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December 19, 2018

Consumer groups allege Google misleads children in FTC complaint

A group of consumer advocacy, privacy and public health groups urged U.S. regulators to probe whether children are being endangered by deceptive apps in Google's Play app store for smartphones using the Android operating system.

December 19, 2018

Facebook gave tech companies 'intrusive' access to users' private messages and personal data, internal documents reveal

Facebook gave other big tech companies "intrusive access" to the personal data of its 2.2. billion users — in some instances to private messages, usernames and contact information — raising questions about whether the company ran afoul of a 2011 consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. 

December 19, 2018

Shocking scale of Russia’s sinister social media campaign against US revealed

Russia's influence campaign during the 2016 presidential election was a sophisticated and multifaceted effort to target the African-American community and sow political division among the public across social media platforms, according to new reports produced for the Senate Intelligence Committee.

December 18, 2018

Female journalists and politicians were abused every 30 seconds on Twitter in 2017, new report charges

Women on Twitter are sent abusive or problematic content every 30 seconds, according to a new investigation from Amnesty International. 

December 18, 2018

Facebook blasted by dozens of civil rights groups for 'generating bigotry'

A coalition of civil rights organization slammed Facebook today for "generating hatred and bigotry towards vulnerable communities and civil rights organizations" in a Tuesday letter to CEO and chairman Mark Zuckerberg.

December 18, 2018

ACLU slams 'nightmarish' Amazon patent application to bring facial recognition to your front door

A patent application from Amazon to pair its facial recognition technology with a doorbell camera company that Amazon acquired has privacy advocates saying the company is building a perfect tool for authoritarian surveillance.

December 17, 2018

Google's China search engine project 'effectively ended': report

Google has been forced to shut down and "effectively end" its controversial China search engine project after a number of the company's privacy team raised complaints, according to a new report.

December 17, 2018

Facebook locks National Weather Service out of dozens of accounts

Dozens of National Weather Service Facebook accounts were recently locked as the social media giant continued on its crackdown of fake profiles.

December 16, 2018

‘Text tax’ vote canceled by California utilities panel after FCC ruling

December 14, 2018

Facebook 'sorry' for bug that may have exposed the photos of 6.8M users

A Facebook software flaw may have exposed the photos of 6.8 million users to a much wider audience than intended, the social network confirmed Friday.