Will it be Neeraj Arora at WhatsApp, after Satya Nadella at Microsoft, Sundar Pichai at Google?
Sat, May 05, 2018
The Indian techie has made huge inroads into the American technology scene at the highest levels and it seems that there will be yet another high profile entry at CXO level and this one is into one of the most popular messenger apps in the world.
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Google to verify advertisers buying political ads in US
Sat, May 05, 2018
"As a first step, we`ll now require that advertisers confirm they are a US citizen or lawful permanent resident, as required by law," Kent Walker, Senior Vice President at Google, said in a statement late Friday. This means advertisers will have to provide a government-issued ID and other key information
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Change your Twitter password now! Here is why
Fri, May 04, 2018
Twitter masks passwords through a process called hashing using a function known as bcrypt, which replaces the actual password with a random set of numbers and letters that are stored in Twitter`s system. "This allows our systems to validate your account credentials without revealing your password. This is an industry standard," Agrawal noted.
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Cambridge Analytica and British parent shut down after Facebook scandal
Thu, May 03, 2018
Allegations of the improper use of data for 87 million Facebook users by Cambridge Analytica, which was hired by President Donald Trump`s 2016 U.S. election campaign, has hurt the shares of the world`s biggest social network and prompted multiple official investigations in the United States and Europe.
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Facebook introduces ''Sleep Mode'' for parents in Messenger Kids
Sat, Apr 28, 2018
When the Facebook app is in Sleep Mode, kids cannot send or receive messages or video calls, play with the creative camera or receive notifications. If they try to open the app, they`ll see a message telling them that it`s in sleep mode and to come back later. "Parents told us they would like controls that make the app inaccessible at a certain time, like during dinner, homework time or bedtime
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Facebook 2nd most trusted internet brand in India; you won't believe who is not in top 10
Thu, Apr 26, 2018
TRA Brand Trust Report 2018 has just been released and it has some interesting findings for India's preference towards internet brands. The survey was carried out during November 2017-January 2018 and did not take into account the recent reports of data breach and privacy involving Facebook.
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Govt sends second notice to Facebook, CA; seeks response by May 10
Wed, Apr 25, 2018
Taking a tough stance against Cambridge Analytica's "cryptic response" to its first notice, the government has again sent notices to both the British data analytics firm and Facebook, confronting them with additional questions on potential misuse of data. It has asked Facebook to list out security architecture proposed to be created by the company "so that data concerning Indians are not pilfered or manipulated again for extraneous purposes including to influence the elections"
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You can't opt out of ads if on Facebook but can control them
Tue, Apr 24, 2018
According to Rob Goldman, Vice President, Ads at Facebook, you can decide which of your profile fields you want used for ad targeting in the Information section under "About You." "You can remove yourself from interests under `Interests` and categories under `Your Categories
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Facebook photos, videos, posts remove function: social network to make big changes
Tue, Apr 24, 2018
The move to involve Facebook users more on standards for removing content comes as the social network fends off criticism on an array of fronts, including handling of people's data, spreading "fake news," and whether politics has tinted content removal decisions.
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Data breach: Facebook's damage limitation drive hits trouble in Germany
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
Facebook has been at the centre of controversy over suspected Russian manipulation of the 2016 U.S. presidential election via its platform, and the leak of personal data of 87 million users to a political consultancy that advised Donald Trump`s team. A German data privacy regulator said it was opening a non-compliance procedure against Facebook in relation to the data leak to the consultancy, Cambridge Analytica, that was exposed a month ago.
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WhatsApp update for group: Now, get this powerful feature; see what you can do with it
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
The new WhatsApp feature is available as WAbeta Info say Android version 2.18.116 and iOS version 2.18.41, says a report on WAbeta Info, the feature is available as Android version 2.18.116 and iOS version 2.18.41.
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Facebook not yet ready with digital payments on Messenger in India
Thu, Apr 19, 2018
Facebook has no plans as of now to bring digital payment facility to its Messenger application in India, informed sources said on Thursday. "There are currently no tests planned for recharges or peer-to-peer payments on Messenger in India," the sources told IANS.
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Facebook hit with class action suit over facial recognition tool
Tue, Apr 17, 2018
Facebook also contends it has been very open about the tool since its inception and allows users to turn it off and prevent themselves from being suggested in photo tags. The technology was suspended for users in Europe in 2012 over privacy fears. Also yesterday, Facebook confirmed that it collected information from people beyond their social network use.
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Facebook fuels broad privacy debate by tracking non-users
Sun, Apr 15, 2018
Privacy concerns have swamped Facebook since it acknowledged last month that information about millions of users wrongly ended up in the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, a firm that has counted U.S. President Donald Trump`s 2016 electoral campaign among its clients. Zuckerberg said on Wednesday under questioning by U.S. Representative Ben Luján that, for security reasons, Facebook also collects "data of people who have not signed up for Facebook"
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What is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg salary? Find out here
Sat, Apr 14, 2018
About 83 percent of the compensation represented security-related expenses, while most of the rest were tied to Mark Zuckerberg`s personal usage of private aircraft. Facebook founder Zuckerberg spent much of last year travelling after he pledged to visit all the U.S. states that he had not previously been to
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My data has harvested, sold by Cambridge Analytica, says Mark Zuckerberg
Fri, Apr 13, 2018
Cambridge Analytica compromised personal information of approximately 87 million users, half a million of whom were from India. The American people are concerned about how Facebook protects and profits from its users' data, lawmakers said. Beginning this Monday, Facebook has started to notify those users whose data have been breached.
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