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2018-05-23

Facebook Suspends Hundreds Of Apps

Just as Mark Zuckerberg appeared in Brussels to face the European Parliament, Facebook seems to have suspended around 200 data harvesting apps.

2018-05-21

Secure Encrypted Email Platform PGP Is Not Secure

PGP as used by Edward Snowden was believed to be one of the most secure methods of protecting private email communications. That's not so.

2018-05-09

Is Technology Undermining Democracy?

Reading List: An important new book raises hard questions about social media. 'The People Vs Tech' by Jamie Bartlett - review by David Beer.

2018-05-04

Facebook Collects Your Data Even If You Don’t Use Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg's testimony to the US Congress includes an admission that Facebook collects user data even if a user has never had an account.

2018-04-26

Hackers Advertise Stolen Personal Data On Facebook

Criminals are using Facebook groups to advertise stolen credit card details, cyber-attacks and logins for hacked Amazon and Netflix accounts.

2018-05-01

Facebook Could Save Your Life

Constant Surveillance Can Be Useful: First responders can now use a special Facebook service when conducting rescue missions.

2018-04-30

Instagram Allows Users To Download Everything Shared

Instagram will let users download their personal data, including previously shared photos, videos and messages, as it prepares for GDPR.

2018-04-18

Regulation Might Actually Protect Facebook

Regulation might actually protect Facebook from competitors. Breakup, not regulation, is the threat that Mark Zuckerberg really fears.

2018-04-20

Russian Bots Promote Fake News

Thousands of suspected pro-Russia robotic accounts producing bogus web messages about the UK nerve agent attack must be confronted.

2018-04-11

Cambridge Analytica, Facebook & GDPR

The UK Information Commissioner has her work cut out deciding if there has been any illegality in her jurisdiction. Would it be different after GDPR?

2018-03-28

Facebook’s Influence On UK Politics

The idea of marketing to voters on Facebook was brought to the UK by the Obama campaign. It has now become a significant factor in British elections.

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