Facebook just removed a new Android security app that critics said unfairly collects private data
Facebook removed a new Android app from the Google Play store on Friday, after critics say that it unfairly collected app usage data from users and sent it back to the social network. The app in question is Bolt Lock App, a security app made by Facebook's Onavo subsidiary, that …
Facebook gets exclusive rights to stream 25 MLB games
Facebook wants baseball fans to turn off their TVs and instead log on to its social network. The company said Friday it signed a deal with Major League Baseball to exclusively stream 25 games this season on Facebook. It's the first time the social network has gotten access to games …
Facebook Will Exclusively Stream These Major League Baseball Games This Season
Facebook and Major League Baseball have signed a deal in which 25 baseball games will only be broadcast in the U.S. on the social network. The two groups said Friday that the deal is an extension from a previous partnership last year in which Facebook streamed 20 baseball games. Facebook …
Facebook agrees major new deal with Warner Music
Facebook have agreed a new licensing deal with Warner Music which will allow users to freely use music by Warner-signed artists in their posts on Facebook's social media platforms. The agreement follows a few months after Facebook struck a similar deal with the Universal Music Group (UMG), with … Read More
Facebook’s data-collecting VPN company has found a way to collect even more data
Facebook's analytics company released a new app this week, which like many of their products, exists mainly to collect user data and package it up for Facebook. The app is called Bolt App Lock (currently available for free in the Google Play store) and it's made by the same company …
Facebook to exclusively stream 25 MLB games
Major League Baseball is taking a major swing on the future of streaming with Facebook. The social network announced on Friday it has retained the exclusive rights to stream 25 MLB games this season. This means if you want to watch those games on mobile, desktop or TV, you'll need …
Facebook Launches Another Deceptive ‘Security’ App Designed to Siphon Your Data
Onavo's ridiculous misnomer of a “privacy policy” spells out Facebook's plot in plain English: If you use Onavo's apps, Facebook is going to collect your personal information, including what apps you've installed and what websites you visit. In fact, Onavo appears to collect data on its users even when the … …
Facebook and Warner will bring licensed music to your timeline
If you want to create a video for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram or Oculus, you'll now legally be able to spice it up with your favorite song. Major music label Warner Music Group announced a partnership with Facebook on Friday that'll allow users on any of Facebook's social media platforms to …
See the Trailer for Facebook Watch’s Wild New Show The Tattoo Shop
The future of television is deciding which tattoos people you don't know are going to get from the comfort of your Facebook page. In Facebook Watch's new series The Tattoo Shop, tattoo artists Ami James (Miami Ink, NY Ink), Chris Nunez (Ink Master, Miami Ink), Chris Garver (Miami Ink), Darren …
Facebook wins exclusive rights to air 25 weekly Major League Baseball games this season
'Community and conversation are central to both baseball and Facebook, and MLB Network's innovative broadcasts will bring these interactive and social elements of the game to life to fans around the world in new ways on our platform,' said Dan Reed, Facebook head of global sports partnerships. Read More