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Facebook wins privacy case, can now track any Belgian it wants
July 1st, 2016
In a somewhat unexpected twist, Facebook has won a legal battle against Belgium’s data protection authority, which had sought to prevent Facebook from tracking non-Facebook (or not-logged-into-Facebook) users, both on the Facebook website itself but also via the company’s ...
Facebook May Be Listening In On Your Phone Conversations
June 2nd, 2016
*Calmly picks up cell phone. Walks over to window. Opens up window. Whispers into phone, “Go f*ck yourself, Zuckerberg.” Chucks phone out of window.* At one point, the concept of living in a “big brother”-esque society was something that only ...
Europe vs. Facebook: Austrian activist wins another legal battle over data protection
May 27th, 2016
An Austrian privacy activist has won his next legal battle against so-called “model contract clauses,” used by thousands of multinational companies, including Facebook and Amazon, to legally transfer Europeans’ personal data to the US. Max Schrems, the 28-year-old data ...
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter face legal action over hate speech
May 17th, 2016
Three French anti-racism groups on Sunday declared that they’ll be filing legal complaints against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for failing to remove “hateful” posts aimed at the black, Jewish and homosexual communities. The groups – SOS Racisme, SOS Homophobia ...
Facebook revenue smashes expectations
April 28th, 2016
Facebook revenue smashes expectations as mobile ad sales surge Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) quarterly revenue rose more than 50 percent, handily beating Wall Street expectations as its wildly popular mobile app and a push into live video lured new advertisers ...
Bank of America to connect with customers via Facebook Messenger
April 14th, 2016
Bank of America is to tap Facebook’s Messenger app as a new channel for communicating with customers. The bank is among a dozen companies who signalled their support for the Messenger Platform launch at Facebook’s FS Developer conference. The ...
Equinix Leverages OCP Technology from Facebook to Develop Open Source Ecosystem Inside Equinix Data Centers
March 10th, 2016
Building upon Open Compute Project contributions, open source-based ecosystem will enable enterprises to create next-generation IoT and hybrid cloud platforms Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it has incorporated technology designed by Facebook and ...
Facebook ‘colonialism’ row stokes distrust in Zuckerberg
February 11th, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg has moved quickly to put a digital bargepole between himself and one of Facebook‘s influential and well-regarded board members. He was attempting to limit the damage caused by a tweet that could have far-reaching consequences as he continues to ...
India blocks Facebook’s plan for free Internet
February 8th, 2016
Facebook’s campaign to offer free Internet access to hundreds of millions of people in India has been blocked. India’s telecoms regulator ruled Monday that service providers must charge the same price for all content, dealing a crushing blow to ...
5 Ways To Turn Facebook Messenger Into Your Best Customer Service Tool
February 1st, 2016
A lot of your customers are on Facebook—and soon all of them will have the opportunity to message your business. According to Nielsen the Facebook messenger app was the fastest growing app of 2015. Your customers are on Facebook ...
