The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should analyze Facebook's relationship with a data marketer to ensure it doesn't violate the social networking site's recently approved settlement, the Electronic Privacy Information Center said Monday. ...
Tags: U.S., FTC, Facebook, Datalogix, partnership
Two privacy watchdogs filed a joint letter with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday alleging Facebook may already be skirting an agreement to be more clear over how it handles user data. A partnership with a data collector called ...
Tags: Facebook, user data, datalogix deal, privacy
Google has started publicly testing an initial set of enterprise social networking (ESN) features for Google+, adding a key collaboration component for Google Apps customers. Google first indicated last year that it planned to release an ...
Tags: Google, enterprise social networking, ESN, Google+
Two digital rights group urged Facebook on Tuesday to halt changes to its governance and data use policies, warning the modifications could increase privacy risks. Facebook said last Wednesday it would no longer allow users to vote on ...
Tags: digital, Facebook, networking, privacy, social media, spam
Android Forums, an online forum for Android users, was the target of a hacker attack that could have led to user information including passwords getting compromised, its operator Phandroid.com said on Thursday. Members of Android Forums ...
Tags: Android Forums, Android users, online forum, hacker attack
Popular online social networking site Tumblr was ravaged on Monday by an Internet worm that spewed racist and inflammatory messages across thousands of user accounts. The malicious hacking group known as GNAA claimed responsibility. The ...
Tags: Blog site, cybercrime, hackers, highlightedpost, Malicious attack
Chinese handset maker ZTE showed off a new high-end phone on Wednesday. The Z5 has a 5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera and a quad-core processor. The Z5 is part ZTE’s new line of Nubia devices, according to the company’s ...
Tags: HTC, smartphone, ZTE, handset maker, high end phone
Facebook is to makechanges to its privacy controlsto make it easier to manage settings and enable users to review every publicly available image. The updates include privacy shortcuts, an improved activity log and a new request and ...
BT has confirmed a nationwide network problem that has affected broadband users across the country. On social networking site Twitter,the telecoms giant said:"Sorry if you were unable to use the internet this morning,we've got a network ...
Tags: Broadband down, busiest e-shopping day, BT, nationwide network problem
Nokia continues to expand its line-up of advanced feature phones with the Asha 205,with a dedicated Facebook button allowing users to more easily access the social networking site. While Nokia is trying to revive its fortunes in the ...
Tags: Facebook, Nokia, Nokia's Asha 205 phone, Smartphone
While the risk of being hacked,conned or having sensitive information stolen is possible all through the year,most security experts agree that the holiday season brings a spike in fraudulent activity,both online and off. CSO compiled a ...
Tags: Christmas, Fraudulent auction, payment sites
Facebook has offered a new settlement amount in the ongoing class action lawsuit resulting from its "Sponsored Stories" scheme. The social networking site has proposed a figure of $20m (£12.5m), which will be shared by the class ...
Tags: Facebook, social networking site, class action lawyers, various charities
Employees are at risk of information overload as social media technologies are increasingly used in the workforce, CEOs of small and medium-sized businesses heard at The Exchange 2012 conference. Social media will increasingly replace ...
Tags: Social Media, information overload, workforce, communication method
As it continues to face post-IPO monetisation challenges,Facebook has now taken the step to allow ordinary users the opportunity of paying to promote their own posts on the social networking site. Similar to a scheme launched in May that ...
Tags: Facebook, ordinary users, US, Facebook's website
Social networking site Twitter told delegates at Oracle's MySQL Connect event in San Francisco today that it uses MySQL because it understands the system,and it's capable of processing the high frequency of queries it receives. Further ...
Tags: Computer, Products, networking