Tag: Mark Zuckerberg

September 27, 2019

The courts have swung in Facebook’s favor, dismissing a privacy breach-related lawsuit brought forward by investors. The social media giant and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg enjoyed the rare win on Thursday, securing dismissal of a case that accused them of […]

May 9, 2019

While there has been lots of talks about regulating Facebook and the tech industry as a whole, there’s so far been no real action. Now Facebook’s cofounder, Chris Hughes has published an opinion piece today in The New York Times, […]

April 2, 2019

Facebook has spent so much time on the defensive since 2016 that it can be startling to see the company come out swinging. But with Europe beginning to peel away from the open web, and American lawmakers rattling their sabers […]

January 29, 2019

First of all, I want to wish everyone a very happy and healthy Data Privacy Day. If you’re looking for a fun way to celebrate, I suggest making a list of all the steps you’ve taken to protect your privacy, […]

November 7, 2018

Facebook Messenger will soon allow you to delete sent messages up to 10 minutes after you’ve originally sent them. The feature is listed as “coming soon” in the release notes for version 191.0 of Messenger’s iOS client. Compared to the […]

October 3, 2018

Facebook, reeling from the latest security data breach that impacted 50 million users, said Tuesday (October 2) hackers didn’t access third-party websites with its single sign-on service. According to a report in Reuters citing Facebook, the social media giant said […]

September 27, 2018

An interview with one of WhatsApp’s co-founders earlier this week confirmed that Brian Acton and Jan Koum left Facebook over huge differences with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s leadership about how WhatsApp should make money. The same article reveals that WhatsApp […]

September 25, 2018

Following a number of recent reports surrounding the matter, Instagram’s CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom announced in a blog post earlier today that he would be departing the photo sharing platform and Facebook within just a few weeks’ time. Similarly, […]

May 2, 2018

Facebook’s F8 even could not have arrived at a better time for the company, as the Cambridge Analytica scandal is almost forgotten. Mark Zuckerberg announced a bunch of new features for Facebook and all its other products, while mildly addressing […]

April 16, 2018

As concerns over Facebook’s privacy issues mount, it’s been revealed that the social media site is also collecting the data of non-users. According to Reuters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted under questioning that Facebook also collects “data of people who have […]

March 26, 2018

Facebook has yet another privacy scandal on its hands, its second in two weeks. This time, the company is being criticised for storing logs of message and calls of some of its users who signed into Facebook using its Android […]

March 19, 2018

Remember the Marlboro Man? He was a sexy vision of the American west, created by a cigarette corporation to sell a fatal product. People knew this and used that product anyway, at great detriment to themselves and those around them […]

October 30, 2017

After joining the billion-user club a few months ago (more than a year and a half, if you count monthly active users), WhatsApp is gunning for the next billion with a mix of simplicity, security and convenience one could reasonably […]

April 15, 2015

What does it take to be the CEO of Facebook you ask? Just 50 to 60 hours of work per week. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, held a Q&A on Facebook Tuesday, a digital version of the company’s […]