Facebook stops in its entirety with the data-collection VPN app Onavo
Yesterday, Facebook removed its Onavo Protect VPN app from the Google Play Store. The app infringed users' privacy. For the time being, the app will remain active on devices where it is already installed, but it no longer collects new data.
The TechCrunch site reports that Facebook will immediately ... Read more
Microsoft Edge allows Facebook to run Flash content without permission
Web browser Microsoft Edge appears to contain a secret whitelist. It allows Facebook to run Adobe Flash code without the user's knowledge or consent. The whitelist enables Facebook to circumvent certain security requirements that apply to Flash.
Normally it is mandatory for a website to ask for the... Read more
“Facebook may be fined billions in the U.S.
Facebook is negotiating with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on a settlement of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The FTC would consider imposing its highest fine ever for last year's Cambridge Analytica scandal. Of course, Facebook does everything in its power to keep the fine as low as possible.... Read more
Germans forbid Facebook data of all their apps and services to be linked just like that
One of Facebook's plans doesn't just go ahead. The German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, has announced that it is going to restrict the possibilities for Facebook with the usage data of its services and the Internet as a whole. That is the conclusion of a long investigation by the auth... Read more
WhatsApp removes 2 million fake news accounts per month
Fake news is and remains a major problem. Tackling this is not always easy and often requires substantial investments. This also applies to various tech companies such as Facebook. It turns out that two million WhatsApp accounts are deleted every month, in violation of fake news.
WhatsApp reports th... Read more
From now on anyone can delete messages in Facebook Messenger
Facebook comes up with a new feature that users have been asking for for some time. It is now possible to delete messages sent within Facebook Messenger. In the past this was already possible, but only for your own inbox. However, now it is also possible to delete messages for everyone.
The new feat... Read more
Apple blocks Facebook app that collected data about teenagers
It doesn't stop for Facebook. Last Tuesday it appeared that Facebook users - some of them under the age of 18 - paid to participate in a program in which the social network collected a lot of data. Facebook used a VPN app, which is now blocked by Apple.
The TechCrunch site discovered last Tuesday th... Read more
“FTC imposes Facebook record fine for privacy scandals.
The Federal Trade Commission is currently investigating Facebook. Above all, the FTC checks whether Facebook has indeed succeeded in protecting its users' data. Now it seems that CEO Mark Zuckerberg's social network will receive a record fine for this.
That's what the Washington Post reported last F... Read more
Facebook Workplace recruits with Nestlé much-needed large new customer
Facebook is diligently looking for big customers for its business platform, Workplace. Until now, the search was not as good as that of competitors such as Microsoft Teams and Slack, but today the social network of CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recruited a large new customer: Nestlé.
Nestlé is the w... Read more
Several popular apps share detailed information with Facebook.
Various apps, including TripAdvisor and MyFitnessPal, share information with Facebook without the user's explicit consent. In some cases, the apps share data with the social network as soon as they open. Among the submitted data there is also a unique identifier with which Facebook knows exactly whi... Read more