Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues ‘Tag Suggestions’ Reuters Sep 4, 2019 Facebook Inc is opening up its face recognition technology to all users with an option to opt out, the social media company said,…
Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering Associated Press Aug 22, 2019 Facebook is launching a long-promised tool that lets you limit what the social network can gather about you on outside websites…
Slapped with $5bn fine, Facebook to appoint chief privacy officer IANS Jul 25, 2019 After reaching a $5 billion settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Facebook said it will set up a new privacy…
Facebook agrees to pay US$ 5 billion penalty for privacy violations PTI Jul 25, 2019 In addition to paying the record US$ 5 billion in penalty, Facebook has also agreed to submit itself to new restrictions and a…
Making sense of chaos? Algorithm scour social media for clues to cryptocurrency moves Reuters Jul 18, 2019 After months of relative calm in cryptocurrency markets, bitcoin exploded back into life in April with its sharpest price jump in…
Prasad cautions social media firms on platform misuse; will prioritise Data Protection Bill PTI Jun 4, 2019 The minister, soon after assuming the charge of IT Ministry, said the data protection bill will be high on priority but did not…
AI tools can use digital footprints to personalise ads PTI Apr 30, 2019 The digital footprints on Facebook, Twitter, text blogs and other online sites provide data to determine whether users are more…
Fixing algorithms won’t curb fake news on social media: Researchers IANS Apr 29, 2019 Just tweaking algorithms and infusing Machine Learning (ML) into them will not protect us from misinformation and fake news on…
Social media fraud increased 43% in 2018, says report IANS Apr 29, 2019 In a sign that platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp are emerging as new public square for criminal deception, a study has found…
Social media platforms merging! Boon or bane? Express Computer Apr 4, 2019 There could be a lot of reasons why Facebook is contemplating the integration and to save you the trouble, we have listed them…