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Facebook’s new Study app pays adults for data after teen scandal

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Facebook shut down its Research and Onavo programs after TechCrunch exposed how the company paid teenagers for root access to their phones to gain market data on competitors. Now Facebook is relaunching its paid market research program, but this time with principles — namely transparency, fair compensation and safety. The goal? To find out which other …

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Google says sorry for pulling a Facebook with monitoring program

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It was using the same Apple enterprise back door as Facebook to get its market research done, but it owned up and backed off. Continue reading Google says sorry for pulling a Facebook with monitoring program→

Facebook pulls its VPN from the iOS App Store after data-harvesting accusations

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Facebook has withdrawn its Onavo Protect VPN app from the iOS App Store after Apple determined that it was breaking data-collection policies. The app, which was free to download, promoted itself as helping users keep themselves and their data safe when… Continue reading Facebook pulls its VPN from the iOS App Store after data-harvesting accusations→

Facebook Onavo VPN app collects user data even when its off

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By Carolina
In February this year, Facebook started pushing its Android and iPhone
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Facebook wants you to install a VPN app accused of spying on users

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By Ryan De Souza
Facebook’s Onavo VPN app the essence of situational irony –
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