Through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into effect across the European Union on May 25, the European Union is preparing to enforce a sweeping new data protection law that gives consumers much more control over how their personal details are used. Companies are scrambling to comply. Going forward, companies that sell goods …
The Guardian reports that United Kingdom and US lawyers have launched a joint class action against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and two other companies SCL Group Limited and Global Science Research Limited (GSR). for allegedly misusing the personal data of more than 71 million people. The lawsuit claims the firms obtained users’ private information from the …
Facebook Inc admitted on Wednesday the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous news media estimate of more than 50 million. The source of this vulnerability is Facebook’s search function, which allows anyone to look …
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Facebook’s privacy practices after a series of scandals revealed the company’s failure to protect the personal information of millions of users. This investigation follows widespread public outrage. “The FTC takes very seriously recent press reports raising substantial concerns about the privacy practices of Facebook,” said Tom Pahl, …
Facebook’s stock price sunk by more than 7% March 19, following a weekend of Cambridge Analytica backlash against the company, after it was revealed that Trump campaign consultant illicitly harvested the data of up to 50 million Facebook users without their permission. The company has lost $42 billion in value since its close on Friday …
The EU in Brussels has warned Twitter and Facebook to give users more clarity about when they take down content and delete accounts to comply with Europe’s consumer protection laws. Social media platforms had been urged to change their terms and conditions to allow users to report incidents of scamming, have the right to take …
Following its iOS launch last December, Facebook’s Messenger Kids app is now available on Android. It’s like Messenger, except it comes with parent-friendly features like the ability to manage your child’s contact list, a registration process that’s independent of the social network, and persistent messages so you can keep an eye on conversations. There’s also …
Many users found that their messages just weren’t sending, instead perpetually showing the ‘clock’ symbol next to pending messages. Others were faced with an endless ‘loading’ message when they opened the app. According to DownDetector, the issue affected users all over the UK and mainland Europe, as well as parts of the US and South …
“Fake news” and other misinformation, online propaganda, and satirical content people believe is true have filled the web via search engines and social media, and have caused a rift in how people perceive today’s news organizations and the quality of their coverage. A nonpartisan effort called The Trust Project is working to address this situation by …
Rwanda is one of the fastest-growing African countries in ICT development and use, and in fact the country seeks to create an ICT infrastructure comparable to those in the developed world to tap into the opportunities the sector presents. A robust ICT industry can thus create wealth, jobs and entrepreneurs. Therefore we applaud the government’s …