Why We Can’t Give You A Recommendation
At time of writing, if we were locked in a room and told we could only leave if we gave a simple, direct answer to the question of what messenger the average person should use, the answer we at EFF would reluctantly give is, “Probably Signal or WhatsApp.” Both employ …
Twitter’s stock sinks after Citron’s ‘short’ call
Shares of Twitter Inc. TWTR, -7.46% sank 5.2% toward a seven-week low in midday trade Tuesday, with losses accelerating after famed short seller Andrew Left's Citron Research said it was short the social media company's stock. In a tweet sent at 10:44 a.m. ET, Citron said its near-term target for …
Twitter sinks after Citron Research says it’s the social media company ‘most vulnerable to privacy …
Twitter shares are down more than 5% Tuesday after Citron Research tweeted it's the social media company "most vulnerable to privacy regulation." Twitter was down roughly 2.5% ahead of the tweet, and has since doubled its losses. "Citron short $TWTR," the firm tweeted Tuesday morning. "Near-Term … Read More
Twitter Drops 5% as Citron Says It’s Time to Sell
Twitter's valuation gap with FB and GOOGL has widened to largest spread ever. On 2018 P/E (ex-cash), FB and GOOGL trade @ 16-17x vs. TWTR @ 50x. Over the last year, insiders have sold/surrendered almost $300 million of stock. The last time there was this much insider selling was in …
Facebook sued for allegedly enabling housing discrimination
In 2016, investigative news outlet ProPublica first documented how Facebook allowed advertisers to place housing ads that excluded users based on their race, apparently in violation of the Fair Housing Act. A follow-up report in 2017 found that, despite promises, the company continued to allow similar … Read More
The Facebook Privacy Setting That Doesn’t Do Anything at All
Wrangling your Facebook privacy settings—fine-tuning what data friends, advertisers, and apps can access—is a slog. The menus are labyrinthine, the wording obtuse. And it turns out that one of them is completely pointless. In fact, it hasn't worked in years. To be clear: This is not a case of Facebook … …
I checked and it turns out Facebook knows a lot about me – Even if you forget, Facebook remembers
Facebook also lists every advertiser that has my contact info. This list includes Airbnb, Spotify, The Economist, Target, Safeway, Brooks Brothers, Marriott and dozens of other companies. It also has names of individuals, including American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, for whatever reason. Read More
Customer Interaction – Keep it simple: 8 Ways to re-energise customer service
Review your social customer service – there's no getting away from it, social media is here to stay. Increasing numbers of people are relying on the world's largest social media networking sites to source information, find out what others have to say about products and services and even air grievances. …
Poloncarz announces appointment for social services commissioner
“It has been my life's work to help children and families in difficult circumstances,” Cannon said. “I am proud to lead such a dedicated and hardworking workforce at such a critical time in Erie County. In my role, I hope to strengthen community collaborations and improve customer service.”. Read More
Marie Cannon named commissioner of Erie County Social Services
… and the community will be invaluable in creating a Social Services Department that is more responsive, responsible and ready to serve our community," Poloncarz said in a statement. Cannon said she hopes to strengthen community collaboration and improve customer service in her permanent role. Read More