Tag: Privacy
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Privacy scandal: Facebook CEO testifies before Congress
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will testify next week before congressional committees over Cambridge Analytica misuse of users’ data to interfere in the democratic process of several countries, including Nigeria. US lawmakers made this known on Wednesday saying Zuckerberg will appear before a joint hearing of the US Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on…
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Facebook: How to take control of your privacy
Amidst data privacy scandal rocking the Facebook social media platform, it becomes imperative to have certain control over how third-party apps have access to your private data. Cambridge Analytica has been accused of harvesting data of over 87 million Facebook users through the instrument of a personality quiz app, a third-party app integrated into Facebook…
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How to remove explicit contents of yourself from the Internet
Finding explicit contents of yourself – that you shared with someone you trusted – online can be incredibly, deeply distressing. You might feel the ground should just open up for you to enter. But if you think your private, sexual videos or pictures have been posted on the internet without your consent, there are steps…
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UK to fine Facebook, Google for terror content – Theresa May
Prime minister Theresa May has confirmed the UK will look to create a new ‘legal liability’ that could see Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading tech firms fined if they don’t remove “unacceptable content” from their websites. In a brief statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office, May says the UK has formed a partnership…
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WhatsApp, Gmail into tougher EU Privacy Proposal
Online messaging and email services such as WhatsApp, iMessage and Gmail will face tough new rules on how they can track users under a proposal presented by the European Union executive on Tuesday. The web players will have to guarantee the confidentiality of their customers’ conversations and ask for their consent before tracking them online…