Tag: Data

Beltway Confidential

Three bad ideas in Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes’ new book

Tim Worstall · July 6, 2018 8:07 pm

National Security

Trump: NSA call record purge is ‘a disgrace’

Steven Nelson · July 3, 2018 2:59 pm

In this June 11, 2014 photo, a man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. British data protection authorities said Wednesday, July 2, that it is investigating revelations that Facebook conducted a psychological experiment on its users.

Spurred by business, White House take initial steps on data privacy

Joe Williams · June 22, 2018 8:00 pm

US mayors: Businesses and governments must improve data security

Daniel Strauss · June 21, 2018 5:09 pm

Introducing the TWS SwingSeat Model

David Byler · June 20, 2018 4:50 am

FILE - In this June 6, 2013, file photo, pedestrians pass a Verizon Wireless store on Canal Street in New York. Verizon reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Telecom giants scrap deals with location sharing services

Joe Williams · June 19, 2018 10:29 pm

Facebook announced Friday that it is removing descriptions written by humans from its Trending news topics bar.

National Security

Facebook allowed Chinese firm charged as a national security threat to access user data

Christian Datoc · June 6, 2018 12:38 am

The ‘Outsiders’ Lost on Tuesday

David Byler · May 9, 2018 12:18 am

How Much Would a Blankenship Nomination Hurt West Virginia Republicans?

David Byler · May 8, 2018 6:15 am

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a hearing in Washington, D.C.

Facebook to allow users to opt out of browsing history data collection

Kelly Cohen · May 1, 2018 4:13 pm

In this June 11, 2014 photo, a man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. British data protection authorities said Wednesday, July 2, that it is investigating revelations that Facebook conducted a psychological experiment on its users.

Beltway Confidential

A really stupid idea: Facebook paying you for your data

Tim Worstall · April 9, 2018 2:33 pm

Facebook will begin alerting users whose private data may have been compromised in the Cambridge Analytica scandal starting Monday. All 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice on their feeds titled âProtecting Your Information.â

Facebook announces ‘independent election research commission’

Kelly Cohen · April 9, 2018 2:09 pm