Facebook overhauls messaging as it pivots to privacy
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had promised changes to the advertising-driven social media company as it was under regulatory scrutiny over propaganda on its platform and users' data privacy.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had promised changes to the advertising-driven social media company as it was under regulatory scrutiny over propaganda on its platform and users' data privacy.
Facebook is now worth US$40 billion, more than it was right before the Cambridge Analytica scandal erupted.
Facebook also faces the prospect of action by lawmakers, with some calling for federal privacy regulation and anti-trust action to break up big tech companies
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Microsoft concluded it would lead to innocent women and minorities being disproportionately held for questioning because the artificial intelligence has been trained on mostly white and male pictures.
"We worked to get the databases in question taken down, but we are still investigating exactly what information was stored there," said a Facebook spokeswoman.
'This is a breach of privacy that may not just be embarrassing but could also affect our lives in big ways, just as the credit score does'
The company said it was considering whether to refund advertisers for lost exposure due to the problems
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The device's published specifications did not mention a microphone, however the updated product page now mentions one.
The FTC has been investigating revelations that Facebook inappropriately shared information belonging to 87 million of its users with the now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica
The European Union's executive said signatories to the code of practice had taken steps to remove fake accounts and limit sites promoting fake news but said more was needed
Microsoft has "principles to build it and make sure (there are) fair and robust uses of the technology," Nadella said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Last year, the company was buffeted by revelations that UK consultancy Cambridge Analytica had improperly acquired data on millions of its U.S. users to target election advertising.
"The report will hopefully set an example with appropriate legal and punitive actions to reassure the public and scientific community," said Yalda Jamshidi, a genomics expert at Britain's University of London.