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Leave Facebook if you don’t want to be spied on, warns EU
The European Commission has warned EU citizens that they should close their Facebook accounts if they want to keep information private from US security …
Drones Beaming Web Access Are in the Stars for Facebook
In classical mythology, Aquila is the eagle carrying Jupiter’s thunderbolts skyward. At Facebook, it is the code name for a high-flying drone, indicative of …
The Internet of Things and the currency of privacy
If you’re like most people, you share a lot of personal information with companies like Google and Facebook for the convenience their free services …
Facebook steps into the connected-home arena
Facebook is extending Parse, its suite of back-end software development tools, to create Internet of Things apps for items like smart home appliances and …
Reuters websites blocked in China
Reuters news websites were inaccessible in China on Friday, the latest Western news organisation to be blocked in a country where censors keep a …
Facebook Announces a Payments Feature for Its Messenger App
Facebook‘s instant messaging service isn’t just for sending smiley faces and photos anymore. Now you can use it to send money instantly to your …
Facebook clarifies rules on banned content
Facebook Inc clarified its rules banning certain content from its social network, as the Internet company strives to curb controversial posts such as support …
Cancer sufferer bombarded with Facebook adverts for funeral directors after researching disease online
A Facebook user battling cancer was left disgusted after being bombarded with adverts for funeral directors on the social networking site. Daniel Kapp was …
After Superfish-Lenovo incident, Facebook probes larger issue of SSL-sniffing adware
Last week, PC maker Lenovo was called out for shipping laptops with adware, called “Superfish,” pre-installed – an incident that led Facebook to investigate …
Facebook Policy Change Lets Apps Ask for Your Phone Number, Address
Heed this warning, privacy advocates: Facebook apps are now allowed to request access to your phone number and address, Facebook developer Jeff Bowen announced. …