Jack Dorsey wants a decentralised Twitter
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced a research effort to explore a decentralised version of the microblogging platform. Continue reading Jack Dorsey wants a decentralised Twitter
Category Archives: Social networks
Facebook refuses to break end-to-end encryption
Congress on Tuesday told Facebook it must put backdoors into its end-to-end encryption, or it’ll be forced to. Continue reading Facebook refuses to break end-to-end encryption
DoItForState domain name thief gets 14 years for pistol-whipping plot
He hired his cousin to break in, hold the rightful domain holder at gunpoint, and force a transfer to his own GoDaddy account. Continue reading DoItForState domain name thief gets 14 years for pistol-whipping plot
Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules
Delete the data, and don’t do any of that again, the FTC told the data analytics company, which already filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Continue reading Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules
TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed
The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap. Continue reading TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed
Facebook suing ILikeAd for hijacking users’ ad accounts
Facebook says the company used celeb bait links to infect victims with malware and hijacked their ad accounts to sell diet pills. Continue reading Facebook suing ILikeAd for hijacking users’ ad accounts
US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy
Collecting children’s data without their guardians’ consent is illegal under COPPA and already earned TikTok a huge fine. Continue reading US parents file class action against TikTok over children’s privacy
Instagram trying to protect kids by getting dates of birth from new users
It’s about showing age-appropriate content, it said. Though staying safe from child-privacy lawsuits doesn’t hurt, either. Continue reading Instagram trying to protect kids by getting dates of birth from new users
Facebook made to ‘correct’ user’s post as Singapore flexes fake-news muscle
“Facebook did a great job,” said Alex Tan, who admitted that his story about a whistleblower’s arrest was based on hearsay. Continue reading Facebook made to ‘correct’ user’s post as Singapore flexes fake-news muscle
Lawsuit alleges TikTok sends user videos to Chinese servers for surveillance
A college student from Palo Alto, California is suing video-sharing service TikTok for allegedly using surveillance software designed to harvest personally identifiable information, including biometric data, and send it to China for reasons other than … Continue reading Lawsuit alleges TikTok sends user videos to Chinese servers for surveillance