Facebook threatens to pull out of Europe (again) – here’s why
The technology giant complains that it simply cannot function unless it is allowed to send European user data to the US for "processing."
US-based tech giant Facebook is once more appearing for the European court in order to protect its right to be exempt from EU rules. This time the battle is b...
Apple changes App Store rules after criticism Facebook and Microsoft
After criticisms from other tech giants like Facebook and Google, Apple changes its App Store rules to allow more types of apps and in-app features into iOS. The management style of the App Store has also spawned a high-profile lawsuit and antitrust probe in the European Union.
This recent rule ...
Ireland orders Facebook to stop transfering European data to the U.S
On Wednesday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced that Facebook should not be sending European data to the U.S. In a recent inquiry by regulators, it is believed that the data transferred to the United States does not protect users from surveillance by American agencies.
If Facebook...
Apple delays privacy policy that threatens advertisers to early 2021
Last Thursday, Apple announced that they would delay a privacy policy change until early 2021. The impact of the new privacy policy could reduce ad sales by Facebook and other companies that target users on iPads and iPhones.
This delay will benefit Facebook, which announced last week that the c...
Google and Facebook want to connect the Philippines and Taiwan
Google and Facebook have abandoned the plan to lay an undersea cable from the United States to Hong Kong. This comes after an intensifying trade ware between China and the US. The Trump administration made the claim that the link may be used to spy on American companies and citizens.
The project...
Apple blocks Facebook update after revenue discussion
Apple has blocked an update of the Facebook app in which the app shows a message about revenue collection. According to Facebook, Apple refuses the update because it shows 'irrelevant information' to users, referring to the message about the 30 percent Apple fee.
This month, Facebook wanted to l...
Facebook rolls out updates for Messenger Rooms
One of Zoom’s competitors is Messenger Rooms by Facebook. Today, Facebook rolled out new features that are designed to make Rooms easier to discover or create. The changes also make it personalized.
These updates come after Messenger, which usually sits at the top of the U.S. App Stores charts...
Facebook releases tools that will help AI navigate the physical world
Facebook has announced that they are well on their way to creating assistants capable of understanding and interacting with the physical world, in much the same way that people do. The social media giant announced progress that implies the future of their AI program is going to involve exciting adv...
Facebook Becomes a Platinum Member of The Linux Foundation
Facebook is one of the most popular contributors to open-source software, and it is time they joined The Linux Foundation. The company is known for contributing to projects like the Open Compute Project, React JavaScript library, cGroup2 GraphQL, Osquery, ONNX, and Presto.
Facebook signing up as...
Will Google, Apple and Amazon change after historic antitrust hearing?
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Judiciary Antirust Subcommittee as part of an antitrust probe. A historic hearing, as the CEOs faced questions about the power of the tech titans. Eventually the companie...
Instagram is facing a lawsuit over illegal biometrics harvesting
A lawsuit, targeting the photo-sharing app Instagram, claims that Facebook has been illegally harvesting biometrics data of the app’s users. Last month, Facebook offered to pay $650 million to settle a lawsuit where the accusation was about illegal biometric data harvesting.
In the previous la...
Facebook makes Pysa tool for detect vulnerable code open-source
Facebook makes its Pysa tool for automatic discovery of vulnerable code in Python open-source. The tool uses static code analysis for this purpose.
With Pysa, software developers can check their Python code for potential vulnerabilities. This prevents these vulnerabilities from ending up in prod...