A long-running legal dispute that was settled is now bubbling up once again. Namely, the way that Facebook appropriates children and teen users’ names and photos for “Sponsored Story” ads when users “Like” something, regardless of whether such users want to be seen as endorsing the subject of their thumbs-upping.
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Droid Report |
Facebook's New Android App Tests Security
Droid Report Facebook's new app for Android is testing user security. The app has had some user confusion with the Facebook app requesting permission to access Android features. Facebook posts for its user an explanation about the app security and permissions. |
Privacy advocates have asked regulators to investigate Facebook’s recent acquisition of WhatsApp, and possibly even block it, due to concerns over how the social network will use the personal data of WhatsApp’s 450 million users. They’ve asked that Facebook “insulate” WhatsApp user information from access by Facebook’s data collection practices.
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Happy 10th birthday, Facebook! We shall celebrate by listicling the service’s security and privacy greatest hits and biggest misses. Fasten your Facebelts!
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