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Apple revokes Facebook's enterprise development certificates over violations
Apple revokes Facebook's enterprise development certificates over violations
Apple says Facebook has been abusing its membership of the Enterprise Development Program to push data-collecting apps to consumers. 30 Jan 2019
Facebook on defensive after latest data sharing scrutiny
Facebook on defensive after latest data sharing scrutiny
A report from the New York Times into how Facebook shared user information with third-party services has the social network on the defensive. 21 Dec 2018 - 1 comment
A new cryptocurrency arises from... WhatsApp?
A new cryptocurrency arises from... WhatsApp?
Last year was immense for virtual money, or cryptocurrency as the kids like to call it, Bitcoin. 2018 was supposed to be even bigger as Bitcoin ...... 21 Dec 2018
Facebook bug granted app developers access to private photos
Facebook bug granted app developers access to private photos
Facebook has released a statement on its official developer blog announcing a bug that has potentially leaked photos from millions of Facebook users. ...... 16 Dec 2018 - 1 comment
Facebook wants to deliver you HBO
Facebook wants to deliver you HBO
World's largest social media platform, Facebook, is constantly looking for new ways to monetize its user base of two billion. Now the company ...... 14 Dec 2018
Facebook trials banning of words and emojis
Facebook trials banning of words and emojis
While Facebook seems to be the exact same platform it was year ago, tons of changes have been made to even the core functions. One of the ...... 28 Nov 2018 - 1 comment
Facebook's revamp on Messenger is ready for limelight
Facebook's revamp on Messenger is ready for limelight
Facebook is of course known for its core business, that is the world's most popular social media site, but the company is perhaps even more ...... 25 Oct 2018
Google finally calls it quits – Google+ shutting down
Google finally calls it quits – Google+ shutting down
Google's effort to steal some of Facebook's audience was introduces now seven years ago. Since it's inception Google+ has evolved quite a bit ...... 09 Oct 2018 - 1 comment
Facebook: Hacked logins not used on third-party sites
Facebook: Hacked logins not used on third-party sites
Facebook has some reassuring news for the up to 50 million users affected by a data breach disclosed last week by the social media giant. 03 Oct 2018 - 1 comment
Were you among the hacked? Here's the only way to know if Facebook breach affected you
Were you among the hacked? Here's the only way to know if Facebook breach affected you
Yesterday Facebook released a statement about a security breach that had affected tens of millions of Facebook users. According to the social ...... 29 Sep 2018
Zuckerberg unveils new Oculus Quest headset
Zuckerberg unveils new Oculus Quest headset
Oculus VR, one of the foremost pioneers of virtual reality headsets, has announced a new product. Facebook-owned, since 2014, Oculus' new headset ...... 27 Sep 2018
Prison sentence sought for Deadpool pirate
Prison sentence sought for Deadpool pirate
A man who has admitted to downloading a bootleg copy of Deadpool and then sharing it online could face a prison term. 17 Sep 2018
U.S. Facebook users taking breaks, uninstalling apps, changing privacy settings
U.S. Facebook users taking breaks, uninstalling apps, changing privacy settings
According to Pew Research, American Facebook users are responding to privacy concerns on Facebook in a variety of ways right up uninstalling the app altogether. 06 Sep 2018
Report: Instagram working on shopping app
Report: Instagram working on shopping app
Instagram is working on a standalone shopping application according to a report by The Verge. 05 Sep 2018
Snap gets a $250 million investment from Saudi Arabia
Snap gets a $250 million investment from Saudi Arabia
Snap was once perhaps the hottest prospects in the messaging startup game but they've fallen quite a bit from their perceived glory. Now they've ...... 09 Aug 2018
IGTV pushes Instagram into video space
IGTV pushes Instagram into video space
Instagram will compete with existing video giants like YouTube following the launch of IGTV this week. 21 Jun 2018
Cook: Apple receives no private data from Facebook
Cook: Apple receives no private data from Facebook
Apple chief Tim Cook moved this week to refute claims that the company received private user data from Facebook. 06 Jun 2018
WhatsApp to get group video calls soon
WhatsApp to get group video calls soon
It has been revealed that WhatsApp will soon have a coveted group video calls feature at the Facebook Developer Conference (F8 2018) in San Jose. 02 May 2018
Facebook admits: Yes, we read through your Messenger messages
Facebook admits: Yes, we read through your Messenger messages
Facebook has admitted that it scans and monitors all the messages sent through its Facebook Messenger service. 05 Apr 2018 - 16 comments
Tim Cook criticizes Facebook over privacy issues
Tim Cook criticizes Facebook over privacy issues
'We could make a ton of money if we monetized our customer... we've elected not to do that, Tim Cook. 29 Mar 2018 - 1 comment
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