Facebook criticised for handing over private messages in teen abortion case The social network is facing a backlash for answering a warrant seeking private messages between a mother and daughter Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2022
Brits will leave a massive online trail behind them within their lifetime Sharing life online without strong privacy precautions can increase the risk of falling into identity theft and scamming Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022
Brits are likely to share over 36,000 posts on average online in their lifetime Brits are being encouraged to become more internet "savvy" as sharing life online has become the new normal, Wales Online · Aug 10, 2022
Facebook under fire for sharing private messages that led to abortion charges against mom and teen daughter Parent company Meta defends accusations as calls increase for using encrypted apps instead The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
Nebraska woman charged with helping daughter have abortion A Nebraska woman has been charged with helping her teenage daughter have an abortion The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
Former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia A former Twitter employee has been convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
Twitter users warned not to click suspicious link after accounts taken over by scammers The sinister plot sees scammers posing as Twitter employees in order to try and get hold of log-in details and other personal information from users Irish Mirror · Aug 9, 2022
Would you delete yourself from the internet if you could? A shocking THIRD of Brits say they would It seems many of us are starting to regret sharing our lives online - with plenty wishing we could erase unflattering photos, videos or embarrassing moments Daily Mirror · Aug 9, 2022
Amazon delivery driver sacked after leaving brutal note for customer who wasn't home Kerry Hodge, 28, from Runcorn, Cheshire, was raging after seeing the note which was left by a driver, who had dumped the piece of paper and parcel in a nearby bin Irish Mirror · Aug 9, 2022
Sellers unfazed as Facebook scraps live shopping feature A decision by Facebook to scrap its live shopping feature in October is unlikely to take a heavy toll on e-commerce in Thailand where sellers have not significantly counted on this function for their sales, according to industry pundits. Bangkok Post · Aug 9, 2022
Britons ‘will leave 10,000 pictures online in their lifetime’ ‘As a nation, we need to become savvier with how we use the internet,’ expert warns The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022
10 authentic student TikTokers to follow now Competition is strong among Gen Z content creators. From ‘book-tokers ‘ to drag makeup artists and student finance gurus, here are 10 of the best Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2022
Meta puts its latest AI chatbot to test Meta understood early on that language models perform better when they learn from chatting with people. This experience helps the model understand based on the feedback it gets from users The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022
Facebook shut me out of the page for our local cooking school We had more than 2,500 followers, then suddenly the page was disabled and we have no idea why The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Russia fines Apple for violating data storage law A Moscow court has fined Apple 2 million rubles (about $34,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia
Axios · Jul 12, 2022 Twitter faces business pressure as Musk deal drama looms Twitter's revenue growth has been slower in the past five years that its other ad-supported peers.
Businessweek · Jul 12, 2022 WeChat Is China’s Most Beloved (and Feared) Surveillance Tool This one app became so powerful that it could have posed a real threat to Beijing’s rule, the new book Influence Empire reveals.
Input · Jul 5, 2022 Amazon is also testing electric cargo bikes for city deliveries Not to be outdone by UPS, Amazon is trying out cargo bikes of its own for greener deliveries.
Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2022 Google warns of Chrome hack targeting Windows and Android Google said that an exploit for CVE-2022-2294 “exists in the wild”
Businessweek · Jul 5, 2022 Google Is Going to Let Politicians Spam Your Inbox The company’s latest pitch for Gmail is a sop to Republicans and a disaster for users.
Dynamite News · Jul 3, 2022 Technology: Google to delete location history data for abortion clinic visits Search engine Google has decided to delete users' location history when they visit abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters and other places where privacy is sought.
Salon · Jul 2, 2022 Facebook's post-Roe censorship The move comes just after Meta vowed to cover travel expenses for employees seeking out-of-state abortions
Reuters · Jul 1, 2022 How an 'inflammatory' Facebook post led to a killing and sectarian tension in India Two weeks before a Hindu tailor in India was hacked to death by two Muslim men who filmed the act, he was briefly detained by police after a rival tailor accused him of an "inflammatory" Facebook post on Prophet Mohammad.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 1, 2022 Google to Pay $90 Mln to Settle Legal Fight with App Developers Alphabet Inc's Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing. The app developers, in a lawsuit filed in federal court…
Input · Jun 30, 2022 Planned Parenthood's abortion scheduler shares data with Google, Facebook Not a great look if you're an agency advocating for abortion rights.