Facebook faces legal action over data leak
Facebook users whose data was released in a massive data leak are being encouraged to take legal action against the …
Facebook says leak of 533m users’ data wasn’t a hack
According to Facebook, the leak of 533 million users’ data on an online hacking forum wasn’t actually a hack- …
Facebook data breach: what happened
Over the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106 countries.…
Fury over DA councilor’s ‘bobianisme’ comment
CAPE TOWN.- A DA councilor in George is in trouble for telling an opposition political party member “Bobianisme suits …
Australia passes law concerning Facebook and Google
The much contravened law that Australia had proposed to make Google and Facebook pay for the use of news content …
‘Google, Facebook should pay for news’ says Microsoft
Microsoft feels that the US should adapt the proposed Australian law, that would force Google and Facebook to pay publishers …
Facebook sued over loss of users data
Facebook is being sued for allegedly ‘losing control’ of about a million users’ data in England and Wales. Their alleged …
Netflix’s The Social Dilemma highlights the problem with social media, but what’s the solution?
Facebook has responded to Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, saying it “buries the substance in sensationalism”.
The show is currently …
Our corporate cops allowed Facebook to grow big by worrying about the wrong thing
Australia and the United States have been waving through takeovers because the targets are small, something that’s usually good practice.…
The old news business model is broken: making Google and Facebook pay won’t save journalism
The federal government is talking tough about making Google and Facebook pay Australian news businesses for linking to, or featuring, …