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Trump’s Campaign Manager Urges Him to Fire Sessions, End Mueller Probe
Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign manager wants the president to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and end Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s …
Donald TrumpFacebook Missed Another Senate Deadline on Privacy Questions
Facebook Inc. missed a deadline to respond to questions from two top U.S. senators on its sharing of user data with device makers, the latest delay …
PrivacyCambridge Researcher Kogan Disputes Facebook’s Data Leak Story
Facebook Inc. has explained many times how personal information from as many as 87 million people was collected by a researcher and then sold to …
Social MediaCambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie warns that Facebook targeting threatens free speech
The whistleblower who outed Cambridge Analytica for improperly accessing millions of Facebook users’ personal information warned on Tuesday that unchecked data collection and targeting on social media threaten Web users’ privacy — and the healthy functioning of democracy.<p>Christopher Wylie, who …
BusinessVerizon Reselling Its Customers' Locations Is A Reminder We Are All Just Data For Sale
Earlier today Verizon and AT&T both pledged to largely stop reselling their customer’s realtime mobile phone locations to third party commercial data brokers, though both companies noted that they would not entirely stop selling customer location data. That the nation’s top cellular phone networks …
PrivacyVerizon, AT&T cutting ties with location aggregators who sold to law enforcement
In May Sen. Ron Wyden asked the FCC to investigate the wireless carriers that allow law enforcement to have "unrestricted access to the location …
PrivacyKushner, Manafort were primary players in hiring Cambridge Analytica for Trump campaign
Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and Brad Parsquale were involved in hiring the British-based political data firm, which improperly accessed personal data from Facebook users. NBC’s Anna Schecter reports.
Jared KushnerYour Facebook Messenger chats may soon get autoplaying video ads
Facebook Messenger ads just got more invasive.<p>The company confirmed on Tuesday that it has started placing autoplaying video ads in the Messenger chat app. The news was first reported by Quartz. They're meant to catch your eyes when you scroll through the messages.<p>Facebook rolled out ads on …
Social MediaThere’s a big difference between an intention to be inclusive and a strategy
Though we often use the words interchangeably, being “intentional” and being “strategic” are two different things.<p><b>Intention</b> is a thing intended; an aim or plan.<p><b>Strategy</b> is a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.<p>Right now, we’re in a continual news cycle of …
Aleksandr KoganPeople are switching from Facebook to WhatsApp for news
With all the hot water Facebook has been in for the role of news on its platform, it looks like the social media giant is getting what it wanted.<p>A …
Social MediaGuardian’s Amelia Gentleman scoops Private Eye Paul Foot Award for Windrush scandal investigation
The Guardian’s Amelia Gentleman has won the Private Eye Paul Foot Award for her investigation into the Windrush scandal.<p>Gentleman exposed …
Illegal ImmigrationThe Man Who Saw the Dangers of Cambridge Analytica Years Ago
In December 2014, John Rust wrote to the head of the legal department at the University of Cambridge, where he is a professor, warning them that a …
BusinessTop tech talent is losing interest in working for Facebook — and the company's tough year in headlines might be the cause
Students from universities like Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Georgia Tech are losing interest in working at Facebook.<p>A new study from education software company Piazza surveyed 150,000 students and found that most engineering and computer-science students are more interested in applying for …
College & UniversityCambridge Analytica figures give split screen performance in Washington
Two key figures in the Cambridge Analytica scandal gave sharply conflicting accounts Tuesday of whether the Facebook user data at the heart of the controversy aided Donald Trump's election campaign.<p>Aleksandr Kogan, the professor who collected data on millions of Facebook users via a quiz app and …
U.S. PoliticsStudy exposes gulf between commercialisation and security of consumer data
New research has shone a light on the varying degrees of enthusiasm shown by business leaders to the control of data, with a strong appetite to …
Cambridge AnalyticaGuardian News & Media, The Telegraph and News UK join forces to create joint advertising platform
Guardian News & Media, News UK and The Telegraph are today announcing The Ozone Project - a jointly-owned audience platform.<p>The Ozone Project, currently in alpha, will offer advertisers and agencies direct and transparent access to an audience of more than 39.4m million unique users in brand safe, …
Digital AdvertisingFacebook thinks it’s a great idea to put video ads next to your private messages
• Facebook announced it will place autoplay video ads in Messenger.<br>• Facebook did not divulge additional details, though the company will monitor user feedback.<br>• Almost all of Facebook’s revenue comes from advertising.<p>“How do you sustain a business model which users don’t pay for your service?”<p>“Senator, …
Social MediaARF Audience Measurement Conference Tackles TV, Encourages Innovation
Now in its 13th year, last week's ARF conference held delivered insightful findings about ad/media performance, plus how to “better” drive brand …
Advertising IndustryFacebucks: why social media needs the blockchain
<i>Recent events have made it clear that social media has problems. Blockchain has powerful solutions for the big companies behind our favourite</i> …
Social MediaKogan: Cambridge Analytica’s Supposed Data Genius Was Just Hack Work
It’s been a weird four months for Aleksandr Kogan.<p>The 33-year-old went from an obscure research psychologist at Cambridge University to one of the …
Advertising IndustryDemocracy hacked? An evening with Martha Lane Fox and Damian Collins MP | The Guardian Members
<b>Damian Collins</b>, Conservative MP and chairman of the DCMS committee currently investigating online disinformation and Cambridge Analytica, will be joined for a panel discussion with Doteveryone executive chair and Twitter board member <b>Martha Lane Fox</b>, and moderator <b>James Ball</b>, former Guardian special …
Fake NewsWhen Called to A Senate Hearing, It’s Best to Wear A Tie
What I said when DC came calling.<p>Last Sunday was Father’s Day, and I never thought I’d say this, but I was glad to get a tie, because my wife knew I …
Senate CommitteesDespite Privacy Issues, Half of US Citizens Would Give Up Data for $150
If your favorite brand offered to pay for your search and social media data, how much would you charge?<p>Not much, as it turns out.<p>Digital marketing …
Business[$$] Online Ads That Follow You Are Getting New Scrutiny
Soon, the communications manager at a Seattle nonprofit noticed car advertisements on the websites she visited, even for specific cars she had just …
U.S. Presidential ElectionTEN ARGUMENTS FOR DELETING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS RIGHT NOW
In a book whose title says it all, technoprophet Lanier (<i>Dawn of the New Everything</i>, 2017, etc.) weighs in against predatory technoprofit.In a world …
Cambridge AnalyticaHouse committee says privacy laws should apply to political parties
The House of Commons committee investigating the Cambridge Analytica scandal is recommending significant changes to Canada's privacy laws, including …
Canadian PoliticsFacebook renews promise to lawmakers: we're ready for elections
WASHINGTON — Facebook is sending a signal to Capitol Hill that it's taking the integrity of its social network seriously during the U.S. primary election season.<p>The social networking giant hosted 250 or so media, civil servants and Facebook community members at an event here Tuesday, less than one …
BusinessOdds Are That Someone in Your Home Has Stopped Using Social Media
1 hour ago<p>In the immediate aftermath of the Facebook, Cambridge Analytica scandal breaking – Mark Zuckerburg and Facebook indicated that while there …
Social MediaMost Under-35s OK With Insurers Digital Spying If It Cuts Prices
The majority of people between 18 and 34 would be willing to let insurance companies dig through their digital data from social media to health …
SpyingI am not the sum of my personal data
The moral ecosystem of our social media depends heavily on an unprecedented kind of manufacture and manipulation of the self. Our affirmation of …
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