Facebook VP Nick Clegg attacks Apple over privacy criticism

Facebook vice president of global affairs has attacked Apple in the ongoing feud between the two tech titans over user data privacy, accusing the iPhone maker of being elitist while defending the social networking site's advertising-based model as a way to make it available to everyone.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 50

Apple publicly acknowledges contributors to iCloud

Apple has published an extensive list of third-party software that it's been using in the making and running of its iCloud service, including contributions from Google and Facebook.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 9

Bernie Sanders says government should examine Apple, Google, Facebook breakup

The potential breaking up of major technology companies like Apple should be examined, presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders has suggested, seemingly joining calls to curtail the influence of firms that are accused of being monopolistic in nature.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 49

Facebook's defunct Research app gleaned private data from 187,000 users

Facebook's Research app, which was banned by Apple in January for violating App Store Review Guidelines, managed to collect personal and potentially sensitive information from some 187,000 users since 2016, according to a report on Wednesday.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 10

Amazon trumps Apple & Google in latest global 'brand value' report

Amazon is now the world leader in terms of brand value, eclipsing both Apple and Google, according to annual Kantar research rankings.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 2

No, Bloomberg, end-to-end encryption isn't a worthless 'marketing device'

Seriously, Bloomberg used to be a respected publication. However, its latest opinion column on technology has taken the recent WhatsApp security flaw to mean that all security, specifically end-to-end encryption is a "smokescreen" by technology companies.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 21

Facebook staring down possibility of 20 years of FTC oversight to end privacy probe

Facebook's negotiations with the Federal Trade Commission to end an investigation into the social network's alleged privacy violations may involve a 20-year period of government oversight, with a deal between the two potentially a month away from completion.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 8

WhatsApp vulnerability left iOS open to spyware attack

Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Monday disclosed the recent fix of a VoIP-related vulnerability that allowed nefarious parties to remotely install spyware on both iOS and Android handsets.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 23

Podcast

Musician Jimmy Destri about iTunes, Spotify, Facebook, and Steve Jobs, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 7 years ago 4

Facebook offers FTC greater oversight of data collection policies to end federal probe

Facebook is willing to face increased government oversight of its activities relating to data collection to end the privacy-related federal probe sooner, a report into negotiations between the social network and the Federal Trade Commission alleges, along with paying a billion-dollar fine.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 4

Facebook launches redesigned iOS app, promises Messenger for macOS & more

Facebook announced a bevy of changes during its F8 conference keynote on Tuesday, among them a redesigned iOS app and Messenger for macOS.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

Expecting to pay up to $5B for Cambridge Analytica, Facebook sets aside $3B for FTC fines

Facebook is preparing to pay a record-setting fine to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations following the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, as the social network is earmarking $3 billion to go towards its expenses and a potential $5 billion fine, depending on how it negotiates with the regulator.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 15

Podcast

Qualcomm and Apple settle, Samsung folds, Facebook failing at security, and more on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 7 years ago 7

Facebook admits millions of Instagram accounts affected by unencrypted password storage blunder

Facebook has admitted its major security breach from March where the social network stored "hundreds of millions" of plain-text passwords on internal servers was worse than first thought for users of Instagram, advising it may have affected millions of accounts on the image-sharing service and not the "tens of thousands" it initially reported.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 15

Facebook 'unintentionally' harvested email contacts from 1.5M users

Facebook on Wednesday confirmed that it "unintentionally uploaded" the email contacts of some 1.5 million users without their express consent since May 2016, a mistake for which the company is taking steps to correct.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 19

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