Facebook is Changing Its Face Recognition Settings. We Have Questions.
By Jennifer Lynch and Adam Schwartz Yesterday Facebook announced it was changing its settings for face recognition, which it has used since 2010 to match…
EU Antitrust Chief: “Google And Facebook Are Sucking Up Data From Every Corner”
By Tyler Durden This is the full transcript of speech delivered by Margrethe Vestager, the European Union Antitrust Chief, held at the Business Forum of the German Ambassadors’…
Google and Facebook Will Just Get Stronger if Regulators Get Their Way, Europe’s Experience Shows
By John Phelan In March, Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in The Washington Post: “I believe we need a more active role for…
RED FLAG Gun Laws: Connecticut Man’s Firearms Seized Because His SON Shared a Meme on Facebook
By Cat Ellis Due to the recent mass shootings, there is a major push for so-called “red flag” gun laws at both the state and federal…
Facebook Paid Contractors Like Amazon And Apple To Listen To Your Conversations — Code Named PRISM
By Aaron Kesel In another Facebook scandal of the year, the company has been accused of paying hundreds of outside contractors to transcribe clips of…
Victory! Lawsuit May Proceed Against Facebook’s Biometric Surveillance
By Adam Schwartz Biometric surveillance by companies against consumers is a growing menace to our privacy, freedom of expression, and civil rights. Fortunately, a federal…
Thought Crimes? Facebook Along With Researchers Successfully Transcribes Thoughts Instantly Into Speech
By Aaron Kesel Facebook-backed research on brain reading has transmitted thoughts to speech, as we take a step towards pre-crime becoming a reality. Meanwhile, in…
Australia to Start Policing Facebook’s and Google’s Algorithms
By Sean Walton Australia’s antitrust watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has announced that it plans to set up an office that is…
“Human Rights Activists” Celebrate Facebook-Twitter Censorship
Op-Ed by Joseph Thomas All Facebook and Twitter accounts associated with Bangkok-based geopolitical analyst Tony Cartalucci have been deleted. The extent to which both American-based…
Fixed? The FTC Orders Facebook to Stop Using Your 2FA Number for Ads
By Gennie Gebhart Since academics and investigative journalists first reported last year that Facebook was using people’s two-factor authentication numbers and “shadow” contact information for…
The FTC-Facebook Settlement Does Too Little to Protect Your Privacy
By Adam Schwartz EFF is disappointed by the terms of the settlement agreement announced today between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook. It is…
FBI to Ramp Up Surveillance of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
By Tyler Durden The FBI plans to step up its efforts to gather information from social media – issuing a call last week for a new…
Facebook’s New Rules Allow Calls For “High-Severity Violence” Against “Dangerous Individuals”
By Chris Menahan Facebook banned Paul Joseph Watson, Alex Jones, Laura Loomer, Milo Yiannopoulos, Louis Farrakhan and others earlier this year after defining them as…
Facebook Evacuates Several Buildings After Possible Sarin Gas Exposure In Menlo Park
By Sean Walton A suspicious package mailed to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park was flagged by a screening machine as possibly containing sarin gas. No…