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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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Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App

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Another one of Facebook’s apps has been banned from Apple’s ecosystem due to the level of data that it collects and how it was distributed. Continue reading Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking ‘Research’ App→

Recent App Issues Reveal Facebook’s Struggles to Temper Data Privacy Woes

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Facebook has been struggling to keep its data privacy woes at bay this week, between banning apps on its social media platform – and pulling its own app from Apple’s store. Continue reading Recent App Issues Reveal Facebook’s Struggles to Temper Data Privacy Woes→

Apple Forces Facebook VPN App Out of iOS Store for Stealing Users’ Data

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Facebook yesterday removed its mobile VPN app called Onavo Protect from the iOS App Store after Apple declared the app violated the iPhone maker’s App Store guidelines on data collection.

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