Sentences with phrase «access to user data for»

One major feature that would distinguish the business practices of Amazon's «streaming data marketplace» from those of actors such as Facebook: The social media giant, while admitting that it has allowed direct access to user data for academic purposes, claims to prohibit the sale of these data «to any ad network, data broker or other advertising or monetization - related service.»

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Since Woebot functions through Messenger, Facebook would still have access to users» conversations (even if Woebot itself tries to protect the data on its end), which is why the company is trying to raise money for an independent app.

Scanadu will also have anonymized access to all of its users» health data, which can be used for epidemiology — the study of the patterns of health and disease in defined geographic areas.

For Facebook users who haven't used an app in three months or more, Zuckerberg says the app developers will no longer have access to their data.

• The NSA has the ability to access user data for most major smartphones on the market, including Apple iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Google Android phones.

Facebook had assured users that third - party applications only had access to data required for them to function, while, in fact, the applications had access to almost all of a user's personal information.

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Major U.S. computer company Dell Inc said on Monday a security hole exists in some of its recently shipped laptops that could make it easy for hackers to access users» private data.

Last week the company said it is rolling out a worldwide private network and load balancers of its own to speed file access for the 75 % of its half - billion users living outside the U.S. (Dropbox still uses AWS data centers in countries that mandate that user data stay local.)

In 2013, a third - party app developer named Aleksandr Kogan had access to 50 million Facebook users» data for academic research, and without permission, he distributed it to a consulting firm with ties to the Trump Administration, Cambridge Analytica.

If something looks amiss — for instance, if a user begins to access and route data in an unusual way — a range of automated actions gets triggered that is designed to limit damage, without disrupting workflows.

The data breaches, which involved hackers gaining access to data for hundreds of millions of Yahoo users, took place in 2013 and 2014.

(At this point, it's also worth noting that Facebook's claims about the effectiveness of Free Basics as a development tool in India are highly debatable — the vast majority of those who took up the offer were existing Internet users who wanted some free data, and it seems a very small number of genuinely new users actually graduated to the world of paid - for Internet access.

Following the revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency had secured all - but - unfettered access to user data held by the largest U.S. tech companies, including Microsoft, Google and Yahoo, politicians and businesses around the world were struggling to figure out what exactly this news meant for them.

In recent days, a series of reports have detailed how Cambridge Analytica, a British data mining firm, gained access to personal data on 50 million Facebook users and relied on it as part of its work for Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.

There are still some functions available from the old platform, however, such as the ability to read public media on behalf of a user or to read a user's own media statistics, although the number of requests (the number of times your app accesses Instagram's data, useful for real - time updates) has been reduced to 200 from 5,000.

Starting on June 15, Apple (AAPL) will require iCloud users to obtain app - specific passwords for any third - party programs that access iCloud data, Apple - tracking site MacRumors is reporting, citing a support e-mail the company sent to customers this week.

Facebook is introducing new tools to make it easier for users to check their privacy settings, access their data and delete private details

This summer one of China's Internet regulators sent a letter to American tech firms asking them to agree to store user data inside the country and agree to language that's known for building backdoor access to data, the New York Times reported last week.

Users and organizations are generally not aware they have been infected until they can no longer access their data or until they begin to see computer messages advising them of the attack and demands for a ransom payment in exchange for a decryption key.

This week was full of startling, scary news about how carelessly Facebook treated user data, and how Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy previously led in part by Steve Bannon, abused access to that data, possibly for Trump's presidential campaign.

Facebook's policies previously allowed developers to siphon off app users» Facebook friends data — though Facebook tightened up these permissions in 2014 — «to dramatically reduce data access», as founder Mark Zuckerberg has now claimed — though evidently not dramatically enough for Mozilla.

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for mistakes his company made in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users and promised tougher steps to restrict developers» access to such information.

It must also submit to privacy audits every two years for the next 20 years; bar access to content on deactivated accounts; and avoid misrepresenting the privacy or security of user data.

But this was no obstacle to data collectors: while Kosinski always asked for the consent of Facebook users, many apps and online quizzes today require access to private data as a precondition for taking personality tests.

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The firestorm that erupted over Facebook's decision to ban Cambridge Analytica — and the ensuing revelations that the user data of 50 million Facebook users were accessed by the political consulting and marketing firm without those users» permission — has slashed Facebook stock and brought calls for regulation for social media companies.

For one, it is restricting access that apps can have to data about users» events, as well as information about groups such as member lists and content.

Hackers were able to access the user data on an Amazon Web Services account and managed to scrape names and email addresses for millions of users.

Rick Arney, co-author of the proposed California Consumer Privacy Act, said support for the measure widened when federal officials opened an investigation into how a data firm, Cambridge Analytica, accessed the personal information of millions of Facebook users without their knowledge to help elect President Trump.

Before apps gain access to Facebook users, the Silicon Valley company says it conducts «a robust review» to determine if apps have a legitimate need for users» data.

Rep. Joseph Kennedy, for example, was just challenging Zuckerberg about how it grants access to user data to advertisers.

WASHINGTON — Revelations that a political data firm may have gained access to the personal information of as many as 50 million Facebook users drew new bipartisan calls on Capitol Hill Monday for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the heads of other social media companies to answer questions from Congress.

The probes follow a weekend of turmoil for Facebook after reports that Cambridge Analytica gained access to the data of more than 50 million users.

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It has a large Chinese user base for immediate distribution and it has access to a tremendous amount of AI training data.

Facebook announced today (March 28) that is redesigning its privacy controls to make it easier for users to access, alter, and erase the data the...

In addition, users of Glass Lewis» proxy voting platform, Viewpoint, will have the ability to incorporate ESG factors into their custom voting policies, tailor workflow and reporting with various ESG criteria and access the full Sustainalytics ESG data set for analysis, screening, voting and engagement purposes.

Specifically he said the company will restrict the data that third - party developers can access to names, profile photos and email addresses, and will require developers to sign a contract before being allowed to ask Facebook users for rights to their posts.

Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of four defendants, two Russian intelligence officers and two state - sponsored hackers, for the theft of Yahoo user data in late 2014, as well as cookie forging to obtain access to user accounts on our network in 2015 and 2016.

As tremors from Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal continue to reverberate, the social network has made it clearer for users to access and control their data privacy settings.

As tremors from Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal continue to reverberate, the social network has made it clearer for users to access and control their data privacy...

The Market Information Statistics Database allows users to access a long - term data compilations for the domestic market as well as price information and trade statistics from a number of key export markets and competitors - including;

PRAMStat Allows users to access data for epidemiologic research collected through Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) surveys and may be used to access data related to infant sleep practices.

The data is stored on our secure servers within the UK, but electronic data may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area («EEA»)(for example, if you submit an article your name will appear on the article, and this may be accessed by users anywhere in the world).

In particular, they need to determine if they can work with these tech giants in a manner that enables them to get paid for their content and to access increasingly valuable data about users» patterns of news consumption.

The probes follow a weekend of turmoil for Facebook after reports that Cambridge Analytica gained access to the data of more than 50 million users.

The disclosure rules for Facebook come as the company is under increasing pressure to change its policies after it was revealed data firm Cambridge Analytica received access to user information, which in turn aided Donald Trump's presidential campaign in targeting its core supporters.

Facebook Inc faced new calls for regulation from within U.S. Congress and was hit with questions about personal data safeguards on Saturday after reports a political consultant gained inappropriate access to 50 million users» data starting in 2014.

The bill was overwhelmingly passed during its second reading and strengthens current surveillance legislation, making it easier for government agencies to access data, including requiring content service providers to keep a record of the websites internet users visit.