privacy

Why Privacy Must Be Baked Into IoT Devices
Why Privacy Must Be Baked Into IoT Devices
June 21, 2018  |  Internet of Things

As consumers add more and more connected devices to their personal IoT networks, security and privacy are paramount. These networks are only as secure as...

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Facebook ‘Whitelists’ Granted Firms Access To Walled-Off User Data
Facebook ‘Whitelists’ Granted Firms Access To Walled-Off User Data
June 11, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook is facing allegations that it inked data-sharing deals with certain companies, providing special access to user information after 2015 when it said it no...

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Facebook Faces Scrutiny For Sharing Info With Device Makers
Facebook Faces Scrutiny For Sharing Info With Device Makers
June 04, 2018  |  Facebook

As it turns out, Facebook handed an awful lot of user information over to phone and other device makers as it pushed to become the...

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Fraudsters Go Omnichannel
Fraudsters Go Omnichannel
May 31, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

As commerce goes increasingly digital, the bad guys are going omnichannel. More and more, according to Luke Reynolds, CPO at Featurespace, fraudsters are "going back...

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Internet Stunt Artist Lists His Facebook Data On eBay
Internet Stunt Artist Lists His Facebook Data On eBay
May 30, 2018  |  Data

If someone is going to profit off consumers’ Facebook data, it might as well be the consumer, right? That was Oli Frost’s thinking, which is...

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Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
Across Regulatory Headlines, (Not) All GDPR, All The Time
May 28, 2018  |  Regulation

It wasn’t all about GDPR. Well, a lot of it was. You may be forgiven for thinking that the regulatory environment last week was all...

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Funds Reconsider Facebook Holdings
Funds Reconsider Facebook Holdings
May 18, 2018  |  Facebook

Unsatisfied with Facebook’s moves to step up privacy on its platform, multiple socially-conscious investment firms are unloading or reconsidering holdings in the social media company....

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Facebook Undergoes A ‘Philosophical Shift’ As It Takes On Privacy Concerns
Facebook Undergoes A ‘Philosophical Shift’ As It Takes On Privacy Concerns
May 15, 2018  |  Facebook

Since Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Capitol Hill last month following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the company has stepped up its focus on user...

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Facebook Steps Up Policing Of Its Platform
Facebook Steps Up Policing Of Its Platform
May 15, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook disclosed earlier this week its efforts to fight back against fake and offending content on its platform, revealing that in the first quarter it...

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