One million Facebook users had passwords stolen by fake apps

Security researchers at Meta uncovered over 400 malicious apps from the App Store that stole credentials from Facebook users.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 13

Facebook engineers have no idea what happens with user data

Facebook's engineers don't know exactly how the company uses the data of its users, with the giant number of systems in use obscuring where things are stored and what happens to the information.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 5

Big tech antitrust bill in danger after lobbyist spending spree

Apple, Google, and others have spent $95 million lobbying against a bill that would prevent them from favoring their own services, and between that and the schedule, a vote seems unlikely.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 11

Google tracks 39 types of personal data, Apple tracks 12

New research claims that of five major Big Tech firms, Google tracks more private data about users than any other — and Apple tracks the least.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 8

Apple, Facebook discussed revenue-sharing before privacy battles

Before Apple's privacy feud with Facebook, the two companies reportedly discussed "revenue-sharing agreements" such as an ad-free, subscription-based version of the social media platform.

Mike Peterson 3 years ago 13

Facebook is fine when punishing others financially, but cries when others do it to them

Facebook claims it's the champion of small businesses, but as soon as Apple's privacy changes affected Mark Zuckerberg's bottom line, it took it out on its small business partners.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 19

Facebook will make it it easier to move Whatsapp from Android to iPhone

A brief announcement by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg promises that Whatsapp will gain the ability to migrate data from Android to iPhone

William Gallagher 3 years ago 1

FAANG no more - Facebook finally shifting to META on NASDAQ

The days of "FAANG" stocks will be over in June when Meta officially changes its ticker symbol to "META," months after the company changed its name from Facebook.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 11

The 'metaverse' is a perfect distraction for embattled Facebook & Epic Games

The word "metaverse" is currently meaningless, and mainly serves as a distraction from the problems of some of the companies spearheading it — including Facebook and Epic Games.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 14

Facebook freezes hiring, blames iOS changes for reduced revenue growth

Meta, Facebook's parent company, has told staff it is freezing recruitment as its revenues grew less than predicted, in part because of Apple's iOS 14 privacy changes.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 19

Facebook is shutting down its podcasts & Soundbites initiatives

Facebook is giving up on podcasts after just a year, with the social network warning podcasters that it will be shuttering the audio content from June 3.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 1

Facebook doesn't know what most of its user data is used for

Facebook privacy engineers warn that the company would have a hard time committing to privacy laws as it largely has no idea how its system uses the data it collects.

Darryl Boxberger 4 years ago 14

Apple calls Meta hypocrites for nearly 50% commission on VR purchases

Apple is torching Meta over the "metaverse" company's plans to charge developers up to 47.5% for virtual goods sold through the Meta Quest store.

Wesley Hilliard 4 years ago 11

Apple's privacy features will cost Facebook $12.8 billion in 2022

Almost 12 months after Apple launched App Tracking Transparency, a new analysis predicts its second year will still see major disruption to advertiser, with Facebook, YouTube and more collectively losing around $16 billion.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 11

Hackers using cop emails to steal user data from Apple, Google & others

Criminal hackers are reportedly using an effective and sneaky technique with purloined law enforcement emails to steal user data from big tech, ISPs, carriers, and social media companies.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 4

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