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"Need Commitment That Facebook, Other Won't Manipulate Polls": House Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 19, 2018

A parliamentary panel today directed IT ministry officials to get a "written commitment" from Facebook and other social networking sites that their platforms would not be used to manipulate Indian elections, a member present at the meeting said.

Facebook Login System Being Abused by Third-Party Trackers to Exfiltrate User Data: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 19, 2018

A research report claims that the Login With Facebook system is being used by third-party trackers to collect data.

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg, EU Official Discuss Privacy Protection

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 19, 2018

European Commission Vice President for the digital single market Andrus Ansip said on Wednesday he had met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook Knows a Ton About Your Health. Now It Wants to Profit From That.

Kirsten Ostherr, The Washington Post | Thursday April 19, 2018

Zuckerberg's testimony about the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal alerted users about what personal data Facebook routinely collects and shares with third-party apps.

Facebook to Put 1.5 Billion Users Out of Reach of New EU Privacy Law

Reuters | Thursday April 19, 2018

The previously unreported move, which Facebook confirmed to Reuters, shows the social network is keen to reduce its exposure to GDPR.

Facebook Said to Form Team to Design Its Own Chips

Mark Gurman, Ian King, Sarah Frier, Bloomberg | Thursday April 19, 2018

Facebook could use such chips to power hardware devices, artificial intelligence software, and servers in its data centres.

Goa Man, Who Posted Fake News Of Manohar Parrikar's Health, Arrested

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The Goa Police Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested a 35-year-old man of South Goa's Vasco port town for posting a fake news in Facebook on Tuesday, which claimed that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently being treated for a pancreatic illness in the United States, has died.

Facebook Says Users Must Accept Targeted Ads Even Under New EU Law

Reuters | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The EU law, which takes effect next month, promises the biggest shakeup in online privacy since the birth of the Internet.

Russia Says to Probe Facebook After Telegram Crackdown

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 18, 2018

"We will conduct a probe of the company before the end of 2018," the head of state regulator Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, told pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia.

Facebook for Android Now Lets You Recharge Your Mobile Number: Here's How to Do It

Jagmeet Singh | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The latest Facebook app for Android devices counters Paytm, FreeCharge, and MobiKwik by offering a mobile recharge option.

Buying 'Likes' on Facebook Is 'Immoral,' Egypt's Top Muslim Cleric Declares

Sudarsan Raghavan, The Washington Post | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The Grand Mufti of Egypt has weighed in on how Muslims should act on social media.

EU Wants to Force Tech Companies to Give Police Overseas Data

Reuters | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The proposed law would allow EU prosecutors to force companies to turn over data such as emails, text messages, and pictures stored online in another country.

Facebook Begins Fact-Checking News In Poll-Bound Karnataka

Karnataka News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 18, 2018

With Karnataka heading for the polls in May, Facebook has announced a third-party fact-checking programme in the state to fight spread of fake news on its platform.

Facebook to Trial Ads Tool in Ireland Ahead of Abortion Referendum

Reuters | Wednesday April 18, 2018

Facebook introduced the tool this month as part of steps to deter election meddling and online information warfare.

Facebook, Microsoft, Others Vow Not to Aid Government Cyber Attacks

Reuters | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The Cybersecurity Tech Accord follows a year that witnessed an unprecedented level of destructive cyber attacks.