Katy man and his WhatsApp crew formed an army of helpers
Shakeib Mashhood pushed out the first message on WhatsApp at 3:59 p.m. on Aug. 27, just as Hurricane Harvey whirled into Houston with torrential rains, thunderstorms and tornadoes. The director of Mashhood's mosque would lose his home in one of the twisters. Neighbors on the other side of a … Read …
Zuckerberg says Facebook does not read WhatsApp messages, iPhone X available at Rs 79999 …
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the Senate committee that its system does not look at the messages shared on WhatsApp. He added that WhatsApp is a lightweight app that supports end-to-end encryption, which makes it impossible for anyone to read messages transmitted on the platform. Read More
Eminem Takes Control Of His Own Twitter Account
On the Marshall Mathers II track "So Far," Eminem opened up about his grandparent-esque level of technological prowess. "My apologies, no disrespect to technology, but what the heck is all of these buttons?" raps Em, "You expect me to sit here and learn that? Fuck I gotta do to hear …
Mark Zuckerberg Used a “Booster Seat” in Congress and Twitter Had a Field Day
The Facebook CEO appeared at a joint hearing by the Senate's Commerce and Judiciary committees on Tuesday to face questioning by senators about his company. His social network has in recent months been slammed over its lack of privacy for its users and its usage by Russian agents as a …
Twitter is still overflowing with love for Khloé Kardashian today amid the Tristan cheating rumors
However, that hasn't stop the internet from showing their tremendous love and support for Khloé right now. Fans have taken to Twitter in masses to remind her they always have her back (and yes, some have definitely been throwing shade Tristan's way). Here are a slew of #TeamKhloé tweets to …
What You Don’t Know About How Facebook Uses Your Data
Facebook has been called on the carpet for how it has failed to protect the personal data of its users. But lost in the drama of congressional hearings is an understanding of the extent to which Facebook meticulously scrutinizes the minutiae of those users' online lives. Facebook's tracking stretches far … …
Facebook is still a ‘revenue juggernaut,’ asset manager says — so buy on the dip
Facebook is center stage this week as founder Mark Zuckerberg testifies to Congress over issues relating to its mismanagement of user data and privacy. Amid an uncertain future for the technology sector's regulatory environment and its effect on the markets, one asset manager is particularly bullish on … Read More
Mark Zuckerberg says his personal data was included in Cambridge Analytica breach – live
Sarbanes is speculating that Facebook embeds with the campaigns granted special approval rights to allow them to get approval for 90x more ads than Clinton did. Zuck says that didn't happen. The Trump campaign did run many more types of advertisements, but that has generally been assumed to be … Read …
The law that made Facebook what it is today
To be clear, social media sites can still be liable for how their own employees mishandle user data, or for breaching promises made to customers in their terms of service, neither of which requires treating the sites as “publishers.” The CDA is widely credited for the flourishing of YouTube, Yelp …
To serve a free society, social media must evolve beyond data mining
As scholars of public accountability and digital media systems, we know that the business of social media is based on extracting user data and offering it for sale. There's no simple way for them to protect data as many users might expect. Like the social pollution of fake news, bullying …