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January 2, 2019

Some Android apps share data with Facebook, regardless of whether you have an account or not

Some Android apps are sending data to Facebook, regardless of whether users have an account on the social network or not, new research warns.

January 1, 2019

Facebook’s Zuckerberg blasted for ‘out of touch’ year-end post after scandal-plagued 2018

After a year plagued by privacy scandals, hate speech controversies, the viral spread of disinformation and the public airing of his company's internal communication, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his year-end note to focus on the positive ー drawing the scorn of critics who blasted the billionaire as "tone deaf" and "out of touch."

December 31, 2018

Breaking up (with Facebook) is hard to do. Here’s how

Every relationship has a breaking point. Even yours with Facebook.

December 30, 2018

After Facebook apologizes for ban, Franklin Graham says tech giant should have standard based on 'God's word'

Facebook apologized to evangelical leader Franklin Graham for a 24-hour ban last week over a 2016 post about North Carolina's H.B. 2, known as the "bathroom bill," saying that one of its content moderators made a mistake.

December 30, 2018

Naughty scammers swiping electronics, filling boxes with sand or other stuffing materials, customers warn

Some Maryland residents who received pricey electronics on Christmas morning found they’d been had when the boxes that were supposed to contain expensive items were instead filled with sand or other stuffing.

December 28, 2018

Pair of FedEx employees stole tech gear worth nearly $50G after bribing manager, security guard, police say

Two FedEx employees are accused of having stolen nearly $50,000 worth of shipped packages.

December 28, 2018

Facebook's massive, secret rulebook for policing speech reveals inconsistencies, gaps and biases

Facebook is attempting to tackle misinformation and hate that its platform has enabled with a massive, byzantine and secret document of rules packed with spreadsheets and power point slides that gets updated regularly for its global content moderators. 

December 27, 2018

‘Tech addicts’ seek solace in 12 steps and rehab

We like to say we’re addicted to our phones or an app or some new show on a streaming video service.

December 27, 2018

Why CES is important to Washington

Each January, hundreds of federal, state and local government officials travel to CES – the world’s largest and most influential tech event – to share insights, debate policy and develop a leadership approach that will sustain our country for decades to come.

December 26, 2018

Facebook tops the list of least-trusted tech companies

Last week, the latest in a long string of Facebook privacy scandals came to light: According to a report in The New York Times, the company skirted its own privacy rules to give more than 150 companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify, special privileges to its users' data.