Shareholders claim Facebook overpaid an FTC settlement to protect Zuckerberg
The complaints cite internal shareholder discussions as evidence.
Privacy
Android 11's auto-reset permissions feature is coming to older versions of the OS
Google will roll out the tool to devices running Android 6 and above.
Google gave user data to Hong Kong officials despite moratorium promise
Google wasn't absolute in its response to China's security law.
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WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for chat backups
WhatsApp messages have been encrypted since 2016.
WhatsApp may let you block your 'last seen' status contact by contact
The move is part of a greater privacy push by the Facebook-owned app.
Twitter is building a feature to automatically archive tweets
The tool is only in the concept stage at this point.
WhatsApp faces $267 million EU fine over Facebook data sharing transparency
Officials also say the data sharing itself violates EU law.
Apple reportedly asks US employees to share their vaccination status
Workers have until September 17th to "voluntarily" share the information.
Instagram will require users to share their birthday in push for teen safety
Younger teens will be blocked from seeing some 'sensitive' content.
Data leak exposed 38 million records, including COVID-19 vaccination statuses
A Microsoft misconfiguration reportedly left data from more than 1,000 web apps in the open.
Researchers say they built a CSAM detection system like Apple's and discovered flaws
“Our system could be easily repurposed for surveillance and censorship.”
Facebook launches tool to help people in Afghanistan lock down their accounts
It’s also temporarily hiding friends lists in the country.
Homeland Security may use companies to find extremism on social media
There are concerns this will degrade civil liberties.
Apple clarifies its sex abuse scans would look for 'images flagged in multiple countries'
The company made its announcement following pushback from privacy advocates.
Apple acknowledges 'confusion' over child safety updates
The company says this is an issue of poor communication, not poor policy.
Why Apple's child safety updates are so controversial
Apple is trying to balance child safety and privacy, but some experts say the company is going too far.
Amazon may monitor employee keystrokes to protect customer data
In an internal document, the company says it doesn't have a good way of verifying workers.
Google banned a location-tracking company that sold users' data
The CDC and 'New York Times' are among SafeGraph's customers.
TikTok limits the visibility of teens' videos amid safety push
Direct Messages will be turned off by default, too.
NYPD secretly spent $159 million on surveillance tech
Documents show the department paid millions for facial recognition, vans equipped with x-ray machines and more.
