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Instagram may soon share user's detailed location data with Facebook, inciting privacy concerns among users

Facebook states that says it hasn't yet made the feature public, and that Instagram presently does not store location history. But this doesn't mean that the feature won't be released later on.

Oct 5, 2018

US woman sues Facebook, claims website enabled sex trafficking

According to the lawsuit, the woman was "friended" on Facebook in 2012 by a user who appeared to know several of her real-life friends.

Oct 3, 2018

Facebook faces $1.63 billion fine over data breach that exposed 50 million accounts

In the biggest-ever security breach after Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook on Friday admitted hackers broke into nearly 50 million users' accounts by stealing their "access tokens" or digital keys.

Oct 1, 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman stresses on need to keep social media 'toxic-free'

Sitharaman disagreed with the term "warriors" or "yoddhas" for those propagating government programmes on social media platforms and said she preferred to call them architects as they improved the ambience and beautified the surroundings.

Sep 30, 2018

Facebook security breach affects 50 million users: How to know if your account has been hacked?

The breach was discovered on Tuesday and the company had informed the police.

Sep 29, 2018

Around 5 crore Facebook accounts affected by security breach

The hackers used "View As" feature to gain access to the affected accounts. "View As" allows users to see how their profile appears to other users.

Sep 29, 2018

Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway invests over Rs 21 billion in Paytm

The fresh round of investment has increased Paytm's valuation to Rs 731 billion ($10 billion).

Sep 28, 2018

Instagram co-founders resign over differences with Mark Zuckerberg

Instagram is expected to get more tightly integrated with Facebook and could become a product division rather than being an independent operation after the exit of its co-founders.

Sep 25, 2018

Former content moderator sues Facebook over mental trauma

The company has said it was "reviewing" the lawsuit and took moderator support "seriously" and pointed to its existing assistance, including "in-house" psychological and wellness support.

Sep 25, 2018

Who is Ajit Mohan? All you need to know about Facebook India's new chief

Ajit Mohan will assume his new role as managing director and vice-president of Facebook's India operations starting from next year. Mohan joins Facebook with over two decades of industry experience.

Sep 25, 2018

WhatsApp appoints grievance officer in India in bid to curb fake news

WhatsApp, which has been slapped with two notices with the third one under consideration, has said it is in the process of establishing a local corporate entity.

Sep 23, 2018

EU gives ultimatum to Facebook, Twitter over user protection rules: 'Comply or face action'

The Commission has said it was concerned in regards to the liabilities of the companies and how their users are educated about content removal or contract terminations.

Sep 21, 2018

Facebook gets sued for hiding job ads from women

The women job seekers accused Facebook of targeting ads for jobs in male-dominated fields to younger male Facebook users only -- excluding all women and non-binary individuals, as well as older male users.

Sep 20, 2018

Honey-trapped BSF jawan shares defence details with Pakistan's ISI; gets arrested by UP anti-terrorism squad

Misra, who is married and has two children, was interrogated by ATS and BSF officials on Monday and Tuesday in Noida. Prima facie, there is enough evidence to prove that he has committed a crime under the Official Secrets Act, Singh said.

Sep 19, 2018

Apple's Safari and Firefox to lead privacy war; to block tracking cookies which Facebook leaves behind

Apple and Mozilla, in the upcoming updates, are to block the cookies which Facebook leaves behind to track its users. The update will be rolled out in the coming weeks, beginning with Apple's Safari for iPhone and iPad.

Sep 16, 2018

Facebook's new AI Rosetta can read over a billion images everyday to identify the text

There are a lot of memes on Facebook, and the company has come up with a new AI which will help it read all the images on the pictures.

Sep 13, 2018

Network needs another year to be fixed: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

The first note will be about the steps Facebook is taking to prevent election interference on Facebook, which is timely with the US mid-terms and Brazilian presidential elections approaching.

Sep 8, 2018

Rise of Facebook threatening Google's online ad space in India?

Google officials in India earlier this year were alarmed to learn that Facebook Inc was likely to generate about $980 million in revenue in the country in 2018.

Sep 5, 2018

Bengaluru-based startup ZestMoney raises $13.4 million from Xiaomi

The series A funding was led by PayU which also participated in the current round of funding along with other existing investors — Ribbit Capital and Omidyar Network.

Aug 28, 2018

Kerala Floods: Google, Facebook chip in to help track lost people affected by heavy rains

Technology behemoths Google and Facebook have activated emergency response services to help people update their safety status and help people track the missing person's whereabouts.

Aug 19, 2018