Several prominent online tax filing websites have reportedly been sending Americans’ private financial information to Facebook, even in cases where users did not have an account on the platform, according to a jointly published report by The Verge and nonprofit the Markup. The companies, which included H&R Block, TaxAct, and TaxSlayer, utilized a code snippet…
Tax Filing Websites Might Have Given Facebook Your Financial Information: Report
November 24, 2022
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Cory Morgan: Canada’s Push to Control Movement of Information on the Internet a Dangerous Path to Travel Down
November 22, 2022
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Commentary We are living in an age where common citizens have access to information and the ability to communicate like never before. Individuals are empowered in ways that would have been unimaginable only a few decades ago. A person can research a subject, make their conclusions, and share those ideas with thousands or even millions…
Children’s Privacy on Facebook Tightens
November 21, 2022
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Australian children who join Facebook will automatically have tighter privacy settings under a global shift by the social media giant to protect young people. The change will kick in on Tuesday for Australian children under the age of 16, and teenagers already on the app will be prompted to limit what other people see on…
Technology Campaigner Sues Meta in London High Court Over Facebook Ads
November 21, 2022
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A technology campaigner is suing Facebook’s parent company Meta in the High Court in London over the social media giant’s refusal to let users opt out of user profiling data it uses to sell adverts. Tanya O’Carroll, 35, says she believes her legal challenge could lead to a landmark change to the rights of social…
FBI Director Cannot ‘Be Sure’ Whether Facebook Is Sending User Information to Agents
November 18, 2022
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FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday he cannot “be sure” whether Facebook is sending the agency user information without being compelled to do so, an act that would violate the law. Wray’s remark in response to a question from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) comes after Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee released a report (pdf) in…
Facebook Works to Deliver Us From Truth
Commentary Two days ago, Nov. 15, a friend published a short post on Facebook, drawing attention to how it seemed to him the company was not even bothering any more to refer to the so-called “independent fact-checkers” to justify their censorship. He had re-posted a clip where Fox reporter Tucker Carlson discussed the negative effectiveness…
Australia, UK, Ireland and Fiji Regulators to Push for Online Safety Laws
November 15, 2022
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Australia’s online regulator will collaborate with representatives from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Fiji to create new laws to combat cyberbullying and abusive content on social networks. Australia’s eSafety Commission, UK communications regulator Ofcom, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, and Fiji’s Online Safety Commission announced the partnership at a conference in Washington DC on Tuesday…
Digital Culling: The End of Silicon Valley’s Golden Era?
November 14, 2022
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Commentary When billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk cleaned out 3,700 superfluous Millennials from his company, the internet went crazy. “How dare!” shrieked the celebrities (who fancy themselves to be human rights lawyers). “Sue them!” demanded the Democrats, trampling over each other to profit from the social credit points on offer. The moral outrage was something…
Amazon Makes History After Losing $1 Trillion in Market Value Amid Tech Stock Rout
November 10, 2022
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Amazon has become the first publicly traded company in history to lose $1 trillion in market valuation amid a volatile economy that has sparked a broad tech selloff. The Jeff Bezos-founded company, valued close to $1.88 trillion on July 2021, saw its shares fall 4.3 percent on Wednesday, pushing its market value down to $878 billion. Amazon stock…
Facebook Parent Meta to Cut Over 11,000 Jobs as Zuckerberg Admits He Got Trends ‘Wrong’
November 9, 2022
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Facebook parent company Meta will slash 13 percent of its staff, or more than 11,000 employees, as it faces a revenue crunch as advertisers pull back amid high inflation and a wobbly economy. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the cuts in a Nov. 9 blog post, in which he took blame for overestimating the company’s growth…
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