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What is scraping and how it was used to breach data at Facebook, LinkedIn

Facebook has previously filed cases against companies that have developed tools to scrape its user data; LinkedIn also said scraping violates its terms of service

Fine, thank you, says Alibaba Group after China's $2.8-billion penalty

It's a sign of how odd China's crackdown on the power of big tech has been compared with the rest of the world

Making of Bidenomics

The idea of a global minimum tax rate has merits

Facebook spent $23 million on Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2020

"He is synonymous with Facebook, and as a result, negative sentiment regarding our company is directly associated with, and often transferred to, Mr. Zuckerberg," read the statement

Facebook to turn Menlo Park headquarters into Covid vaccination site

Facebook Inc said on Friday it is converting a part of its Menlo Park headquarters into a vaccination site, joining the government effort to speed up the vaccination drive in the United States

Facebook, Instagram face another global outage in less than a month

Facebook and Instagram went down for millions of its users for couple of hours in various parts of the world early Friday morning

After Facebook, LinkedIn faces massive 500 mn users' data leak: Report

Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn is now facing a massive data leak of 500 million users that is allegedly being sold online

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech: Details here

A civil rights group said CEO Mark Zuckerberg made false and deceptive" statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules

HC judge recuses herself from hearing Facebook, WhatsApp pleas on privacy

Facebook and WhatsApp have challenged the CCI's March 24 order directing a probe into the new privacy policy.

Data on 530 mn users reported in leak 'scraped' before Sep 2019: Facebook

Facebook said a recently reported data leak affecting potentially 530 mn users stemmed from misuse of feature in 2019, and that the company had plugged the hole after identifying problem at the time

Leaked Facebook data reveals chief Mark Zuckerberg uses Signal app

As Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg's phone number also emerged among the leaked data of 533 million Facebook users, a security expert has revealed that the Facebook CEO uses Signal.

WhatsApp tests chat history migration between iPhone, Android devices

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing the ability to easily migrate chat history between an iPhone and an Android device.

Supreme Court Justice in US suggests regulations for social media platforms

Justice Clarence Thomas said that Congress should consider whether laws should be updated to better regulate social media platforms that have "unbridled control" over "unprecedented" amounts of speech

Meesho becomes unicorn after SoftBank-led $300-million fundraise

Social commerce opportunity in India is pegged at $16-20 billion by 2025

6.1 million Indians among over 533 million users suffer Facebook data leak

A hacker has posted the phone numbers and sensitive account details of nearly 533 million Facebook users -- about a fifth of the social networking platform's entire user base

Facebook admits leaked data on 533 million users back online for free

The leak includes personal information such as phone numbers, full names and locations.

How to set-up Facebook tools to control comments on posts, filter News Feed

Facebook's new tools give its user more control over what they share and see on the social media platform

Facebook steps up efforts to curb hate speech amid polls in Indian states

Facebook is taking several measures, including reducing distribution of content deemed to be hate speech

Delhi HC asks police to file status report on plea for action against FB

The Delhi High Court has asked the city police to file a status report on a plea seeking a direction to authorities to take action against Facebook and senior officials for alleged criminal acts

The threats of 'Western Universalism'

Book review of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds