BlackBerry sues Facebook for patent infringement
BlackBerry (BB) filed a lawsuit in California on Tuesday against Facebook (FB), along with its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram, for infringing on … "We have a strong claim that Facebook has infringed on our intellectual property, and after several years of dialogue, we also have an obligation to our … Read …
BlackBerry is suing Facebook for copyright infringement, and Facebook ‘intends to fight’
The company also says that Facebook is using its IP in a number of its products, including Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. In a statement from Facebook's Deputy General Counsel Paul Grewal, Facebook dismissed BlackBerry's claims and promised to fight. “Blackberry's suit sadly … Read More
Facebook is capitalizing on brand safety concerns
Facebook is pitching a program that allows advertisers to run their ads next to videos the platform considers to be its most brand-safe content, according to Digiday. To participate, advertisers need to agree to spend at least $750,000 over three months, which is considered affordable for high-quality ad … Read More
BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement
BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement on its legacy messaging service, the company said Tuesday. "[W]e have a strong claim that Facebook has infringed on our intellectual property, and after several years of dialogue, we also have an obligation to our shareholders to pursue appropriate … Read More
BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over messaging
The suit, which is not yet available online, targets Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing app and WhatsApp messaging service, BlackBerry said in a statement. It came after what BlackBerry said was "several years of dialogue" with the social network. "As a cybersecurity and embedded software … Read More
Analysis of Facebook ‘Protect’ VPN code raises more questions
Facebook caused a lot of raised eyebrows when it incorporated the Onavo Protect iOS VPN app into its own app in a feature it called Protect. Facebook billed it as protecting user data, but in practice it does the opposite, allowing Facebook to collect and analyze your data. A new …
Researchers Discovered Data Leak In Facebook’s Ad Software
Facebook and its rival social networks allow advertisers an essentially unparalleled degree of freedom in automatically targeting messages to particular people based on their interests and demographics. But those liberal advertising policies have come under fire in recent years, with critics saying they … Read More
Once Wary of Facebook and Apple, a Mill Town Tells Them to Keep Expanding
But on the rimrock summit overlooking this city, the county seat and home to 10,000 residents, Facebook is sinking the footings for the first of two 450,000-square-foot data centers that together will cost $1 billion when completed in 2021. The immense buildings will join the four existing data centers, … Read …
Australian Facebook users are ‘frustrated’ and spending less time on the social network
The changes to Facebook, which boasts more than 2.2 billion users worldwide, affected what users could see on their “news feed,” and were designed to prioritise high-profile posts from friends and family to ensure users stayed on the site. But Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted the new rules … Read More
Facebook Is an Under-the-Radar Value Play
Facebook is being treated more like a traditional media company by the stock market after underperformance in 2018. (svariophoto/Getty Stock Images). Facebook Inc (Nasdaq: FB) traditionally has been considered much more of a growth investment than a value investment. But Facebook's exceptional … Read More