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Google, Facebook business models threaten people's rights: Amnesty report

Internet giants use 'ubiquitous surveillance' to collect massive amounts of data, says London-based rights group.

Facebook rolls out meme-making app 'Whale'; seeks to gauge users' interest

Facebook is slowly launching apps in new genres beyond chats to woo more users and open new avenues to make money

All districts to have units to prevent women, children trafficking: Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani attended the South Asia Safety Summit by Facebook and Instagram in organised in the national capital

India ranks second in govt requests for user data from Facebook; US tops

In the first half of 2019, India made 21,069 requests under 'legal process' and 1,615 emergency requests with 33,324 users/accounts requested

Facebook says it removed 5.4 billion fake, abusive accounts this year

The detailed report also showed that government demands for user information hit a new high led by the US

Soon, Google to offer current accounts in partnership with Citigroup

The details of the project, named Cache, were first reported by the Wall Street Journal and follow moves by tech heavyweights Apple Inc and Facebook Inc into the financial industry this year

Facebook Pay launched; to be available on WhatsApp and Instagram later

Facebook Pay supports most major credit and debit cards as well as PayPal.

Facebook faces penalty for failing to block scam ads with Big Brother image

The company must pay 10,000 euros ($11,000) each time the posts using the image of John de Mol appear, up to a maximum of 1 million euros, an Amsterdam court ruled Monday

Brands bow to influencer marketing power, but look for tangible returns

Across categories, influencers wield more clout, draw bigger fees. But there is a growing clamour among marketers, to track the fakes on the list

Instagram without 'likes'? Platform does that for some users in US

Users will still be able to see the likes they receive on their posts if they want, but those metrics won't be visible to others on Instagram.

Facebook apologises after black workers complain of bias, hostile culture

Anonymous post alleges perceived slights managers, white colleagues, and HR department at Facebook.

OECD weaves net to stop Google, Facebook and Netflix from shifting profit

A public consultation meeting on the GloBE proposal will be held on December 9.

Facebook gave Tinder special access to user data, reveals leak: Report

Access to Facebook data helped Tinder thrive, but there came a point when it inched closer to losing that access

Facebook fails to comply with info on Cambridge Analytica probe: Report

"They have also failed to provide or even search for responsive documents" between CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, Becerra noted, according to the report.

Facebook employing user data as a weapon against rivals: Report

Some 7,000 pages of documents reveal how Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg and his team harnessed users' personal information to reward partners by giving them preferential data

Google mulls changing political advertising policy amid raging debate

Digital campaign ads are a heated political topic for technology companies, already facing scrutiny over privacy, competition and allegations of conservative bias

Facebook says 100 app developers may have accessed users' data for months

Facebook is facing scrutiny after personal data of 87 million users were harvested by UK-based political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica

From toast of town to toxic: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg on outs with Democrats

Mark Zuckerberg's social network in Washington is shrinking

WhatsApp did not disclose information about Pegasus in May, says govt

The government has asked WhatsApp to explain by November 4 how the breach occurred and how the privacy of Indian citizens was compromised